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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zveltsen 2
I usually just straight ask their names, followed by a - "I'm bad at remembering both names and faces", which is true. Gotten quite a bit of laughter off that.
brainwascht 0
I dont think thats a bad idea at all. and I know how you feel, i always feel bad if I don't know someones name. and he could have spelled it Robb :)
skittleface 0
A good way to find out someones name that horribly backfired. you could have been like " i know someone who spells it with two 'B's and i wasnt exactly sure if you did." there, problem solved.
lm_wfc 0
you could have said you didnt know if it was robert or robin?
AdamGD 0
O have that same problem! I can never remember peoples names! And i don't like being rude, so what i do is i just wait for someone else to say their name. And you never know, it could be spelled R-A-B :D
jdawg777 0
i would have said, "well ya i know its rob but how do you spell it in full??? robert or robin?"
nuga 0
OP you should have just tried to play it smooth and said something like "Ah, so you just spell it with one B then?".
ohxberlin 0
i've done that before haha, just be like oh okay because i know a few people who spell it with an extra B, or whatever..hah LOLLLLLLLLERSKATEZZZZZ
happyvalleygirl 0
I have done the same thing plenty of times, and I just say, "no, I meant how do you spell your last name?"
tyonclav 0
I agree with 48