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By sad but true. - 15/04/2014 23:18 - United States - Storrs Mansfield

Today, my professor ran half a mile in the pouring rain just to return my cellphone, which I had left behind in a lecture. Shocked and embarrassed, I exclaimed, "You shouldn't have!" "Damn right," he responded, "I'm 64 years-old." FML

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By Noname - 28/01/2009 11:03 - United States

Today, I gathered the courage to participate in a class discussion. My professor laughed at me. FML

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By baller12 - 03/02/2009 15:25 - United States

Today, I finally got the guts to walk out of class 30 minutes early, only to find that the back door was locked. As I stood there like an idiot trying to get it open, all 200 people in my class turned to laugh. My professor stared at me. I then walked back to my seat, sat down, and unpacked. FML

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By LegInPieces - 17/10/2013 16:34 - United States - Redmond

Today, I spent an excruciating hour walking to campus with a broken leg, only to find my professor had left a note on the door saying class was canceled. FML

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By Soakedandbroke - 26/01/2016 17:05 - United States - Houston

Today, I was walking to class. While waiting at the crosswalk, a guy cat-called me from his car. I guess he was pissed that I didn't respond, because he purposely drove through a puddle and completely soaked me and the expensive textbook I was holding. FML

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By emkaycutie - 29/03/2009 18:41 - United States

Today, I was giving a lecture to my class I heard a phone go off. Aggravated and exhausted, I asked everyone to turn their phones off. Then the phone rang again. I lost my shit and spent the next half hour calling my students a bunch of "technology whores". Then I realized the phone was mine. FML

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By Talkingbeforethinking - 16/03/2019 18:00

Today in class I accidentally called my teacher very old and almost dead. As we were discussing a book I said that the book character is very old and close to death since it fitted to the context. Turns out this character is one year younger than my teacher and she wasn't amused. FML

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By Jif_Creamy - 28/02/2016 05:00 - United States - Washington

Today, at my college, someone snatched my laptop out of my hands, so I chased him. Turns out I'm so overweight and slow that he moonwalked away facing me, while I sprinted my heart out. FML

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By college will be fun they said - 15/09/2017 19:30 - United States - Baltimore

Today, I was running late to class and slipped down a staircase. Not only did nobody help me, but when I got up I noticed an old man staring at my ass. FML

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By NotInMiddleSchool - 20/11/2009 17:24 - United States

Today, as I was yelled at by a middle school teacher in front of 30 6th graders for breaking the rule of "no cell phones in school." Luckily, I escaped being sent to the office after explaining I'm a 21 year old college student doing student teaching observations, not a middle schooler. FML

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By sassman - 01/12/2009 19:49 - United States

Today, I was in class. I am an older student going back for my PhD. I was kicked out of class for "sassing" my instructor for telling him he was wrong about what took place at an event I was actually present at. My instructor is a 22 year old TA. FML

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lex1459 38

Wednesday 16 April 2014 7:58

Wow, you're still lucky to have such a nice professor. Most wouldn't do that, or anything even close

RandiJoBabee 10

Wednesday 16 April 2014 7:57

That was nice of him :) At least he didn't keep it for himself!

Comments

BubbleGrunge 18

Wednesday 16 April 2014 8:08

I hope you also thanked him, OP!

PattonGilette2 18

Wednesday 16 April 2014 8:10

sa.

Yeshua_fml 19

Wednesday 16 April 2014 8:24

I don't think you had to explain it. Except for that one guy, most everyone seems to get it.

dante_53 13

Wednesday 16 April 2014 8:11

Thumb this down please.

twicht_de 10

Wednesday 16 April 2014 8:13

I don't really get why your life sucks if he has to babysit his students and even make sure that they take all their stuff with them... His life sucks...

chuka81 27

Wednesday 16 April 2014 8:15

Well, maybe it's my myopia but i fail to see the FML in this. It's more like **** the Professors Life, but then again, he did it voluntarily.

KVKdragon 26

Wednesday 16 April 2014 8:18

I'm kinda sorry about the heart-crushing guilt you feel. But at least the situation didn't get any worse that it could have. And now you have more motivation to keep better track of your phone from now ;)

Krissey_DJ 16

Wednesday 16 April 2014 8:18

I don't see how this is an FML Your professor ran all that way in the rain to return your forgotten item. That's pretty freakin awesome haha You should feel very lucky