Today, my cousin told me that the stop signs outlined with a white line were optional. Later, a cop pulled me over, when I asked why he said, "You ran that stop sign back there." I explained what my cousin had told me and he looked at me funny and replied, "All stop signs have a white outline." 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, my dad was teaching me how to drive. He told me that stop signs with white outlines are "optional." I ran through the next one I saw and got pulled over by a cop. My dad is making me pay the ticket for being "that stupid." Thanks dad. FML
Today, a cop pulled me over because there was a sign hidden behind a tree that said "No left turn". As I was getting my ticket, I watched as three cars turned left. The cop saw them, laughed, and said, "I guess you're the unlucky one." FML
Today, I accidentally ran a stop sign. It wouldn't have been so bad if the stop sign hadn't been in a traffic cop's hands. FML
Today, a cop pulled me over and asked if I knew why. I panicked and blurted out, "Because I just killed someone?" He just stared at me in disbelief and said, "No, because your taillight's out. Should I be concerned?" FML
Today, I was driving home from work when I saw a cop come up behind me. Nervous about my expired license, I kept checking in my rear view mirror. In turn since I wasn't paying attention, I ran a stop sign. Needless to say the cop pulled me over and gave me 2 tickets. FML
Today, I was pulled over. The cop stated that he "couldn't see" me because I had "blended in with the dark car background", and that it looked like no one was driving. I was literally pulled over for being black. FML
Today, I learned that making an illegal U-turn right after you see a cop doing one will not stop said cop from ticketing you. FML
Today, a police officer pulled me over while I was riding my high performance motorbike. He asked if I knew why he'd pulled me over. It was too tempting to resist at the time, but in hindsight telling him ,“Because I let you?” was not the best idea I’ve ever had. Cops have no sense of humour. FML
Today, I was stopped by a cop while walking down the street. He was slowly trailing me before pulling along side of me and asking how my night was going. He then said, "You know I can't let you do this. Know those new jeans you bought? The sticker is still on the leg" and drove off. FML
Today, I was pulled over for going the wrong way on a closed highway. The construction signs pointed me in that direction, and the cop agreed that they should be fixed. Did it stop him from giving me a ticket anyway? Nope. FML
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Top comments
Penguin21 0
You deserved getting pulled over for actually believing that BS. Why would they put a traffic sign up if you didn't have to obey it? Sounds a bit stupid to me.
damnstopmessinup 0
and how did you get a permit? or license or whatever you have? how old are you?
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Comments (278)
Hich17 0
Note to self: Never drive in Oklahoma.
jojothehobo 0
Hahaha. Why would you believe ANY stop sign is optional? Cops aren't that stupid. Not stopping can cause accidents... YDI.
nypd613 0
I'm sure you're a blonde or at least related to one. and I'm laughing my ass off just reading the correspondence between all the comments. that in itself is funnier than the fml.
thaispice 0
Your life is ****** because you're so stupid I'm surprised you can breathe.
parachuting 0
I had one friend try to pull this on me, only he referred to white-bordered stop signs as "stoptional" - the catchy name didn't get me to believe it, but I did laugh pretty hard.
paper_flowers 0
Aaaand you never looked at your driver's manual? If it were optional (or anything close), it would say YIELD.
fmyoptical 0
Damn and you have your license too?
BGarden 0
Are you ******* retarded?
Cheplu 4
YDI The person who gave you your license should get arrested too....
skullbuster 0
I have to assume you are under 18. I hope your parents immediately took your drivers license and keys away. With all the posters here talking about how common this story is, I am frightened to leave the house now in a car for fear that some moron will be blowing through the optional stop signs. I guess I'm going to have to get on mass transit where I run the risk of being molested by hobos.