Today, I was home alone and tried to make some popcorn so I could watch a movie. Thirty minutes later, my parents came home and found me talking to the firemen. 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 tried to make popcorn in the microwave but forgot to remove the plastic wrapper. The kitchen filled with smoke, the fire alarm went off and my neighbors came knocking to see if I was alright. When they asked what caused it, I had to admit that it was “Erm… popcorn.” FML
Today, I was babysitting for my usual parents. After putting the baby to sleep I put some popcorn in the microwave and went to the bathroom. When I came out the whole kitchen was filled with smoke. One of the neighbors saw and called 911. I'm out of a job. FML
Today, my mom made me clean. I was dusting in the living room and heard gunshots outside the apartment. I dove on the floor and started crying and screaming. My mom walked in and informed me that the sound was her making popcorn. FML
Today, I had to call 911. Why? My fireplace caught on fire. FML
Today, I made some popcorn. Returning to the kitchen a couple of minutes later, I realized I was supposed to put a cover on the saucepan. FML
Today, a guy I been seeing went to work and left me in his house. As I made a bagel, it burned, the smoke alarm went off. This activated a call to the fire department but I didn’t know. The fire truck showed up. Little did I know, the guy’s family was outside too, just to see what had happened, thinking I'd broken in. FML
Today, I was sleeping in my apartment when I woke up to the smell of smoke. Alarmed, I ran out to the kitchen to find my roommates trying to put out a fire on the stove. As soon as they saw me, they ran for it, informing me that it was my problem now. They used my good frying pan. FML
Today, I managed to set off the smoke detectors while cooking burgers. The cops and fire department showed up. FML
Today, I received a phone call at work about an emergency, and that I had to come home immediately. I arrived to find that no one had been hurt and the house hadn't burned down. The "emergency" was my mom had ran out of milk and cigarettes. FML
Today, I got home late from work, so I decided to make myself a microwave meal. I pierced the plastic film several times. A little too loudly for my hateful bastard of a neighbor, I guess, because he called the cops on me, claiming he heard gunshots from my apartment. FML
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ZombieSazza 34
... How badly did you **** up popcorn to have the Fire Brigade at your home?!
magikarpsmurfs 19
Fires can be exciting as any movie & happens to go well with popcorn.
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Comments (93)
amanda182 19
How did you even manage to light popcorn on fire...? You put it in the microwave and just wait.
Cortezthe1st 23
Popcorn does burn if you leave it 20 seconds more than it says.
aruden 25
on the bright side look at the response time of the fire fighters
IAmzephyr 22
what about jiffy pop?
missambitious 21
Jiffy pop is worse because you cook it on the stove.
EatUrGreens 20
Not everyone has a microwave and it's the easiest thing to burn on a stove
WhoCouldIBe 11
Or an actual popcorn machine which doesn't produce any flame. Jiffy pop doesn't start on fire and microwaves are the most common way of making popcorn at home. If you don't have a microwave you probably don't have a home either
blackonblight 33
Written like someone who has never had real popcorn. Made on the stove with oil, tastes 400x better.
Akoni 18
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
I guess your parents will "fire" you from microwaving popcorn in the future. I'll be the first to down-vote this... :/
aruden 25
boooo. you tried to hard on that one
thatguynamedsky 32
*too you tried as well
Blizzicus 20
it never said microwave
ZombieSazza 34
... How badly did you **** up popcorn to have the Fire Brigade at your home?!
MELKOZAR 27
Who the ***** calls it a fire brigade?
trellz17 19
Maybe the Scottish?
tj4234 36
Yup, we do. We also call it the fire service. But, it's mostly called the fire brigade here.
ZombieSazza 34
The Scottish. We call it the Fire Brigade.
Likian5 26
Coming from an American, that sounds strangely badass.
magikarpsmurfs 19
Fires can be exciting as any movie & happens to go well with popcorn.
apineapple 40
Well, i don't think they would have any popcorn, considering its what burned the house down.
BeastyMcbeast 19
Figures a fire type would say that fire is awesome.
Retaheki 27
Don't let his profile pic decieve you! He is a Water type, evidenced by his name, Magikarp.
Kittyphysics 21
hes a new type, steam, clearly.
xxlittlemsanime 24
More details please? It sounds like either a defective bag of popcorn or your un-watchful eye.
AnOriginalName 19
Yeah, and all popcorn packets say specifically to not use that button because it'll burn the shit out of the popcorn.
rachelthelime_fml 29
I'm guessing you tried to make it from scratch? Dx Hope you're ok OP
Likian5 26
I'm really tempted to say YDI just because I'm not getting the feeling that you know how to properly use a microwave...
iwanttogotoparis 26
How Do you manage that?
Stillo 25
Please tell me they were strippers!?:D
91hayek 31
If only. But if she had popcorn she'd get butter and salt all over them.