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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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)
24788 7
Most guy names are shorter.
jma1123 0
I would have said , "Ohh. I thought it was R-A-W-B" Hahaha . Or just said , "The job MAKES me ask your name . ?" Lol
that_guy_you_are 0
"So, thinking I was clever...." You're not.
liquidpaper 0
It's probably less offensive to actually admit you forgot someone's name (it happens to everyone) than try to be clever and pretend you know it when you really don't.
Saluton 18
#1, spoo, you're sure to come back and post your own FMLs one day. purrtygirl: YDI.
lame_sauce 0
I did this once. His name was DJ.
Kylias 6
Haha, I've done the same thing. I always do it, and it usually works, because there are 23435 different ways to spell any given name. The last person I used it on was a Valerie. I sort of had to quickly make something up like, "Oh, well, I've seen it V-a-l-y-r-i before, plus like twenty other ways, so..." But yeah... Rob... that's like, one of the few names that there is one spelling for. Even I can't think of anyone, and I do this sort of thing when I make a new character. (Mhielodthai = Melody, anyone?) ^^;
ultrasarah 0
You have to be prepared to improvise! Say something like "Oh, I thought it might be spelled Raub."
The_Cait 0
Should have followed up with "No, I meant your last name!"...if it ended up being something like "Smith" or "Jones" THEN it would be an fml. [unless you were quick enough to follow THAT up with a giggly "oh my gosh I completely mixed up your last name with another Rob's last name! I'm so scatter brained today!"
VouDoo 0
Sounds like you've experienced this before..
p0lkadot 0
i always pull that one. "hey can i get your number? how do you spell your name again?" and just pray they don't have a common name.