Today, I was super hungry and went to a Thai restaurant. The waitress left two small bowls of fried rice on the counter, and I thought they were for me. I ate one and a lady came over screaming. Apparently the small cups of rice was part of a religious ceremony. FML
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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 received a food delivery. The bag was huge. I thought the restaurant had made a mistake and given me extra food. I checked the receipt; it said, “Special note: For our hungriest customer. Extra napkins!” They'd remembered me from last time I ordered a ton of food. FML
Today, my dad was making a sandwich in the kitchen. Hungry, I snuck in and grabbed it, running back to my room and devouring it. Later at dinner, he dumped a whole scoop of rice in my lap. We all ended up laughing as we cleaned it. FML
Today, I was in a restaurant with my fiancée for dinner. I commented that she had some food around her mouth. She responded with a lecture, then by throwing her hot bowl of noodles at me, before stomping out the restaurant. FML
Today, in an act of friendship, I made chicken curry for a colleague and brought it to work. She looked excited and squealed, "Yum!" When leaving the office at 5pm, she told me she was "taking it to eat at home." But at 7pm, during my routine snooping around for snacks, I found the curry hidden behind a shelf. FML
Today, when making a delivery for the restaurant I work for, a customer shoved and yelled at me because she didn't get any fries with her order. She didn't order any, which isn't unusual, considering we're a Chinese takeaway and don't even sell them. FML
Today, I went to a Japanese restaurant. While the chef was throwing food at us, I was getting ready for my turn. He tossed a piece of broccoli at me, I leaned back to catch it, completely falling off my chair. I knocked everything over and had the packed restaurant laughing at me. FML
Today, my mother decided to cook dinner for us and used rice that she had in her cupboard. While helping out, I stirred the dish and noticed black flecks. Turns out they were rice weevils. She tried to convince me it was "burnt garlic" and served it to the rest of the family. FML
Today, I found a piece of rice in my belly button. I can't remember the last time I ate or handled rice. FML
Today, I stopped at a mini-mart and bought a family-size bag of potato chips, a tub of dip, a box of toaster pastries, and some snack cakes. The guy at the counter said, "Wow, someone's hungry!" I told him it wasn't all for me, paid, and left in a huff. It was all for me. I ate it all by that evening. FML
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cradle6 13
If you were sitting at a bar, I could understand. If you were at a table and you got up to grab the food, then YDI.
HowieDoIt 21
Snap, crackle, and pop: The Gods of the Rice Universe...bad mistake to take their sacrifice
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Comments (112)
ThatGuyWhoTalks 10
No worries, I would've done the same thing, I'm pretty ******* dense like that. :/
enbliss 10
you deserve it as well just for posting lol to be the first comment and then changing it......
teresa96706 29
I really dont know how he deserved it. How does this fml even relate to Naruto? did you know Naruto is a Japanese Anime/Manga. Korean and Japanese are two seperate races.
emeraldisle 30
12 - he went to a Thai restaurant, not Korean.
Meshidaru_fml 7
1 and 12 are a separate race.
GwenyD 8
I am Thai and as far as I'm concerned, the food for ceremonies are usually served in a distinguished bowl/dish not the one we eat from everyday. But if people couldn't tell the difference, then I don't think it's OP's fault for not knowing and she shouldn't have screamed at you. She could've done it in a more polite way.
cradle6 13
If you were sitting at a bar, I could understand. If you were at a table and you got up to grab the food, then YDI.
HowieDoIt 21
Snap, crackle, and pop: The Gods of the Rice Universe...bad mistake to take their sacrifice
Gordon12345 7
Maybe they will turn him into a pig like in "Spirited Away".
jarrettd 27
Love that movie. That scene always made me hungry.
crapmaster3000 19
Oh my gosh I thought I was the only one who liked that movie!
hama806 19
It's what happens when you take something that doesn't belong to you.
Misswildsides 22
OP just said they thought it was for them..
hama806 19
Oops I read it wrong. Thanks for pointing it out.
VannahJane 17
Its kind of hard to read wrong.
hama806 19
I read it fast and therefore wrong. So shoot me! Calm down people, it's only FML.
tw416 6
Maybe they will consider you a god now... Or that crazy guy who ate the rice. lol
SoSickWithIt 14
Is that a Challenger in your profile picture?
leadawg75 12
Probably something with German origins, considering they are in Germany, a car Capitol of the world and the home of the autobahn.
