Today, my family was celebrating my grandma's 90th birthday. I pulled a little prank and got candles that keep relighting. After a few blows, my grandma fainted. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my family gathered at my 96 year old great-grandmother's surprise birthday party that was my idea. When she walked in, we surprised her so much that she literally had a heart attack. She is now in the hospital. FML
Today, I was at my friend's house and accidentally blew out a candle that was supposed to be lit for seven days straight. It was in honor of her grandmother who had recently died. FML
Today, I was showing my grandson how to blow out the candles on his birthday cake. I got a little too close and set my hair on fire. The candles remained lit but my grandson was too terrified to go near them after the whole ordeal. FML
Today, my family flew out to surprise my grandma for her 70th birthday. When we arrived, she and my grandpa were both sitting on the couch, high, smoking a joint. FML
Today, after mourning and making my girlfriend cancel her big birthday party, I found out my grandma didn't actually die. FML
Today, during a family reunion, my 89 year-old grandma stood up and drunkenly made a speech about how ashamed I should be of myself for still being single. She then passed out at the table. Half my family got up to help her, the other half whispered in agreement. FML
Today, I drove over an hour to my grandma's house for her birthday party. When she answered the door, her eyes went wide and she said angrily "No, not you!" and slammed the door shut in my face. FML
Today, it was my mother's birthday. My 5 year old brother and 85 year old grandma decided to decorate the house with balloons and a blow up "people" they found in my room. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My family put a bouquet of balloons outside my room for me to find when I woke up. I walked out of my room, saw the balloons, screamed, and fell down the stairs. FML
Today, my mom sent me beautiful candlesticks along with some half burned candles. I thanked her. She told me the candlesticks were a wedding gift to my grandmother 85 years ago. Then she said the candles were used at my grandma's wedding. I had already lit them. FML
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Top comments
Nightwing98 22
Just be thankful you didn't kill her!
Pleonasm 36
You really blew it on that one, OP. Too swoon?
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Comments (141)
Nightwing98 22
Just be thankful you didn't kill her!
ittsdann 6
Everyone is like " you should have known better" it's not like op meant to make his grandma pass out. It's a harmless prank. But after a couple tries they should have told her
PleaseStayChill 9
Well it's not a real party until someone dies.
I_iz_B_a_troll 24
He's just trying to get to his inheritance money so he can afford more cruel pranks! Up next, the paper mâché cane for Christmas, and a prank life alert that makes fart noises... Too much?
Wiringify 22
1 - Who said she didn't die after that?
Larawk 8
Better than jumping out of the birthday cake and giving her a heart attack...
dinorider_fml 4
Well this string of comments has gotten dark
tj5810 21
I like your style.
gggreen 2
I think op would have said so 58...
therealafroninga 10
Yeah, I did the same thing. My great grandmas dead now.
Ryan_Jaxson 8
Common sense did.
clueless05 12
It's all fun and games until grandma dies...
MrBubblez98 13
You sir, are ****** up. I think almost everyone will agree with me on that
nado13579 12
58- Who said she did?
beaglegal 42
In the video FML they did kill her :/
yoyoforpeace 14
Pretty sure you just omitted yourself from the will! Keep that up and she won't have a 91st birthday.
Pleonasm 36
It would be unfortunate if she bit the dust before she could have a bite of the cake. Unless she fainted head first into it. That way, biting the cake could become a new euphemism.
qqaz 6
All I got from this was: "After a few blows, my grandma fainted."
Pleonasm 36
You really blew it on that one, OP. Too swoon?
PinkGirl246 8
I see what you did there. :3
flockz 20
i bet grandma wasn't very delighted.
JFurr 9
But at least he's enlightened as to where the line is drawn. The next joke goes for should be a piece of cake.
gc327072 31
15- how about we turn that annoying phrase into a pun? 1. Type out "I see what you did there" 2. Change I to Icing 3. ???? 4. Get likes!
monocyte 4
Faintastic prank, grandchild.
