Miscellaneous: Today, I was holding the door open for a friend. She told me...

By cls_x - 24/02/2013 07:53 - United States - Riverview

Today, I was holding the door open for a friend. She told me to wait a second because she had to finish a text. Nearly a minute passed before I asked why she wouldn't come inside to finish typing. We were at a Chinese restaurant. She thought the "No MSG" sign meant you couldn't text inside. FML

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By ChickenBallsPlease - 28/01/2014 11:16 - United Kingdom - King's Lynn

Today, I was eating at a Chinese restaurant, when I stopped the waitress to tell her that even though I am of Chinese heritage, I can't understand a word of Chinese. After an awkward silence, she told me she was actually speaking English. FML

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By Angela - 27/02/2011 01:56 - United States

Today, I made plans with an old friend that I haven't seen in years. We agreed to meet at a diner and I told him I'd be standing outside. I watched him pull up, look right at me, then do something with his phone. Seconds later, I got a text saying, "Sorry, but I'm busy today and can't make it." FML

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By Wutdafuqq - 23/02/2015 20:18 - Canada - Kanata

Today, a woman yelled at me for holding a door open for her. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/09/2013 07:15 - United States - Petrolia

Today, I took my girlfriend out to eat at a diner where my friend works. My friend was our waiter but too busy to talk much. He texted me after we'd left to tell me that my girlfriend had slipped him her number. FML

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By SugarMyBalls - 19/12/2012 23:31 - United States - Winder

Today, I had been trying to text my girlfriend all day, but no reply. After a while, I became worried so I called. She picked up and said, "Can't talk, busy." Not even a minute later, my best friend says to me, "Dude, tell your girlfriend to leave me alone. She's been texting me all day." FML

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By marmarr - 15/05/2011 05:20 - United States

Today, I pretended to not be able to go out with a friend so I could hang with my boyfriend at the movies. When I sat down I received a text that said, "Turn around." It was her. FML

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By Nico711 - 30/03/2019 02:00

Today, my girlfriend and I were out to dinner. She had to use the bathroom, so she went, but the food came while she was in there. She came out, yelling at me for ordering the food to come that exact time, then she broke up with me. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/03/2013 11:00 - United States - Chicago

Today, I was outside at a café when I looked at my phone. As I did, a woman halfway across the patio started screaming at me, demanding I tell her who I was texting and why. She then sprinted over, furious at me for apparently badmouthing her to somebody. All I did was check the time. FML

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By phonebaby - 18/11/2014 01:04 - United States - Stamford

Today, my friend asked me to order take out for him because he gets nervous on phones. I called a Chinese restaurant, only to get nervous, and hang up. FML

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By BrokeAndPsst - 12/04/2011 04:27 - United States

Today, my girlfriend chose the most expensive restaurant in town, then spent the entire time facebooking, texting, and playing games on her phone while I dined in silence. This is the second time we've been out this week. She didn't even eat her food. I didn't even get a thank you. FML

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limitedition 25

Sunday 24 February 2013 12:34

At least she won't be rudely texting while you are dining.

oj101 33

Sunday 24 February 2013 12:33

MSG is one of several forms of glutamic acid found in foods. Because glutamic acid is pervasive in nature, being an amino acid. Seeing as the US doesn't ban/regulate them like Europe does, restaurants put up a no MSG sign. Basically, it's an additive.

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akiahara 14

Sunday 24 February 2013 21:44

MSG is also naturally occurring, all you oh-noes-MSG-is-bad-mmmkay people. This story is also rather sad, and I can't think of a single nice thing to say about your friend. Time to put the phone down...

Kieraganion 13

Sunday 24 February 2013 21:57

For those who are still wondering., MSG stands for "monosodium glutamate". It's a form of highly concentrated salt that's used in a lot of foods because its cheap and powerful; also twice as bad for you.

outoftown 26

Sunday 24 February 2013 22:25

Your girlfriend is an accidental genius. We NEED that sign to mean what she thought: NO MSGs. How refreshing that would be!

Zebediabolical 39

Sunday 24 February 2013 22:49

I wish there was no texting in restaurants. Well, no annoying as shit audible alerts at least. The last time I went to a restaurant the people at the next table's ringers kept going off the entire meal. Boy, that was fun. Not.

jiraii 9

Monday 25 February 2013 2:41

ydi for having moronic friends

gunnerysgt 15

Monday 25 February 2013 3:04

Let me guess, she's blonde?

Shadowlainx 11

Monday 25 February 2013 3:12

wow... that's how bad technology has taken over our life if she thought that! You know how long those signs have been up? Way before cell phone/text messaging was an epidemic! Read current events!