Animals: Today, I screamed at a taxi driver to not run over a hedgehog....

By simpleasjam - 19/09/2016 14:27 - United Kingdom - Worcester Park

Today, I screamed at a taxi driver to not run over a hedgehog. He got a fright and ended up pulling over. I hopped out and ran to the middle of the road to pick up the hedgehog and leave him on the grass by the path. As I got closer and went to pick up said hedgehog, I realised it was a pinecone. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/10/2011 05:14 - United States

Today, I was on a drive with my uncle. We saw a dead deer on the side of the road and expressed our pity for it. Then a squirrel runs across the road and my uncle swerves toward the squirrel, laughing hysterically and yelling, "Run rodent run." FML

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By anugla - 18/08/2009 05:02 - United States

Today, I ran over a cat while driving home. I tried to keep myself together but couldn't help but cry because of how bad I felt. Through my tears I failed to notice a porcupine in the middle of the road. Yep, I hit him too. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/10/2015 16:48 - United Kingdom - Norwich

Today, I found a baby squirrel on the pavement and thought I'd try and rescue it. While I googled what to do, it started running around. I tried to grab it, but it ran straight into the path of a car. FML

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By eyesightfail - 21/11/2009 23:02 - United States

Today, I saw a squirrel beside a tree. Thinking it was cute, I stepped closer, picked up a pine cone and tried to lure it to come closer. After about two minutes of silently squatting on someone's lawn holding a pine cone, I realized the squirrel was dead. FML

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By riddick0846 - 12/12/2010 07:29 - United States

Today, I accidentally ran over a squirrel on the road. I was late for work so I didn't stop. Later, someone keyed the word PETA into the side of my car. FML

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By Username - 15/05/2011 06:42 - United States

Today, while driving my new car, a squirrel ran in front of me so I slammed on my brakes. The person behind me didn't notice and rear-ended me. The squirrel got hit by a car going the opposite direction. FML

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By anon - 01/07/2011 19:22 - United States

Today, I ran to my car and zoomed to work to avoid being late. I was in such a hurry, I forgot to close all my windows. When I got back to my car, I found a dead squirrel inside. FML

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By RENThead - 13/09/2015 19:02 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I was walking down a path in the woods behind my house when I saw a squirrel. It ran away, but little did I know it wasn't running from me, it was running from the dog that had forced Animal Control to sweep the area. I ended up with stitches in my leg. FML

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By hatecolin - 10/09/2009 18:46 - United States

Today, I was driving my new car home when I came around a sharp turn to see a groundhog in the road. I kindly stopped and allowed it to cross when all of the sudden a car slammed into the back of mine. Then, another car went flying around us. That car hit and killed the groundhog. FML

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By scaredofhedges - 07/01/2013 10:21 - United States - San Diego

Today, I was on a plane and realized that the woman next to me was hiding a hedgehog in a plastic container. I'm severely afraid of hedgehogs but not wanting to give the woman up and get her in trouble, I tried to stay quiet. Which led to me to quietly hyperventilate and pass out on the plane. FML

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TheBiggerBoot 7

Tuesday 20 September 2016 7:31

You're an idiot. I'm sorry, but easily could have caused a wreck.

vgardner 7

Tuesday 20 September 2016 7:45

Gotta play it off by picking it up anyway and gingerly setting it in the grass

Comments

species4872 19

Tuesday 20 September 2016 8:44

Fair dinkum.

llama612 27

Tuesday 20 September 2016 8:47

How isn't this an FML with a ydi option. I'm just getting a this could've happened to me. This was stupid of the op and could have caused an accident, YDI.

Birdie27 11

Thursday 22 September 2016 1:56

On my phone, there is YDI, and I hit it hard.

bonbon1559 19

Tuesday 20 September 2016 10:48

You should've done a running kick and sent the pine cone flying, Imagine the look on the drivers face XD

Cebolamole 13

Tuesday 20 September 2016 10:56

Don't be too obvious, carefully pick it up and place the pinecone on the grass, then just walk back to the cab, and hope that the driver is too stunned to realize what actually happened.

ronbach 8

Tuesday 20 September 2016 11:11

Are wild hedgehogs a common thing where your from? why would one be in the road to begin with.

askullnamedbilly 33

Tuesday 20 September 2016 11:51

1. Obviously yes 2. Hedgehogs have evolved a strategy that is very successful in fending off pretty much all predators: they curl up in a spiky ball of hurt and stay that way until the predator gets bored and leaves. Unfortunately, that doesn't help if you're dealing with a car. It is, however, instinctual, so hedgehogs WILL curl up in the middle of the road if they get scared even if they have enough time to run away. So in countries with a lot of hedgehogs, you'll have quite a few flattened hedgies on the streets.

Sliver1991 26

Tuesday 20 September 2016 12:11

Sonic says: At least you tried. Also, don't scare drivers. That's dangerous.

Goblin182 26

Tuesday 20 September 2016 13:51

It might be time for an eye exam.

latenerd 11

Tuesday 20 September 2016 15:38

That must have been one big pinecone.

OhPuhleeze 23

Tuesday 20 September 2016 17:42

You are lucky the cabbie let you continue. A friend of mine actually yelled and pulled my steering as she wanted to save a squirrel. Nearly caused an accident. I had to brake Hard to stop hitting a pedestrian. I was literally shaking because of anger/adrenaline and took about 5 minutes to regain composure. She didn't understand what the big deal was and why I was yelling at her. "Don't you raise your voice at me. I was trying to save a life." If it weren't late in the night and she were closer to her home I would've effing dropped her there and then. Drove the 30 minutes in silence and did not speak to her for a week. She still doesn't understand what she did wrong. SMH.