Today, my friends and I went to the park for some planking. Trying to find a daring spot, I climbed a tree and laid down on a branch. While I was waiting for my friends to take a picture, the branch gave out. 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 went to the park with a girl I like. She got playful and climbed a tree, insisting I come up too. While we were sitting and enjoying the view, she suddenly knocked me off the branch, sending me crashing to the ground. FML
Today, I tried to propose to my partner in a creative way, but ended up getting stuck in a tree. FML
Today, my friend invited me to play frisbee golf with him. On my first throw, my frisbee got stuck on a branch near the top of a very tall tree. This is why I don't do sports. FML
Today, I was hanging out with a guy I like. We climbed a tree to watch the sunset, and as the sun went down, I kissed him. He fell out of the tree. FML
Today, I was at my friends' farm and we decided that we wanted to go to their old treehouse. When we got down there, it turned out my friend Cat had forgotten her shoes. Being a gentleman, I lent her my sandals. I then climbed the treehouse, fell out, and got a nail through my foot. FML
Today, I thought it would be fun to climb a tree. My older sister also thought it would be fun to set the tree on fire. FML
Today, I went sledding with my friends. I said I was tired and didn't want to go, but they press-ganged me into it. I ended up sledding right into a tree, fracturing my leg, and scraping up my entire face. FML
Today, at school, I offered my friend $5 to climb up a tree and jump off. I was already having a hard day and just wanted a bit of a laugh. What I didn't expect was to end up in the hospital with a broken arm because my friend jumped on me. FML
Today, my father was pruning the tree in our front yard. I was helping him collect the falling branches. At one point, a branch fell and I was under it. My father jumped to push me out of the way. Instead he pushed the branch into my face. FML
Today, my family and I went on a picnic in the park 45 minutes drive away from our house. I fell asleep beneath a tree. They left me there. FML
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iAmScrubs 19
And that, my friends, is why planking is a stupid idea.
guitgod1 11
sigh....Planking needs to stop
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Comments (307)
iAmScrubs 19
And that, my friends, is why planking is a stupid idea.
BeastNerd 3
We're not friends. We're best friends... Right? *twitch*
whyXD 13
Hope the branch is ok.
Kayzee01 8
Agreed. Planking is stupid.
mynameis1339 0
Planking is stupid I can't believe how popular it got.
whoisthisgirl 4
exactly. coneing is much better :D it's funny, and only makes you look slightly stupid whereas planking... just makes you look completely mental
A7X_LoVeee 10
Yeah I don't get why people find that fun.
Iamnotmyself 17
Everytime I see someone planking, I made a vow to walk on top of them and say ARGG matey, the British navy will never catch me!
rallets 23
^ i wish this jaghole would walk on me when im planking and is there any way to turn this new FML design to the old one? this one sucks
Dalliance 4
It's also kind of stupid not to know the past tense of the verb "lie". But I've noticed that a lot of people don't seem to have this basic knowledge, so... Grammar lesson of the day: "I am going to lie on this branch so my friends can take cool pictures of me." "I lay on the branch and my friends got a shot of me falling down with it when it broke."
MizzErikaHart 8
no1 cares^
Dalliance 4
#74, it's funny, but the people who don't care are usually the ones who need the knowledge the most. Treat it like a public service announcement. It's no skin off your nose if you were already smart enough to know the difference. But somehow I doubt you did.
dolphincheddar 10
planking originated through photoshop. ts dumb people like OP that actually attempt to try things like that. just photoshop yourself in sideways like how it originated or smarten up
rallets 23
#55 id like to see you try and walk over me when im planking
Iamnotmyself 17
Well the thing is I'm American.... lol I'm going to divert your attention to this word to avoid being an asshole: food, oops wait that's still offensive.
Omgpwned1234 0
Dont get into facebook fads, they were all invented by the emo kids who look alike but never want to conform.
cc_the_beast 6
Planking started in Australia. It started with friends getting drunk together and seeing how stupid they could look. And it was funny, until people who didn't get it ruined it for everyone.
magaliwoodrock 19
Whutt! planking is awesome!
Xr70r7 4
How dare you hurt a tree for planking! >:(
Alysin 14
did they get a picture?
DriizztD 0
10 points to us Aussies. specialy sydney ones woo
J1hill33 12
you have a bird in your mouth 125
FunnyWeasel 7
Wow this stupid trend is spreading to fml as well who's the dumbass that came up with this? even dcigs made a video about this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEs4fYnZhXY&feature=channel_video_title
champagne210 0
#69 you Grammar Nazi
Gorillaz23 9
That wouldn't have happened if you were part monkey...
dolphincheddar 10
123 is a tree humper
zendaddy0 0
did you stay still if you're gonna plank you gatta be committed
katiekatie412 4
YDI for being stupid.. planking isn't even popular anymore...
aimeerenee 0
shut up!
skreech96 0
that's why the new thing is owling.
effyoubitch 5
he likes birds in his mouth.
