Today, I won a big raffle. However, my name is so ridiculous-sounding that they thought someone was playing a prank, and pulled a different ticket. I was too embarrassed to say anything. 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 scratched a lottery ticket I had gotten for my birthday and won $10,000. In celebration, I jumped up and raised my hands directly into a ceiling fan. Oh, and it was a fake ticket. FML
Today, I got a scratcher lottery ticket, scratched it in the store, and won $5,000! I screamed and danced around. The guy next to me shoved me over, yanked the ticket from my hands, and tore ass out the door. The cops couldn't find him. FML
Today, I won a raffle organised by a friend. I discovered one of the "prizes" was actually a present that I had given to her, that she had "loved". When I asked her where she had gotten it, she said, "Oh, just some crap someone gave me once." She didn't even remember that I had given it to her. FML
Today, I was playing at a bingo hall, when I got a bingo for $50. I got so excited that I accidentally yelled, "Holy fuck!" They kicked me out. I didn't get the money. FML
Today, I won a meal for two in a raffle. I had no one to go with. FML
Today, I won a lottery at my local grocery store. Excited, I went to claim my prize, only to discover it was a bottle of red wine. I'm a recovering alcoholic. FML
Today, my friend texted me from a bar, saying they had just called my name in a raffle to win a trip to Aspen, CO. You had to be at the bar to claim the prize. I had left the bar half-an-hour earlier, not knowing they were even having a raffle. FML
Today, I went with my sister to her company Christmas party. They had a gift raffle, my number was called and I won $25 for a local restaurant. A few moments later, the manager came over and said, "You don't work here? You can't have that" and took it from me. FML
Today, I found out I won a 20 000 dollar scholarship. After celebrating with my family by jumping around the room for a half-hour, we realized it was addressed to someone else with the same last name. When we called to tell her, she said it was weird because she had received my rejection letter. FML
Today, I was supposed to hear back from a major scholarship competition. After months of waiting, during which my parents were convinced I had won, I discovered that my entry had never been received. Apparently the woman I had confirmed with had had a long day, and lied so that she could go home. FML
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littlesarahxo 30
Princess Consuela Bananahammock?
ashlynh1212 9
What's your name?
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ashlynh1212 9
What's your name?
FMLkoala 28
I'm guessing mike hunt.
stevenN659 24
im not too sure, but I do actually know a phillip michael hunt.... you can work out where im going with this
mattrd_fml 31
Can't be any more ridiculous than that couple who named their kid "Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii." :-(
cdawg69 10
Why can't they get my name right? It's so simple! Na, Ee, Na, Na, Jar. Nainanajar! It's so easy!
rocker_chick105 31
There's a guy who I went to school with named Harrison (Harry) Cox...
berryjones11024 17
Dick Buttkiss
hamzor 5
Hakuna Matata perhaps?
Idontcare5623 4
I kid you not I went to school with a boy who's parents do spelled his name ********. I feel so sorry for him.
fuckyourlifeOP 25
Ben Dover.
harrison99 4
My name is Harrison (Harry by some) Johnson (Or another slang for penis). So my friends call me Harry Johnson and then just laugh their asses off
illegalbeagle69 23
Mike Oxoflopin
jake_braves 25
Could the real slim shady please stand up?
ManicGypsy 22
#38, that guys parents must have hated him.
slipstreak 10
Anita Bath
princesspeachxox 18
I went to school with a "mike littlewood"
aaron44 16
"Mike Hawk" perhaps?
SarahSehhati 40
dikenya..... (dick in ya) yes it is a real name....
kat007 8
Biggus Dickus
Byere 4
*coughs* my grandad is named Michael Hunt (and yes, he hates being called "Mike")
scooterdude720 19
My friend Aaron's grandpa is named Harry Bush. No joke.
lahondarider 9
@145 best movie ever
SiriusOrionBlack 20
I had a teacher in high school named Harold Sachs. students joke about it all the time. suffice it to say he does not like being called Harry.
