Miscellaneous: Today, I was eating at Applebees at a high table with bar stools....

By kate - 29/04/2009 01:39 - United States

Today, I was eating at Applebees at a high table with bar stools. I was reaching over to get some gum out of mom's purse when my chair flipped out from under me and my soda fell on top of me and got in my ear. To make things worse, the waiter ran over and shouted "I give that one a 10!" FML

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By mmckie - 11/06/2019 22:00

Today, I went into a restaurant with my family. I slipped off my chair, pulling the tablecloth with all the food and drinks on it with me onto the floor. FML

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By blinkme - 28/08/2009 05:39 - United States

Today, I was at a concert and the guy who was selling the drinks tripped and fell down the stairs, landing on the floor next to me and the drinks went all over. I went to make sure he was okay and helped pick up the drinks. After assuring me he was okay, he gave me a free soda. It exploded. FML

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By great parenting pal - 11/08/2020 02:01

Today, I was dining out with friends. I saw a mom instructing her young child to go to empty tables and take whatever cash had been left. I discreetly told the manager. He confronted the woman and pointed right at me. As she was being thrown out, she tossed a very heavy mug at my head. It hit me. FML

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By eun - 09/04/2009 01:42 - Canada

Today, at lunch I was running to my group's table with my friend. She accidentally tripped me, and I slid across the café floor face first on my belly. The whole cafeteria was silent. They then broke out in hysterics when the head janitor ran up to me and yelled 'SAFE!' like a baseball umpire. FML

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By oops - 18/05/2009 04:17 - United States

Today, while I was waitressing, I bent down to pick up a menu and accidentally farted, really loud, at my table. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/05/2019 18:00

Today, as a restaurant hostess, I fell into the fountain at work while carrying a high chair in front of several large parties, who all promptly laughed at me. We were so busy, I had to stay and finish my shift soaking wet. FML

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By Tori - 16/02/2011 07:40 - United States

Today, I went to a restaurant with my boyfriend. Within seconds of getting my drink, I spilled it all over the table and my scarf. When the waiter was helping clean up the spill, he knocked over my boyfriend's drink. All over my pants. FML

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Smooth

By Anonymous - 20/01/2011 02:58 - United States

Today, I was in the cafeteria at a table near the guy I like. He was playing around with a ball with a couple of his friends. They dropped it, and it rolled over next to my foot. When I bent down to pick it up, I smashed my head against a chair. FML

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By embarrassing - 15/07/2021 18:01

Today, I went out to eat with friends. My crush was also at the restaurant with his friends. He smiled at me as I took a mouthful of food, and I choked. The waitress had to perform the Heimlich maneuver on me, while he and his friends fell off their chairs laughing. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/04/2013 08:30

Today, I had a lunch meeting with important people from my company. While drinking from my wine glass someone cracked a joke, causing me to snort a fountain of wine all over my lap, splashing the people next to me. The horrified look on my boss's face sitting opposite me said everything. FML

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Elamdri 0

Wednesday 29 April 2009 14:08

Dude, that guy was probably trying to be nice and help you play it off. What would you rather have? Falling like that and just have everyone stare at you from the corner of their eyes or have someone get everyone to laugh so you can laugh at yourself and then go back to things as normal. When people don't laugh at something funny, it leads to even MORE akward scenarios. Dude did you a favor.

lovetoday_fml 0

Wednesday 29 April 2009 10:01

lol sweet wipe out, but unbelievable

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xanhorn 0

Wednesday 29 April 2009 19:07

Waiter deserved a good tip tbh. Better to joke about things than get pissed because he has to clean the mess

0 3

Wednesday 29 April 2009 19:35

YDI for eating at Applebees

huskergirl 0

Wednesday 29 April 2009 19:45

Ah, same thing (almost) happened to me. I was sitting in one of those same tall chairs when I fell out of it, face first. Luckily almost no one in the restaurant noticed. (except for my friends, who were in hysterics)

dmsheldon87 0

Wednesday 29 April 2009 19:48

in your ear??? did it hurt?

italia33 0

Wednesday 29 April 2009 21:34

sometimes the best thing to do in those situations is laugh it off, i dont think the waiter was trying to make fun of you i think he was just trying to make you feel more comfortable about what happened

Rodjmeister 0

Wednesday 29 April 2009 21:51

I think he was trying to make it better...

hellohellohellno 0

Wednesday 29 April 2009 22:40

people get embarassed too easily. moments like that are special, it's when people can't laugh at themselves that we get stress-related disorders and other health problems. I doubt the OP was MAD at the waiter, that's too far. But you should be able to laugh at you embarassment, jaa know? life's too short to be anything but ridiculously embarassing :]

rising_sun 0

Wednesday 29 April 2009 23:23

Funny, but exaggerated. Maybe you fell and hit your head, but I highly doubt the chair just "flipped out from under" you and you spilled coke in your ear. And maybe the waiter made a remark, but I highly doubt it went along the lines of, 'I give that one a 10!'