Today, I took my friends out to an expensive restaurant for my birthday treat. They had arranged for a surprise birthday cake for me which I cut, very happily, while they chanted birthday wishes. When the bill came, I discovered I was supposed to pay for my great 'surprise' cake. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went to dinner with friends for my birthday. During the whole thing they insisted that we get whatever we wanted and celebrate, but when the check came, they all looked at me expectantly. I just bought my friends $150 of food for my birthday present. FML
Today, it's my birthday and my friends and I went to our favorite pub to celebrate. As I'm a little broke at the moment, they all offered to buy me birthday drinks. Which I later learned meant that they would order them for me and bring them to the table, but put everything on my tab. FML
Today, my friends took me out to the most expensive restaurant in town to celebrate my promotion, we ordered everything with expensive drinks too. They 'took a smoke break' and left me with the bill. FML
Today, I celebrated my birthday with my friend who has the same birthday by going out to dinner with a bunch of our friends. The waiter brought out a cake for my friend but not for me. No one noticed my exclusion. I sang happy birthday on my birthday. FML
Today, I thought it would be nice to take my girlfriend out to a nice restaurant for my birthday. She got a little headache after we ordered, so she went outside to get some air. I ate a $100 meal and had Happy Birthday sang to me by the restaurant staff. Alone. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My wife took me to my favorite restaurant for dinner. She made me pay for my birthday dinner, along with hers. She also got me a gift card to HER favorite store. FML
Today, my friends threw me a surprise birthday party. I was genuinely surprised—and also genuinely hungover from celebrating my birthday alone the night before because they'd all told me they were busy. FML
Today, it was my birthday. But instead of a decent surprise, my friends decided to smash a cake on my face and unhook my dress, while taking a video of it. In a public shopping mall. FML
Today, my friends threw me a surprise birthday party. The problem? My birthday is tomorrow. I spent the entire evening pretending I was surprised and happy, all while knowing they got the date wrong. FML
Today, it's my birthday. I'm a pastry chef by profession. Not only did my family buy a cake from my bakery, I had to make it myself and inscribe it with 'Happy Birthday Dad'. The worst part is, they asked money from me to pay for it. FML
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Top comments
Stunt_fml 5
That's pretty crappy on the part of your friends... sure they're real friends?
dearViena 0
well see... you didnt get it :] THAT was the real surprise! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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Comments (124)
Weil 0
You should have ran away. They would have been forced to pay.
Blue_Munki 0
Hey #30, stop being a racist, discriminating ****! Stop making fun of OP's culture. Why'd you have to make that pork comment? **** you!
Jaxro 6
Haha, that's a great surprise. I would have just laughed.
Nyvalley18 0
you have really awesome friends like the greatest....assholes
Roto13 0
It doesn't matter if you took your friends out or not, if THEY ordered a cake, they should have paid for it. I've never paid for a meal on my birthday in my life. :P
ineloquent 0
I would've been pretty mad at my friends if they got me a cake and then expected me to pay for it. It's one thing to take them out and pay for a dinner. It's another thing to order a cake and expect the one who's taking you out to pay for it.
folleNicky 0
Try to forgive, but it is rather shitty to have to pay for one's own 'surprise' cake. From the wording of the message, I would say that the OP should pay for the dinner, but the friends for the cake. Basic manners.
vag_fml 0
why does it matter if it comes from pakistan? and why is this an fml?
Korkette 0
lol at #60 "an FML"
live_your_life_fml 0
that sucks.. but it was kinda you fault..you DID take them there.