Today, as a bartender was carding my friends, I excitedly asked if he was going to card me. The guy gave me a blank stare before finally replying, "Look, lady, I don't have time to stroke some middle-aged woman's ego." I asked because it was my birthday. I just turned twenty-one. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I went to a bar to celebrate my 26th birthday. I got ripped off by the bartender all night because she secretly gave me non-alcoholic versions of my drinks. Apparently I look like I'm 16, so she thought my ID was fake. Happy birthday to me. FML
Today, I went to the bar to celebrate my friend's birthday party. I gave the bouncer my ID and he kicked me out, saying that I should at least use an ID card with the correct gender. I'm 22 and female, he thought I was an underage boy. FML
Today, my friends and I went out for drinks. I'm the only one who's actually 21 or over, and they have fake IDs. Not only was I the only one to be carded, the bartender thought that my actual ID was fake. I got kicked out while my friends kept drinking. FML
Today, I finally turned 21, so my friends and I decided to go to a club. There, I met this hot waitress and we were really hitting it off. I ordered a drink. She replied, "No problem, kiddo." FML
Today, a cute thirty-ish chick walked into the bar I work in. I asked her for her license to make her feel young. She didn't have her license on her and started yelling about how stupid it was to even ask, when she obviously was old enough to drink. She then got up and left. FML
Today, it was my birthday, and even the person who seemed excited about me finally turning 21 and can legally drink forgot. Guess who got drunk alone tonight? This guy. FML
Today, while buying drinks, the cashier immediately refused me and said, “Don’t even bother showing me your ID, you’re obviously 12." I’m 31. FML
Today, it's my birthday and my friends and I went to our favorite pub to celebrate. As I'm a little broke at the moment, they all offered to buy me birthday drinks. Which I later learned meant that they would order them for me and bring them to the table, but put everything on my tab. FML
Today, I got mugged on the way to my 21st birthday party at a bar. I begged the thug to at least throw me my ID, only to have him laugh and run away singing, "Happy Birthday." FML
Today, it's my birthday. My best friend called me at work and offered to take me out to lunch. When he went to pay for the meal, his card was declined so I told him not to worry and that I would pay for the birthday meal. He looked at me and said, "It's your birthday?" He was serious. FML
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Jaywin 3
Ok seriously I MUST see a picture of you after reading that.
Katbot 0
Lmfao! What a jerk! Awww.
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kandy_fml 0
#70. FYL for thinking a movie is an accurate depiction of reality. #74. How can you imply that being a waitress is easy when you were complaining about how hard your job is as a bartender? Do you not realize that, essentially, they do exactly the same thing?
keysora 0
Woow - It amazes me that you all can get so frustrated and defensive over a debate on FML.com! My opinion - that was poor service. It doesn't matter how hard your job is, or how busy you are. If you're in the service industry then it's part of your job to be polite. Just because you're busy doesn't mean you have to be rude. If you're so stressed that you're snapping at customers, then maybe it's time for a job change. In the time it took to say that, the bartender could have served other drinks. A simple "no" would have sufficed.
fmlmelb 0
clearly if youre asking him if he wants to check your id youre going to be overage, so why would he bother?
alyssajeane 0
That totally happened to me on my 21st too! I pulled out my ID and the waitress said, "oh I don't have to see that." but then turned to my friend who is six days younger than me and said, "if you'll be drinking though I will need to see your ID."
ComradeP 0
People! Someone doesn't need to use too much makeup or be a long-time drunk to look a whole lot older than they are. Thats unfair! You're completely forgetting about amphetamine abuse!
redhead1983 0
A couple things: As someone who currently bartends and waits tables, but has also worked 'real' jobs: Marketing, advertising, event planning, etc. -- I must say that bartending is far more difficult than any of the others. It's a tough, busy, high-stress job. No, I can't compare it to law or medicine, but that doesn't make it 'easy'. Furthermore, the bartender still should have never said that. I can't imagine ever saying anything close to that, and I would never go to a bar that felt it appropriate to treat customers that way, and I recommend you never go back. Sorry you had to deal with that on your 21st.
Lolocheerio 0
#81..... Will you marry me? haahaa.
stellaellaola 0
Can I see what you look like? LOL!
partyshoes_1492 0
i'm sure you don't look like a middle-aged woman and this guy is just a jerk. i can't believe he would day that to a customer! happy 21st!
baltimorebrian 0
Get a walker, grandma.