Today, while blissfully unaware that it was the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, I was making paper airplanes during my free period in school. Next thing I know, I was reported for, "making jokes about the 9/11 attacks." FML
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Today, my extremely racist coworker was doing his usual thing. Since it was 9/11 he went absolutely hardcore on his "jokes" so I reported it to my supervisor. She asked what did he say specifically and I recited it to her. She decided to write me up for "making inappropriate comments at work". FML
Today, I found out that my coworker shared a laugh with the boss about setting the office desk on fire (which he actually did), while ten minutes later I was threatened with being fired because I made paper snowflakes and hung a few of them next to the computer. FML
Today, at school, I got in trouble for plagiarizing on a paper. The subject of said paper was where I see myself in ten years. FML
Today, I got into trouble for moving my chair around in class, which went on my permanent record, while other people were literally throwing things across the room and being loud but they didn't get in trouble. Tomorrow's my birthday and now my parents won't let me go out, even after I told them what happened. FML
Today, I was carrying a stack of paperwork at work, when my pen rolled off and onto the floor. As soon as I bent down to pick it up, a nearby co-worker, who's always hated me, accused me of putting on a show and sexually harassing him. He actually followed up by reporting me to HR. FML
Today, I purposely set my phone off in class to make it seem like I had friends. FML
Today, I got paper thrown at me because I didn't agree with my classmate's conspiracy theory that Brian Griffin's death was planned by the illuminati. FML
Today, during a class, I noticed some racist statements and symbols on a table. While erasing them, I bent down to pick up my dropped pencil. I look back up to see a teacher, and got a suspension. FML
Today, I accidentally farted in the middle of class. Thinking I got away with it, I just kept doing my work until some kid across the room says, "I could have done better." FML
Today, in science class, I was bored and playing with a paper towel, dipping it into a container of water. When my teacher caught me and asked what I was doing, I panicked and said I was "drying the water." FML
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Top comments
lchollett 22
It's only making fun of 9/11 if OP purposefully crashed the paper planes. If they got upset just for him flying them, I'd say they're being a bit over sensitive. 9/11 was a tragedy, but it doesn't make such simple activities suddenly taboo.
FlyingLeumer 19
My gosh everybody on top is getting down voted. Regardless of what they say OP, that is an exceedingly stupid thing to get in trouble for. It is a paper airplane. People are getting way to sensitive. I understand that 9/11 affected thousands and thousands of people, but it is a freaking paper airplane.
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Comments (192)
Goblin182 27
Play the First Amendment card.
gilligan_isle 6
How exactly does the 1st amendment apply here? A paper airplane isn't speech, religion, assembly, press, or petitioning the government...
GroupWorkSucks 15
Welcome to 2015, where everything is offensive to somebody somewhere.
chuchusheep 19
i wish i could "like" this 100 times.
ProbablyHuman666 10
I accidentally made a "Bush did 911" joke without knowing it was 911 today....
worldclassrager 41
Did the airplanes knock a tower or two over?
DaRito 25
Meanwhile, my entire day at school was listening to people making 9/11 jokes.
Redoxx_fml 22
Remember the Alamo too
atomicxsarah 17
I don't get how you could not know it was the anniversary for 9/11. I forget many things but never could I forget something so tragic. shame on you. :/
SPN_lover666 27
There is a chance OP wasn't born when 9/11 happened. Why are you shaming him? It could have slipped his mind. It isn't his fault, shit happens and you forget.
GeorgiaBea 28
It was on every major television station world wide. For days and weeks. It was our generations Pearl Harbor or our parents Kennedy. The U.S. Is a world power. You would have to live in a cave to not know.
SPN_lover666 27
#83, Some places school has been going on for several weeks. Since OP is in school, he could have been studying for a test and it slipped his mind.
acerredrum 23
OP may not even have been born yet. I guess you can call being in utero living in a cave though.
buddy_J 16
If you can't forget things that are tragic than please tell me all about D day or Pearl Harbor. Maybe some tails of the crusades
Ichiya 29
Here is a wonderful hint not every thing that happens has the same importance to everyone. Not saying its bad to remember 9/11 but expecting everyone to feel the same about it is stupid. I wasn't that old when it happened and yes it was tragic but September the 9th is just another day to me. I wasn't old enough for it to have a major impact for me.
sp00derman 23
do you remember the Alamo?
GeorgiaBea 28
How can you possibly be blissfully unaware?
never_three 21
It's not that hard for the day of the week to slip your mind. My husband didn't remember what the date was until he realized the flags at half mast. He's coming off a four day work week so it's a jumble for him.
Kukironosuke 16
my opinion on the topic is don't forget about it, but don't over react to it either, the terrorists win when you let the memories of that day impact your actions id rather think of today as mario's anniversary, september 11th should be a normal everyday happy day, and not a reason to be depressed about every year