Today, at the age of 21, I learned that the phrase, “A stitch in time saves nine” is not about traveling back in time and saving nine people. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I learned that "unskilled labor" does not mean people who are bad at their jobs. I’m 22. FML
Today, I was waiting in a doctor's office when I was approached by an elderly woman. She told me all about the ripping of her stitches in a very private place, in exhaustive detail. Of course, today was the day my doctor chose to be an hour late. FML
Today, I learned the hard way that age is not just a number when I completely threw out my back while sitting on the ground, gently tossing a ball. FML
Today, I found out that the phrase I got tattooed on my lower back is misspelled. FML
Today, at the age of 27, I learnt that your tonsils aren't the dangly bit at the back of your throat. I work in healthcare. FML
Today, I learned what the phrase "Never trust a far", is all about. I spent several minutes trying to wash my filthy underwear in the sink. FML
Today, I learned not to jump off a stage if nobody is going to catch you. FML
Today, it took me longer than it should have with a bit of calculations to remember how old I am. FML
Today, after ten years, our sewing machine broke. My mom tried to return it back to the store she bought it from. FML
Today, I realised that I have been a teacher for far too long when I told a random stranger I saw at the mall to tie up their shoelaces. FML
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cuz803 46
At this rate, you'll understand these phrases till the cows come home
Glitterbaby2613 20
no it just means that it is better to fix a problem when it is small than to wait and let it become a bigger problem.
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Glitterbaby2613 20
no it just means that it is better to fix a problem when it is small than to wait and let it become a bigger problem.
cuz803 46
At this rate, you'll understand these phrases till the cows come home
Plop 17
Did you mean "Till the cows come home to roost"?
Nhayaa2.0 17
That's funny. In french we say "Quand les poules auront des dents", meaning "When hens have teeth".
BurnInDemonFire 39
Forget the adage, what the hell led you to believe humans can travel back in time?
metroido 21
ever heard of fiction?