Today, I was late to school for the third time this week because my alarm clock didn't go off. I clearly remembered setting it, so I videotaped myself sleeping. It turns out I've been turning off my alarm clock in my sleep. FML
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Today, after buying 3 new alarm clocks, I finally decided to video tape myself all night to figure out if my alarm clock was broken or if I was oversleeping. Turns out I wake up around 4am each day and turn them off without remembering. FML
Today, I went to bed early, feeling responsible. At 2 a.m., I woke up in a panic because I forgot to set my alarm. While fixing it, I actually turned it off completely. I overslept, missed work, and proved once again that I should never trust myself. FML
Today, I heard my alarm go off, dragged myself out of bed, had breakfast and got ready for work. As I was heading out the door I checked the time again. It was 1:41 AM. Apparently my alarm never actually went off. FML
Today, I bought a new alarm clock because I kept sleeping through my phone alarms. The first morning, it went off exactly when planned. I promptly turned it off, went back to sleep for “5 minutes,” and woke up 3 hours later. The clock had been set correctly. I had just gone straight back to sleep. FML
Today, I set 3 alarms so I wouldn't miss an early morning event I was volunteering at. After I slept through the first one, my roommate turned the other two off without waking me up because they were annoying. I missed the event. FML
Today, I set an alarm labeled "DO NOT BE LATE." When it went off, I turned it off, congratulated myself for being responsible, and promptly went back to sleep. I woke up two hours later. FML
Today, I fully intended to start going to the gym so I set my alarm an hour early so I could go before work and get it over with. Alas, when the alarm went off and I saw that horrible "5 a.m." on my phone, my brain put me straight back to sleep without my consent. I ended up being late for work. FML
Today, I thought I'd been really clever by setting my alarm ten minutes earlier to get up on time. I did wake up ten minutes earlier… then promptly fell back asleep for another hour. FML
Today, I woke up and saw that my alarm clock had fallen on the floor. It read 9:05 am. I panicked because I was late for work. As I frantically got ready, I went to pick my alarm clock up to place it back on my nightstand when I realized it was upside down. The actual time was 5:06. FML
Today, my phone alarm didn't go off this morning. Furious, I spent ten minutes complaining about technology before realizing I'd carefully set the alarm for 7:00 PM instead of 7:00 AM. The technology was actually innocent for once. FML
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adelaide_evening 0
I do that ALL the time. What you need to do is set the one by your bed (the one I assume you are turning off), and then set another one across the room about five minutes later so you have to get up and turn it off. Between the two of them and having to walk across the room, it should wake you up. If it doesn't, set another across the room.
xolotl 0
Whoa.
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Comments (147)
4ube_fml 6
ok. THIS is why you put your alarm clock AWAY FROM YOUR BED. So you are forced to GET UP. Because the stupid excuse "i turned it off while sleeping".. Pff
KenMcGormick 0
i think maybe you should try to switch the places where you place your alarm clock 1st...
th3wh1tee 0
#14 yeah it was quite lame, I am recovering from a hangover so I realize one of the side effects is that I am not funny at all right now.
Mnemic 6
Hehe, I did that a few times in the past as well! :-o Thank God never on important days like exams and such.
suckerz 0
ehhhhh... so what??? as if you're the only one... why is this a FML??? just put the clock away from your bed and problem solved... how the hell did this pass the mods??? if yours passed so should this: Today, I didn't want to wake up at 6 AM but I had to. FML
ubbernoob 0
I saw this really nifty alarm clock with what looks like a helicopter propeller on top. When the alarm goes off it shoots the helicopter propeller across the room, and it will not stop going off till you retrieve the propeller and put it back on the clock. it has an internal battery so even if you unplug it, it will still function.
such_is_life_fml 0
Heh, I do this too. The remedy? Get Clocky, the alarm clock. It gives me half a heart attack every morning, but I'll be damned if it doesn't wake me up :P Imagine a 21 gun salute and a bomb simultaneously going off next to your bed. It wakes you up good.
AdamAndEve 0
Wow, I can't believe you needed to videotape yourself to think of that. I just used my brain to think of why it was happening and came up with the same problem.
lala_land 0
HAHAHAHA. I do that all the time! Especially on nights when I know I have a test the next day. It's a subconscience thing. :D
zebendyone 0
#14, what was the point of being a bitch and saying that? That's a good idea to video tape it. I never would have thought of that. xD