Today, while hiking and wearing sandals, I stubbed my toe. This wouldn't have been so bad had it not been into a cactus with 3 inch thorns. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was hiking down a steep hill, and I slipped. I instinctively grabbed the nearest object to me: a very prickly cactus. FML
Today, I was hiking, and four miles away from my car and civilization, I tripped over a rock into a cactus. I used duct tape, which ripped all the hair off my arms and legs but ignored the spikes. FML
Today, while climbing a mountain, I got to the top and then put both of my arms up in a victory kind of way only to trip on a rock and fall into a cactus plant. FML
Today, I was outside, peeing on a cactus. Then all of a sudden my dog jumped on my back, knocking me into the cactus. FML
Today, I found out what it feels like to be slapped in the face with a potted cactus. FML
Today, I rescued a cactus from a lethal fall. It thanked me with a handful of spines. FML
Today, as I got up from the couch, my computer, which was next to me, fell on to my pinky toe. It fell just so that the edge of it cut my toe open. I cursed, and hobbled toward the bathroom to get a bandage. As I'm going into the bathroom, I stub said toe on the door jamb. FML
Today, I rescheduled my doctor's appointment for a tetanus shot to go camping with my friends. While running on a path at the camp site, I stepped on a rusty nail that went right through my shoe and into my foot. Maybe I should have kept my appointment. FML
Today, I accidentally cut myself with a razor blade on my toe. Not only does it sting really badly, but it reinforces the fact that I have abnormally hairy toes that need to be shaved. 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
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Top comments
jedielf 23
Sandals + hiking = no. And now you have learned.
Congalala 5
YDI for going hiking in sandals. They have hiking boots for a reason.
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Comments (78)
jedielf 23
Sandals + hiking = no. And now you have learned.
crazycatlady5 6
That is why you should always rock the socks-n-sandals look :)
alstbv12 13
I've never known a sock to stop a thorn. If anything it helps hold the sharp object in place for maximum pain.
beccaishereyay 11
Hiking boots aren't just for looks...
MetalxSoldier 26
Well I just saw sandals while hiking and automatically thought... "YOU DESERVE IT"
angelk12 6
Well.. That must have put a thorn in your ego.
klovemachine 24
That cactus is such a prick :D
xXxIracebethxXx 14
#60 - Cool story, tell it again.
Michaelsgirl04 9
if the op can only wear sandals then they shouldn't be hiking. I can't stand regular shoes either but you don't see me running around in the snow with a parka and flip flops.
Idonebeenhad 17
"hiking.....with sandals." Really... YDI
loopsy_fml 14
There is this thing called a brain. Yea, it's used to make smart decisions. Apparently OP and #60 don't know how to use it. 60 - if shoes bother you, then you need to try more types of shoes, maybe a different size.
NoisyNykkii 10
Amen.
ahd94 21
I mean it really depends on where and how intense of a hike it is. There are plenty of sandals made for light hiking like chacos or keens. Considering OP was hiking in an area with cacti that have 3inch thorns, they definitely deserved this for wearing sandals.
xiaoxaio 5
OW!
Birdie_Sage 0
No biggie, take it like a man!
xiaoxaio 5
what if one of the thorns stabbed under his toenail
Guren 0
Don't understand how you thought those could mix OP
BradTheBrony 19
*wince* Aw, what the **** man? Thanks for that image!
ladyLALAA 29
74, omg that's exactly what I imagined and my toes curled. Nasty!
Congalala 5
YDI for going hiking in sandals. They have hiking boots for a reason.
yahoowizard 16
Maybe he was wearing his special hiking sandals
MsConfusedd 27
Or even sneakers.
PenFifteen_fml 0
The Tarahumara people of Mexico can run 70-90 in just under a day, only wearing sandals or barefoot.
xknightlightx 2
You deserve it.. Not for the pain but as a reminder to think before u do stuff mean.. Hiking with sandals.. It shows u're not thinking about important stuff like what u are up against
GoWithTheFro 10
Well that sounds spiketacular xD
GoWithTheFro 10
Well I felt like putting xD at the end
ohSNAPyall 27
7 We could have done without your buzzkill comment.
parpora 0
One word ... OUCH !
kooochris1995 14
Ouch isn't really a word, it's just something kids say so... You're wrong. :P
nofearjenshere 12
I say ouch :b
Torva_fml 16
1. Ouch is totally a word. 2. You're 16, you can't say "kid". 3. I felt I needed a 3rd point.
nofearjenshere 12
^ So true, I'm 16 also & still consider myself a kid. ;b
loopsy_fml 14
If ouch wasn't a word, then there wouldn't be a way to spell it. So ouch is a word.
pokefan813 16
Yeah being a grow up sucks :P
immaMonsta 8
Hiking without hiking boots is like playing football without any gear. It's just stupid. YDI.
MidnaLink 35
Unless ur playing rugby
xcarxcrashx 9
Yup which is why no one mentioned rugby
jideare 3
At least it's just a stubbed toe. U could have stubbed your toe, trip n fell with the added bonus of 3inch thorns in ur abdomen.
itsame0987 18
I read to the comma and clicked ydi. Hiking and sandals don't mix.
Jf770 10
I used to live in Arizona.. And when we went hiking, opened toed shoes were NOT an option.. YDI and FYL cause I know from my childhood experiences, that HURTS