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By Honey Badger - 08/03/2012 05:47 - United States

Today, I was at a meeting. One of the other members decided to share that their cat had passed away recently. I got an uncontrollable nervous laugh, started crying because I was laughing so hard, and left the room while everyone watched in horror. FML

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By sliceddice - 10/03/2010 16:08 - Denmark

Today, I was crying because my cat died. My boyfriend cupped my face in his hands, looked me straight into the eyes and said, "I love seeing you cry." FML

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By Sheepiebeepie - 11/08/2017 04:30

Today, at the end of a 15 hour shift, my girlfriend and her friends played a "prank" on me by texting me from a random number saying my cat got hit by a car. I immediately burst into tears and lost it in front of my colleagues. My cat is fine. My relationship is the real joke. FML

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Whatever0084 2

Thursday 8 March 2012 11:52

U have got some serious issues.

MetalxSoldier 26

Thursday 8 March 2012 11:57

I have the same problem, sorry op. :/ HAHAHAHAHA... Sorry that was my nervous laughter.

Comments

Epsilonyx 15

Thursday 8 March 2012 16:59

I understand nervous laughter and its extent because it happens to me a lot, but why in that situation....

whyusofat 17

Thursday 8 March 2012 17:44

Ok. Im just gonna say this, wtf is wrong with you op?

Minnesota_Chelse 0

Thursday 8 March 2012 18:08

At least they were only talking about a cat dying and not a person! FYL though, that must have been embarrassing!

superpoptart 24

Thursday 8 March 2012 18:21

Honey badger don't give a shit, op.

superpoptart 24

Thursday 8 March 2012 18:21

Honey badger don't give a shit, op.

jagrmeister721 2

Thursday 8 March 2012 18:24

This is the world we live in. The OP compounded some poor person's misery by laughing at him/her for their pet dying (whether voluntary laughter or not). And instead of feeling any remorse for doing so, the OP is saying FML as though they are a victim of something other than their own behavior.

mattsfpanther 2

Thursday 8 March 2012 18:37

I don't understand how people are saying the op is a horrible person. Lots of people laugh when they are nervous. It's not their fault. A friend of mine nervously laughed at a funeral one time. She couldn't control it. Sorry op hopefully you can get over the embarrassment.

LadyGore 12

Thursday 8 March 2012 18:48

Laughing is the brains defense mechanism. It's very common for people to laugh in moments of sorrow or distress. Calm down people and stop calling him heartless I'm sure it wasn't the OP's intent.