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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
BradleysMommie 0
:D lol good try
dragonmirado 12
You can be clever and say you thought you remembered it being spelled strangely, Rhob, Robb, Rohb. Tricky, right? ;)
ShipofDreams 3
I've read this one before except the name is changed from Rob to Bob
allisadawn91 8
I use that trick too. If its an easy name like that, I say. No! Your last name silly!
sammyjo06 14
It's Smith :P.
doglover100 29
There's nothing to be embarrassed about if you forget someone's name.
mekachikiku 8
I remember faces better than names
RageWolf16 31
No, no, here's what you do - you go "what was your name again?" And when they answer and get offended then you say "no, your last name." And boom, now you know both.
Bloink 25
i did that with someone named max once >.
jonbear17 13
I would go with that but add onto it, "how do you spell your name again?" They answer "Oh I'm sorry, I meant your last name" and there you go
kiaroxilles 8
There's another FML very similar to this, between OP who was a person at work and a client that came in all the time, she asked how to spell his name to enter his contact information into her phone, and the name was Bob. This one's especially funny because the name is Rob.