Today, whilst tuning my guitar, one of the steel strings snapped and hit me in the face. Now I'm on my way to my first date with the girl of my dreams, and I'm wearing an eye patch and have a thick red line across my face. 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, while video chatting with my girlfriend, who lives on the other side of the country, I thought I'd play a song for her on my guitar. The string broke and hit me in the face. I burst into tears and had to hang up. FML
Today, while tuning my bass guitar, I noticed a very strange screeching sound. I leaned over to look behind the neck. The biggest string snapped off and cut the side of my face. FML
Today, while playing on stage, the singer of my band swung his microphone around, straight into my face. I now have stitches above my right eye, and a job interview in three days. FML
Today, I was walking down the street with my acoustic guitar on my back. I saw a girl that I like coming down the opposite way, so I decided to play my guitar to try and impress her. I started to tune it quickly, but while I wasn't paying attention, I ran into a pole. Now my guitar is cracked. FML
Today, my band went to play a set for the first time. I'm the drummer. All was going well, and then before our first song I threw the sticks in the air, went to catch them, and one hit me right in the eye. I couldn't continue playing. Now I have to wear an eyepatch. FML
Today, I was jamming out and playing some air guitar. I somehow managed to knee myself directly in my left eye socket. I now have a hideously swollen face and a black eye. When people ask me what happened, I'll be hesitant to tell the truth. FML
Today, after practicing a song for my girlfriend on guitar all day, I called her over to my house to show it to her. After a long speech about how "this is for you," I played for about 3 seconds before I broke a string, which slapped her in her face. FML
Today, I forgot to tune my guitar pre-performance. Surprising, because it was in tune when I frantically did it by ear backstage. Too bad two of the six strings snapped, smacking the drummer in the face. FML
Today, I was playing my guitar and singing on the street corner. I did earn money, when some guy threw a quarter out of his car window for me. It hit me in the face. I now have a circle shaped bruise under my eye. FML
Today, I was on webcam for the first time with a guy I've been texting for a while. Trying to show off my guitar skills, I lean down to pick it up and fell on my face. FML
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anthonydpalm 18
Chin up OP. Maybe when you tell her that you play guitar, she'll be impressed and you'll get to play for her on your second date!
Elban 20
If you can play the guitar at least decently for her she might understand and appreciate the sacrifices you sometimes have to make.
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Comments (94)
Kaalschneid 21
take it easy on new strings! I've been playing for nearly a decade and never had that happen. also, tune to the side your guitar, don't face to face the headstock. as long as the strings are in the saddle and ridges, it'll tune fine, and this will never happen again.
memestasquaper 10
Ydi for being a guitar guy
jtsmommy 11
Tell her what happened, then take turns coming up with pirate names, jokes and puns! It'd be fun!
thinlinetele 11
So how'd the date go?
Egtat216 13
She didn't stop laughing for five minutes one I told her the story and she kept going "argh" throughout the meal. When it was done I walked her home and she said "I've got my eye on you" and she laughed so loud I herd it through her house door.
tinkerbellflips 3
Reading this made me so happy. You'll always have something to laugh about together!
donutcallmethat 16
That's awesome.
Atlas1960 16
That's great OP! Glad everything worked out
bobsanction 18
At least you'll have something interesting to talk about.
killadawg67 2
is that you kakashi Sensai?
Kataphrakt 16
Better hope she's into Nick Fury
dave__609 10
you have something to start a conversation about. If she makes that injury change her opinion of you, she's a bitch.
graphicstyle7 17
Are you kidding me? Eye patches are sexy and mysterious. Especially if you get one suffering for art. If she has any poetry in her soul, it will be a plus, not a minus.
TheShiphoo 14
She'll be so wet when she hears that you play guitar, you'll all be ankle-high in fluid!