Today, I overheard someone at the mall telling his friend, "So I'm going in for a brain scan." Trying to be funny, I piped up, "Better hope they find something!" Turns out that had been the end of his sentence, and the scan is to see if his cancer has spread. 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 took my friend with me for a radiology scan. While I was getting injections, my friend muttered, "On the bright side, if you die, you'll glow in the dark at the funeral." FML
Today, I was hanging with my mates when we found an old pregnancy test. Since I’m a guy, we thought it’d be hilarious if I took it. It came out positive, so we were roaring with laughter. That is, until someone looked up why. Turns out, I might have cancer. FML
Today, I had a CT scan done after hitting my head, for fear of a concussion. Good news: no concussion. Bad news: the tumor they "accidentally" found. FML
Today, I went to the hospital for a scan. The tech went wide-eyed and stared at his screen in horror before realizing I could see him. He wouldn't tell me what he saw, apparently only my doctor is allowed to do that. So now I have to wait for god knows how long to get my results back. FML
Today, I overheard a coworker talking about going to what sounded like a dentist's appointment. As she left later, I jokingly said, "Remember to open wide!" Turned out her appointment was with her OB/GYN, not a dentist. FML
Today, I went to the ER after a fall. Before the nurse did an X-Ray, she gave me a pregnancy test. It came back negative. I joked, "No martians have crawled into my uterus, then?" She didn't get it, and I had my head scanned for brain trauma. Never crack a joke in a hospital. FML
Today, my boss walked in and said something I didn't quite hear, but my co-worker chuckled so to be polite, I laughed with him. They gave me some weird looks. My boss was actually talking about his wife's tumor and my co-worker was coughing. FML
Today, my parents brought me to the doctor because I was "faking" a headache. One thing led to another, and it turns out I have a tumor pressing against my spine. FML
Today, I shaved my head because I heard that one of my good friends got cancer. I went to visit her in the hospital. She's not bald. FML
Today, my buddy told me he was going to get an HIV test at the health department. Without thinking, I told him to "think positive". FML
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Crysteria 8
YDI. Total jerk move to say that to someone you don't know.
cjwayy 22
YDI. That's a pretty insensitive thing to say, considering you didn't know them and you didn't know the situation.
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Crysteria 8
YDI. Total jerk move to say that to someone you don't know.
gingaa96 18
It's all about how you take it. It's a jerk move if he meant it like that, but he obviously was making a joke about finding a brain. Was it stupid and does OP deserve it? Yes, but it doesn't make him a jerk. Just makes him brainless.. No? Bad joke? Ok
ElementaryEdGuy 18
Even when it's someone you know, you should probably wait on the jokes until the finish that starts with "So, I'm going into a brain scan" comes to a COMPLETE end.
pandalover69 26
First off, a brain scan is not a good thing. Second, if you're getting a brain scan you DON'T want them to find anything, yes I get it's joke. And finally even saying that to a friend is ****** up, because like my first my point says, a brain scan is not a good thing. So OP ydi.
Jakob2255 12
#61 ok is a she lol
\ 28
98% of all FMLs that say "trying to____" are usually deserving.
Demig0d6 14
That's cold man... Like brain-freeze... Get it? No? Ok
MrsDruidess 23
joke or not OP, people don't get brain scans for the fun of it! It had to be for something bad. YDI.
hawk2099 7
Dick move
cjwayy 22
YDI. That's a pretty insensitive thing to say, considering you didn't know them and you didn't know the situation.
Jakob2255 12
hindsight is 20/20 pretty easy for you to judge someone..
ohhhsnapple 14
Yeaaaa I definitely would never say anything like that to a total stranger so I'm okay with judging someone who would. Pretty thoughtless.
etoilenuit 15
Well when you hear someone say "I'm going in for a brain scan" it's pretty obvious what that means. Common sense will get you farther than hindsight..
noahf0108 5
Yeah, #115 it's very rare for someone to go for a brain scan if their brain is perfectly healthy
zBLAKEz 23
That's why you only say sarcastic asshole remarks to your friends, so you already know ahead of time if it's something serious that shouldn't be joked about.
WhatsYOURname6 25
That's why you shouldn't say things to people you don't know.
Uglyfeet 23
Chances are that people will talk shit half the time when doing this to a stranger. Turns out that, in relation to me, these chances are terrifyingly closer to 100%... so I try to keep my mouth shut. I feel your pain, OP, and it even hurts a litle bit, but YDI, no doubt about that :/
ErinRosado 14
I'm sure speaking to a stranger in general is acceptable, but I see what you're trying to say here.
mommy2cassidy 18
I definitely agree with you. I will admit I said "yay we get to find out if there's a space for rent sign in your head" to my fiance when he got an MRI on his head (wasn't for anything like cancer) but that was just my fiance and he knew I was joking. I would never say that to a stranger though.
HeyTherexxx 21
YDI, this was not a conversation that required your input. And to make matters worse, that random guy probably thinks you've wished death upon him. Why say that to a complete stranger?
Welshite 40
Why would you say that to a complete stranger? It just screams rudeness, and butting into something that isn't your business is idiotic.
tellyc 27
Think before you speak!
BoltTheSuperdog 22
Insert paw in mouth...
ineedagooduser 12
People that try to be funny are never funny.
ErinRosado 14
As evidenced by a lot of comments on FML.
olpally 33
Way to go dumb ass. Stay out of other people's conversations. YDI x1,000,000
ineedagooduser 12
Dumbass*
zBLAKEz 23
I think it can be one word or two, so it's kinda pointless to correct someone about it.
olpally 33
My spelling is correct on that word. I don't know what you're trying to prove. Both ways are correct from what I understand.
Kamon97 23
I think you need a brain scan op. And I better hope they find something...
asherm 15
They'll find OP's foot stuffed in her mouth.