Today, I gave an old owl lamp away because I had no need for it. The new owner informed me shortly after that it was worth $400. 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, after lecturing my daughter about being responsible with her money, she got a package from Amazon. What was in it? A lamp shaped like toast. She already has a lamp. FML
Today, I put my old kitchen table at the end of my driveway with a free sign on it. Later, I saw my neighbor drag it to his yard with a $50 for sale sign on it. It's now gone. FML
Today, I made a mosaic for my grandma out of her old crockery, after I had finished it, I found out from a neighbour that some of the plates looked like Wedgewood. So I dug through the stuff that I didn't use. It turns out the original lot would have been worth about £2000. With the stuff left, I'd be lucky to get £100. FML
Today, I pulled my Christmas tree out of my mother-in-law's garage, only to find out rats had ruined all the lights. The tree cost $2600. FML
Today, my dog was scooped up by an owl. FML
Today, because money is a little tight, I decided to sell one of my retro video game consoles. The family member that initially gave me it to me saw the ad on Facebook and demanded I give it back to them. FML
Today, I came home to find that my mother had sold all my valuable collector coins for cheap at a local shady pawn shop to buy herself a TV. The coins in question were worth enough to start a business. FML
Today, I was at work when my mother called. She gave me great news that she had finally cleaned out my room and all those "old and useless" books that I had in there. Those "useless" books that she had just trashed were all antiques and worth about $500 each. There were 27 books in there. FML
Today, I found out that the compact fluorescent light bulbs that I use to save money AND help the environment were too high of a wattage to put in my lamps. I've been doing this for years and completely missed the warning label on the inside of the lampshade that says that the lamp is only good for up to 40 watts. FML
Today, while bringing my grandmother some water, I tripped, dropping and shattering the glass. Infuriated, she explained to me that the glass was worth more than I am and ordered me out of her house for good. I live there. I was also with her when she bought the glass. $10 for a set of 4. FML
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Buttsexpirate 9
You can never tell the true worth of anything these days. A picture of someone's butt could be worth thousands of dollars :/
jojimugo 20
One mans trash is another mans treasure.....
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Buttsexpirate 9
You can never tell the true worth of anything these days. A picture of someone's butt could be worth thousands of dollars :/
porp1 4
Norman Bates soon purchases said lamp.
Jonkbaby 23
hoo would have thought?
sweetdreams20 0
Always see the value of stuff
beLlEve 0
now you will never know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop.
CryMoreFMLs 15
Never give anythhing away for free unless its value is deemed worthless. A little extra cash always helps.
perdix 31
#1, if you have Jennifer Lopez' or Sofia Vergara's, I've got my checkbook out ;)
narrowords 18
#26 is a hoarder.
Jonkbaby 23
wow, some mod deleted my comment that was rated +10
saraitkddh 47
sometimes when things get old their value increases
jojimugo 20
One mans trash is another mans treasure.....
123josie123 11
True, my grandmother bought a creepy vintage doll that came with 2 other outfits. She bought it from a garage sale for 3 pounds . When selling her house someone offered to pay her 5thousand pounds.
nic7973 23
wow!
McDonaldsworker 4
Hey #61 5000 pounds sounds a little low for a entire house! What kind of house was it that you sold?
Swagmaster7 0
Ouch! That's the arrow to the knee of garage sales
Michael_92 20
Ouch! Brain hurts after reading a failed attempt at the worst joke in human history. You go down in flames....
gntfmlingnow 12
The joke wouldn't be too bad if it wasn't as overused as it is. This is an example of a situation that it shouldn't be used. Way to ruin the joke for the rest of us >.>
Suchagoonnn 4
Oh my God you completely slaughtered the joke leave the room now
Michael_92 20
It was okay when it started...but it's everywhere now so it makes it really unoriginal and hard to make funny. Though I have seen a few of the people here use it in really funny ways.
YayFlameWarz 9
No. Just no, go sit in the shitty comments corner; and yes you HAVE to wear the dunce cap.
RedPillSucks 33
So, has the "arrow in the knee" jokes replaced the "in Soviet Russia" jokes???
perdix 31
Today, I'm an owl lamp and my owner gave me away! FML. #3, yer welcome! The reverse FML -- even lamer than the arrow to the knee.
perdix 31
#53, Let's see if I can out-lame that: The reason the price went so high is that Chuck Norris just had to outbid Honey Badger. Nope? Chuck Testa?
Cryptic_Equinox 0
Honey Badger dont give a shit.
TVPRO 0
Got more talent than you.
perdix 31
#76, I know Honey Badger don't give a shit, but he thought it was funny to make Chuck Norris overpay!
saIty 17
He could be trolling just so you could buy it back for like 150. It's like before a guy is seconds away from being beheaded he blurts out "The CURE FOR CANCER IS..."
Michael_92 20
To eat 3 cockroaches, 2 worms and listen to 1 Justin Bieber song. The cockroaches and worms do nothing, his music tho kills cancer faster than anything on the planet. Side effects include going deaf and possible ED.
Jonkbaby 23
I dunno, I get the opposite of ED when I listen to his soft soothing voice
datoismyname 22
Wtf Justin Bieber doesn't have anything I do with this FML.
guy24 9
Funny pics :/
CryMoreFMLs 15
I'd rather listen to a man give birth then Justin Beiber sing. Yes, I know that is anatomically impossible, doesn't change the fact I'd rather listen to it.
Jonkbaby 23
how about a man giving birth to a 17 year of Justin Bieber?
LouisianaBob 9
I would rather hear people complain ceaselessly about Justin Bieber. That's why I go on the internet.
Michael_92 20
O wow everyone it was just a joke. He said the cancer stuff so I went off the end of that....tis it.
daybid 7
The new owner probably had a hoot!
Phil135 4
But the real question is: 'Owl he buy it back? ;)
McDonaldsworker 4
How nice of him to tell you what it's worth! Did you offer to buy it back?
TPSerigne 9
And lose his dignity?
smallshaft 10
Too bad she doesn't swallow
TPSerigne 9
I'm guessing you are talking about the girl spitting the guy's tooth out. Wrong FML.
ryry013 6
And even if this was the right FML, that's a bad thing. Swallowing a tooth wouldn't be sexy, hot, nice, fun, cool, or tasty.
cosmosis 12
56- could be ive you're into caveman ****...
silentbutfunny 0
71 if* im not a grammer nazi, but that reaaally bugged me
FMLCaseyFML 0
At least it wasn't worth $401. (:
Michael_92 20
Well that's defiantly a fyl moment but these things happen. Ever watch the antiques roadshow and someone will have *insert random item here* and its worth thousands however some of them got it for free...look at it as its bad but least it was only $400 not $4000
iPeterPan 8
Yeah, defiantly. Don't you mean definitely?
TheGothGamerGirl 20
I would have demanded the lamp back and sold it.
Michael_92 20
You can't do that though. I believe once you give it away you're finished. It's no longer your property.
HannahWho 8
Also, if its worth $400 dollars, the person either sold it or intend to.