Today, during my second day on the job, I ate pasta with a pen in the backroom. My old job provided plasticware, and it never occurred to me to pack a fork. 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 ate out, even though I was tired. When my main course arrived, I realised I had sent both my forks away with the starter plate. Rather than say anything, I ate dinner with two knives. FML
Today, I was eager to learn how to use chopsticks, as I was in a nice Chinese restaurant and had ordered noodles. As I was visibly struggling to eat, the server brought me a fork. When I reached for it, I flicked a noodle into a lady's soup at the next table. FML
Today, I woke up late and in a rush, I grabbed what I thought was a container of leftover spaghetti from the refrigerator to take to work. At lunch, I opened it to find it wasn't spaghetti, but raw marinated chicken my roommate had prepped for dinner. I ended up eating a vending machine sandwich that tasted like cardboard. FML
Today, I was preparing dinner for my in-laws for the first time. Nervous, I accidentally spilled the pasta into the sink. With nothing else to prepare, I quickly scooped it all back out. No-one would have been any the wiser, if the kitchen sponge hadn't shown up in the middle of the meal. FML
Today, it was my first day at work. They had me a large tray with lots of food on it, even after I told them I wasn’t comfortable carrying it. I hit the door on the way out of the kitchen, spilling everything on the tray, breaking two soup bowls and three salad plates. FML
Today, I reheated leftover pasta at work. I forgot to crack a vent on the container and it exploded in the microwave. Sauce coated the inside, so I spent my lunch break scrubbing while coworkers waited awkwardly to heat their food. The smell is still hanging in the office air. FML
Today, I was working and eating. I was so tired that I bit into my pen and smeared my chocolate-filled pastry on my exercise book. FML
Today, I opened my lunch at work to discover that my sandwich was a soggy mess. The Tupperware I'd put it in was a piece of crap, and all the mayo had leaked out. I tried to salvage it but then spilled the whole thing in my lap. I ended up eating my lunch with a plastic fork, and even my fingers, like an angry animal. FML
Today, I was running late for work, so I grabbed a cheap sandwich from a gas station. As I rushed to take a bite, I bit into something unexpectedly hard. I thought it was a tough bit of bacon, or some sort of nut, but realized it was a small plastic fork that had been helpfully hidden inside my sandwich. I'd already swallowed half of it. FML
Today, I came back to my dormitory after a long shift at work. After using the toilet, I looked at myself in the mirror, only to find a huge piece of food stuck between my front teeth. I work at one of the fanciest restaurants in town; nobody bothered to tell me anything. FML
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RichardPencil 32
Congrats! You just invented the chopstick! Maybe you'll figure how to use two of them and catch up to ancient Chinese culture.
Glowworm56 27
The pen may be mightier than the sword but when eating pasta, it just can't compare to a fork.
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Glowworm56 27
The pen may be mightier than the sword but when eating pasta, it just can't compare to a fork.
Talented73 54
THEPENISMIGHTIERTHANTHESWORD.
RichardPencil 32
Congrats! You just invented the chopstick! Maybe you'll figure how to use two of them and catch up to ancient Chinese culture.
Talented73 54
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD.
Dirtysalamander1 13
Asian culture, actually.
cacheson 42
If it's your second day, you should have already noticed yesterday that they don't provide it...
hufflepuffian 4
Lol I've done that before. I forgot to bring a fork once and had to improvise.
Glowworm56 27
I work at a grocery store, always assumed they'd have spoons in the food court, but that's not often the case. I managed to eat my yogurt with a fork once.
Exaspera 55
Why didn't you just bring a sandwich?
neuronerd 29
And today, you learned something! I'd call acquiring new knowledge a win.
species4872 20
You know that they have different flavoured pens.
DanielleinDC 34
This is why I keep my own silverware at my desk. Well, my job provides it, but I keep my own cutlery because it saves the environment.
Lobby_Bee 18
Couldn't you think of a better way to eat pasta without a fork? Let me teach you a trick to do that. First pour your pasta into a mug, then sip it like its your morning coffee. Voila! No dirty pens to stick in your mouth.
bigtwobah 6
pasta penne