Today, I was spending some time alone out in the countryside, when I glanced at my boot. I saw a snake, screamed, ran like hell for my car, tripped over my own feet, and smashed my kneecaps. Upon further inspection, I realized the "snake" was my loose shoelace. 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 running outside. On the last mile, I was alongside some fields. While running down the side of the road, I glanced down and saw a snake. I was so startled I jumped left in front of a car, screaming like a girl. The snake was dead. FML
Today, I was taking a hike through the Appalachians. I lost my balance in a steep area, and grabbed for a root along the trail above me. It turned to not be a root, but a large, angry snake. FML
Today, I was feeling stressed about some upcoming exams, so I went on a nice relaxing nature walk through the nearby bushland. I slipped off a rock and landed in knee-deep mud that claimed my shoe when I pulled my leg free. I'm even more stressed now. FML
Today, I embarrassed myself by screaming for help in a crowded mall when my shoelace got stuck at the top of the escalator. Someone behind me kicked the shoelace and it came out easily. FML
Today, as I was stood on an escalator, my shoelace got caught in the step. Panicking, I tried to pull it out, but my shoe came off. I had to awkwardly hop back down the escalator to retrieve it while everyone around me in the mall watched. FML
Today, I was riding my bike and swerved to avoid hitting a lizard. I ended up sliding into a bush and skinning myself, only to find my tires had still managed to cut the lizard to pieces. FML
Today, something in my shoe was bothering me at work. After about 30 minutes, I finally had a chance to fix it. There was a squashed lizard in my shoe. FML
Today, I was hiking, and four miles away from my car and civilization, I tripped over a rock into a cactus. I used duct tape, which ripped all the hair off my arms and legs but ignored the spikes. FML
Today, I was feeling motivated to improve my unhealthy miserable life and went for a jog. Halfway through, I tripped on my own shoelace and scared a couple walking their dog. According to my wife, it's already been gossiped about in our neighborhood. FML
Today, I attempted a casual jog in my neighborhood. Halfway through, my shoelace snapped, and I tripped, skidding across someone’s lawn. The homeowner rushed out, not to help, but to ask why I was “attacking” their grass. FML
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Top comments
shippingboat 8
So there was not, in fact, a snake in your boot?
lemonypops 10
How messed up do shoelaces have to be to look like a snake?
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Comments (61)
jordanmariah 16
That shoelace sure did trip you up.
TheBelt 19
Next time you should tie your shoelaces.
shippingboat 8
So there was not, in fact, a snake in your boot?
lemonypops 10
How messed up do shoelaces have to be to look like a snake?
kibster9 20
Very carefully
EscapeHorse 12
Maybe Timberlands
baka4815 21
Some baby snakes are often affectionately called a "shoelace with a mouth" by their owners and other snake lovers
ImTheAlpha 30
My Docs' laces are round and the weave of the fiber could look similar to scales. Hopefully for OP, their laces were similar. Or at least not the ribbon kind. Also shoelace with a mouth is just the best thing ever
brvnnx 18
Maybe OP needs glasses.
MrConcise 35
"There's a snake in my boot!" No Woody, there isn't.
Dick_diamond 22
I can understand the unreasonable fear of snakes, but a shoe lace??? That'd have to be one skinny snake..
Jennandco 25
How does one even make that mistake?
KittahMonster 20
That would be a really thin tiny snake. How Terrifying!
DedeleMan 21
How big are your shoelaces??
chuka81 27
We always see what we expect to see, one way or the other.
wickedhyype 17
Well, at least you got away? Kinda of....