CallMeMcFeelii 14
Why do people say the phrase, "I see what you did there", anyway? No shit you saw it, so did 2000 other people. I'd say that phrase is worse than, "That's so punny!". Yes, puns are funny and yes, you saw that he made a pun. Congratulations.
ComTlancy 12
The pun really took my breath away
chris_42 11
You really blew me away.
desoto96 9
48- that correction was brilliant. Kudos my friend, kudos.
vocaloidtiger 12
The urge to use this phrase is often driven by the hipster impulse to let the world know that they know about something. People who use this phrase usually think in the moment that they say it that everyone else is actually gonna care that they get it. In the end, no matter how you use this phrase, the truth of the matter is that no one really gives a shit about wether or not you understand a reference.
Yodaevil 4
Grandpap said " she's fine, had that problem since she was 18!"
flockz 20
now you know why your grandpa was always slightly depressed.
Pleonasm 36
Yea, a little deflated, even.
unknown_user5566 27
Their love life must have waxed and waned quite often, since they were never able to ignite a spark in the bedroom.
honeybadgerr 9
#13 - I think you have started a trend... Every single commenter is attempting to outpun you.
heythere131630 9
It's alright because let's face it, there all hilarious!
Welshite 40
OP: C'mon Gran, you can do it! Grandma: *musters her last breath* OP: BLOW THEM OUT! Grandma: *faints* OP: They're still lit, Gran...
AnxietySlave 9
Thats a FML for her actually.. Hopefully she's OK.
senor_awesome 14
Wow. She already has to blow out 90 candles and you pull that shit? You sir, have won the Grandson of the Year award. I certainly hope she makes it to the 91st birthday.
unknown_user5566 27
Geez, you're making it seem like OP is a terrible person for pulling what should've been a harmless prank. It's not like OP did it with the intention of making the grandma pass out.
lilhellian 27
They make candle that are in the shape of a "9" and a "0" so you sir fail.
Beeftinkle 13
Not everyone does those, my grandma had 76 candles on her cake....
capper44 18
Wow have to say that first time i am agreed with #30's comment lol & hope grandma took it as fun when she woke up and everyone laughs :)
gc327072 31
If I make it to 90, I'm damn sure having 90 candles.
Spottedfeather 7
The OP IS a terrible person for pulling this supposed prank. Unless you think that giving relighting candles to someone that probably has massive trouble breathing just fine ? I suppose you'd be alright with dumping someone that couldn't swim into a pool ? You know...just as a prank ?
jweezy89 4
69- i don't know where you're getting your info from, but not all 90+ year olds have terrible breathing problems. Yes I know you said "probably", but the op would've known about said breathing problems.
vocaloidtiger 12
69 - 101 is right. Also, sometimes you just don't think before you act. Admit it, you've done it more than once: done something before thinking twice about it, and suffering the consequences later. We all do it. This just happened to be one of those times for OP.
Spottedfeather 7
118 said---Admit it, you've done it more than once: done something before thinking twice about it, and suffering the consequences later. We all do it. This just happened to be one of those times for OP. Um...no, I haven't. For this very reason. I don't want something stupid to happen, so I actually think before I do things. Morons who think they're better than everybody else are the ones that just do things without thinking it through.
Carmstro 13
128, so you've never made a mistake in your life? Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you broke your record with that previous comment.
Fusion_Fear 14
Was it really a good idea to prank someone who is 90 years old?
anythingmustbe 18
Someone is going to say it so I might as well get it out of the way. That blows. Literally.
BlowinChronic 18
Why didn't you just keep quiet...
DocBastard 40
Yes, pranking a nonagenarian is always a good idea. Next time try using your brain. If she makes it to 91.
lilhellian 27
You'd think a doc would want more patients. On a serious note use a whoopie cushion instead op.
lilhellian 27
I did put "on a serious note" to indicate the first line was a sarcastic remark.