Health, Accident, Painful and Miscellaneous: Butter fingers

Butter fingers

By SplashOuch - 05/01/2010 17:58 - United States

Today, I was walking out of Starbucks when I sneezed, causing coffee to burn my nose. I screamed, dropped it, and sent scorching coffee all over my legs, while dropping everything else I was holding. FML

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By gimpy - 23/06/2016 15:00 - United States - Panama City

Today, I was carrying my coffee from the kitchen to the coffee table and couch. Last week I had ACL surgery, so I'm on crutches. Unfortunately, I got the urge to sneeze on my walk to the couch. I didn't make it to the couch before I sneezed and spilled coffee everywhere. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/11/2010 17:46 - United States

Today, I was drinking coffee out of my favorite mug, when it slipped out of my hand. I caught it, but not before most of the hot coffee spilled all over my lap. In reaction, I dropped the mug again, shattering it. FML

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By Coffee - 06/08/2018 16:30

Today, I went to Starbucks to get my free birthday coffee and due to a mistake I received two. Thinking it was my lucky day, I hurried off to work. As I was walking in, I tripped and spilt one coffee all over my new dress. Then I walked into a door and spilt the other. FML

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By burnnnnn - 22/02/2010 01:31 - Ecuador

Today, I was walking with a friend after buying two cups of steaming hot coffee. While crossing the busiest street in town I tripped and fell, spilling the coffee all over me. My friend didn't notice I fell right in front of her and tripped over me spilling her coffee on me as well. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/05/2019 06:00 - United States - Mansfield

Today, I fell down the stairs with a cup of coffee. It gave me burns on my arm and I sprained my wrist. FML

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Butter fingers

By flop of shame - 17/08/2019 16:00

Today, I was walking into work holding a coffee and a bunch of other things. My employee saw me and held the door. I was almost there when I dropped my coffee, tried to catch it, tripped over the curb and fell flat on my face. I heard the door close while still lying there. FML

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By CoffeeStained - 10/11/2015 15:54 - United States - Richmond

Today, I set my cup of coffee down on the stall floor to take care of my business. A hand reached under the stall door and took my coffee. I yelled to give it back, calling them obscene names. Moments later, my fresh coffee came flying over the door. I'm burned from my head to my legs. FML

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WAKE UP IT'S MONDAY MORNING!

By Anonymous - 02/09/2024 16:00 - United Kingdom - Leeds

Today, I was running late for work so I grabbed my coffee to go. I was rushing down the stairs when I stumbled a bit and spilled the entire cup of coffee all over myself. I had to go back up, change clothes, and was still late. The kicker? It was decaf. FML

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Coordination malfunction

By Anonymous - 25/05/2024 05:00 - United States

Today, I fell down the stairs while holding a cup of hot coffee. Now I have burns all over me and a twisted ankle. FML

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You deserved it 101

By UsuallyaUnicornbread - 26/11/2014 21:01 - United States - Morrisville

Today, I went to get myself a latte to make myself feel better after having a bad day. As soon as I sat down to enjoy it, I spilled it all over myself, another customer, and the floor. FML

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dnlphm94 0

Wednesday 6 January 2010 0:21

Natural reactions. Don't you love them?

hoyles 0

Wednesday 6 January 2010 0:22

Lesson is: Never sneeze.

Comments

Nakedsquirrel 5

Wednesday 6 January 2010 1:40

Note to self: take split second between feeling of oncoming sneeze and sneeze itself to move scalding hot beverage away from face.

FalsePretense 0

Wednesday 6 January 2010 2:06

reflex fail

lexie1221 0

Wednesday 6 January 2010 4:07

lie

No_fyl_cuz_ydi 0

Wednesday 6 January 2010 4:10

doesn't starbucks put a lid on their coffee? aka sneeze guard

jik116 0

Wednesday 6 January 2010 5:12

now that I'd s true fml hope it dosent happen everagain

WTFsGoingOn 0

Wednesday 6 January 2010 5:44

I don't understand why everyone is assuming the OP sneezed into their coffee to burn their nose. Ever consider the possibility that they actually had coffee in their mouth when they sneezed and that the coffee came OUT of their nose? If this is what happened then it wouldn't matter rather or not they had a lid on their coffee. And before anyone even brings it up, the coffee could still have splashed onto their legs because the lid could easily come off when the cup hit the ground. I think people stretch way to far to find a reason for YDI. Like the comment about how this is more like **** your day than **** your life. Really? So now to be published on here someone's entire life has to be screwed up by the event? This site would be a major downer if everything had to be so severe that the person would never recover from it and their life was now ruined.