Today, I tripped on the way back from collecting a prize in front of 600 students and their parents. I got more applause than I did when collecting the prize. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I tripped in front of my graduation class of 225 and all of their relatives while receiving my diploma. FML
Today, I was late to a lecture when I tripped up the stairs. With a few hundred people already staring and laughing at me, I started to curtsy to my "adoring fans" but instead fell backwards down the massive flight of stairs. FML
Today, we were having a school prize giving. I heard my name called and I walked up to the stage waving and smiling, feeling rather proud of myself. I stood by the microphone and started my acceptance speech, only to be tapped on the shoulder by the girl they'd actually called up. FML
Today, I was up against two others in a 120m race on my school's sports day. Unexpectedly, I heard my name being chanted from most of the classes watching and well, this made me want to win so much that I leaned forward too much whilst running and ended up tripping and rolling on the track. I heard loud sighs after. FML
Today, I had to present a powerpoint in front of my class. When I was finished, no one clapped. On my way back to my seat, I slipped on a pencil and fell straight on my face. That's when everyone clapped. FML
Today, I was a guest performer for a school orchestra concert a grade above mine. When they called my name, I didn’t hear them, so when they started the song hundreds of people watched me run on stage. FML
Today, at work, I tripped and fell face-first into a food display. As I picked myself up, totally humiliated, I tripped again and fell right back into it, earning a bunch of pitying looks from nearby customers. FML
Today, I won an academic award during an assembly. Everyone laughed, followed by booing. FML
Today, I was awarding medals to finalists in a school club. While putting one around someone's neck, I ended up poking a girl in the eye. She tried to be a trooper by continuing to walk across stage, but I guess her eyes got really watery because she missed the step and fell, breaking her ankle. FML
Today, I tripped while walking down a large flight of stairs. As I fell forward, I instinctively reached out and grabbed onto one of the guys walking up. I ended up taking him and two other people down with me, earning myself a great many disgusted glares as I dusted myself off. FML
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Top comments
Bluekaren16 19
Breaking a fall deserves a clap haha
ninjadinos 14
That's funny! Honestly, you're tripping out over nothing!
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Comments (44)
Rickilynn1 10
was it a prize for your stability?
TriflingAllDay 6
Good one. I laughed. Seriously.
mashimarox 12
D: that's sad. sorry op. qq
MagicGiraffe 12
Just think, several of those students will see you again next fall. ;)
JocelynKaulitz 28
It happens, people find it more amusing when people embarrass themselves than when they are rewarded for something.
gracevet88 0
qq?
ALpein 0
Should be QQ and it's crying eyes.
Bluekaren16 19
Breaking a fall deserves a clap haha
hellaflushfa5 6
People just like to see other people fall. It's a fact of life.
CorporalDunn 4
It's not very likely, but what if it was a sympathy clap?
Mr_Que_Dijo23 5
Maybe you made an amazing acrobatic maneuver to save your price? Ha but hey look on the bright side you won a prize that seems worthy!!
Finnick_fml 12
Considering you were walking off of the stage, the applause was most likely not for your fall, but rather your award. I think you're making it out to be worse than it was, I'm sure you're the only one that actually cared/really noticed. :)
TitaniaSilk 4
Not to be creepy or anything (which almost always guarantees something creepy) but I seriously love you for your profile picture. Seriously. ... ... Seriously.
NanillaVipples 2
Actually, all 600 people probably noticed, and they were probably all sarcastically clapping for OP louder than for the award, but that's life.
beef25967 2
Well that just says "we love you."
ablueshka 0
We love you so trip and amuse me?
MagicGiraffe 12
Just think, several of those students will see you again next fall. ;)
ninjadinos 14
That's funny! Honestly, you're tripping out over nothing!
TrueTriage 16
Maybe people were just falling over laughing! Wow that was shit..
A100893 30
Look on the bright side, you have a prize and they don't. :P And you didn't fall flat on your face. Bonus!
GovernorGeneral 8
LOOOL. grad? Possibly. At least you got the prize o.o