Transportation, Cars and Pranks: Old school prank

Old school prank

By Anonymous - 09/07/2009 01:34 - United States

Today, my cousin told me that the stop signs outlined with a white line were optional. Later, a cop pulled me over, when I asked why he said, "You ran that stop sign back there." I explained what my cousin had told me and he looked at me funny and replied, "All stop signs have a white outline." FML

I agree, your life sucks 14 920

You deserved it 111 672

The rhythm of the fight
Discover all the best anecdotes from the month of January, with or without snow, with or without you. More…

Previous FML Next FML

Same thing different taste

Dad jokes

By Dinger1992 - 23/10/2012 13:19 - United States

Today, my dad was teaching me how to drive. He told me that stop signs with white outlines are "optional." I ran through the next one I saw and got pulled over by a cop. My dad is making me pay the ticket for being "that stupid." Thanks dad. FML

I agree, your life sucks 14 126

You deserved it 41 990

By copper - 30/01/2011 02:20 - United States

Today, a cop pulled me over because there was a sign hidden behind a tree that said "No left turn". As I was getting my ticket, I watched as three cars turned left. The cop saw them, laughed, and said, "I guess you're the unlucky one." FML

I agree, your life sucks 43 941

You deserved it 3 661

STOP!

By Anonymous - 14/08/2013 16:21 - United States - Mount Carmel

Today, I accidentally ran a stop sign. It wouldn't have been so bad if the stop sign hadn't been in a traffic cop's hands. FML

I agree, your life sucks 23 469

You deserved it 47 185

Concerning

By Baby driver - 19/10/2024 09:00 - United States - Fulton

Today, a cop pulled me over and asked if I knew why. I panicked and blurted out, "Because I just killed someone?" He just stared at me in disbelief and said, "No, because your taillight's out. Should I be concerned?" FML

I agree, your life sucks 84

You deserved it 477

By imnotcool - 16/04/2009 05:08 - United States

Today, I was driving home from work when I saw a cop come up behind me. Nervous about my expired license, I kept checking in my rear view mirror. In turn since I wasn't paying attention, I ran a stop sign. Needless to say the cop pulled me over and gave me 2 tickets. FML

I agree, your life sucks 11 565

You deserved it 68 116

By Anonymous - 12/09/2012 07:00 - United States - Valencia

Today, I was pulled over. The cop stated that he "couldn't see" me because I had "blended in with the dark car background", and that it looked like no one was driving. I was literally pulled over for being black. FML

I agree, your life sucks 52 583

You deserved it 4 559

One stop cop shop

By Triumvirate - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I learned that making an illegal U-turn right after you see a cop doing one will not stop said cop from ticketing you. FML

I agree, your life sucks 12 790

You deserved it 42 684

High performance, high risk quipping

By Anonymous - 29/04/2024 08:00 - United Kingdom

Today, a police officer pulled me over while I was riding my high performance motorbike. He asked if I knew why he'd pulled me over. It was too tempting to resist at the time, but in hindsight telling him ,“Because I let you?” was not the best idea I’ve ever had. Cops have no sense of humour. FML

I agree, your life sucks 136

You deserved it 774

By limecat - 06/10/2009 07:12 - United States

Today, I was stopped by a cop while walking down the street. He was slowly trailing me before pulling along side of me and asking how my night was going. He then said, "You know I can't let you do this. Know those new jeans you bought? The sticker is still on the leg" and drove off. FML

I agree, your life sucks 12 310

You deserved it 37 012

By ashleyyyy - 28/10/2011 15:59 - United States

Today, I was pulled over for going the wrong way on a closed highway. The construction signs pointed me in that direction, and the cop agreed that they should be fixed. Did it stop him from giving me a ticket anyway? Nope. FML

I agree, your life sucks 36 812

You deserved it 2 802

Penguin21 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 9:23

You deserved getting pulled over for actually believing that BS. Why would they put a traffic sign up if you didn't have to obey it? Sounds a bit stupid to me.

damnstopmessinup 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 9:22

and how did you get a permit? or license or whatever you have? how old are you?

Comments

Hich17 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 22:37

Note to self: Never drive in Oklahoma.

jojothehobo 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 22:40

Hahaha. Why would you believe ANY stop sign is optional? Cops aren't that stupid. Not stopping can cause accidents... YDI.

nypd613 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 22:42

I'm sure you're a blonde or at least related to one. and I'm laughing my ass off just reading the correspondence between all the comments. that in itself is funnier than the fml.

thaispice 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 22:50

Your life is ****** because you're so stupid I'm surprised you can breathe.

parachuting 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 23:07

I had one friend try to pull this on me, only he referred to white-bordered stop signs as "stoptional" - the catchy name didn't get me to believe it, but I did laugh pretty hard.

paper_flowers 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 23:15

Aaaand you never looked at your driver's manual? If it were optional (or anything close), it would say YIELD.

fmyoptical 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 23:22

Damn and you have your license too?

BGarden 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 23:57

Are you ******* retarded?

Cheplu 4

Thursday 9 July 2009 23:58

YDI The person who gave you your license should get arrested too....

skullbuster 0

Friday 10 July 2009 0:30

I have to assume you are under 18. I hope your parents immediately took your drivers license and keys away. With all the posters here talking about how common this story is, I am frightened to leave the house now in a car for fear that some moron will be blowing through the optional stop signs. I guess I'm going to have to get on mass transit where I run the risk of being molested by hobos.