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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
WenzelZ 6
I don't think it was right for you to get in trouble just be more careful next time it's a sensitive subject.
thestoryofacaleb 14
And you're in New York!
violentsneezes 10
Oh gosh! Sounds like something I would do!
Rectov 10
Dude it was tragic but it happened 14 years ago today. Get over it
laden_swallow09 35
Zero tolerance = zero sense
Solano2580 24
It's been almost 15 years, people should start mourning PRIVATELY
GhostFox 34
I think it is a bit hilarious (albeit morbidly so) that people are so sensitive about 9/11 when, in my elementary school, they made every class from pre-K up watch the planes crashing into the towers on repeat. For about three hours, until so many kids had been picked up by parents they made the day a half day. A lot of my age group in the city have emotional issues from it, similar to PTSD.
marcus101 4
You are over sensitive bitches, fs
Xandrick 22
People, people, everyone needs to calm their ****. The age of OP is not given so we can't tell how old OP is. This day is definitely a tragedy, and I wish for the fallen to rest in peace, and for the ones who lost people they care for to have peace of mind. Though I think schools today are taking things out of proportion from time to time. A kid was suspended for biting a pop tart into the shape of a gun. Back when I went to high school, the principal banned the wearing of pink t-shirts by males because he thought it was "gang-related". And now OP got in trouble for making a paper airplane most likely out of boredom...and not even during class time.
smoothies14 32
You're from New York, in school, and somehow missed that it's 9/11?
SPN_lover666 27
NY consists of more than NYC. My niece is 10, and her school in upstate NY which is a good 4 hours from NYC didn't say anything about it being 9/11.