Today, I had to explain very slowly to my mum why she cannot put metal cutlery in the microwave. She did it anyway. 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 learned the hard way that if you tell your child that they're old enough to cook their own food in the microwave, you have to make sure they're smart enough not to put the metal spoon in with the food as well. FML
Today, after getting home from work late last night and feeling lazy, I'd put my leftover dinner in the microwave, spoon and all. I wake up to find one of the kids started the microwave and it blew up because of the metal spoon. FML
Today, my mom and I had an argument about my laziness. We did this as I was eating uncooked rice because I didn't want to have to walk to the kitchen and put it into the microwave. FML
Today, in Home Ec, I struggled to open the microwave for almost 10 minutes in front of the whole class. FML
Today, I washed the dishes for my mom while she was out, as they seemed to be piling up. I accidentally sliced my hand with a knife in the process. After a trip to the hospital, it was revealed she'd been leaving those dishes there "to teach dad a lesson." FML
Today, for the very first time, I invited my girlfriend's parents for dinner. I bought a pre-made oven dish, just to be sure nothing could go wrong. Once at the table, her mother asked pointedly who forgot to remove the plastic foil before putting it in the oven. FML
Today, I was cutting potatoes. I was cutting them slowly, being careful, but my mom told me to cut faster, that I wouldn't cut myself. I cut myself. FML
Today, my daughter asked me how long she had to put her 2-minute noodles in the microwave for. FML
Today, my mother-in-law gifted us with a new microwave. I told her it was too much and we didn't really need it. Her response, "I just want my grandkids to have food that tastes good for once." I'm a chef. FML
Today, I had to listen to my mother painstakingly spell out to me why broken glass is extremely dangerous. Feeling insulted, I jokingly asked her if she thought I was "retarded". I then got yelled at for "swearing." I'm a fucking adult, but my overprotective and condescending mother seems to think otherwise. FML
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JustinThunder 8
Make her learn the hard way.
iAmScrubs 19
That's her mistake. She is probably one of those people that puts evertything in the microwave. "oh, I see a laptop, let's microwave that!"
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Comments (112)
ILoveTabz 0
SPARK SPARK ;)
jc9419 0
it's probably because you're in the UK
nickdunbar 8
But will it microwave?
goldenglober 2
actually the only thing that will happen is it will get very hot... the inside of the microwave gives off no current or voltage
Kenshin220 1
u can put spoons in because their shape they don't spark like forks and knives something about the shape changed how the microradiation travels through them
shortylover2 0
what is metal cutlery?
zowieandzander77 1
forks, knives, spoons...
Elendil_fml 10
It's actually not so bad. Mythbusters did an episode on this and couldn't get anything bad to happen. They nuked a fork for like 20 minutes and nothing happened.
Hayman68 4
only in the UK
Synyster430 0
grill her brains
AShadowSoul 1
She should be special guest on "Should I Microwave this?"