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

Today, my wife confused terminology from my religion with stuff from Harry Potter. FML

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

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

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

Today, I understand the finer points of the government in Star Wars better than I understand the U.S. government. FML

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

Today, I realised I know the map on World of Warcraft better than the map of my own country. FML

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

Today, after finishing a two hour essay exam that will determine the future of my career, I realized I misread the question. FML