Today, I was in IKEA, furniture shopping with my dad. He was looking at one couch that was particularly small. I said "dad that couch is for like a midget." I look over to see a midget looking at me, sitting on the same couch in a different color. He definitely heard me. FML
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70% off something you didn't need, a stampede and a cart that crashes at checkout. Thanks, Black Friday.
Today, my boyfriend and I went to a furniture store. We split up for a bit, and after a while I went to find him. A salesman noticed I seemed to be looking around for him and said, "Oh, your son is upstairs." We're the same age. FML
Today, I was at IKEA with my parents. I walked away from them and later I heard the speaker of the store call my name asking me to come to the playground because my mom and dad were worried. I'm 18. FML
Today, I was in the supermarket when I saw a little boy trying to reach for something on the top shelf. I went over to him and asked if his mom knew where he was. The boy turned around. He was actually a very angry midget. FML
Today, I went to Ikea with my family. I was wearing a yellow polo that vaguely looked like the ones the Ikea employees were wearing. Two dozen people came up to me, complaining that I was staring at furniture instead of helping customers. FML
Today, I was eating at a restaurant in town, when a small boy started looking at me. I simply smiled and went back to eating, only to hear out of the corner of my ear, "Daddy, why does that kid's face look like that"? He said it so loud, the three tables next to us turned and looked. FML
Today, I took my dad out shopping. I managed to pull into a really cramped parking spot and said, "Man, that was a tight squeeze." My dad then looked me in the eyes and said, "So was your mom." FML
Today, I was with my dad at the supermarket and this guy was checking me out. My dad yells at him with a grin, "I know! I make beautiful babies!" FML
Today, I got junk punched by a midget in Sears for giving him "a funny look." I was trying to read the price of the fridge he was standing in front of. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I were furniture shopping. They had miniature versions built of some of the desks. He commented how they were "cute for little kids" to use. They were 6 inches tall. I had to explain to him that they were only models, not real desks. I'm dating Zoolander. FML
Today, I brought home a ukulele I had just bought. Excited, I showed my dad. He then looked at me, smirked, and said "Just like everything else you have, it's a bit smaller than normal." FML
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Silhouette_fml 0
Hey, he was sitting in the couch, right? So he was just proving your point.
spankyness 0
How dare you say small things are for small people... ...and then he bought the couch
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tinkerbell67 0
how does the poster deserve this one? she didn't know there actually WAS a midget anywhere around. and she wasn't trying to be offensive in any way. and in response to 54, this is normally how people would speak. maybe the term "midget" is offensive, but even if it is bad most people call very short people midgets. this FML is relatable because a lot of people use the term midget.
PTERONOPHOBIA 0
LOL saying "midget" may be considered pretty offensive, #20, but it is NOTHING like the N-word.
ihatestupidpeopl_fml 0
WHO CARES!!!! HE'S A MIDGET...YOU COULD TAKE HIM IN A FIGHT
Brittanyy 0
Ouch. Although I'd probably have done the same thing. I don't pay attention to what I say too well.
Hummingbird114 0
I feel like too many people are jumping on the OP for using the term midget. Most ordinary people on the street have no idea that the term is offensive. One of my best friends is legally, height wise, a midget, and she proudly calls herself a gidget (girl midget). So yeah, OP didn't know. It's not their fault. He/She just made a comment -one that a lot of people probably would have made without thinking twice- at the wrong moment in time, which I'm sure you've all done.
eeee93757 0
Would have killed you to just say "that couch is too small," huh?
mastershake 0
haha thats hilarious it figures a midget was in earshot. life.
Amkii 0
So you were right, then.
UnCensoredBitch 0
HAHAHA! :)
i_am_not_me 0
I accidentally clicked the "You deserve it". You don't. I've been in sorta similar situations. Any time I say anything that could even be possibly misinterpreted as offensive to a particular group, someone of that group is ALWAYS within earshot, and they ALWAYS take offense. Even something as mild as laughing about shitty Hondas and calling 'em rice rockets. That one got me slapped. By a stranger.