Today, I received a chain-mail text that vividly described what "Tanya" would do to me in my sleep if I didn't forward it on. I'm so paranoid that I did just that. I also realized that accidentally forwarding such things to your boss can get you fired. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my boss told me she had a nightmare where her life depended on me, and I let her die. Now I'm ridiculously paranoid that I'm going to get fired at any second. FML
Today, I accidentally sent a text message meant for my best friend to my boss. The text was about how much I hated my job and my boss's constant micromanagement. FML
Today, I received a three-time forwarded message, which I thought would turn out to be a random chain message. Turns out my boyfriend didn't want to send me the "break-up text" himself and figured it would get to me eventually after sending it to all my best friends. FML
Today, I had a major falling out with my best friend. Angry, I sent a short text message to him explaining how I felt. I soon noticed I'd accidentally texted "I'm going to fucking kill you, asshole." to my boss instead. I'm still waiting on a reply. FML
Today, I accidentally emailed the entire company everyone's salary, sales history, and the names of four people I intended to fire. FML
Today, I found out that the dream in which I drunkenly phoned my boss and called him a "fat useless piece of shit" actually did happen. I woke up to 10 missed calls and 5 angry texts stating I was fired. FML
Today, I had an argument with my boss and tried to text a friend about it. I accidentally texted my boss instead. FML
Today, I meant to send a cheeky “I’m out of the office” reply to my team but instead hit “reply all” on an email chain with my entire company, including my boss, HR, and some clients. The message included a joke about “sleeping through meetings” that was NOT work-appropriate. FML
Today, my boss was watching taser pranks online, when he said he was going to "get me". We often take turns playing pranks on each other, and I was the last to prank him. Now I'm terrified to move or turn my back on anything other than a wall at work. FML
Today, due to a change in our internal system, I set up an email filter at work that sent all incoming messages to spam. My boss had been sending me urgent updates all day, and I only realized when she came over and asked why I’d “gone radio silent.” FML
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rangerPat 12
Ydi for believing a chain mail actually affects your life.
HowAreYouToday 34
I would see a therapist...
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HowAreYouToday 34
I would see a therapist...
SWC_Penguin 17
My first thought too. Some FML's go past 'that's funny' and become 'you need to fix this.'
vewwe 20
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
I would like to know exactly what that woman Tanya was gonna do to him before deciding whether he needs to see a therapist or not
lambda_fml 40
Well, atleast Tanya is happy.
skulltorn 8
Without a job, I don't see how she could afford one.
evilscorpi 29
I cant believe people still do text chains, I find it annoying to recieve
PuggieKid 22
If you believe in chain mails.. You're too young for this site.
MrBrightside21 20
Or the ones that are like "Share if you like kittens! Keep scrolling if you worship the devil and like to eat baby pandas." **** you to all of you who put me in that position.
Jenn50 19
Those baby pandas were ******* delicious.
Hiimhaileypotter 53
#70- If you don't like someone, why are they on your friends list or whatever on a social networking site?
Iknoweverything 29
IF YOU READ THIS, YOU'RE ALREADY CURSED! Re-post this comment three times on FML. If you don't, this scary dead chick Tanya will come to your house, and FOREVER CURSE YOU SO YOU CAN NEVER KEEP A JOB AGAIN! RE-POST THREE TIMES IN THE NEXT FOUR SECONDS, OR BE FIRED! (Sorry, just couldn't resist.)
SirCharles83 13
49- this is Tanya. Sleep with one eye open tonight.
tjv3 10
YDI op
PuggieKid 22
Aint nobody got time for that! ;)
captainObviously 15
Yeah i agree, see a therapist if your in fear of random email spam.
chlorinegreen 27
75,Your younger cousin that posts crap all the time sending you spam thinking it will work but you can't really delete them unless you want to feel the wrath of your family when your cousin starts crying. Same goes for little nieces and nephews that really shouldn't have a social network profile but it's not your place to say.
Hiimhaileypotter 53
#106- I'm assuming you mean if they post spam stuff and it shows up in your newsfeed. Well, you can make it so that their updates won't show up in your newsfeed, so you won't be bothered by it unless you actually go to their page. If you meant they actually tag you in the stuff and post it on your wall, then yeah, I don't know how to fix that besides disabling your wall.
rangerPat 12
Ydi for believing a chain mail actually affects your life.
thesubconscious 9
Good thing Tanya decided you are okay because étouffée forwarded her email
thesubconscious 9
Not sure why it changed you to that word...
TheFirstSamurai 18
It makes for an interesting sentence.
fylx100 19
I thought Ducky meant to say that and I was just too stupid to know what it meant.
meso222 8
They do effect you... They shorten te amount of time you have to do fullfilling things woth your life.
Googolman 29
Yeah, chain mail is complete BS. How is Tanya supposed to know everyone who read and forwarded the message?
laden_swallow09 35
Oddly enough, Duckie's spelling mistake is appropriate.
SirCharles83 13
I got the same chain mail. I didn't forward it. Tanya ****** me all up.
AKGirlinSD 20
I can't believe people still send out chain mail and, even worse, believe in that crap. It's as bad as getting an email where the prince is asking go borrow $5,000 and you'll get $20,000 a week after the prince receives your money. So pathetic!
teareb 9
2- of course chain mail affects your life what happens If you get shot with an arrow when you're not wearing it? You would die and then who would save the princess?
cmb8280 24
Ok, 27, 28 and 33 made me actually LOL
Fireashes250 16
If chain mail actually exists, I would have been murdered 87 times, been haunted 24 times, my family died 51 times, and I would have been kissed 36 times. Maybe I was exaggerating, but chain mail is still ******* stupid.
picante72 24
Hey at least you don't have to worry about Tanya now.
wlddog 14
Unless that was the curse that got her fired. What if OPs boss got burned by Tanya in the past???
SwampNut 8
Stupidity should hurt, and passing on chain mails is damn stupid.
Sinamoi 18
Unless, of course, you're a knight. Then chainmail is awesome.
wallandpiece 16
But if you're a knight then why would you want to pass on a chain mail to someone else? You'd need it.
Collisionn 11
I didn't know people still fell for these... You are quite the idiot, my dear!
MWidderAUDI 14
A lot of people fall for those. you see them all over facebook. It's sad how many people actually believe such a made up story.
StzaCrack666 18
like religion?
KVKdragon 26
Please do not bring religion into that comparison. It isn't morally right or funny
Collisionn 11
Ah, 'tis true... I didn't think about that! I was thinking along the lines of text and e-mail, but that makes sense. I haven't seen chain mail other than on Facebook in years. But along with OP, they, too, are a bunch of morons.
vadaaa 11
I'm assuming you're a grown adult. Why were you forwarding a chain mail? Come on, OP. Those things were scary back in 2004.
gc327072 31
Pfft no they weren't. My friend thought I was crazy when he texted me something similar back in the 8th grade and I texted him back "that bitch can get at me."
OhhhMaryy 12
lol those things are never real, now Tanya isn't gonna come get you, but you don't have a job now. smh
vadaaa 11
Congratulations on solving that mystery.
Bob_Cat_fml 14
Wow. All my life I couldn't believe people like you actually existed. I thought no human being over age 8 could possibly believe this kind of crap.
Bubbelz 25
YDI for forwarding and contributing to spam and future spam. Never do it again. Tip: tell your boss it was a virus.
hooligyn123 18
I'd totally agree with your suggestion. But if OP meant text as in text message, probably a lot harder to do. Blame it on a friend with your phone?
SwordMeow 4
Why is this categorized as intimacy?
SWC_Penguin 17
Now we now what "Tanya" was gonna do in the middle of the night.