Today, after I sent around 300 entries to a competition hosted by a deodorant company where the main prize is a trip to Hawaii, spending around 5 hours sending the entries, I won a deodorant. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was reminded that I'd submitted a short story to a writing competition months ago when I got an email saying I'd won second place. I excitedly forwarded it to friends and family. A few minutes later, another email arrived, explaining they'd contacted the wrong person. My celebration lasted exactly eleven minutes. FML
Today, after submitting a 500-word essay to a writing contest, I found out that I lost to someone who wrote 3 sentences. FML
Today, I was supposed to hear back from a major scholarship competition. After months of waiting, during which my parents were convinced I had won, I discovered that my entry had never been received. Apparently the woman I had confirmed with had had a long day, and lied so that she could go home. FML
Today, I won a gruelling fitness competition, only to find out the mystery prize was a voucher to get 10 free spray tans. I'm black. FML
Today, I've been relentlessly refreshing my email. I'm anxious and expecting the results of a competition. It's my preschooler's playdough competition results. What has my life become? FML
Today, I won a free year's supply of coffee in a contest. Turns out "a year's supply" meant 12 coupons for small coffees, one per month. The giant ceremonial check they gave me was worth more than the prize. I hope the publicity they got out of me was worth it. FML
Today, I was supervising a written exam, which took place in a really warm room. Half of the two hundred participants has probably never heard of deodorants. The other half used probably the whole can this morning. I had to stay in this inferno of stench for five hours. FML
Today, while at work, I was trying to locate the source of the really bad BO wafting around, when I realized I'd forgotten to put on deodorant this morning. I have 5 hours of shame left to go. FML
Today, I had to use antiperspirant deodorant under my breasts. FML
Today, I was apparently tired enough to spray silly string under my armpits rather than deodorant. FML
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Top comments
flockz 20
look at your prize, now back to me. at your prize and back to me again. sadly you didn't win. but with the money i saved not sending in contest entrees i can now afford to go to Hawaii. i'm on a beach.
TheRealBrianGrif 7
Take the hint
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Comments (87)
lolfood 24
That really stinks, excuse the pun
LadyLol_fml 15
I think you're probably the nicest guy on FML.
iMadBrah 1
Seriously? You should be thankful you won anything.
iliketurdles 7
Lol it's almost sickening how nice he is. I do enjoy reading your positive insights tho' :) keep 'em coming.
sjhill 32
At least you won something. Be happy! That's one deodrant's worth of money that you have to spend on something else :P
Steve95401 49
OP may have spent more on postage to mail the entries than the price of the deodorant she won.
perdix 31
I wish the consolation prize in all of these lottery-type contests was a course in statistics. Once you learn stats, you'll realize that your most rational expectation is that you cannot win. If you do win something big, you should consider yourself very lucky, but it's perfectly normal to lose.
rabbittboi 18
In the same way I wish students had a course in critical thinking each school year...
Freeze_fml 17
Sounds like you had an unfair advantage anyway. You could work on your sentence structure as well.
sweet_candy_ 17
Better luck next time op.
th4m4ster 6
use that time to work instead, thats gonna pay your trip instead of trying to be lucky
vivaladino 7
Get over it OP... Someone else was better than you