Today, during a basketball game, I fell into metal chairs which then decided to fold in, causing me to fall to the floor in a very dramatic and painful fall. When I stood up, so did everyone else and they were all clapping, including the other team. 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, in class my friend played a joke on me by pulling my seat from under me while i was about to sit. I fell and everybody laughed at me. During the next class, I did the same thing to him. He broke his arm. He was the star of the basketball team. Nobody laughed. FML
Today, I had to present a powerpoint in front of my class. When I was finished, no one clapped. On my way back to my seat, I slipped on a pencil and fell straight on my face. That's when everyone clapped. FML
Today, I was explaining a complex work issue to my team. I moved my chair back so I could see them all. The leg of my chair went into a hole in the floor, causing it to fall over and me with it. I tried to finish explaining but everyone was laughing so hard they couldn't hear. Then they realized I couldn't get up. FML
Today, I was hanging out with my friends when I tripped and a chair rolled over my foot, breaking a bone. A friend, who didn't believe me, then dogpiled on top of me and laughed as I screamed. FML
Today, my boss had a "team-building" event, which involved a game of trust falls. As I fell backwards, my coworkers failed to catch me, and I crumbled onto the floor. I'm now spending the afternoon in the ER with a sprained ankle, and my boss called to check if I still trust the team. Great bonding experience, guys. FML
Today, I stood up at my desk and fell. I landed on the arm of my desk chair. There was a loud crack when the plastic in the chair broke. My co-workers heard. They didn't come to check on me because I didn't scream. FML
Today, I was in the cafeteria at a table near the guy I like. He was playing around with a ball with a couple of his friends. They dropped it, and it rolled over next to my foot. When I bent down to pick it up, I smashed my head against a chair. FML
Today, I was doing squats at the gym. I caught my reflection in the mirror, got distracted by how awkward I looked, and lost my balance. I fell backward onto a medicine ball, rolled into another person’s legs, and took them down with me. We ended up in a sweaty heap. FML
Today, I was watching a movie on my chair. I leaned back on the back of the chair and kept leaning back. Then I slowly fell down with my chair, onto the floor. It made a big noise, but nobody was hurt, it was just really absurd, like I'd watched another episode of Mr. Bean. FML
Today, I was in a shoe store. I picked up a shoe so I could look at it, but when I put it back on the shelf, the whole shelf fell down, making all the shoes fall to the ground. The people behind the counter started clapping. FML
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Top comments
yooda_fml 0
dont they always clap when an "injured" player gets back up ?
Sugalumps 0
How do you know they weren't clapping out of respect? When a player is injured during a sports game and doesn't get up right away, it is customary to clap out of respect if they are able to later stand. It actually shows they're happy you're okay...
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Comments (76)
tkarin 0
@#10: It looks like a question to me-- imagine it in an incredulous questioning voice. "THIS is an FML???"
anna123456123456 7
you do know that they were clapping for you getting up....
kira822_fml 0
They probaby thought it was as bad a fall as you had described and thought you had broken your leg or something. They didn't laugh at you, they clapped because that's what they do when someone gets hurt. How about you learn the common curticy (excuse spelling) of the game before you go to another one?
perdix 31
You got a standing ovation for that tired old comedy cliché of falling into folding chairs? Either you are the next Chevy Chase or those people are starved for entertainment. As far as being painful is concerned, you have to suffer for your art!
sterl13 0
yes perdix!!! I ********** to your comments!!
sterl13 0
yes perdix!!! I ********** to your comments!!
Cupcaken 0
I Think it sounds awesome that people applauded you. I think you should be gratefull
Craw25 0
dang that sucks
pegasus77 0
Thats ******* awesome =D
ilscreamomusic7 0
I will agree your life sucks but you should have done some cool trick afterwards to really turely deserve that clap!!!
ceejay124 0
that is just funny. not an fml dumbass
mzhonesty 0
I think they were clapping because you were okay...