Today, I found out that someone left an open sharpie pen in the dryer. It left pen marks on everything inside of the dryer. Not just one or two pen marks, but nearly 1,000 on each article of clothing. FML
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Halloween
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Today, I did a quick load of laundry so I would have work clothes for the week. I don't have my own dryer, so I dried them in the one in my building. After running out to my car, I came back to find that my neighborhood kids had added 6 sharpies to my clothes. Every uniform I own now has stripes. FML
Today, my husband finally decided to help with the laundry. He washed a pen and it exploded in the dryer. FML
Today, my husband ruined the laundry once again. He forgot to empty his pants pockets before washing them. Last time he left an ink pen in them. This time it was a strawberry. FML
Today, I had to do my laundry. Being too lazy to separate them into different colors, or even check the pockets of my jeans, I threw everything I own into one load. Turns out I had left a tin of lip balm in one of my pockets. My whole wardrobe is now covered in spots that won't come out. FML
Today, someone left a lipstick in a public laundry machine of our student dormitory. Then, an hour ago, when I put my laundry in it (including my underwear), I didn't notice. FML
Today, I thought I was clever for doing my laundry while multitasking and making dinner. When I went to transfer my clothes from the washer to the dryer, I discovered that I'd accidentally washed a pack of gum that was in my pocket. The gum had melted into my favorite shirt, and I now have a sticky mess to deal with. FML
Today, at work, I went to fold a pair of pants that was left in a changing room to find out that someone had taken a dump in them. FML
Today, I was washing some clothes in the laundry room at my apartment complex. I went back an hour later, passed my neighbor on the way in, and moved my clothes to the dryer. I just brought them back from the dryer, and all my underwear are missing. FML
Today, I took my laundry out of the washing machine and noticed one of my socks was missing. I checked the drum, the floor, and the laundry basket. I eventually found it inside the sleeve of the hoodie I'd been wearing while loading the machine. FML
Today, I went to the laundromat. I put a load in the dryer and walked away to check on my other load. When I came back, I saw a homeless man putting his dirty, wet underwear in the dryer with my clean clothes. FML
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RichardPencil 32
You counted? I’d have quit after about 20 and then just used the term “shit-ton.”
ajh1800 25
How did you not notice a sharpie in the dryer before putting your stuff in? Did you sit there and count all the pen marks on your clothes? Are there cameras in the laundry room so you can maybe find out who was responsible for it and hold them accountable for possibly dry cleaning your clothes or paying for you to be able to get new clothes? Life hack: hand sanitizer will get sharpie out of clothes.
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zuckerburg 21
I hate when this happens! AM I RIGHT! WHO HAS TIME TO CHECK IN THE DRYER BEFORE PUTTING SHIT IN IT. OMG !!
ajh1800 25
How did you not notice a sharpie in the dryer before putting your stuff in? Did you sit there and count all the pen marks on your clothes? Are there cameras in the laundry room so you can maybe find out who was responsible for it and hold them accountable for possibly dry cleaning your clothes or paying for you to be able to get new clothes? Life hack: hand sanitizer will get sharpie out of clothes.
Charlie Given 28
White vinegar or rubbing alcohol, soak for afew hrs then wash in hot ☺️
RichardPencil 32
You counted? I’d have quit after about 20 and then just used the term “shit-ton.”
Steffi 26
It's quite easy to estimate
RichardPencil 32
You think? A few hundred looks like a thousand to many people. Then, you’d have to make sure all articles had similar areal density and then adjusted by the surface area of each article. Seems like too much work.
Kevin Fletcher 10
Were you that “someone”?
Sinshine 28
You just invented a new clothing pattern style. Wear it with pride!
BurnInDemonFire 39
Discount tie-dye. See if you can throw in a few more, and create a rainbow.
Nhayaa 21
Start a fashion brand and turn it into your star fabric ^^