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By Sam - 26/09/2011 11:46 - Australia

Today, in a desperate attempt to get my business "out there", I dropped a few of my cards on a station floor. I got a call, even a quote. A $500 fine from the transit for public littering. FML

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By fml - 25/04/2009 01:55 - United States

Today, I was walking through town when I saw a plastic bag on the ground. Trying to be a good citizen, I picked it up, intending on throwing it in the trash. When I looked up, there wasn't a trash can for another hundred feet. So I put it back down. Now I've got a $200 fine to pay for littering. FML

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By Waterer - 30/08/2015 17:46 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I watered a dying communal plant. I was fined $250 for littering. FML

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It never rains, it pisses down

By Anonymous - 05/04/2022 20:00 - Canada - Toronto

Today, trying to get to work just off Eglinton station in Toronto, I slept in, didn't shower, and didn't have money for an Uber, so I jumped on the street car. This was the only time they had people checking tickets. One 200$ fine later, I'm late for work, and after a warning for my tardiness, I was sent home for "stinking." FML

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By LordAdam - 14/06/2009 13:16 - Australia

Today, I accidentally left my concession card in the photocopier. I then got fined for not having a concession card on the train. I was photocopying it for a letter to get out of a fine for not having a concession card. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/05/2009 05:43 - United States

Today, I thought it would be a good idea to Super Glue a couple of quarters to the sidewalk downtown and watch people try to pick them up. Unfortunately, street patrol was watching me glue everything the whole time. I was fined with public vandalism and defacing US currency. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/10/2013 07:09 - China - Shanghai

Today, I got two pieces of mail. One was a fine for not presenting my concession card to ticket inspectors on a train. The other was my concession card. FML

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This is fine

By Anonymous - 23/03/2023 00:00

Today, I hopped on a tram without a ticket to travel one stop in order to save 5 minutes off my walk. Instead, I got a $230 fine and ended up 15 minutes further away from my destination. FML

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Hell in a handbasket

By Anonymous - 24/02/2023 12:00

Today, I tried to help my community by cleaning up a patch of waste ground covered in litter. Instead of gratitude, I was reported to the cops and issued with fines for noise complaints, trespassing, causing a nuisance, littering, harming wildlife, and about 15 other offences. Screw this community. FML

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By brokeandcardless - 13/01/2016 12:15 - United Kingdom - Cardiff

Today, my card got declined at Subway, so I walked to the nearest cashpoint thirty minutes away to frantically figure out how much cash I had in my card. As I went to pull my card out of my purse, it slipped from my grip and fell into the sewer. The guy behind me snorted with laughter. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/08/2009 13:23 - Australia

Today, I needed new business cards so I went to design and print some. After I designed, I was happy with them and printed off 100 copies. I live at a place called Canal Rocks. I forgot the 'C'. I now have 76 business cards which say 'anal rocks.' I already distributed 24. FML

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DocBastard 38

Monday 26 September 2011 19:10

How stupid are you? Are you in the habit of reading trash? No, and neither is anyone else. Your plan was idiotic, and you got exactly what you deserved - no new customers, and $500 out of your pocket.

NStarB 13

Monday 26 September 2011 19:08

Atleast they saw ur card ;)

Comments

maui3 0

Tuesday 27 September 2011 2:28

I don't think you are the first one to come up with that brilliant idea :). ;) now you're really out there, go smart one. Sorry I didn't think of the same thing. Just won't do it in that same area. But hey..... Going there !!!

daydreamer244 13

Tuesday 27 September 2011 3:44

you sure had a good idea there.

BLAH562 0

Tuesday 27 September 2011 5:26

I would of been better to just tape them to the wall or something of that nature

jsaxon1996 0

Tuesday 27 September 2011 5:56

So they pick you out of the hundreds of people who litter in filthy subway stations..? Cool.

KhronicSmoke 2

Tuesday 27 September 2011 7:48

Damn that SUCKS. Good luck with your business though, times are tough

McLovinnz 0

Tuesday 27 September 2011 7:53

I laughed for a few minutes perdix. No matter how much time you waste on Fml making people laugh and smile totally worth it. Karma will come your way (man)?

mnkyc_mnkydo 5

Tuesday 27 September 2011 8:41

I dont know maybe the cards had her contact info on them and someone may have saw her drop them, just a thought.

jedielf 23

Tuesday 27 September 2011 12:45

Sam, it appears that you've forgotten that you're dealing with ShittyRail... might have been a better idea to pin the card up on a community noticeboard near where you live/work or just hand out the card to people.

5t3ff1k4h 44

Tuesday 27 September 2011 14:39

You're not supposed to drop all 200 of them.

Erika772 7

Sunday 2 October 2011 22:35

Why would someone just drop all of them? Are you stupid? Do you sped your life reading garbage? I sure don't.

live_2_eat 5

Tuesday 27 September 2011 15:14

... That was the best you could do? FYI, I don't make a habit of picking up bits of paper on a grotty train/bus station floor and reading them... You'd do better just handing them to people!