Today, I was on webcam with someone and the conversation died so I said "brb". I sat there for five minutes not realising I had left my webcam on. 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 was on Skype with the guy I like. After a while of being on Facebook I forgot I was on webcam to him and started picking my nose. He ended the call. FML
Today, I cancelled out of a video chat with my boyfriend to go take a dump. I took my computer with me to look at Facebook. It took three minutes for me to realize I was still on video chat. FML
Today, I had a video call with a couple of old friends, but the conversation sort of got boring, so I started mouthing words so they'd think the connection was bad and end the awkwardness. Then, as soon as they hung up the call, I realized I'd left my music on in the background the whole time. FML
Today, I joined a video call five minutes early and started checking my emails while I waited. Someone said, “You're already sharing your screen.” I'd accidentally shown everyone my inbox for the first five minutes. FML
Today, while teaching my class, I hooked my laptop up to the projector and put on a documentary. I left it playing and went to the toilet. When I came back, the whole class was talking to my mother. She must've Skyped me while I was gone and someone answered the call. FML
Today, I was working from home and accidentally turned my camera on when I joined a Zoom meeting, while not wearing pants. I had to pretend I was having technical difficulties to quickly put some on. FML
Today, I took a team meeting from home. More specifically, my bed. Because I make great decisions, I ended up falling asleep. At some point during my nap, my cat walked over my keyboard, turning on my webcam. I woke up to my video on and no one left in the meeting. Everyone saw. FML
Today, I was on AIM talking to a really cute guy, whom I've had a crush on for forever, when he asked me to video chat. I got so excited and immediately pressed accept, without thinking. Not until he started screaming and cursing did I realize that I was still using my laptop on the toilet. FML
Today, I had some “me time” at my computer. I'm not quiet. Finished up only to discover that I was still signed into voice chat on my computer in a public server from a previous conversation with a friend. I don’t think anyone heard me, but what if they did? FML
Today, I was testing out my new webcam on an msn Video Call with a friend I hadn't seen in a while. In an attempt to look cool, I pretended to have a very interesting phone conversation. Later I found out my webcam has a mic. She "heard" the whole thing. FML
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Mata_Hari 0
Idiot. -(Edit, and they didn't say anything during those five minutes?...)
purple5 0
Haha, fail!
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illeyad 0
next time be aware of your own surroundings.
primogen18 0
LOL 19 Thats great though. My webcam is built into my laptop and sometimes it will start up in the backround as windows starts which isn't broadcasing, but on chat programs it's pretty easy to see if your cam is still going so that was just DER on your part. Then again on yahoo webcams tend to freeze from time to time, maybe if you were sitting really still you could just use that as an excuse? lol, or if they didn't notice it maybe they were brb as well so you can just say you were very quick...
gaby904 0
#30 thats exactly what I was going to say.. This isn't an FML, just tell the person that you were doing something on the internet like watching a video, or finishing an assignment, etc... Duh. Therefore, YDI for being able to muster up with a lie to cover your other lie
Pirate_argh 6
Well, i guess we all know it? The conversation gets quiet.. arkward.. But if you're cut off the conversation for a while, like that, you might wanna try and just think.. For a second.. That's just... retarded.. You don't have a f***'ed up life.. You're just f***'ed up..
gaby904 0
i mean for NOT being able to muster up a lie to cover your other lie (my late edit for number 36)
fmlimagringa 0
AHAHAHAHhAH that suckss ive been in thesame situation
OHMAHGAHH 0
LOLOL at #19. ...yeah. it's kind of stupid to say brb on webcam. probably shouldn't do that anymore.
jaxx11 0
ahahahahahahahahhhaahhaahh seriously you are the dumbest person ever... but you made my day so i forgive you.
ZiggyMorrison 0
you can just say you had to talk to someone else for a lil bit like they were having a little crisis and they needed someone to talk to no biggie i do it all the time
lostmymind16 0
i wonder if they other person said anything back after a couple minutes? lol cuz i would have so called u out. what a dumbass.