Miscellaneous: Today, I failed an oral speech because "I didn't look up once."...

By oralMistake - 26/10/2009 18:46 - United States

Today, I failed an oral speech because "I didn't look up once." The problem was, every time I looked up, my teacher looked down. Every time I looked down, she looked up. FML

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By wheezy - 03/12/2013 17:28 - United States - Bay Springs

Today, while giving speech in class, I choked on my own spit and had a coughing fit while everyone stared at me intently. When I finally regained my composure, my teacher told me my time was up and to sit down. I hadn't even got finished the first paragraph. FML

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By suhleedah18 - 24/04/2012 18:49 - United States

Today, I realized just how bad my problem with making eye contact is, when I caught myself looking the other way when the singer in a music video looked directly at the camera. FML

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Optimism

By Anonymous - 24/09/2020 02:01 - Singapore - Singapore

Today, my teacher walked into class and said, "Look to your left and right, one of those persons you just looked at will fail the upcoming exam." When asked why, she said too many people passed last year's exam. She was dead serious. FML

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By perverted teenage girl - 29/11/2016 21:51

Today, my crush was giving a presentation in class. I zoned out and began staring off into space - which happened to be in the exact direction of his crotch. When I realized what I was doing, I quickly looked up at his face. He was already looking at me, with an expression of severe discomfort. FML

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By smileydays - 29/01/2014 03:09 - Canada - Merritt

Today, I had an oral English exam to present in front of three teachers. Halfway through, I completely lost my voice. They failed me because they thought I was trying to play a prank. FML

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By fmlifer - 04/11/2011 04:29 - United States

Today, I went to kiss my girlfriend on the cheek at school. I missed, and walked away awkwardly. Later on, a teacher stopped me and told me how bad I failed. FML

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By macaroni17 - 10/04/2014 02:33 - United States - New Oxford

Today, we had a speaking assessment in Spanish class. When it was my turn, I yawned in the middle of a sentence, said "excuse me" and finished my sentence. She took points off because I hesitated and I spoke in English, not Spanish. FML

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Lazy ableism

By F-f-f-fuck you, teacher - 29/10/2023 10:00 - United States

Today, I gave a presentation. My teacher deducted points because I "need to learn how to speak more confidently, because you often stumble over your words." I have a stutter. FML

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By stupidteacher - 05/07/2016 15:02 - China - Guiyang

Today, I gave a presentation in class. I felt pretty good about it, until afterwards when I was told I lost points for communication because I'd been chewing gum. I wasn't, I just have a speech impediment. FML

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Smooth move, teach.

By Faceplant - 14/11/2017 10:00 - United States - Port Orchard

Today, I monitored my students as they conducted a lab experiment. I was walking to the other side of the room while looking at a student who seemed about to ask a question. When she looked up at me, I walked into a wall. FML

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Monado 0

Monday 26 October 2009 22:50

Hey, anything oral requires at least one head down ;)

emgirlie5732 0

Monday 26 October 2009 22:51

hahah ur nickname made me burst out laughing... if you think about it not about this situation...

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Monado 0

Monday 26 October 2009 22:50

Hey, anything oral requires at least one head down ;)

brink0war 3

Monday 26 October 2009 22:55

Hahahahaha! That just made my day! Epic Win!

Atamix 0

Monday 26 October 2009 23:29

does the game involve you? cause if so, im not interested

i_got_it 0

Monday 26 October 2009 23:48

Hell yeah. I think I'll pass on that one.

CaptainPat 0

Tuesday 27 October 2009 2:49

only if your hot. but most likely no.

phatdaddy 0

Wednesday 3 March 2010 13:29

don't worry #8, some ugly **** will be desperate and drunk enough to toss in in there for a few minutes before he passes out.

emgirlie5732 0

Monday 26 October 2009 22:51

hahah ur nickname made me burst out laughing... if you think about it not about this situation...

Intoxicunt 5

Monday 26 October 2009 23:21

Ahaha, exactly! Win! I don't look up.

Intoxicunt 5

Monday 26 October 2009 23:43

I can't look up if I'm in 69, otherwise I just see balls and feet.

Intoxicunt 5

Tuesday 27 October 2009 0:01

I don't look anywhere when in 69. There's nothing to see. Just focus on the task at hand. Or watch the movement.

Intoxicunt 5

Tuesday 27 October 2009 0:46

Oh but the reverse cowgirl turns into doggy style so quickly. *Sigh*

Skull_300 0

Tuesday 27 October 2009 2:15

Giddyup!!!

perdix 29

Tuesday 27 October 2009 3:17

Not if you throw in a lot of "Yee-haws" during your ride, and if he tries to get up and make it doggy-style, yell, "Bad dog, no biscuit! Down, boy!" and kick him with your spurs. Toxi, you should get your way. Insist on it!

Intoxicunt 5

Tuesday 27 October 2009 5:42

Ehhh, no! I'd rather him take charge. But let's not go into all that.

picturetaker 0

Monday 26 October 2009 22:56

lol @monado.

simplyn2deep 2

Monday 26 October 2009 22:58

I guess this is where video taping comes in handy...

leoofbodom 0

Monday 26 October 2009 23:28

i came

fawfulster 11

Monday 26 October 2009 23:58

I agree. In speeches it is really common that someone tapes it. Unless the speech was in a classroom and it was a project.

wingedspiritus 0

Tuesday 27 October 2009 2:38

I think the OP did mention a teacher? e__e; Der~

null_fml 11

Monday 26 October 2009 23:12

And here I thought student + teacher + oral ALWAYS ended up in a perfect grade. EDIT: Wow by the time I posted the joke had already been done... multiple times...

perdix 29

Monday 26 October 2009 23:37

If you talk to much when you are doing it, you can fail. Also, if your dirty talk includes, "It smells down here," "Do you have any infections?" or "This does not taste like any tuna I ever had," you can also fail.

katie72 6

Monday 15 August 2011 22:59

PERDIX y u so funny

riku3220 2

Monday 26 October 2009 23:23

Ugh. I can relate. My speech teacher gave me two 40s on a project because I didn't "work as hard as everybody else". Apparantly using an 11x14" posterboard is too small and it wasn't fair for everyone else who used ******* tri-folds...

perdix 29

Monday 26 October 2009 23:27

Maybe you were giving her oral so badly she was embarrassed to make eye contact with you.

RNCftw 0

Monday 26 October 2009 23:44

i know teachers grading speeches look up most of the time and only look down to glance at/write notes. you should be maintaining eye contact with the audience for pretty much the entire time anyway. YDI for not knowing how to give a presentation.

Turnip_Girl 0

Monday 26 October 2009 23:46

Of course, there's the other end of the spectrum where you're just staring at each other the whole time. Which is creepy, but at least it gives them the impression that you're listening!