Today, I tried to put together some flat-pack furniture. I wound up in my underpants, screaming stuff like, "Fuck you, fucking Ikea bastard" at pieces of confusing plywood. 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 attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that claimed to be "easy to build in minutes." Four hours and multiple arguments later, I realized I had misread the instructions, and half the parts were upside down. I'm pretty sure the furniture won this round. FML
Today, I spent two hours building an IKEA bookshelf. When I was finished, I realized it was inside-out. There was no way to fix it without completely taking it apart again. FML
Today, I started building a basic bookshelf from a flat-pack kit without looking at the instructions, because "How hard could it be?" I finished just as the last screw went in, then noticed the back panel was facing outwards and every shelf was upside down. Taking it apart took longer than putting it together. FML
Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that boasted "easy, step-by-step instructions." Three hours later, surrounded by mismatched screws and a confusing diagram, I realized the only thing "easy" about it was my decision to ask my dad to come round and assemble it for me. FML
Today, after days of my wife nagging me, I started working on the flat pack furniture she ordered. Every twenty minutes, she interrupted me to demand I stop and help her with something trivial and irrelevant. Now I remember why I postpone projects as long as possible. FML
Today, halfway through assembling a toy kitchen for a birthday, I realized the instructions made no sense and half the screws looked identical. I still somehow finished it and felt triumphant until the kid opened the oven door, the whole thing tipped sideways, and I had to spend the rest of the party holding it together with one hand. FML
Today, I spent hours assembling a bookshelf I'd bought online. Once it was finally done, I realized I’d put the back panel on backwards, so now there’s a "Made in China" label facing the room. FML
Today, I was trying to put some new curtains up. I couldn't make sense of the instructions, so I decided to wing it. I spent a frustrating half hour fighting with it, and just seconds after I succeeded, the curtain rod gave way and slammed straight onto my head. FML
Today, I bought a flatpack, easy to assemble cot-bed for my baby. I spent 5 hours building it, but when it was done, I realised I couldn't reach into it because I'm 5ft and my arms can't reach and lift the baby. I'd have to throw him in. I'm suffering from back spasms as a result, and I now need to disassemble and return it. FML
Today, my wife texted me, saying an expensive piece of furniture had been delivered. I specifically said, "Wait until I get home and we'll put it together." An hour later, she opened it and broke it beyond repair while trying to assemble it herself. FML
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aaahhhfire21 0
So....y did u end up in your underpants?
bingababe 16
I get the feeling this happens to you a lot.
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Comments (184)
laurenobrien 4
Anger issues
goldfishgod 20
I feel like that's how I'd end up after ******* a Swedish man. Without the plywood part.
brokenheart10 0
They haven't even been assembled into this great world yet they've already suffered such hatred.. How would you feel OP if your mother yelled at you soon as you came out of her box!
laxbro4769 6
That's what you get for buying something from ikea
zandalee 20
That's just funny
The_Hitdude 12
Anyone else wondering how--or why--OP ended up in his underwear?
IcyWeiner 0
Dont you put stuff together stuff in your skimpys?
waratmars 10
#48 - Don't diss Ikea. It's great.
LaughinStock 16
77 I have a theory, Op started to get angry and usually clothes starts to annoy a person. So clothes starts to come off and next thing you know, you're doing shit in your underwear.
zack11742 7
#18 you made my week
Grover217 0
honestly #18, i don't understand why you're getting thumbed down. ikea has never made good anything.
YtotsDI 0
I understand the yelling... But how did he get down to his underwear?!
KeyboardWarrior 10
Ugh, this won't fit where it says! And this!? What is this? It doesn't even mention it in the instructions! GRROAAAAARGHHH HULK STRIP!
swedishviking 3
I can manage to put together an ikea furniture, the instructions are simple and easy to follow.
Axipiter 24
I'd rather just not ask...
YtotsDI 0
100- ah I understand now. Thank you for clearing this up.
thats_my_job 11
101) of course you can!
trollierthanthou 1
#100 That's what she said
idntwannaknow 3
Goddamn couches, always taking people's clothes like that
laurenobrien 4
Lol it's amusing reading all of your comments
False_Stupidity 42
I suspect OP was in his underwear to start with, maybe he was tackling the project first thing in the morning and hadn't had his coffee. Anything is confusing before coffee.
LexSwift 17
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
I mean... Like... Is this real life right now? Wtf. I can't even begin to process what's going through my head right now.
bingababe 16
I get the feeling this happens to you a lot.
elpopsw 0
Um...what?
YtotsDI 0
Lex, ill have whatever your having!
immaMonsta 8
#2 No, this isn't real life at all buddy. Don't try too hard to process it all, wouldn't want to hurt yourself now, would you?
