Miscellaneous: Today, my older brother told me that no matter how fast you run... - FML

By kat9232000 - 19/06/2009 04:04 - Canada

Today, my older brother told me that no matter how fast you run at automatic sliding doors, they'll open in time. So I ran at a pair. They don't. FML

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By thanksbro - 28/09/2009 00:10 - United States

Today, I came home from school and ran to the nearest bathroom to go #2. In my hurry, I forgot to shut the door so I asked my older brother who was walking by to close it for me. After a while he didn't respond, so I looked up to see not my brother, but his best friend watching me take a crap. FML

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Friday 19 June 2009 12:06

WTF were you trying to prove?

redbluegreen 40

Friday 19 June 2009 12:12

Older brothers will say anything to make you look like an idiot, and you can't move faster then the machine can do it's job. I can't believe you believed him.

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monkey314159 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 2:58

That's only true if you're leaving a store. Try it again.

krispykreem 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 3:46

Are you or have you ever been blond?

emcue786 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 7:30

Nice job. Making a fool outta yourself, that is.

loverslove 0

Monday 22 June 2009 10:52

haha #114 cracks me up XD

supasqueak 0

Monday 22 June 2009 11:34

Sorry but how old are you? Have you never noticed that people usually have to wait for them to respond?

snoopy24_fml 0

Monday 22 June 2009 20:08

this may not be epic, but it's definitely a FAILURE.

TysonFawlay 0

Tuesday 23 June 2009 23:55

Are you ******* retarded?

Tregon 0

Wednesday 24 June 2009 0:50

Heh. Did the same thing to my little sister about 3 months ago. =P

chuckles2013 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 7:48

haha...im american and would totally do that...i always believe what my brother says...well most of the time

LilaBear 1

Friday 26 June 2009 12:39

How old are you? Seven?

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