Today, in class, I asked my teacher for a "rubber". I didn't realise that in America "rubber" doesn't mean "eraser", it means condom. FML
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Today, a guy sitting next to me in class asked me for a pen. I accidentally handed him a tampon instead. FML
Today, when I went to pay for my groceries, I accidentally handed the cashier a condom instead of my $20. FML
Today, a girl in my class turned around and said, "Wow, you've got your photo on a rubber! That's amazing!" The rubber was designed to look like a £10 note, and the picture was of the Queen of England. FML
Today, I was teaching a class when a student pointed out that I'd used the wrong "your/you're" while writing on the board. FML
Today, I was spacing out in French class and randomly got an erection. My professor called on me to stand up at the front of the room and say, "I am wearing a belt," in French. Not everyone was observing just my belt. FML
Today, I was in English class when I had to use the bathroom. As I was signing out, the teacher said, "Don't forget the hall pass!" It was a plunger. I had to walk across the school with a plunger. FML
Today, in class, I reached into my bag to pull out a tampon, which I hid under my sleeve so I could make a quick escape to the restroom. My teacher yelled at me, because she thought I'd taken out my phone. I then had to prove myself by showing the tampon to the whole class. FML
Today, my 2-year-old told me he found a new finger puppet. It was a used condom. FML
Today, my psycho abstinence-only sex ed teacher claimed condoms give 50% protection at most against pregnancy. I couldn't help but correct her. She apologized for her "mistake", saying, "It's just that we're not ALL sluts, Kara." Now everyone thinks I'm a raging whore. FML
Today, I had to pick up my son from school because he was constantly talking about his "Giant pen." In mid-July, I got him a giant-sized pen (writing utensil) and he liked it very much. Apparently, one of the teachers had their mind in the gutter and thought he was talking about… you know what. FML
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Gherto 0
Oh yeah, I used to confused by this from time to time back when I lived in the U.K.
Tygastyle 0
yes, the Beatles are totally still relevant to teenagers! they'll be around forever i think....i'll at least introduce my kids and yeah a rubber can be considered an eraser....it erases the chances of getting pregnant...?!
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Comments (165)
mmurray002 0
Yea I totally did that when I first moved to the States from England...I also asked for a chewy one time, and everyone's lookin at me like I'm a freak...after 5 minutes they finally got it that I meant "gum"...I've been nicknamed Chewy for about 8 years now lol even some of my friends' parents call me Chewy!
AkeemKN 1
LMFAO Like in Britain, fags are cigarettes
yummcookie 0
It's both now, yay for the Internet!
Vermelle 0
I have an Australian friend who did something similar when she came over here for an exchange program. Explaining it was hilarious.
TayTayTay 0
this totally happened to me when i first moved to canada from england. it was so awkward
pandaabear 2
since when were rubbers condoms in canada?? everyone i know calls erasers rubbers here too
AnnaSeptic 0
Hehehe that's funny. Such awkward misundertandings. I'm so paranoid about something similar happening to me with the guy I like, who's Australian. Like, I'm writing a paper on the roots of music or something and he was all "can I read it" and I was like "NO!!!"
kile88 2
Wtf?
brumpum 0
Oh slang terms, when will your duel use fail to entertain me?
nazooer 11
AHAHAA GREAT FML!
alexthebrit 0
i've done the same damn thing. also, saying "thongs" instead of "flipflops" causes mass hysteria.
girlloveyoung 0
ha where are you from, thats priceless :)
drakecyral 0
that also happened to my german teacher, except he was from america and moved to germany. he wanted a piece of gum and asked for a "Gummi" from a girl he really liked. Gummi means rubber/condom "Cow Gummi" means gum. she smacked him and left. they never talked again lol. ahh the confusion of language