KeyboardWarrior 10
I think maybe this commenter saw that they had a chance at the number 1 spot, and what she couldn't process was the pure exhilaration and accomplishment she was feeling for possibly being the first commenter. And then they blacked out. It was simply surreal.
EagorLuvsBigFoot 8
^ could be. Only so few get that honor
False_Stupidity 42
Imagine then the plunge into disappointment and pure despair when afterward they realise they are only #2...
MisterMichael 9
I think they do it on purpose. I know you're pain
max_wilder 9
This seems like something that happens to a lot of people. Those directions are usually confusing as shit.
TheDrifter 24
There are stickers on every piece and pictures showing how they go together. They even put pictures of the fasteners you should be using next to it. Lego comes with the same directions and 5 year olds manage it, why does IKEA cause such frustration?
Keevarou 17
88.. Because its not Lego...
TheDrifter 24
Put the pieces like you see in the picture, same as Lego. On a side note, did you know IKEA uses employees with Downs Syndrome to test new product assembly instructions?
kakarot2 11
YOUR!!!***
TheDrifter 24
And before people assume I'm insulting the mentally handicapped, I have a cousin that stocks shelves and assembles floor models at IKEA, he has Downs, just thought to be an interesting factoid.
migit21 4
I was wondering the same thing..
ohSNAPyall 27
94 Ikea knows you're a pain and is punishing you for it.
SmoshFan6 0
I know the way you're feeling. Why can't those little pieces of $200 shit come already pieces together?
DK1234567 8
i don't know about you but in my experience the peices don't fit together as easily as the appear to be in the picture
MisterMichael 9
94-I feel really stupid for making that mistake. Your a great person for letting me know.
aaahhhfire21 0
So....y did u end up in your underpants?
ladyLALAA 29
You don't need pants for the victory dance!
Torva_fml 16
I sense a lack of victory for the unfortunate man...
karkid619 8
Better question would be how? I mean you're putting together furniture. How does that make you end up in underwear?
cjack188 13
My dad and I spent an entire Saturday building an Ikea desk for my room. It is bloody hot work!!! The instructions are so ANNOYING!
crimsonprodigy 15
It's obviously the dad who picked up his daughter naked. Someone returned his underpants :( Rage ensued.
cajekraze 7
I prefer to do everything in as few clothes as possible. Assembling IKEA furniture, which is stupid easy if you lay everything out first, is the ideal activity sans pants. It gives you freedom and agility. You should always lay out and identify all pieces and hardware before starting
thats_my_job 11
74) did you both end up in your underware cursing at the desk?
MilkShakez 0
I'm curious about how you ended up in just your underpants.
funnynesh 10
Really… why do people copy other people's comments? It's just stupid...
mcaisse77 17
Wow. You are such a dumbass. This was posted at the same time as the comment above it. They didn't copy anything. Look next time. I'm sure a lot of people were wondering why op was pants-less. I can't stand stupid people.
boydeee01 7
The first 5 comments were posted within 7 minutes of the FML being posted. #4 and #5 were posted in the same minute.
honeybuncher 3
Oh IKEA. Always trying to get in your pants.
Da_Bauss435 8
You think that is bad? Take a white girl to home depot and look at how many Mexicans will try to get into her pants. And just for all the trolls its just a joke and I'm not being racist.
taran6 3
#6 I think you need to put on some pants
Mojjy 3
#6 umm interesting pic.. but I think something more appropriate would be nice
VasilisaUzhasnaj 29
Nah, I think it works with their comment.
skoob1 12
I like big butts and I cannot lie! But your ass just ain't fine! When you walk through the door, with your pannies on the floor. I. Get. FLACCID!
Archay 13
Are you one of those people who skip the instruction manual too?
rattusrattus 19
We call it the 'destructions manual' in our house. Well done, OP - you're doing better than most people vs. flat-packed furniture.
cc_the_beast 6
R.T.F.M. - Read the ******* manual
DrDilllonReese 12
You don't even have to read, it's usually just diagrams
allonblack 4
Sometimes those Ikea manuals aren't worth shit.
zolziski 11
Right now I'm thinking about the Meth-head from the "Curiousity - How Drugs Work" episode on Discovery channel. OP, if you're not that guy, you have a problem. Actually, if you ARE that guy you have a problem. If you're not that guy you don't have an excuse.
KaiserSD 8
^ Win. OP, YDI for failing to read. They all use the same parts, tools, and I'm pretty sure they all come with an Allen wrench and an instruction manual. Way to fail.
aisg 14
I don't think they give refunds to people who just can't put the stuff together. I know I failed last time at putting a bed together :S
LSS_fml 18
It's not that hard. Hope nobody saw haha
goldfishgod 20
Cute pic!