Today, a guy from my school came into my work. I know him but I'd forgotten his name. I didn't want to be rude and ask for his name when he probably expected me to know it, so, thinking I was clever, I said, "How do you spell your name again?" His name is Rob. FML
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Today, I was entering a guy's number into my phone, and I couldn't remember his name. Embarrassed, I tried to be sneaky and asked, "Can you spell your name for me, please?" His name is Bob. FML
Today, while working as a cashier, a really cute guy came up and said, "Hi Morgan". I freaked out and asked him how he knew my name. He then replied, "You have a name tag". FML
Today, I went on a lunch date with a guy I used to work with. When the conversation got dry, I asked him if he went by “Chris” or “Christopher” these days. His name is Daniel. My brain knew my mistake as I said it. Just when I thought the silence couldn’t get more awkward. FML
Today, at work, we've just hired a new load of people. As an icebreaker, we were paired up randomly and told to learn about our partner so that we can introduce them to the group. I got matched up with someone I've worked with for 4 months. Mid-conversation, I blurted out "I don't know your name." FML
Today, while not feeling well at work, I had to finish up some papers. I was so out of it, I couldn't remember how to spell my name. I had to improvise by pronouncing each syllable of my name out loud. My boss now thinks I'm a dumbass. FML
Today, I went to the grocery store and saw a guy I thought I recognized. I walked up to him and said, “Hey, are you so-and-so from high school?” He looked at me blankly and said, “Nope, don’t know you.” To cover up my embarrassment, I blurted out, “Well, you should! I was the funniest person in our class!” He stared at me for a second before replying, “OK, I’m calling security.” FML
Today, I was on vacation, when a very cute guy starting talking to me and asked me what my name was. Overwhelmed and stressed out, I blurted out that I didn't have one. FML
Today, I realized that I've been using the wrong name for a coworker for the past 6 months. I just found out their real name when I saw their name tag. FML
Today, I ran into an old friend from college on the bus to work. Having not seen each other in over 10 years, we spent a good 15 minutes talking about our lives after college. At the end, he asked me what my name was. FML
Today, after being with the company for over 3 years, I realised nobody really knows my name. This was after my boss was walking around a new staff member and couldn't introduce me. Neither could my colleague, who's been sitting next to me for the last 6 months. FML
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Top comments
spoo 24
I always play the "how old are you?". "I dont believe you", "prove it, show me your license". Flattery makes people blind :)
georgejameson 0
Meh - I know a Robb or two. You could have made a semi graceful recovery - "Thought so, but my (fake) cousin has an extra 'b' in his".
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Comments (190)
FMLGirl1991 0
aha i did that once but only cause i new the chick had a really unusual name so i knew it wouldn't be so obvious. yours was just a bad move. I like #1s suggestions though
irrelevantxx 0
YDI.
beaniebabe 0
You should have had him fill out a form for a "contest for a free car" and he will write his name on it
BlaisOf_Fire91 0
I had to do something like this for a skit in my spanish class. "What's your name?" "TJ" "How do you spell that?" I just think it's funny that it actually happened in real life xD
RedGiant 0
------FAKE------ This is a Ricky Gervais anecdote. He tells it in an interview, even the name Rob is the same.
Anu_Ra 0
Shoulda just asked! I do it all the time, nobody gets offended. Just say, "Oh my goodness, my mind always escapes me, I seem to have forgotten your name." See? It even sounds almost charming ^^
hgwte206 0
dumb
kstance 0
I feel your pain...I did the same thing when I moved into my apartment in January. After a couple of weeks I finally got my room mate's phone # and I asked how she spelled her name and she said, "Umm...A-L-E-X." I felt terrible.
livingdeath 0
Rob is not a name. It is a nickname. It could have been Robert, roberto, or a weird nick for some unrelated name.
abcd10_fml 0
Hahahahahahahahahaha