Today, I was mowing the lawn while wearing gym shorts. Because I had no pockets, I tucked my phone into the waistband of my shorts. I didn't notice my phone had slipped until the lawnmower started making an awful sound. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my smartphone fell out of my cargo shorts pocket onto the floor of my friend's car. I didn't even notice until he drove me home, where I noticed that the pocket was empty. FML
Today, I left my phone outside on the grass while I went inside to get a drink. I didn't expect my dad to run over it with the lawn mower. FML
Today, I went surfing, got a few rides, then realized I had my phone in my pocket. FML
Today, I was taking my phone out of my pocket when it caught on the fabric and began to fall. I managed to catch it, but also smacked myself in the balls in the process. FML
Today, after working out at the gym, I went to grab my bag, and realized that my phone was missing. Panicking, I reached into my pocket, pulled out my phone, and dialed my mom's number to tell her I'd lost it. It took me until the last ring to realize what I was doing. FML
Today, I was finishing up at the gym and packed my bag to come home. I set my phone on top of it for a second as I knelt down to tie my shoes. Less than a minute later, I grabbed my bag to walk out, forgetting that it was on top. It tumbled to the ground and smashed. Guess I need a new phone. FML
Today, I had to mow the lawn with a weed-whacker because it rained a lot the past week and the push mower was broken. I started "mowing", and forgot that I was mowing where the dogs take dumps, I absentmindedly whacked over dog poop… which got flung into my face. FML
Today, I ran out of breath while mowing the lawn. I was on a riding lawn mower. FML
Today, I checked my jacket pocket for my smartphone, all while still holding my smartphone. FML
Today, I was walking home, when I realized I didn't have my phone on me. After retracing my steps, I realized that I'd been listening to music from my phone the entire time. FML
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Top comments
peacheso 31
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
brookenicolee29 27
Hope your lawnmower is okay.
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Comments (83)
Earths_Venus 25
I did something similar except mine involved dropping my phone down a public toilet. I'm sorry about your phone.
LittleRed79 39
You have a public toilet on your lawn?
slyde32 12
meant to thumb you up, littlered, +2 to you
False_Stupidity 42
The only thing similar about your situation is the death of a phone.
MzZombicidal 36
Couldn't you have just not brought it with you? It's not like you were going to use it much while preoccupied. Bit of an FYL and a YDI on your end.
ostfaiz 18
R.I.P. your phone Op! totally YDI!
Smiley_70 22
Next time wear long pants and leave phone in house. I imagine you mobile died. Hope the SIM card survived the mowing
Nicholas12 15
why would you wear pants while mowing
slyde32 12
I wear pants while mowing to protect my shins, but there's lots of tiny things in my lawn that hurt on unprotected shins
lulinator 40
Should always wear pants and shoes that cover your toes when mowing the lawn. Never know what can be hiding in the grass that can be kicked up, like rocks. Or pieces of metal that belonged to a once in-tact toy car, which is no longer recognizable due to being run over by a mower...
drmisin 5
Or some snake you just pissed off!
petrolhead 12
Were you mowing the lawn in reverse?
Sierra7211 17
It probably got crunched when the OP doubled back
petrolhead 12
May be. But you hardly do that in electric ones. Not sure. Havent use either of them.
False_Stupidity 42
I'm imagining that the phone somehow fell into or very near an unmowed bit of lawn and then got crunched as OP came back.
Warmonger_Smurf 29
I take it your music was cut short.
yewanchor 7
Hope your lawnmower is okay and time to get a new phone!
hopingforluck 10
hope theres nothing important in your phone OP
Anya_5 8
Aww I'm sorry that sucks. :/
Nicholas12 15
That's why you don't put your phone in your waistband