Awahso 25
In the US we have German cars, I'd assume in Germany they have American cars as well
15Erik 21
Actually Anerican cars are considered a luxury car over in Germany. Mercedes, Audi, and BMW are everyday cheap cars over there. Yes, i've been from Germany, Luxemburg, and Switzerland.
tw416 6
Yes
tw416 6
You are correct. Haha most people don't realize that
carry_on 19
Uh oh, I hope for your sake they don't take sacrilege too seriously in their culture...
laden_swallow09 35
Sacrilege should be taken seriously in ANY culture.
asnakelovinbabe 16
Or..... People could stop overreacting to such stupid shit, like someone accidentally eating a bowl of rice. It's a BOWL OF RICE for crying out loud!
Ameel_fml 19
Yes, #89. Let's mock the beliefs of other cultures you don't understand.
enbliss 10
well they shouldn't have left them on the counter, but whenever you are hungry do you just find the first edible thing and claim it as yours whether its at your table or not
doodlecloud 27
It's pretty common to have a counter where food stands while waiting staff are busy.
crazytwinsmom 25
OP may have been sitting at the counter, not a table. And if they had not ordered yet, then they may have thought it was an appetizer.
TheDrifter 24
Odd, I have been to a large number of restaurants and I don't ever remember free food you didn't have to order being part of the service.
PoopNuggetLeader 4
Mexican restaurants, chips and salsa
jisaac09 25
Rolls or some other type of bread is usually brought to my table without ordering anything. OP may have thought this was the Thai equivalent of bread.
mydadpulledout 17
34, at my local chinese restaurant they give out a bowl of chips and sweet sauce for free as soon as you sit down, free refills too.
TheDrifter 24
Ah, here they don't bring either until you order. Too many cheap buggers here, they'd get a water and call it a free dinner.
bredahl 26
Olive garden bread sticks, Red Lobster cheesy bread...
Axipiter 24
Holy run on sentence, 7. I tried to read it out loud but blacked out halfway through it.
makitokito 14
No offense to you but you obviously have not been to as many restaurants as you think x)
TheDrifter 24
Haha, I'm a trucker, I've been to thousands. I forgot about the Mexican restaurant chips and salsa, and I prefer good food to knock off ethnic themed family restaurants. Bread and salad, often soup are commonly complimentary , but generally arrive after you order, in case you would prefer something light.
CinnamonBunny 16
You should try to get work in Spain. Here almost every restaurant will bring you a small portion of their own speciality "tapa". Sometimes it's chorizo, sometimes a montadito (small slice of lightly toasted baguette topped with a variety of vegetables or meat) and sometimes something else depending on what that restaurant does well. Not to mention you normally get a free shot of "digestive" (strong!) liquor after your meal. That bit may not be so great for you though, considering your job...
jamerasian 8
Hey OP, that wasn't very rice of you.
perdix 31
The punishment for that is a. . . *lowers sunglasses* Bangkok.
tanekdrachonae 19
For all the thumbs down Perdix this kind of made my day.
asnakelovinbabe 16
I think I love you for that comment.
perdix 31
#47, me or the guy who dumped on me?
asnakelovinbabe 16
You, Perdix. It was love at first sight.
asnakelovinbabe 16
54- in the uncropped version of this picture, there is a snake popping out of my cleavage. Does it still count!?
perdix 31
#52, aw, shucks, I'm blushing! Thanks. I didn't see the snake in your cleavage :(
asnakelovinbabe 16
That's because for some reason my dumbass used a cropped one. Guess it's time to fix it!
asnakelovinbabe 16
*dumb ass. I do not possess a stupid person. I just am one for that mistake.
perdix 31
#64, yes, you fixed it! Now I see the cleavage. Thanks -- I feel loved ;)
Wonder_Woman257 11
This just makes me think of hangover 2 (which ever one where they went to Bangkok and the stripper had "junk" and had sex with what's his face erm Andy from the office)
Zoey5683 17
As far as i've seen, the thai are very religious. Especially the females. It's how they were raised. I think this is a YDI because you should've asked if it was actually for you or not before eating it. Did you even order before you decided to eat the rice?
Cupcake040 17
We don't actually know where OP was sitting so I mean maybe she was at a bar and the rice was out beside her in the meantime.........if you go to a restaurant and they put bread out does that mean you also ask if its for you cause it could be a religious bread. I say the waitress should have at least told OP about the significance of the rice.
Zoey5683 17
OP mentioned it was on the counter which would be possible he was at the bar. Regardless, if OP had ordered fried rice and assumed a small bowl was his order is questionable because no place will serve it in a small bowl unless you ask for a small bowl. Secondly, either you're sitting at the table or bar, food will be placed in front of you. Not beside you unless there is no other room to place thing.
4dycegrl 3
why so serious?
Ameel_fml 19
Wouldn't it make sense to just ask if the rice is for you? I mean, I've sat at counters in restaurants before, and you can usually tell if they intend the food for you or not. But if you're not sure, just ask. Don't just grab whatever is nearby and eat it.