Work and Animals: Today, after three university degrees and a decade of avoiding...

By Patiently Watching - 04/03/2017 20:00

Today, after three university degrees and a decade of avoiding social media in order to make intelligent use of my time online, I discovered that giraffes are addictively mesmerizing. FML

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Today, Facebook stopped working and I realized how emotionally dependent I am on social media. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/05/2009 04:18 - United States

Today, I graduated from college with two undergrad degrees in biochem and wildlife biology, with high distinction. My mom told me she had found me a job at a petting zoo. I thought she was joking. She then said sternly, "I want grandkids. At least you will meet girls there." FML

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By Baileyy - 01/03/2011 23:18 - United States

Today, while pensively thinking up my next awesome Facebook status over dinner, I finally came to the conclusion that I need to get a life. FML

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By DuhSteven - 06/06/2012 17:04 - Canada - Surrey

Today, I had my first ever shift at the zoo. My job is to explain the characteristics and habits of various animals to the visitors. A five-year-old outsmarted me while I was talking about lions. FML

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By sharni88 - 04/03/2011 07:13 - Australia

Today, while bored at work I was reading an article online about the local zoo and its animals. I received an email so quickly responded, but when signing off accidentally wrote "thanks hippo" instead of "thanks heaps". To a woman with a weight problem. Who also outranks me. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/02/2011 08:17 - United States

Today, I spent an hour deleting 70 of my status posts from the past week so I don't look so addicted to Facebook. Damn, I need a life. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/06/2011 01:26 - Israel

Today, I'm sat at home alone on a Friday night, watching a documentary online about decomposing elephants. FML

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By Jekyll - 06/08/2019 08:00 - United States - Norwell

Today, I decided that after three days, I had to cut short my hiatus from social media. I saw a correlation between that and my anxiety going through the roof, causing my work performance to suffer. I’m so addicted to social media that in my off time, I think I was having withdrawal symptoms. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/05/2009 13:53 - United States

Today, my roommate and I were walking to a bar and a group of guys shouted out at us "Hey, it's like we're on Animal Planet, I see a zebra and a gorilla." My roommate was wearing a zebra print shirt. FML

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iamscott 16

Saturday 4 March 2017 20:05

Had you never seen a giraffe before you discovered the Internet?

jcash52426 5

Saturday 4 March 2017 20:10

Giraffes are cool to watch for like 10 min unless they are fighting. Otherwise they are as boring as the person watching them

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iamscott 16

Saturday 4 March 2017 20:05

Had you never seen a giraffe before you discovered the Internet?

jcash52426 5

Saturday 4 March 2017 20:10

Giraffes are cool to watch for like 10 min unless they are fighting. Otherwise they are as boring as the person watching them

lcupcake 2

Saturday 4 March 2017 20:27

I feel you man, I've spent more time than I'd like to admit watching April the giraffe going about her daily life.

jcash52426 5

Saturday 4 March 2017 20:44

Comment moderated for rule-breaking.

Show it anyway

k_cummins 21

Saturday 4 March 2017 21:54

That's quite the assumption

Brightbulb 39

Saturday 4 March 2017 22:50

Same here Icupcake, April can steal your time away like none other. Oh, and before you jump me Jcash, I have an excellent job and work for every cent I have. That doesn't mean we have to miss out on April playing around in our spare time.

jcash52426 5

Saturday 4 March 2017 23:35

Your probably the owners kid and he pays you a good salary to just show up and do nothing

RichardPencil 30

Saturday 4 March 2017 20:55

You must feel far superior to those uneducated morons who are addicted to kitten videos. How mundane!

PencilTips 19

Saturday 4 March 2017 21:10

Maybe his approach is more scientific? Wondering how this artistic piece of evolution came to be, how prominent it is and is a respected animal within its own environment. Unlike those peasants who watch kittens because they want to see furry balls make premature animal noises. Or maybe he just wants to look at a ******* giraffe because spots. Because SPOTS... are so mesmerizing...