Miscellaneous: Today, I saw a bug on a stranger's arm and as a knee-jerk reaction...

By CantPublish - 04/09/2012 22:02 - United States

Today, I saw a bug on a stranger's arm and as a knee-jerk reaction smacked it. It took me a second before I realized it was actually a loose scab. FML

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By OuchImAMoron - 29/11/2013 02:05 - United States - Old Bridge

Today, I was cleaning a pocketknife when I noticed a spider on my leg. My first reaction was to stab it. FML

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By Jesus - 27/09/2011 02:03 - Canada

Today, I saw what I thought was a spider. Wanting to kill it as quickly as possible, I smacked my hand against the wall with force. It was a nail. FML

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By Shitsuo01 - 30/12/2016 01:56 - United States - Douglasville

Today, I noticed a small bite on my arm. I couldn't figure out what it came from until I saw a small insect crawling out of my bra. FML

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By Anon - 19/12/2009 16:07 - United States

Today, I was standing in line at a coffee shop and I noticed that there was a bug on the guys face in front of me. Trying to be nice I lightly smacked it off. His reaction was to punch me in the face. Repeatedly. FML

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By Arthur B. - 24/09/2019 12:01

Today, I saw a spider in my kitchen. Freaked, but trying to be humane, I held out a piece of paper so it would climb on, and I would then put it outside. However, it jumped out of nowhere and landed on my face. My reaction was to whack at where the spider was - my face. I stumbled around, disoriented; the spider got away. FML

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By ohmy - 17/12/2009 19:09 - Canada

Today, a spider crawled across my glasses' lens. My first reaction was to smack myself in the face. FML

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By romea244 - 14/08/2011 08:17 - United States

Today, I was working on my new house and I was taking out a large cactus. While picking up the pieces to throw away, I noticed a spider on my forearm. Without thinking, I swiped at the spider with a piece of the cactus. I missed the spider, not my forearm. FML

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By Ciara - 11/06/2012 20:44 - Ireland - Cork

Today, I woke up to a weird feeling on my face. Thinking it was a bug, I slapped at it. It was my freshly-inserted nose ring. FML

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Get it off me!

By Katieeee - 04/11/2023 22:00 - United States - Austin

Today, I went to the doctor for what I thought was a persistent bug bite. Turns out it was a mole I'd never noticed. I had been scratching it then applying anti-itch cream for weeks. FML

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Smooth

By eayers2689 - 30/05/2009 16:19 - United States

Today, I went to a barbecue and noticed a girl that I had be interested in. When I walked up to ask how she was doing I noticed she had some BBQ sauce on her face. Jokingly I licked my thumb and reach to remove it. It turned out to be a scab from a pimple she had popped earlier. FML

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hwkfan1 10

Wednesday 5 September 2012 9:14

Ydi all the way. Even if it was a bug, wouldn't you just tell them they have a bug on their knee?

sensoon15 7

Wednesday 5 September 2012 9:18

Did they instinctively smack your face?

Comments

Rodders_SOTC 1

Wednesday 5 September 2012 14:03

I would have smacked you...and by 'smack', I mean punch....and by 'punch', I mean shank.

Laurenlou 24

Wednesday 5 September 2012 22:40

It was nice of OP to try to get the bug off of a stranger, but I have a feeling most people would say something like, "Excuse me, there's a bug on your arm!!" and THEN help them get it off. YDI for that, OP.

FuhrerBurg 11

Wednesday 5 September 2012 23:04

That was the first mistake you noticed.

xKites 4

Thursday 6 September 2012 4:18

That's a reaction you might want to stop.

Spectre529 12

Thursday 6 September 2012 4:34

Did you still get it?

I_am_original 1

Thursday 6 September 2012 16:54

Just like to point out you can always lie and say there really WAS a bug but maybe you missed it and it flew away. Sometimes lying is the appropriate course of action

happyconverse 10

Friday 7 September 2012 1:01

Did it every occur to that maybe, you should stay out of people's business? Next time say "excuse me, but you have a bug on your arm" instead of just smacking them!