Anonymous
United States
Today, I woke up to find a tick stuck to my eyelashes. The only way I know of to get it off is with fire. FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Sarah220
United States
Ticked off
Today, I woke up to a pain on my eyelid. I stumbled into the bathroom to find a huge tick attached to the edge of my eyelid. My dad used tweezers to pull it off, only the head stuck. I had to go to the doctor and sit there for 15 minutes so she could pull the rest out. FML
Anonymous
This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff
United States
New, from Goop
Today, after a nap, I went to scratch my eye and felt what I presumed to be a clump of mascara on my eyelash. I didn't wear mascara today. It was a tick. FML
Luna
Carmel, United States
Today, I found a tick half-buried in my nipple. FML
Anonymous
This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff
United States
Where did you come from?
Today, I was about to get in the shower, when I felt an odd itch in my navel. I saw what I thought was bellybutton lint, so I pulled on it, and quickly realized what I had between my fingers was a still-squirming, headless tick. FML
crayons128
United States
Today, I was at a fire roasting marshmallows. When mine caught on fire, I pulled it back so I could blow out the flames. It flew off the stick, and, still flaming, landed on my face. FML
theapplesleader
Washington, United States
Yucky!
Today, I picked my dog up and nibbled her ear. On the tip of her ear was a large tick, which burst, sending blood into my mouth. FML
Anonymous
Leer, Germany
A visitor
Today, I had a walk-in: a tiny tick, crawling through my bathroom window, looking down at me in the shower, wondering whether I might be tasty. The window was closed, by the way. FML
santasadiekins
United States
Today, I was camping out under the stars on my trampoline. I was just about asleep when I felt a tickle on my arm. Figuring it was an ant, I brushed it off. The rest of the red ants crawling up my arm didn't like that. FML
animal lover...
Today, I woke up to my cat slowly dragging her paw across my face. I opened my eyes to see a bloody mouse dangling an inch from my face. It was still twitching. FML
Firepants
Canada
Today, I woke up with a burning sensation on my butt. Remembering that yesterday I was bit by a fire ant, I decided to reinspect the bite. I found ten more which itch and burn. My parents' new nickname for me is "Firebutt". FML
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Richisme 0
fire wins all the time
MusicXisXii 0
Fire is how you kill them. You can get them off with tweezers. Just make sure you don't leave ANY part of the tick inside of your skin or on your eyelash or whatever.
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birds_fml 7
I know I'm probably too late, but you do NOT want to remove a tick with alcohol, fire, or anything else than tweezers. All other methods to "make" the tick let go will make it regurgitate into the wound, increasing your chances of catching any number of nasty diseases that ticks carry. You need to grab the head with pointy tweezers, and gently but firmly pull until it comes off. If it's on your eyelid, you might be better off going to the doctor to get this done.
aneesha10 0
you wanna apply heat to it, i get them all the time, well not all the time but you get what i mean so rub your ring finger on your right paml until you feel it hrat up then put it to the tick and repeat that 7 times, wait an hour and do it again, it works.
omega802 0
hehehe a tick was in my leg so I shot it with my airsoft gun u me are stupid
thew_fml 14
eye lash? try scissors
christa953 12
hey 32: you are nice and moist
Parabolar 1
Ever heard of Google? Yeah, it's pretty cool! It'll even tell you how to remove a tick. Don't use fire, it burns (especially eyeballs).
xbabykgurlyx 0
FYI for anyone reading this.... Vasaline, or ANYTHING with an Oily base, (like veggie oil..) it will come right off.... EVEN IF IT HAS ALREADY GOTTEN ITS HEAD IN , THE OIL WILL MAKE IT BACK OUT ON ITS OWN... JUST INCASE ANYONE WAS WONDERING... :)
RetroMom 0
easiest way to get a tick out: make it dizzy. using your index finger, rub it really fast in a circle, clockwise, and after a few seconds it will come out and walk away on its own... something about the rubbing disorients it. its the damndest thing but it WORKS and no fire, alchohol or vaseline on your eye... ugh, the idea of all that was grossing me out!
MitchN 0
I'm pretty sure alcohol works on them too. Because well - they're light weights. how'd it get on your eye lash?
unknown2me 0
don't use fire! pull it out with tweezers as quickly and close to the head as possible. if you use fire or alcohol or another thing like that, it irritates the tick, causing it to inject any bacteria it has into you such as Lyme disease or bartonella.