Today, I went into work and noticed one of my fellow colleagues had a large bunch of flowers on her desk. As soon as I saw her, I immediately said, "Happy Birthday!" Everyone went quiet. It wasn't her birthday; her father had died. 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 texting a friend of mine. She mentioned it was her dad's birthday. I typed, "Tell him 'Happy Birthday' from me!" and as I pressed send, I remembered her dad was dead. FML
Today, I asked a coworker what she'd bought her dad for father's day. She said that she got him some flowers, and I laughed because I thought it was a rather feminine gift for a man. I later found out that the flowers were for his grave. FML
Today, at work, our team started a new sales strategy of selling flowers to men by asking them to buy one for their lovely ladies. The first guy I ask ends up crying and telling me his wife passed away a week ago. The woman with him was actually his sister. FML
Today, I finally got the courage to ask my boss why the flowers I got her for her birthday the other day were in the conference room and not her office. She told me she was allergic to them and she had such a bad reaction that it made her go home early. I made my boss sick on her birthday. FML
Today, I told a co-worker to "lighten up, and stop wearing black all the time, it makes you look depressed." I didn't know his father had died the week before. FML
Today, on the first occasion I've seen my boss since her brief leave, I brought up how I got to hear all our customers' heartwarming plans for their moms on Mother's Day. Her mother just died. That's why she was on leave. FML
Today, I told my new boss to wish his daughter a happy birthday on my behalf, as I overheard him saying it was today. Turns out she committed suicide three years ago. FML
Today, my coworker said that she suddenly got the shivers. I jokingly told her that it meant she must be being watched by a dead person and made stupid ghost noises. She then told me it was the anniversary of her dad's death and burst into tears. FML
Today, a guy from work that I barely know gave me sunflowers for my birthday. He told me, "You mentioned they were your favorite." I mentioned it to my family at home a few days ago. FML
Today, at work, I asked a lady how she was doing. When she replied, I didn't understand her, and instead of asking her what she'd said, I just replied with, "Oh, that's good." What she'd said that I didn't understand was that her husband had just died. FML
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darkkefka 0
More like F you for making assumptions.
necromancerlord 0
Nothing says party like black tulips and red roses.
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corporalusmc 0
Now that's funny!
DareToDream7 0
Can everybody PLEASE just shut up and STOP saying the OP deserved it??? Seriously, SHUT THE **** UP, NONE of you would have assumed it was a death in the family! ALL of you would have assumed that it was either her birthday or she had an admirer. So you can all take your hypocritical comments and shove it up your ass or I'll do it for you. As well, none of you would have asked "What's the occasion?" because you would have felt awkward for not knowing it was her birthday or if there was a death, etc because you would feel insensitive for NOT KNOWING. Are we understood? Because I swear to GOD if one more person says "YDI for making assumptions, I wouldn't have made assumptions, I clearly would have known it was a death in her family because I'm so ******* smart and intuative and I know everything so I woulnd't have ever thought in a million years that it was her birthday." I will lose it.
Bivbit 3
Wow. Your fault for making assumptions..
Abercrombi 0
my dad died yesterday.. i dont think it was the ops fault assuming it was their birthday.
supertacowaffle 41
you look like a ******* prostitute..put some clothes on
nick3600 22
LOL U FAIL @ HEARING THE NEWS.
bananal_fml 0
Are you one of those people where your friends all tell you you're gonna get shot?
WTSchool 0
Hmm. I don't think you deserve, but you should've seen what they were for first...
LemonLolly 10
...Who gives someone flowers for a birthday?
cwl727 33
Flowers don't equal birthday.