SiriusOrionBlack 20
also, the store manager at the grocery store I used to work at is Mr. Dick, whose full name is, I kid you not, Chris P. Dick.
fmlstarterkit 13
Gaylord
kylo_117 17
Probably Ben Dover
ArcticIce160 0
Hugh Mungus
NostalgiaFreak9 43
Mike Litoris.
littlesarahxo 30
Princess Consuela Bananahammock?
zBLAKEz 23
Crap bag? (I really hope people get this reference.)
junkman6 22
I.P. Freely?
1dvs_bstd 41
is OP related to 'the todd' in any way?
xxsakuraxx 29
???
jack_jill05 14
im pretty sure thats a reference to scrubs.
jsp16 24
#7 of course we get it. We're all friends. :)
kendallfireHD 16
28. It's a friends reference.
jack_jill05 14
#55 I was referring to #14 'the todd' reference, which is in fact from scrubs. I know the difference between them, theyre two of my favorite shows.
obnum 19
Nah it was probably Regina Phalange
Cleu 12
More like biggie dickus
Cleu 12
Damn autocorrect, I meant to say Biggus Dickus.
morghandi 21
#7 If you have trouble remembering it, just think of a bag of crap. :D
sonnyrosa 32
I have this painted on a coffee mug at my work... it makes me chuckle.
stevothedevo 25
#78 this plane doesn't even have a phalange.
ashieee143 18
Omg yes xD and YDI op for not saying something sorry.
thevelociraptor 31
This FML definitely needs a follow up. Your name please?
Welshite 40
Why on earth would the OP supply his/her real name? That's just asking to be stalked.
Catkam623 27
Because knowing what qualifies as such a ridiculous name is important to the fml community so that they can laugh at op
mannatee 19
Knowing the name is an important part of FMLs such as this. It's silly to not include it.
ddlovatolover 23
Batman bin Suparman? (there's a real guy with that name in the world, no kidding.)
Sandman366 6
126-Like that's the worst. Dick Assman, GoldenPalaceDotCom Silverman (parents were paid for that one), Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (rejected protest against naming laws, but pronounced "Albin", later tried "@", also rejected, also pronounced "Albin", but not the first to try for @), God Shammgod......Batman bin Suparman has a lot of competition.
copperchinchilla 19
Yes because knowing someone's name is certainly a guaranteed invitation to stalk them (heavy ass sarcasm intended)
quadley 6
You get used to that when you have an Italian last name.
ashingtondc 3
Mario Luigi?
amberv61 22
My dad purposely named me Amber so I would not have as many difficulties in school as he did. My Mexican last name though does add some problems since I live in a white based community
Wewky 4
I have an Italian last name and it still irks me when people say it wrong.
1two3four5six 23
try having a Nigerian last name and living in Texas
Lemou_fml 25
Well, I have three A's and three Q's in my name. And it consists of eight.
apcsox 18
So true #4
joemud 13
You should have claimed your prize, you won! Sorry that it was embarrassing op :/
Queensland 27
At least your name isn't Gaylord and someone had agreed to name their baby after you, before they knew your name.
sophiekat 19
Maybe he is a Falker.
Vita_1 30
My principal's name was Gaylord. Was hard for all of us not to laugh every time he was called up.
Patty410 11
Can't be as bad as north west.
AlexRen 21
It can't be that ridiculous. I would've got my prize still. Own up to your name! Lol it's not rapunlesha
Rainhawk94 27
Or Sharkeisha
skatoolaki 24
Or Airwrecka.
ryan1268 18
Or north west xD
AlphaOmega0106 18
I feel sorry for you OP but why did 31 (the amount at the time of posting) people say YDI. How does OP deserve it?
xSalashawty 30
Probably because he didnt stand up for himself. I don't have a "unique" name so I wouldnt know how it feels to be in his shoes.
Misoranomegami 16
1) presumably they entered the raffle themselves so could have put down a nickname. 2) by the time you've grown up with something like that you should be able to laugh it off and stand up anyway. And if you can't manage 1 or 2 the you need to (3) change your name because you're going to miss a lot more in life than a raffle if you let what people think of your name keep you from what you're entitled to.
cluch3 22
Hello? Some people shyness issues.
GirasolNegro 22
Because no matter what their name is, they should have claimed their prize, it's easy enough to show I.D. and prove that's your real name.
sisco2901 20
Alright now, could Mr Focker please stand up?