JoeTheMan12 0
WTF is the point of planking...? dumbest thing I seen in a long time!
jondivey 9
ydi for planking.
ohSNAPyall 27
74, I think you mean, "I doubt you were." Check yourself before you wreck yourself.
bill929 7
planking didn't start in Australia were not that stupid it started in the states when some fat guy couldn't get up of his belly he used the excuse " I'm starting a new trend"
CanWeMicrowaveIt 11
I doubt you were know the difference?? Pretty sure it's did. It could be both but for were it'd be "I doubt you were smart enough to know the difference" or "I doubt you did know the difference"
StopDropNRoll 11
69/81 I'm pretty sure "lay" is present tense
ChelseaXD 0
YDI for planking, idiot. Try cone-ing :)
SwaggerMelon 6
Cone-ing ftw.
Deadzombie 2
it never was..... sorry.
CRiiSPY_fml 0
224 live it !!! but no it actually started in England
pablothepenguin 2
No one planks anymore... it's all about coning now :D
Mistery510 6
that shit is wrong **** face
EvilCupcake8361 9
planking is lame therefore ydi
RabidBunny 10
Ouch. I'm sure that was a funny shot if your friend managed to take the picture.
CareFace 16
Wooden be the first time.
JoeTheMan12 0
have you seen the grandma planking in a airport...? I was on the floor laughing till I couldn't no more!
iiDangerCloseBK 6
loose some weight!!!!!
redbluegreen 41
Please learn the difference between loose and lose before I claw your eyes out.
daisyloo 7
Thank you 12:)
Dodie__fml 2
Also, it could have a skinny branch. He may be a twig! no pun intended.
A7X_LoVeee 10
^ The 'no pun intended' totally killed it.
drunkandfml 11
Learn the difference between them before I "loose" faith in humanity
WHOWASTHEPHONE 10
A game of planking? How does that work?
thesunsetglow_fml 8
One lies down horizontally upon various objects with their body completely rigid and their arms by their sides, thus mimicing a plank. Their idiot friends then take pictures of said planking to post on tumblr or the like. Originated in the UK.
holybuckets 0
It sounds like the stupidest, most pointless game ever.
OkayImSorry 0
That is quite possibly the single stupidest thing I have ever heard of.
Lucidium 0
really, the UK? I assumed America.
cc_the_beast 6
It originated in Australia actually...
cc_the_beast 6
It originated in Australia actually...
a_nutritionist 10
activity =/= game.
HU4L188 0
51- it originated in australia
icecreammintz 0
agreed
ariannaa_fml 17
bahaha that sounds like a great idea.
zendaddy0 0
actually I heard it was how they packed tons of slaves together but I dunno
sydney_herbach 3
Even more stupid is the fact that someone actually died planking.
thesunsetglow_fml 8
Actually, all you uneducated folk, it originated in Northern England under the name "the balancing game" and evolved into "planking when it arrived in other countries. A little Internet search would clear that all up. Good try though. And yes, it could possibly be the most pointless game, right after "Pole Sitting" which is arguably more pointless.
cocofruity123 0
sammeee, but the uk are pretty cool ;)
bill929 7
#117 no it didn't
bill929 7
#118 no it didn't
waterpologurly 0
u just lay flat in random places haha kinda stupid
makkwheel 0
you lay straight in a spot on your stomach while someone takes a picture of you.. ppl post them on the Internet and compete to get the most pictures.
CathyCraaazy 8
Didn't used to be that bad - some of them were extremists, like one guy I know who balanced on an open window some 3 floors up. But then you got those who planked on floors and tables, and they messed it up :/
StudMuffinette 17
YDI for planking on a tree branch. Do it on like something more sturdy.
rallets 23
the best planks are the dangerous ones
diceplaya 12
The best planks are on a pirate ship.
A7X_LoVeee 10
Or don't plank at all.
guitgod1 11
sigh....Planking needs to stop
tblax44 0
planking should have never started
markymark1429 8
Both of you need to stop commenting. Planking is loads of fun if done safely and in good company.
Lulblast 4
Who the hell was the drunk and/or dumbass who invented planking in the first place. Take a picture of yourself lying face-on-the-floor in some place. One of the crappiest trends ever created. If it gets inaugurated in the Olympics, I will seriously do a backflip off of the building I would be working at. Also, did you need to be hospitalized? WTF did you tell the doctor?
NNiiKKiiEE 3
the inventor(s) of planking were slavemasters...
wowlol727 0
doctor: how did this happen?! OP: well i fell out of the tree planking... doctor: -.- u dumass...
a_nutritionist 10
whoever started it is not really to blame. a stupid activity to do among your friends that nobody else gets can be entertaining - when not risking injury to other people. its the morons who popularised it that are to blame.
valekseye 0
one can only HOPE they got hospitalized, any retard involved in "planking" should be culled from our race.
blackbelt25 12
planking : back in the day slaves were handcuffed together and were forced to lay down on each other, many of them died and still had to plank on each other. Think about that before you plank.
cumverg 0
Xzibit? Is that you? What have you been up to since people forgot about your music?
HenryA12345 0
Lmao!
yellowboy30 0
lame
perdix 31
You're a planking idiot. Go plank yourself, you planking motherplanker.
redbluegreen 41
Wood you stop with all the puns? I think you nailed it the first time.
buckeye08 10
Hey, I got a "lol" outta it (:
wowlol727 0
^ -.- u killed it...