Avery
Los Angeles, United States
Today, I realized I've been confusing scenes from The Lord of the Rings with American history. FML
Collection
Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Same thing different taste
JStein
Hampshire, United States
Today my boyfriend and my best friend had a very lengthy, detailed conversation about Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, of which I know nothing about. Once they stopped, I looked at him and smiled, and he responded with, "Why can't you be more like her?" FML
nickw177
United States
Today, my wife confused terminology from my religion with stuff from Harry Potter. FML
Gollumapparently
My precious
Today, my friend and I took an online quiz to find out what character from Lord of the Rings we look like. She got Arwen. I got Gollum. FML
Anonymous
Grays, United Kingdom
Stop right now!
Today, my dad watched his first Lord of the Rings marathon. Now he keeps spouting lines from the movies, and thought it'd be funny to hide in my closet, just to jump out at me screaming, "My precious!" FML
Anonymous
Vällingby, Sweden
Today, I realized that what I thought for years was my country's National Anthem, is actually the theme song of a TV show. FML
nerd
Today, I understand the finer points of the government in Star Wars better than I understand the U.S. government. FML
Anonymous
Taren Point, Australia
Culture war bullshit
Today, I realised that American political BS is even in countries as far away as my own when I drove past a "Trump won" sign on my way home from work. FML
DLS
United States
Today, I realised I know the map on World of Warcraft better than the map of my own country. FML
brainrot
Oh, right
Today, I spent an entire conversation nodding and agreeing with someone, only to realize near the end that I'd misunderstood one key detail and was agreeing with the opposite of what they meant. I laughed awkwardly and said, “Oh, I thought you meant the other thing.” They said, “I know.” FML
IBS
Shanghai, China
Today, after finishing a two hour essay exam that will determine the future of my career, I realized I misread the question. FML
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alstbv12 13
One does not simply confuse real life with Lord of the Rings.
MisterMuffinz 13
If only our history was as cool as LOTR's...
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xgetxbentx 13
O_o How the **** is a fantasy series even remotely similar to American history? I think you should start paying more attention in class.
letsgooo_fml 23
Would you consider James Madison a hobbit?
fmlmaymay 0
Lol my world history teacher does it on purpose
BrimfullOfAsher 20
J.R.R. Tolkien denied that LOTR was an allegory for WW2, but I never heard of the Continental Congress being the inspiration for the Council of Elrond. Then again, if one ignores the seven rings "for the dwarf lords in their halls of stone," then there are thirteen rings. Is it a coincidence that there were thirteen colonies?
keeganwh 2
I hope you're kidding, 'cause that's logically the same as saying the bible is about a bunch of random un-connected events (if one ignores the God part).
psycho4u 5
One does not simply walk into Plymouth. Lol
GypsyRover 0
We used to have a place for people like you,now you have rights that you shouldn't.
_SadButTrue_ 9
Time to go back to school maybe?
Psycho_Babydoll 26
One does not simply walk out of school. Looks like someone didn't pass.
joanniejore 7
Wtf?! What scenes could you possibly be thinking of?!
Taurus_ChicKa 37
YOU SHALL NOT PASS...American History class!!! Seriously though, how could you possibly get the two mixed up? Lord of the Rings is completely fake (not to mention stupidly overrated), there is no way a rational person could get it mixed up with REAL history.