Today, I'm participating in a 30 hour awareness-raising event on famine in Africa. I'm supposed to hand out leaflets to people from my booth. My school decided to hand out a literal crate-load of free cupcakes right in front of us. 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 got roped into a volunteering thing at the last minute. I was waiting outside with all these kids who looked hungry. Feeling bad, I passed around crisps and cookies. Turns out we were at a convention to promote healthy eating in malnourished children. FML
Today, my friend and I taught a very involved healthy nutrition program to underprivileged youths at a local center. We even made them a healthy snack at the end of the program. Within minutes of the program being over, we caught some of our fellow volunteers feeding the kids Oreos. FML
Today, after spending two hours baking cookies for my niece's school's fundraiser, I packed them into a container and drove to the school. When I got there, the teacher looked confused and said the fundraiser was next Saturday. By the time the actual date arrived, every cookie had been eaten by my family. FML
Today, at my school they were having a carnival to raise money. One of the patrons suggested that if they wanted to make money, they should have people pledge money to make me cover my ugly face with a bag. The school got over $500, and I had to wear a bag. FML
Today, I volunteered to cater an event at school. A little girl asked for a big slice of cake so I gave it to her. She then puked everywhere and her parents blamed me and made me clean it up. The little girl sat there smiling at me while I cleaned. FML
Today, I'm fasting for Lent. I'm a copywriter and my current client is a food company. I have to research about, and look at pictures of food all day. FML
Today, I spent two hours making a cake that I'd promised my class for weeks. I boarded the train to school, but soon dozed off. A few minutes later, I awoke with a start and noticed a chunk of the cake missing and a homeless man next to me with frosting around his mouth. FML
Today, some of my classmates brought cupcakes to celebrate my birthday. I took the leftovers with me after class, and when my mom picked me up from school, she asked, "What are the cupcakes for?" FML
Today, the "Child Care and Development" class at my high school assigned all 50 students to carry a fake baby around school all day for a week. I can't even read a page of my notes without hearing a robotic crying noise. Today is the first day. FML
Today, I was selling winter-themed cookies at my university. I cheerfully asked a girl if she would like to buy cookies to support peer tutoring. Her response? "I don't eat food." FML
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DocBastard 40
So you think handing out cupcakes will somehow diminish the awareness of the famine? If you starve yourself, that'll somehow make the famine better? Don't be so naive. If you want to change it, do something about it. Raise money, go on a mission. But complaining about some cupcakes is a waste of time.
yuggi1 11
:( Scumbag school.
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boutlaw10 0
Lmdaoo Sucks
isitinmybedroom 11
At least they can enjoy the cupcakes
leprechaun23 15
30 hours seems like an oddly specific number
immaMonsta 8
#16 I've never be to or known anyone that's been to schooled famine event, but I've seen it on shows (Degrassi was one), and they were pretty specific about how long they were supposed to go without food. From what I've gathered, I think that's how these school operated famines work.
Nutty4Muffs 3
Better than being at a Kony 2012 Awareness rally. That shit got old fast.
crazychick1269 7
Cupcakes are just prostitute muffins... Don't fall for them
chrishaparker 0
Diid you find KONY ? everybody go on youtube & search up KONY 2012 ! MAKE KONY FAMOUS ! ; you won't regret watching it !
LolAtYourFail 12
People that raise awareness like this are honestly just stupid. Being hungry yourself won't change anyone's opinion on the event of what's going on. "Oh I'm going to go through this 30 hour famine so I know how they feel." That's great, but you were already convinced to help out because you're already helping out. So I don't see what the purpose of making yourself suffer just to prove a point to what it seems like just yourself.
