Today, I set an alarm to wake up for a football match. I woke up after it finished. Turns out, I set my alarm to 12:15 p.m. instead of a.m. I ended up missing one of my team's best performances. FML
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Today, I set my alarm to wake up early for work. It turns out I set it for PM instead of AM. I woke up to my boss calling me, asking if I was still alive. FML
Today, I fully intended to start going to the gym so I set my alarm an hour early so I could go before work and get it over with. Alas, when the alarm went off and I saw that horrible "5 a.m." on my phone, my brain put me straight back to sleep without my consent. I ended up being late for work. FML
Today, I set 3 alarms so I wouldn't miss an early morning event I was volunteering at. After I slept through the first one, my roommate turned the other two off without waking me up because they were annoying. I missed the event. FML
Today, I heard my alarm go off, dragged myself out of bed, had breakfast and got ready for work. As I was heading out the door I checked the time again. It was 1:41 AM. Apparently my alarm never actually went off. FML
Today, I set an elaborate alarm system to wake up early. I woke up to the soothing sounds of birds chirping, only to discover that I had accidentally set my ringtone to bird noises instead of an actual alarm. I missed my morning meeting. FML
Today, I thought I'd been really clever by setting my alarm ten minutes earlier to get up on time. I did wake up ten minutes earlier… then promptly fell back asleep for another hour. FML
Today, I set my alarm for AM instead of PM. Woke up at 5AM to realize I have nothing to do. FML
Today, I set a silent alarm on my phone for 6:30 AM so I wouldn’t wake up my partner. Problem is, I forgot to turn off “Do Not Disturb” mode, so my alarm never went off. I woke up at 9:30 AM, still in pajamas, and missed a meeting with a client. I'm avoiding my manager's calls. FML
Today, I went to bed early, feeling responsible. At 2 a.m., I woke up in a panic because I forgot to set my alarm. While fixing it, I actually turned it off completely. I overslept, missed work, and proved once again that I should never trust myself. FML
Today, I set ten alarms for an important appointment and still woke up convinced I’d missed it. I spent the morning panicking for no reason and showed up looking exactly how I felt. FML
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RichardPencil 32
Good thing you weren’t there to screw it up.
STFU01 14
Set the DVR the next time so you can watch later...
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ajh1800 25
12:15 am is midnight, 12:15 pm is mid afternoon, so was the event in the middle of the night or were you trying to get there 10 hours early? Do you normally wake up after noon?
PenguinPal3017 19
They meant to set it for AM. They wake up before noon. They set their alarm wrong.
PenguinPal3017 19
The event was likely on tv, taking place in another country. I feel like people are insane for not understanding any of this.
ajh1800 25
But I feel like if it was on TV, they could have just recorded it and watched it at a more convinient time instead of waking up in the middle of the night to watch it. Most TV's have the technology for that now. Even so, staying up till midnight shouldn't have been that difficult if it was such an important game to watch...
RichardPencil 32
Good thing you weren’t there to screw it up.
jbuckets_404 39
But getting plenty of rest is a good thing! Your body will thank you later. :-)
BurnInDemonFire 39
Was it a match that was being broadcast from another country, or do you and a load of your friends play night football?
bloopaloop 27
How did you accidentally sleep in 12 hours??
PenguinPal3017 19
They didn't. Their alarm didn't wake them up! Come on people! It's not that hard. They probably went to sleep at like 9 pm and woke up at 4 am.
PenguinPal3017 19
My android phone said "alarm set for X hours Y minutes". It prevented this mistake. I moved to iPhone and now I get anxiety sometimes that I will set my alarm incorrectly.
STFU01 14
Set the DVR the next time so you can watch later...
Nhayaa 21
That never happens with the 24h system. But I never hear my alarm clocks so I guess it doesn't really matter wether I set them up at the right time or not...
Dodge4x4Ram 46
Definitely not American football.
Phil 14
Get an analog clock, then you won't have that problem lol.