Today, I was moving into my new house. While trying to turn on the light in the bedroom, I realized I couldn't reach the string on the fan. I got a chair, climbed up, reached over, and fell badly. While writhing in agony on the floor, I looked over to see a light switch on the wall. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was trying to replace the lightbulb in my bedroom. Since I couldn't reach it by myself, I grabbed and stood on a chair. After I got two broken bones, and had stitches in my forehead, I figured that using a chair with wheels probably wasn't the best idea after all. FML
Today, I sat on the toilet and fell off as the broken toilet seat slid off. As I fell, I grabbed the light cord in an effort to stop myself, and pulled it out of the ceiling. Now I can't use the toilet, and have to shower in the dark. FML
Today, my ceiling fan was rocking violently so I turned it off. I stood under it trying to figure out what the problem is, it fell on my face. FML
Today, I found out how painful it is when your ceiling fan falls on you. FML
Today, as I tried to get out of bed, I got my foot tangled in my sheets. I reached out to my dresser to avoid falling flat on my face. I didn't fall, but I did manage to smash my fingers in the drawer while still trapped in the sheets. FML
Today, after a long day at work, I walked into my room with the lights off and jumped on my bed. At least I would've if I haven't rearranged my room and instead face-planted onto my desk. FML
Today, I woke up at midnight crying, stood up to turn on the lights and face-planted into my wall. FML
Today, I woke up to the rickety old ceiling fan above my bed crashing down on top of me. I'm fine, however I am now grounded until I can buy a new ceiling fan to replace the one I "broke". FML
Today, I almost burned the house down while changing a lightbulb. FML
Today, a spider crawled across my arm. After a quick dance in a fit of panic, I managed to scramble onto my bed. I thought I would stand up to see if I could spot the spider and maybe kill it. I was then promptly knocked unconscious by my ceiling fan. FML
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screwedeitherway 0
Is it just me, or would anyone else just put the chair DIRECTLY under the string, instead of somewhere off to the side where you have to reach over to grab it? Common sense, anyone?
wtfismyfml 0
every thought about using your eyes?!
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Comments (35)
screwedeitherway 0
It doesn't say OP is short, just that she couldn't reach. It could be a high ceiling. Plus, platform shoes wouldn't help if the chair wasn't even tall enough.
screwedeitherway 0
thanks for the sarcasm :] ...
_pk_ 0
Uhm... what house doesn't have a light switch? That should've been like the first thing to look for. YDI.
spoo 24
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spoo 24
stupid asci art wont work :( I will figure it out... i will i will
amorrow 0
Some people are so ignorant. Who walks into a room and doesn't look for a light switch? It's not like a light switch is a luxury or something, they're quite common. Another thing, you weren't so badly injured that you couldn't come on here and let the world know what an idiot you are, so you're clearly fine.
suesblues 0
Wow, you're really a dumbass.
whatsisface 0
completely. If there's a ceiling fan with a light, the string is always for the fan, and there will be a switch for the light. And also: what kind of short-ass chair were you using? How can you stand on a chair and still not be able to reach the string from the fan?
EasilyUnamused 2
"Writhing in agony"? You fell off of a chair, you'll live.
KASHMIR_fml 0
the light switch won't work if u haven't pulled the string yet
heyimjennyFML 5
YDI for being stupid
fuzzybear14 0
FAIL!