Work: Misheard

Misheard

By Anonymous - 20/12/2010 05:02 - United States

Today, while registering at the grocery store, a customer came into my lane with a 100 piece boiled shrimp platter. Feeling hungry, I muttered, "Nom nom" under my breath. The old man called my supervisor. Apparently I called him a moron. FML

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By what_the_hell - 20/06/2013 08:35 - Finland - Helsinki

Today, while bagging my groceries at a store, a lady came over to me, took a good look at the food I'd bought, picked out an item and put it in her bag. When I confronted her, she called security on me and told them I wanted to steal her stuff. I got thrown out and she walked away with a smirk. FML

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By lukey101 - 14/02/2021 18:30 - Australia

Today, I went to the Asian Grocery. I politely smiled, bellowed, “Hello!” and kind of waved to the cashier as I walked in, to which he gave me a blank, scared-for-his-life kinda look. Turns out he was actually just another customer. FML

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Renesaga 8

Monday 20 December 2010 12:04

Ha, silly old people. They don't understand our professing lingo of hunger.

robc32ca 4

Monday 20 December 2010 12:09

you are all morons for use "nom nom"

Comments

Renesaga 8

Monday 20 December 2010 12:04

Ha, silly old people. They don't understand our professing lingo of hunger.

Selena_is_back 7

Monday 20 December 2010 12:53

Stop that, it's annoying...

gooBUZZ 0

Monday 20 December 2010 13:05

Yeah, agreed with #20, I thought my iPhone was broken because all it showed was a blank screen...

CitrusGirl 0

Monday 20 December 2010 13:12

Tizzy you are a dickface.

tmmundy 17

Monday 20 December 2010 14:00

20 & 28 totally agree!!!!

TXjuggalo972 6

Monday 20 December 2010 15:16

do it again :D

CitizenSnipz 0

Monday 20 December 2010 15:17

Did I just have a heart attack?

sillybilly98 0

Monday 20 December 2010 15:27

tizzy... you're a ******. quit.

knockknock_fml 0

Tuesday 21 December 2010 8:32

YDI nom nom!

syn7hetic 0

Tuesday 21 December 2010 14:37

Why the hell wouldnt you tell them you said yum yum YDI for being a tard

sxyyycheerrr444 6

Saturday 3 September 2011 17:41

and cuz old people are partially deaf and hear things wrong

leondie 0

Monday 20 December 2010 12:07

he is a moron if he does'nt understand the difference between nom nom and moron

btnhdude 0

Monday 20 December 2010 12:47

youre a moron if you don't understand that he probably misheard him because he said "nom nom" under his breath!

DjeePee 24

Monday 20 December 2010 12:57

OP is a moron for muttering words that not everbody does understand in a formal situation. "Nomnom" is something you say to (probably) young people you know. "Well sir, that looks tasteful", is something you say to an unknown client at your job. Besides, for those who doesn't know the omnomnom hype, it really sounds as moron.

TXjuggalo972 6

Monday 20 December 2010 15:19

#24 that's what she said

Ellen_Farrah 0

Monday 20 December 2010 15:54

it's doesn't not does'nt so ur a nom nom

Kirashai 9

Monday 20 December 2010 22:46

NOTE: Probably not a good idea to correct someone's apostrophe placement if you use chatspeak...

perfect_jenny 0

Tuesday 21 December 2010 2:48

Ellen = win.

robc32ca 4

Monday 20 December 2010 12:09

you are all morons for use "nom nom"

OverweightNinja 0

Monday 20 December 2010 12:31

so I take it you were born in either the late 90's - 00's since you have no idea who the cookie monster is.

Bagel09 11

Monday 20 December 2010 15:14

nomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnommomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnom

CitizenSnipz 0

Monday 20 December 2010 15:19

BAD BAGEL. BAD.

robc32ca 4

Monday 20 December 2010 16:21

you just proved my point

Skroal_stomper 5

Monday 20 December 2010 16:41

I agree 100 percent. Nom nom, come on can't we say oh wow that looks good or something respectable?

Diggy050 0

Tuesday 21 December 2010 4:56

Well, I think you are moron for grammar bad.

shinshoku13 19

Tuesday 24 January 2012 20:14

Skroal, why cant people say whatever the **** they want to without your stupid judgemental input?

kile88 2

Monday 20 December 2010 12:10

serious why the hell wouldn't you include him in the conversation if you wanted to express your hunger? "Oh looks like you're gonna have a feast yum can I have one?" and joke with them like that. if someone muttered something to me I also would think it was bad, because why would someone mutter something good?

soldier4life_88 0

Monday 20 December 2010 12:19

good point!!

OverweightNinja 0

Monday 20 December 2010 12:34

He's American, they can't handle social situations as easily as we can.

Renesaga 8

Monday 20 December 2010 12:35

OverweightNinja needs to stop being a stereotypical nom nom. Wait, I didn't mean nom nom. I meant moron.

OverweightNinja 0

Monday 20 December 2010 12:42

Do you even know what stereotype means? if so then you are just confirming exactly what I'm saying in my post. now who's the moron.. nom nom I mean. ;)

Selena_is_back 7

Monday 20 December 2010 12:44

13, you're not funny. :(

Renesaga 8

Monday 20 December 2010 12:45

You classified all Americans as unable to handle a social situation like you (whatever your nationality is), and that's stereotyping us. Some Americans are socially handicapped, but I'm sure some citizens of your country are, too.

Selena_is_back 7

Monday 20 December 2010 12:47

He's an Aussie.

OverweightNinja 0

Monday 20 December 2010 12:55

yes, but you said I was being a stereotyping moron, key words being I WAS.. not stereotyping Americans in general.

Renesaga 8

Monday 20 December 2010 12:56

Ah, well I like Australia. :D He's just not presenting a good impression.

Selena_is_back 7

Monday 20 December 2010 13:05

I like Australia too.

OverweightNinja 0

Monday 20 December 2010 13:35

well feel free to grace us with you beauty x

marmlr339 14

Monday 20 December 2010 14:20

#34 why is Australia lol?

Fiend_fml 0

Monday 20 December 2010 15:00

I want to drug a kangaroo so I can climb in it's slimy pouch, then when it wakes up I want to hop by the club and tell bitches to get on my roo bear so we can go back to my place. That's possible, right?