Today, I was driving my child to school when the car let out a huge bang. It shuddered to a halt. My son started laughing. I asked him what was funny but he wouldn't tell me. The car wouldn't start. I called RACV and they told me the problem. My son had rolled 9 golf balls into the exhaust pipe. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I let my son take my car out for a spin, since he just got his licence. He didn't make it out of our street before totaling it. FML
Today, my son thought he'd take my new car for a drive without permission. He accelerated straight into a tree, reversed into a lamppost and then accelerated again into the neighbours car. FML
Today, my dad brought home a used hunk of junk from someone he knew. It was covered in rust and dents, and the engine was making weird noises. Thinking he was being generous, he said to me, "When you get your license, you'll be driving it!" It then died with a loud bang and black smoke from under the hood. FML
Today, something on my car went bang and the whole thing died. I got it towed to a garage and it turns out a great fat rat had gotten stuck in my exhaust, died, and blocked it up. The fumes couldn’t escape and overheated the engine until something blew. FML
Today, I woke up and saw my new car was gone and my son seemed very shifty. When I questioned him with the cops, he admitted to taking it for a joyride and "leaving it" behind a derelict mall. We drove over. It was wrapped around a light post, completely destroyed. FML
Today, my dad didn't mention he had just aired up the tire on my van and that it might have a hole in it. It wasn't flat when I left the house but it sure as hell was when it exploded, not even a mile down the road. FML
Today, I took a car out for a test drive to investigate a mysterious clunking noise. I heard the exact sound the customer had described, and then realized a wrench had been left on top of the engine and had slipped down and got caught near the battery. I had to come back and explain that the issue had been a skill issue. FML
Today, I climbed into my junky old car and was pleasantly surprised that the AC came on. I patted the dash and said, "Thanks, buddy." Ten minutes later, as I was tearing down the highway, the engine threw a rod. FML
Today, my car broke down. My boyfriend, who is not too handy, insisted on fixing it. He called me outside and said he was done and started the engine. Moments after rejoicing, it burst into flames. FML
Today, I told my wife to not drive our car as it has a steering problem and is starting to shake. I got home from work to see it had a flat tire, and asked her if she went anywhere. She'd thought I was exaggerating and went out for coffee. I've been a mechanic for 7 years. FML
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Top comments
paka_95 0
when I was a kid , I was washing our car and i put the hose up the exhaust pipe lol.
smartass101 0
ugh, kids...
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Comments (106)
fancypantsninja 0
YDI for having kids...but no im kidding children r a joy
Witchcraft_fml 5
Did your son's rolling nine balls into the exhaust pipe exhaust you? Get some balls and punish him until you've exhausted all your options! Take away his playground balls and discipline him until you're exhausted yourself.
hypnotismo 0
haha yes to that
jonny2x4 0
Beatings are fun but don't really solve anything. Shove nine balls up his ass and see if he finds THAT funny.
Lychee4Life 0
i agree with #31 and #24, both brilliant idea's to handle your children, take notes on this site, parents.
StealthStorm67 0
Someone needs some disciplinary ass-whoopings
justmeagirl 0
I'm sorry, but that's a little hilarious. I probably would have done the same as that kid when I was little. Let creative minds grow! haha! (and remember- you're the adult!)
FuzzyWalnuts 0
#9 - hot dayum that was amazing. I actually loled
jjcastillo 0
Just stop giving him rides from now on :P
misspeg 0
make sure u beat him until he pisses blood. that'll teach him a lesson!
signe_fml 0
Too bad it's fake... anyone with common sense or anyone who's ever seen the mythbusters where they cover this exact topic, would know it, too.
RuralNinja 0
Fake. Exhaust pressures would force out most any foreign object, especially something small like golf balls that can easily be rolled in or out. Also, since they are smaller than the diameter of the exhaust, they wouldn't block enough gases to affect the engine. Finally, IF they did block enough to affect the engine, it wouldn't be a sudden bang, the engine would just stall from being unable to have full combustion.