Today, our art teacher told us we will have to build a giant Coca-Cola bottle made of smaller ones as our art project for next week, meant to represent the damage consumerism does to our environment. I think he doesn’t understand we will have to buy tons of Coke to get the bottles needed. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I threw out a bunch of Coca-Cola bottles that had been in my room for who knows how long. My mother noticed them in the recycling and promptly told our neighbours that I have a "coke habit." FML
Today, my friend had a Coke can on his desk in class. It was empty but I was thirsty so I picked it up thinking I could try to get that little bit of Coke always left at the bottom. When I took a sip I found out he had been picking his fingernails and putting them in the can. FML
Today, my son's laziness has now reached such a low that he now can’t be bothered to drink his pop from a glass, he just sets up the big pop bottle next to his bed and drinks it through a flexible, two metre long rubber tube. I’d be impressed at the ingenuity if I weren’t so mad at him. FML
Today, after reading about microplastics and taking a look at our ratty plastic containers, I tossed them all and spent some money buying some decent glass containers. My wife spent the evening giving me a metric ton of shit because apparently the crappy plastic containers were "sentimental." Fucking spare me. FML
Today, after working like a caffeine-fuelled thunderstorm for 9 hours straight on an art project, my 2 friends informed me that it was due next week. I slept for 10 hours, and then went to my class without my project, thinking I lucked out in the long run. Clearly not, as it was due today. FML
Today, while working in my shop, I was mopping the floor. A customer saw what I was doing, grabbed a bottle of Coca-Cola from the shelf, and poured it all over the floor where I had just finished mopping. FML
Today, I was doing a sewing project in class. My friend said we should get the teachers to model our designs. I said that I did not think I would have enough material to make clothes for one of the teachers. I said this in front of the whole class very loudly, while the teacher was right next to me. FML
Today, my art class had a project where you made a "statue" out of a metal hanger and pantyhose, and paint it. Being the only guy in the entire class and painfully single, I was not aware that pantyhose is so stretchy, so I got annoyed when it ripped. The teacher felt the need to make a huge scene about this. FML
Today, I discovered I don’t even have the dexterity to screw the cap back onto a bottle of soda without dropping it. Not only that, but mother saw the need to point it out and laugh at me, so people around us in the store stared. FML
Today, I realised I may have a drinking problem when the recycling bin was due to go out and I physically couldn’t move the bin. I thought my kids might have put a rock in there but no, it was weighed down by the sheer weight of two weeks worth of wine bottles. FML
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alex_jaguara 33
Try some recycling strategy, like setting up a collecting boot somewhere for people to dump their bottles.
hoosiergirl94 31
Ends up making a ten-bottle statue
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Comments (65)
chrisbeaudoin 26
You could collect them from others, but if you really wanted to buy them, get a 24 pack or similar at costco, it isn't that expensive.
theFickleFinger 24
Your teacher is smart! Next project is to go out and club seals to make an art project that shows clubbing seals is wrong.
catanita 18
All the people involved in the project could ask all their friends, neighbors to help you. Also the local diners could lend a hand in collecting the bottles. Is there a recycling firm to which you could ask for help?
NillaForRilla 7
He's probably going to end the lesson with a 'gotcha' by asking how many bottles of coke you did buy. Seriously, go to your local recycling depot and ask! Or do a call on Facebook for bottle donations.
sturschaedel 27
It would be much more meaningful if you went through the streets and trails in your neighbourhood, pick up any plastic trash you find (use gloves, of course!) and build a giant coke bottle out of that trash. You'll have cleaned up the neighborhood at the same time. Suggest it to your teacher.
LyricaSilvan 30
That is an amazing idea. Have some awesome points.
metalcrazed 21
Homeless people collect those doubt there are any left and he shouldn't be taking them.
jenninyc1128 17
Hey you're in my country :) and wow good luck with that.. Although if u go to a panadería or a small restaurant maybe they are willing to give you some of their recyclables!
StarkWolf_fml 23
take it to the recycling center for a quarter of the price back lol
cakester123 11
can't you just go to a bottle depo?
wow2mylife 25
plus drink them too I will help
mrBearBear 11
YDI because you're not understanding the point. Get the bottles from friends, trashcans or recycling bins. Hell you could probably find a few dozen laying in gutters on the street. The fact that your mind went straight to "Now I have to buy Coke." just shows what your teacher is trying to prove.
GhostFox 34
And you missed all the points that people above you made about how coke bottles aren't easy to get a hold of, barring certain circumstances.