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
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Today, I was singing the National Anthem at a school game and totally forgot the words. So I kept singing the same two lines over and over. FML
Today, I joined a conversation about a TV show at work, agreeing enthusiastically. After a few minutes, I realized they were talking about a completely different show with a similar name. I nodded along, trapped, hoping no one asked questions. FML
Today, I realized I've been confusing scenes from The Lord of the Rings with American history. FML
Today, I realized that I’ve been using the same alarm clock ringtone for so long that I now associate it with pure dread, even when I hear it being used in movies. FML
Today, at work, I had received a lot of phone calls. I thought maybe it was a scammer line because I never receive calls. Turns out my phone number is the same as a character's number in a TV show. FML
Today, I attended a musical. A new song was played, and I thought I'd heard it before because it sounded strangely familiar. I sang along quietly as the song progressed, positive I knew it. Anticipating the next chorus, I belted out the lyrics with all my heart. It was instrumental. FML
Today, after recently complaining that the reality show "The Great Norway Adventure" portrays us as a country of nationalistic rednecks, I saw my drunk dad chasing my uncle on a tractor while bellowing the national anthem at the top of his lungs. FML
Today, I discovered that one of my favourite, relatable sad songs is actually a song about gay sex. FML
Today, I binge-watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting and now I'm not sure what day it is. FML
Today, I've made it clear to my roommate that I go to the bed at the same time every night, and that I need absolute peace and quiet from that point onward. Apparently, he misheard it as, "Watch American Dad until midnight, and possibly beyond." That theme song is gonna make me go nuts. FML
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Top comments
RomanCatMama 16
What country and what show?
RpiesSPIES 27
Hangin' out. Down the street. The same old thing. We did last week. . . Sure it's in Sweden, but there's a chance.
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Comments (182)
fallatah 4
What a loyal citizen
rt156 16
How can you be so ignorant?
Gangsterrface 10
How do you not know your own country's national anthem ? ....it can't be that hard.
vanessaexx 4
its not taught in schools/sung at sporting events because it is considered "offensive" to those in Sweden who are not Swedish. (and lersonally i think that that logic is incredibly idiotic because nobody should take in offense someone honouring their country)
DFresh503 8
Stupidity of this degree doesn't deserve an FML, it deserves a tutor.
FrankHotpants 31
That's ok, half the people who sing the national anthem here at sporting events don't even know the words.
flohsch 15
I think there's a big difference between not knowing the words and thinking a TV show theme song is your national anthem.
FrankHotpants 31
Nope
prljm10 10
What country are you from?
graceinsheepwear 33
Really?
Enslaved 36
Is it the "Ikea" song bragging about their Swedish meatballs?
olpally 32
Nope, sorry to disappoint you enslaved, as an employee of IKEA myself, that isn't correct. Haha.
perdix 29
#80, sorry, Enslaved is right. It's Jonatan Coulton's song featuring the line, "In New Jersey, they got a goddam Swedish parade." QED.
Condor002 2
Definitely American Dad
CharresBarkrey 15
Why would that be Sweden's national anthem?
jamnglamgirlie 17
I would understand if this was Singapore, but how did not know?
vanessaexx 4
in Sweden theres a popular TV show that starts out with the words "Stockholm in my heart" and basically goes on singing about our national capital
elk21dbm 18
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