n_epic_fail 14
78- I kind of agree, but at the same time knowing how they feel makes (some) people want to do even more. If you know how hard it is to go 30 hours with out food then imagine kids going 30 days without a meal. It helps you empathize and others feel pitty and (at least) read the flyers
skullcandifiedDJ 5
Cupcakes? Who needs CUPCAKES? Paper brochure tastes sooo much better in my opinion
desireev 18
16- The 30 hours is a set-time because it's supposed to be a goal. The specific number normally is a recognition of something or a related number to another matter. There are many different associations, religions, support groups, etc.. who fast for a set amount of time. It's all a symbolization of a matter that the group participating feels deserves recognition.
weatherxveins 29
100-it doesn't say they were fasting, but the 30 hr thing usually implies a fast, and the fml wouldn't make sense if they weren't.
asoptavlo14 6
It could also mean that people would rather have a cupcake than the flier. So therefor mo one would want the leaflets because they just got a cupcake and left.
FML102938 8
It is a fast. It's called 30 hour famine and I've done it twice this year. Op should have been more specific. It's 30 hours because you're supposed to do $1 per hour b/c $30 can feed and care for a child in africa for a month. Basically you don't eat for 30 hours.
yuggi1 11
:( Scumbag school.
Naomimi_fml 6
Schooled!
1awliet 8
kony 2012
japtch 15
I just hope OP got AT LEAST one free cupcake. Come on, they're free. And they're cupcakes.
IAdminIFlow 0
what if...... just kidding im not insecure. OP if i were u id be like fk this and jump into the crate and stuff my mouth. unless they werent chocolate....
imepelepticsir 5
just because OP isnt eating doesnt mean the entire school cant.
bluebell707 13
KONY 2012
myalleyway 9
where did they get those cup cakes
BeaterOfTheDrums 15
From the cupcake fairy. Where do you think they got them?
zachherbert 10
Omg, she does exist! In your face mom, trying to crush my dreams!
Mearemoi 14
So much for raising awareness...
fuzzbuck1 4
Kony 2012
Wheredidgrungego 12
Well that's the way the cupcake ***** your good deed over!
erockinthesuburb 17
So... Can I have a cupcake?
yuggi1 11
:'D..... ...... ..... .... ... NO! >:[
ItsTheKing 10
They got you there. Bitches love the cupcakes.
DocBastard 40
So you think handing out cupcakes will somehow diminish the awareness of the famine? If you starve yourself, that'll somehow make the famine better? Don't be so naive. If you want to change it, do something about it. Raise money, go on a mission. But complaining about some cupcakes is a waste of time.
hotPinklipstick 24
Although Doc stated that in a rude way I agree. You could raise awareness even if there was a free buffet in front of your booth.
KiddNYC1O 22
But it does help... ^
osnapitzaris 0
i don't think OP meant it in that kind of way. there was a once a high school who shaved off all of their hair because one of the football player's had gone through chemotherapy and lost all of his hair. the school shaving their hair off didn't help, but, they did it with good intentions, as did OP.
1awliet 8
If everyone lived the way we did, we would need about 2-3 more planets. I don't want to sound like a jerk, but it's kind of a good thing that there are poor countries :(
McMan 23
If this is in Ontario I have a strong feeling this person may have been doing it for community service hours. I hate this annual event. You need 40 hours to graduate high school at my board and you literally get 30 hours from doing this. Almost all people use this event for the hours. Community service is to help the community not to do something that's obviously not doing anything. I finished my hours but at animal shelters, soup kitchens, and food banks.
Jorcar 8
It sounds like this is the 30 hour famine, and event which also raises money, so it isn't just about raising awareness if my assumptions are correct.
Jorcar 8
If I am thinking of the same event, then this does raise money to feed those in Africa, but that's if this is the 30 Hour Famine as I am thinking.
quite_bored 9
The point isn't that he's starving himself in support and the cupcakes were a temptation. The point is he's trying to raise awareness and they stole the attention.
Jorcar 8
Sorry for my double post. I use the FML iPod app.
AbbyLovesCake 3
I did this 30 hour famine last year. If it's the same one, you do raise money for Africa.
TheDrifter 24
Just hand them out to the cupcake lineup, I'm sure they will appreciate something to ponder while they wait for free cupcakes.