Today, I was walking through the main lobby at school and I saw someone waving at me, so I waved back. Turns out she was just cleaning a glass door. I heard laughter behind me. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, as I was about to open a door at school, a student opened it and hit me. As I recovered and was about to open it again, someone else opened the door, hitting me again. Everyone laughed. FML
Today, I thought I was waving at my neighbor, who was also waving enthusiastically back. After smiling and gesturing, I realized she was actually cleaning her windows. I was flirting with Windex. FML
Today, I finally gathered up the guts to say hi to the girl I like. As I was walking down the hallway, I saw her and waved hello, only to walk into a bathroom door. FML
Today, a girl said hi to me very enthusiastically at school, and I heard her friends laughing afterward. I was too lazy to put in my contact lenses this morning so I couldn't tell who it was. FML
Today, whilst in the break room at work, a girl I don’t know walked into the room. She gave me a look of utter disgust, then turned and walked back out of the room. I was so shocked, I burst out laughing. FML
Today, after a boozy lunch, I drunkenly waved at what I thought was my reflection in a shop window. The person inside waved back. I laughed and kept walking. Ten minutes later, I realized I'd spent the entire interaction waving at someone standing in a café. FML
Today, I was at a volleyball game talking with my friends when a girl who is in my team arrived. She was greeting someone else but I thought that she was saying hi to me. However, I'd already waved back at her. All my friends and others noticed the situation and as a result they laughed at me. FML
Today, at my new job waitressing, I walked into a glass door at full speed while carrying a tray of drinks. Not only did I spill everything, but I also left a weird make up face print on the glass for everyone to laugh at. FML
Today, I was volunteering at a school, as I walked past the swings these two girls smiled and said "wow, you are so pretty!". I smiled back and said "awww, well thank you!." As I walked past I hear them laughing, "she actually believed us." FML
Today, I tried to jokingly hold the door shut so my friend, who I'd seen walking down the hall to our class, couldn't get in. It was funny, until my new teacher yelled "Open the damn door!" from the other side. FML
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Top comments
DeeDeeJay 15
I think everybody made that mistake before.
JMichael 26
Way to be courteous and wave!
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Comments (61)
Alchemist_21 26
Common mistake. It actually is funny, and I'd be laughing at myself if I did that.
limitedition 25
You were being friendly. No harm done.
Hilda_x 25
Everyone does this OP. I waved at someone the other day because I thought they were waving at me and they gave me a really weird look. I just blushed and giggled it off.
thebash14 7
I don't always wave at people, but when I do they are cleaning glass doors.
lexi365 20
Just no.
DippinGrizzly907 27
I don't always reply to comments, but when I do the commenter looks like a Justin Bieber wannabe
cwl727 33
This made me laugh. I also have done the same thing.
thefastnfuryass 14
That'll be the next Windex commercial.
nerdsgetmehot 23
Ahhh, yes. I have done that far too many times. I usually end up trying to play it cool and let the waving hand drop to my hair, pretending I'm just taming the beast that is my coif. Is it believable? Probably not. Does it make me feel better? Ever so slightly.
Cygnus_fml 10
Dude, seriously, nobody noticed. I do that ALL THE TIME. Mostly because I keep assuming people are waving at me even though they never do. But the thing is, if they're not waving at you, they're not paying any attention to you and probably don't care. Even if they are, it's not like they're going to remember it the next day. You're not as important as you like to think you are. SO FEEL BETTER, DAMMIT.
Senseless_487 29
You must have missed the part in the story where there was laughter behind him. People noticed, and OP was embarrassed. It may have been a big deal to him.
worldclassrager 41
Honest mistake...don't worry about it
_raemichaels 8
Wouldn't she have had something in her hand to clean with, like a sponge or a rag, which you could have used to discern if she was waving at you or not.... Nevertheless, don't worry about it OP, we've all been there!