Today, the electrician came because our kitchen light has been flickering. After examining the installation, he screws the lightbulb tighter in the socket. My parents both are PhDs. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I finally managed to get my electrician boyfriend to agree to replace our old lights, after a year of asking. Saturday, he couldn't be bothered and Sunday he came down with a mysterious man flu. This is about the 10th time this has happened. FML
Today, I found out how hard it is to actually change light bulbs. I work with electricians. FML
Today, I almost burned the house down while changing a lightbulb. FML
Today, whilst showing my kids how to replace a light bulb safely, I gave myself and electric shock, and dropped the bulb. Twice in a row. In hindsight I should have let my husband do all the DIY-based educating, since I now have a glass shard in my big toe. FML
Today, I tried to hang up a light and, in my clumsiness, got shocked. My dad started screaming at me for yelling out. FML
Today, I finally fixed the flickering light in my office by tapping it with a broom. Turns out, it wasn't actually the light but a family of squirrels having a some sort of disco party in the ceiling. FML
Today, my mom’s boyfriend insists that I can’t break anything by hooking up my new stove wrong, so I should just try until it works. Some trial and error and one electrician’s visit later, I now have a correctly hooked up stove which is now half broken. FML
Today, we finished redecorating my kitchen. My dad has been his usual OCD self about getting it perfect, so when he noticed a shelf was just barely not level, he decided to adjust the screws. It fell off and damaged my floor, so he threw the screwdriver and cracked a wall tile. Thanks dad. FML
Today, I asked my mom why the lamp in the living room wasn’t working. She immediately plugged it in, it worked, and she called me a complete idiot. I haven’t slept in a week. FML
Today, my lamp wouldn’t turn on. I spent a good 10 minutes looking for a replacement bulb before I thought to check if it was plugged in. It wasn’t. FML
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flounder1 0
They're both PhDs or they have PhDs?!
Tozi_fml 0
A PhD doesn't make you an expert in lightbulb matters.
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Comments (122)
flounder1 0
They're both PhDs or they have PhDs?!
Evaligon 0
he SCREWS? dont you mean SCREWED. guess the PhD genius runs in the family.
funnyfml 0
You like to brag eh, don't you
GuitarJunkie6258 0
LMAO
khosa 0
maybe they got the electrician because THEY CAN :/
GoldenGirl83 0
Ha, both my parents have PhDs too, but they're really dumb with stuff like that... I'm always the one figuring things out xD
MysteryJoker 5
Academically smart Common sense retarded
snoopy24_fml 0
LOL yeah...I know some people like that! gotta love the zero common sense ;-)
jarrettd 27
The real fml is that op said her parents are PhD's
Ragna_fml 0
I hope your parents will get well soon.. woman
Tozi_fml 0
A PhD doesn't make you an expert in lightbulb matters.
v1kt4r 13
yeah but the world should be able to expect more 4rm people with PhDs seeing as they are respected for there academic prowess or wat not, a certain level of common sense is expected of a PhD holder, What do they have their PhDs in Theory???, heck even some one who mostly deals in theories would have come up with 1 as to why the lights were flickering, possibly the bulb might be loose...
plutosaplanet 0
please tell me "4rm" is not meant to be a shortcut for "from". "fourrm" puts the "r" and the "o" in the wrong place, not to mention doesn't work at all and makes me angry
catscratch_fml 1
IAWTC.
Pennykins 0
That's hysterical! The PhD's I know are Physicists, so they run around building stuff and blowing stuff up. They're pretty good with light bulbs too. My mother had two Master's degrees, and I will never forget the day that she saw a mouse in the kitchen and literally stood on a chair. LOL
capslockisgood 19
41 What does your mother's advanced education have to do with her fear of mice?
silbern 0
a retard could figure out what to do with a flickering light.
Anteezy 7
It means pretty huge dick.
lucey15 0
sad to say it but a PhD in history isn't worth the paper that it's printed on.
error_031 0
They better keep the paper then
12inchD 0
exactly this means they are rich stuck up bitches
youthink_fml 0
Light bulb expert? It's called doing the obvious instead of first crying for help. Just because someone's book smart, it doesn't mean they have common sense.
starried 0
Not sure how this is an FML.
FMLinCA 12
yeah, how is this an FML moment? and what does PhD have to do with anything anyway?
abasio 1
It is a time when the OP realised his parents are dumbasses whereas before he was proud of their intelligence. That's pretty sad. I remember the saddest moment in my life was when I realised I am destined for a life of mediocrity rather than one of pure awesome sauce (｡-_-｡)
abasio 1
*she *her
abasio 1
*she *her