Geek: Today, I couldn't shut a drawer in my kitchen, because an oven...

By BelleCharmante - 14/07/2011 04:50 - United States

Today, I couldn't shut a drawer in my kitchen, because an oven mitt was blocking it. An oven mitt filled with tin-foil wrapped electronics. My Mom believes Internet hackers can get into her digital camera and prepaid cell phone, and apparently tin-foil will prevent that. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/09/2016 13:08 - United Kingdom - London

Today, my kitchen is trying to kill me. So far, I've hit my head three times on cupboards that opened themselves, cut open my hand on the microwave door when it slammed shut, and burned my cheek with the "heat-proof" oven mitt when I pushed the hair off my face. FML

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By .. - 13/09/2011 14:48 - United States

Today, I was in a hurry to get something out of the oven, so I quickly grabbed my roommate's only oven mitt and grabbed the pan in the oven. It didn't take long to figure out there was a hole in it when my thumb hit the hot pan. FML

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By Jlipka - 22/05/2010 02:33 - United States

Today, while house sitting, I went to take my pizza out of the oven, not realizing that the oven mitt had a hole in it. FML

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I've got blisters on my fingers

By Owie - 09/11/2023 05:00 - United States

Today, I learned the hard way that my oven mitt has a hole. Time to get a new one, whenever my finger stops burning. FML

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Spooked

By Anonymous - 15/11/2010 05:08

Today, I thought my house was being broken into in the dead of night. Frightened, I dismounted a floor lamp as a makeshift weapon and crept through the house, channelling my inner Ellen Ripley. It turned out to be the wireless printer with a paper jam. FML

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Domestic bliss

By Emma - 08/12/2015 17:23 - United States

Today, I had to hide the entire drawer of kitchen knives under my bed just to keep my mother from stabbing her cheating boyfriend, and slashing his tires. This happens more often than I'd like to admit. FML

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One hand freestyle

By Clumsy idiot - 27/10/2023 09:00 - United States

Today, I got way too used to using two oven mitts at once to take food out of the oven since I'm so clumsy. So, when I tried to take food out of the oven with the only one oven mitt I could find… Well, take a wild guess what happened. Go on, just try and guess it. FML

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By smarterthanmymum - 26/05/2011 09:48 - United Kingdom

Today, I had to explain very slowly to my mum why she cannot put metal cutlery in the microwave. She did it anyway. FML

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Non confrontational

By Anonymous - 04/05/2023 03:00

Today, I snuck into my aunt's house while she was working to raid her pantry, like I do most days. Excited for a snack cake, I went to the pantry. Apparently she'd found out, because there was a lock on it. FML

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By Pimp-Daddy - 21/07/2009 14:55 - Canada

Today, I set up a camera in my kitchen to see who was stealing my cookies. Turns out my mom had her boyfriend over. Good news, the cookies are safe. Bad news, I now have something recorded that I never wanted to see in my life. FML

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Thursday 14 July 2011 12:01

Those camera hackers have been getting out of hand recently...

SimmoRocks 1

Thursday 14 July 2011 11:58

Your Mom is retarded. FYL

Comments

CadaverFart 0

Saturday 16 July 2011 1:09

it reminds me of some alien movies where people wear tin foil hats so their minds dont get taken over

jewyjenny 3

Saturday 16 July 2011 4:42

This is why there should be a ban on modern electronics for old people

DakotaCat 4

Saturday 16 July 2011 11:48

Your mom is adorable!

wizs6 3

Saturday 16 July 2011 13:42

of course tin foil protects electronics just like storing your dvds in ice protects from scratches

kendrrraa10 2

Saturday 16 July 2011 18:15

Well she is somewhat right.. tin foil blocks cell phone signals. In high school we had to do a science experiment where one person wrapped their cell phone in foil and another person tried to call it and it would go straight to voicemail.

ch3s 4

Sunday 17 July 2011 6:18

So that's why I can't get into he camera and phone...

bowei006 1

Monday 18 July 2011 7:25

This acutally depends on a couple of things.

CatTTy 10

Monday 18 July 2011 23:15

Dammit, News Corp., cut that shit out!

posteriffic 0

Thursday 21 July 2011 1:20

A well made tin foil hat will stop the government from reading your thoughts.

CoyoteOldOne 17

Thursday 21 July 2011 6:07

If you don't think you can convince her that this is silly altogether, perhaps you can convince her that the tin foil actually acts like an antenna, and increases the danger of eavesdropping, and that simply placing them by the television or radio will "scramble" the signal?