Miscellaneous: Today, I was trying to turn on my computer and couldn't. I spent...

By burnnotice - 19/09/2009 14:10 - United States

Today, I was trying to turn on my computer and couldn't. I spent twenty minutes trying to figure out what was wrong when I finally called my husband for help and made him leave work. He came in, looked at the wall, and plugged it back in. The look on his face said it all. FML

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By Lolololo - 18/08/2024 09:00 - Canada

Today, I called tech support because my new computer wasn’t turning on. After a long while on the phone, they finally asked if it was plugged in. It wasn’t. I spent way too long troubleshooting with a dead device because I never plugged it into the outlet. FML

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By coco1234 - 09/03/2020 12:35

Today, I stood there for 10 minutes trying to fix the toaster, until I called my brother to help me. I'd forgotten that it wasn't plugged in. He now thinks I'm a complete idiot. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/01/2010 18:09 - United States

Today, the speakers on my laptop weren't working. I worried I'd broken something, and started freaking out. I restarted my computer numerous times and played with the settings for an hour before calling my sister in to help. She looked at it for two seconds, then unplugged my headphones. FML

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By lord kuntface - 22/08/2013 21:33 - United States - Fort Myers

Today, my computer stopped connecting to the corporate network. I know what the problem is, but our tech support is so clueless that the only thing they do is utter the dreaded words, "Did you try turning it off and back on?" Meanwhile my boss is yelling at me for not getting any work done. FML

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By stupid!!! - 02/09/2020 19:58

Today, my lamp wouldn’t turn on. I spent a good 10 minutes looking for a replacement bulb before I thought to check if it was plugged in. It wasn’t. FML

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By aireun - 09/07/2009 05:33 - United States

Today, my laptop plug got stuck in the wall outlet. I stood there for 10 minutes violently trying to yank it out. My boss came in and screamed at me for making noise. I was angry, so I glared at him and yanked on the plug as hard as I could. It dislodged itself noiselessly and I fell over. FML

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By R…… - 19/11/2024 03:00 - United States - Edison

Today, I knew my wife and kid wouldn't be home until later, and I was excited to play video games and relax. The second I turned my computer on, the power went out. It came back on as my wife was pulling into the driveway. FML

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There you go

By Anonymous - 04/07/2018 01:30

Today, our work computers are down so I've been trying to fix it via my home computer for 3 days. My 12-year-old son took one look at the screen, changed 2 settings on a drop down menu, and the problem was fixed. My 12-year-old is better at my job than I am. FML

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By divineinstrument - 12/07/2009 14:46 - United Kingdom

Today, I spent hours and hours trying to figure out why the wireless internet on my laptop wasn't working, but everything I tried completely failed. At the end of the day, my older brother came home, and fixed the problem in under 10 seconds by turning the wireless internet switch on. FML

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Unionize!

By worksux - 05/01/2011 20:25 - United States

Today, at work, my computer started acting up. I told my boss I could fix it, but he told me to call the IT department instead. Neither the IT technician or his supervisor could figure it out, so I showed them what was wrong and how to fix it. I was promptly fired for wasting 2 hours of company time. FML

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blastvortex 3

Saturday 19 September 2009 20:49

For the record, that little tray that pops out when you push that other button isn't a drink coaster. Hope that helps.

hothotheat_ 13

Saturday 19 September 2009 20:13

You spent all that time and you never once even bothered to look to see if it was plugged in or not?

Comments

bmw535i 0

Saturday 7 April 2012 6:31

Haha women... Can't do anything

herponi 2

Monday 13 August 2012 3:26

Ydi

dogger2001 6

Thursday 28 March 2013 1:57

YDI for being such a ******* retard.

samimcCune 15

Sunday 16 June 2013 13:21

I would like to know what all you tried in the twenty minutes you spent trying to figure it out, before calling your husband. because i think if you're that stupid to miss seeing that it's unplugged, I wonder what all you must have ****** up, playing with it, trying to turn it on. I'm also surprised your husband figured it out because he has to be stupid to, if he married an idiot like you. so i'm going to assume your husband is either really shallow and you're a bombshell, or he is just as stupid and you two are a perfect fit. and yes i know this comment is probably overly aggressive, but stupidity of this level angers me.

SmokinGuns 13

Sunday 13 October 2013 1:00

Sounds like my boss and his wife lmfao

MacWorms 10

Tuesday 8 April 2014 22:17

I dub thee Dr.SmartySmarts the II

kiaroxilles 8

Friday 20 June 2014 20:06

I don't get why OP would feel the need to make her husband leave work early to solve the problem. Is it really that much of an emergency that the computer won't turn on? If that were me, I would've said, "I'll look at it when I get home". Furthermore I wouldn't ask my husband to come home from work over something so unimportant.