Today, I was taking a group shot with my friends when I asked a stranger to take the picture for us. He backed up and told us to squish closer together, and when he was at least 20 feet away, he turned and ran off with my camera. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, at a family reunion, we all squeezed in for a picture. I set the self-timer and ran to get in it. 2 seconds before the picture went off, some guy came up, stole the camera, and ran away. FML
Today, I was walking when a man pointed a camera at me. I got bitchy about it, and said "Did I say you could take a picture?" He replied with, "No, but can you get the fuck out of the way so I can take one of my wife and kids?" I turned around, and they were right behind me. FML
Today, I was at an amusement park with friends. We wanted to get a picture of all four of us, so we asked a nice-looking man to take it for us on my brand-new iPhone 6s. He took something. Unfortunately, it wasn't a picture. FML
Today, I saw a group of attractive guys at the mall. One of them looked exactly like a friend, so I decided to take a picture. Trying to be discreet, I put my phone up to my ear as if I was making a phone call, and pressed the capture button. The flash went off. FML
Today, I was down at Disney World. Me and my buddy decided to take our pictures in a photobooth. While in the tiny space, I thought it'd be funny to flash the camera. A women barged in as soon as I did so, screaming "You know there's an outside video feed, right!?" FML
Today, I tried to take a subtle picture of a cute guy reading at a café. My phone flash went off. He looked up, made direct eye contact, and said, “You could’ve just asked.” I packed up my stuff and left immediately. FML
Today, I was trying to take a sneaky picture of a cute guy sitting across from me on a train. My phone’s flash went off. I panicked, dropped my phone, and then had to awkwardly stand up to retrieve it while he just smirked at me, clearly aware of what had just happened. FML
Today, while chatting with my work friend, our work photographer walked in saying she needed two people for a photo for our company social media. My friend said OK, and without hesitation the photographer said, while side-eyeing me, “Great. I’ll go see who else might be free to be in the picture with you.” FML
Today, a couple stopped me on the beach to take a picture of them kissing in front of the sunset. I agreed feeling generous, until they continued making out after the picture was taken, leaving me standing there awkwardly with their camera. FML
Today, I was trying to take a sneaky picture of the cute guy sitting across from me on the train. My phone’s flash went off. I panicked, dropped my phone, and then had to awkwardly stand up to retrieve it while he just stared at me, clearly aware of what had happened. FML
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Amysbodybetrayal 0
See, that's why you look for strangers will chubby little kids to take your pictures. 1- They'll be slowed down by carrying the chubby kids in their arms or 2- The chubby kids will be too slow to keep up with their family and you can use as a trade to get your camera back. Unless the family wants the camera more than their kid. Then you have a problem.
chillbro69 0
at least you still have the battery charger and usb cable
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caticaticati 3
I'm confused as to why everyone is saying they deserve it for giving their camera to a stranger, since about 80 or 90 percent of the people I know are willing to give the camera to a stranger. Although they DO usually pick someone with a family or in a couple at least. But still. -shrug-
null_fml 11
But where are they willing to do this? I mean, I live near Niagara Falls, in Canada. You can give your camera to pretty much anyone there without them running off. Hell, I've been handed one a couple times and gave it back. But this FML is from California, which is a completely different story.
0___0 9
I live in California too, and people do this all the time without it getting stolen.. well it depends what area you are in. DON'T DO THIS IN OAKLAND PEOPLE!
echolot 0
Yup, I always go for someone who already has a camera on them, or looks like they're rich enough to have a better camera than me.
XOfiestypixie 0
Null, people don't run off in Niagara Falls with your camera, because most of them (well in the summer) are tourists anyways and have their own cameras. =) But don't give your camera to someone in Hamilton, or Toronto. THEY'LL take it for sure (especially if it's a homeless guy).
null_fml 11
Yeah, there's that, but it's a pretty rich area so even the locals won't steal a camera. Plus, every time I've been, there's usually at least one cop car stationed with a view of the whole boardwalk. I had a t-shirt stolen from me in Toronto though. And I DIDN'T even hand it to someone!
King_of_Kings 3
AHAHAHAHAHAHA! You totally deserve it you stupid idiot! Do you not know that America is in one of the biggest financial crisis's since the Depression of the 1920's? Of course some needy person is going to run off with your camera you stupid ass!
riplikethat 0
Also, thieves and stupid people never existed before the financial crisis.
shikari 0
#18 WIN. Also, this FML seems a blatant rip off of Nation Lampoon's Vacation.
buddymask1 0
1930s.
um_duh 0
YDI for re-enacting a scene from National Lampoons
iSmellNice 2
That's what I thought of when I read it
TJStarzZ 8
Either you're trying to garner sympathy or you're a helpless retard. WHO gives a camera to a RANDOM PERSON? I mean, some friends and I have taken PICTURES WITH random cool people, only 'cause they agreed. We didn't give them or 100-dollar cameras so we could get JACKED. You deserve it, and if really knew you, I'd only make you feel bad for making such a retarded chain of mistakes, anyways. Let's see, A. giving the camera to some random person, B. WATCHING him move back 20 feet- no one needs to take a shot from that distance unless you're a group of maybe 100+ friends, and C. Being so helpless as to not chase him. My God you really DID deserve this.
musu_fml 0
Apparantly Canadians do. When I was on holiday there a stranger at the Falls asked if I could take his photo, handing me an extremely expensive-looking professional camera. It certainly cost far more than $100.
0___0 9
Canadians are nice.
XOfiestypixie 0
They only do that in Niagara Falls because it's a heavily populated with tourist area. Don't try giving a camera to one of the non-business looking people in Toronto, though, they'll probably run away with your camera. =)
musu_fml 0
Of course, he could have been on holiday just like me and not been Canadian at all. Maybe he was just rich and wouldn't care if it got stolen.
Mr_Eated 0
Be sure to let me know if you and your friends make it to New York.
shanisdaman 0
mate YDI lol u and you 'group of frends' couldve taken turns in taking the pic so that in the end, everyone was in it DUH. sigh...dont just trust strangers...
up4thebadguys 0
LOL! Thats a classic. Have you never seen Mr. Bean????
JimmyR_1988 0
should have put a bin over his head.
Morty_fml 0
Heh, that's exactly what I thought.
I_GET_ASS 0
Classic.
Sun_Kissed18 25
Well that sucks, time for a new camera :)