Today, I was giving a tour of my boat to a man who seemed interested in purchasing it. Everything was going great. That is, until, the motor stopped running in the middle of the ocean. 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, while on vacation with my family, I went parasailing. Just as I was about to take off, the wind picked up and I got blown off course. I ended up crashing into a boat and had to be rescued by the coastguard. FML
Today, I was going to propose to my girlfriend on my boat at the lake. As we were looking at the mountains all around us, she playfully pushed me off the side into the water. As I got back on the boat, I realized that not only was my cellphone dead, but the ring had fallen into the deep water. FML
Today, I was going to propose to my girlfriend on my boat at the lake. As we were looking at the mountains all around us, she playfully pushed me off the side into the water. As I got back on the boat, I realized that not only was my cellphone dead, but the ring had fallen into the deep water. FML
Today, our boat broke down in the middle of a lake at sunset. We called our friend for help, and his truck and trailer got stuck in mud at the boat ramp. We called the sheriff's office to tow his vehicle out of the mud. The tow strap broke. FML
Today, my friend and I went boating. In the middle of the lake, we decided to jump in. We put our valuables in the boat and jumped in. When I tried to get back in the boat, it flipped over, and our cellphones, along with my car keys, are at the bottom of the lake. FML
Today, during a boat trip with my boyfriend's family, I got seasick and went to the side of the boat to puke. A current rocked the boat so badly that I fell overboard, prompting a panicked rescue and my boyfriend's mom muttering that I'm a pathetic attention whore. FML
Today, I came home on leave after a seven month deployment in the middle of the ocean for the Navy. My entire region got hit by the worst flood in recorded history. I need a speedboat to go to the Quick-e-mart. FML
Today, I was kayaking with my friend. We figured it'd be awesome if I jumped from my kayak straight into his. Sounded good in theory. One flipped kayak, a pair of lost glasses, and a humiliating swim back to shore later, I'm starting to think it wasn't the best idea. FML
Today, I started my new job as a repossession agent. While attempting to repo a boat, we came across a young couple. The woman was very annoying, and even hit another agent, so I threatened to throw her in the water if she touched him again. I ended up in the water instead. FML
Today, I was kayaking with my family for my birthday when we tipped over while going down a rocky cascade. My husband badly cut up his arm, and my car keys and my phone both went for a swim and never returned. Great birthday. FML
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Achall91 17
Something tells me you still own a boat...
Driveshaft 5
Two best days in boat owners life: 1. The day he buys his boat. 2. The day he sells it.
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Comments (85)
oHaiz 2
thanks for sharing, that was really interesting!
BeforeItWasCool 12
I think you fail to understand the way FML works. It's sort of necessary to share stories, in order for the website to update regularly.
xrawritsashleyx 11
definition of a boat: hole in water in which money is thrown. any boaters out there understand this saying... but that sucks, go figure that happens when you're giving a your. but something always happens on a boat. so if that Guy buys another boat I can guarantee he will have some sort of problem at some point
Airhead3333 0
:D
iTsbSkuLLy 8
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Hopefully OP has a Riot Shotgun..... Or a Ray Gun.
thawny_fml 21
Well that sale sunk pretty quickly
MainPrism 16
B.O.A.T. Break out another thousand... Now ya kno op
TBelle4Ever 15
No Gilligin's Island references? I'll make one then... Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip. That started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship. Two passengers set sail that day, for a three hour tour. a three hour tour.
perdix 31
Thanks, Little Buddy!
icrest80 4
Thats what she said!
Proton21 7
EAT... or be eatin
bimonthly 4
Hope the sale of the boat included some life jackets
DocBastard 40
Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. Ugh...stupid literary references that no one will get...
perdix 31
Albatross! Get your bloody albatross! "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Boo-yah! YOLO!
TheDrifter 24
Dammit Perdix, I just can't bring myself to thumb you up for knowing it when you have that 4 letter "word" in there.
perdix 31
#38, I just had to water down my academic cred to remain accessible. Don't want others to become totz jelly.
DocBastard 40
It's sad that the albatross, which used to be considered good luck for seamen (hehe...seamen...) is now a metaphorical burden.
perdix 31
#40, Yes, but isn't that the fault of the poem? I'd think "Rime" did for albatrosses what "Psycho" did for showering. Discuss.
Enslaved 38
I first learned the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" poem from listening to "Iron Maiden" (: Warning: it's a long ass song!
DocBastard 40
Enslaved - it doesn't matter how you learned about it. The fact that Iron Maiden taught you just makes it that much cooler.
harshallmeim69 9
I'm starting to think iron maiden was made by teachers to secretly teach metelhead history.
DeadxManxWalking 27
Why would you try selling a boat in the middle of the ocean? That's like selling a car at someone's house with no way to get home.