Today, I installed an alarm app on my phone. Turns out, to unlock the phone and get the ringing to stop, I have to answer a maths question. It took me ten minutes to get it right. 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, for the second week in a row, my brother woke me up in the small hours of the morning begging me to help him figure out the math problem to turn off his phone's stupid-ass app alarm. FML
Today, I was asked a security question by my bank's app when I tried using it after a year. After two to three wrong attempts, I got it correct with the answer, "Myself." The question was, "Who was your childhood friend?" FML
Today, I was playing with my phone and turned it on lock mode. I changed my lock code a few months ago, so that no one would be able to guess it. Turns out I can't guess it either. FML
Today, my phone alarm didn't go off this morning. Furious, I spent ten minutes complaining about technology before realizing I'd carefully set the alarm for 7:00 PM instead of 7:00 AM. The technology was actually innocent for once. FML
Today, I was trying to be a responsible adult and check my credit score. I accidentally mistyped my password five times, got locked out, and had to call customer service. They asked me so many security questions, I started questioning my own identity (and sanity). FML
Today, I found out that, if timed just right, the alarm function on my phone can be disabled by a text message. And my dad has an impeccable sense of timing. I was 20 minutes late for work. FML
Today, I spent a quarter of an hour trying to figure out why my car wouldn't unlock, then why my number plate had changed. FML
Today, I finally password-protected my phone, to protect it from my friends' favorite game: stealing it and sending stupid texts, and hijacking my Facebook. They quickly found a new game. My phone is now locked for 24 hours due to too many attempts to guess the password. FML
Today, my friend sent me an online money transfer. After forgetting the password and locking myself out of my account, I had to phone up the bank and have it reset. I was prompted to answer the security question, which was "What, what?" I had to say "In the butt." to get my money. FML
Today, I locked myself out of my apartment. But it’s 2024, so I have a smart lock I can unlock through an app on my phone. Except I also left my phone inside. The worst part? I had to ask my neighbor to call my mom so she could unlock my apartment from her phone. FML
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FatelBlade 8
Hmmm. That seems like..... Quite a problem......
gahj 11
Lol what is that app called it's pretty cool and btw YDI for not knowing math
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Comments (169)
Moneylover103 1
2+2=hmmm5???
jhstrumpet 0
I have tht alarm it's called alarmdroid and it's so hard to do math at 5am with an alarm screaming at u
escapedfromexico 0
first genius I have that app. its designed to get you to actually wake up. second either u downloaded math alarm or if u have the one I do u have to actually turn it on. and 3rd YDI for not knowing simple math no matter how tired you are
ncktyu 0
No app I've ever heard of, probs fake
DoneItAll 0
I have an app alarm like that. you can change the settings. I love it. when I really have to get up, it gets me up!
She73 5
Haha that's hilarious
Jennielee 6
Good thing it wasn't an English question.
hello_therrrreee 5
hahahahaha ^^
wilkie95 0
i have done that exact same thing
soopafreak 11
What is up with the Ausies and Brits pluralizing math? Do you also study "readings," "writings" and "histories" in school?
mcr21 2
We call it maths because it's the study of mathematicS so we keep the 's' when we shorten the word :)
gray_mac 1
It's I'm the dictionary so suck it yank. You guys can't even spell aluminium, and pronounce tomato like you've got downs :-&