Today, my college class was talking about Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from the edge of space down to earth. A boy suddenly put his head up and said in a serious tone, "I thought he jumped from the moon?" Several girls concurred. This is my generation. FML
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Today, my 5-year-old told me that she'd learnt about gravity, then asked, “So when you fall down, is it because the Earth punched you?” I said yes, along with a giggle. Later at the supermarket, she tripped and screamed, “THE EARTH HIT ME AGAIN!” I was then reminded of high school when it felt like everyone was staring at me. FML
Today, while teaching my high school class about astronomy, I showed them a picture of earth from space. One girl raised her hand, and asked me what the "white things" were. In other words, clouds. FML
Today, in astronomy class, a kid used Uranus in a hilarious innuendo. I was the only one who laughed. I also happen to be the teacher. FML
Today, I got a call from my 8-year-old's 3rd grade teacher. Apparently a question went around class asking, "Why do you think you were put on this Earth?", and my son answered, "My dad says it's because I swam the fastest." FML
Today, my friend took me tandem skydiving. When it was time to jump, he began crying, said he'd cut our parachute cords, then said "Goodbye, cruel world!" and pushed me off the plane with him strapped to my back. I pissed myself and cried like a bitch. He thinks his "prank" was hilarious. FML
Today, my whole family was so excited about watching the Artemis II launch and scolded me for not mustering more enthusiasm. Great, we can go to space now… so anytime someone talks about real issues like climate change or racism, we'll hear, "Well just go to space then" or "Space will solve our problems." FML
Today, I found out I was 13th in a graduating class of about 350 students. When I told my mother, without batting an eye, she told me, "Hey, shit floats". FML
Today, after giving a speech at college, I did the good ol' mic drop. The microphone fell with a loud bang that was heard through the clapping. FML
Today, a short guy asked me how the world looked "up there", as I'm really tall. I decided to lift him up so he could see for himself. I failed both times I tried, to the great amusement of everyone watching. FML
Today, while teaching juniors about black holes, I said, "Imagine everything being sucked into a black hole." An African-American student shouted, "I'd better start clenching!" Nobody took the lesson seriously after that. FML
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mowmowlife 21
It seems they don't understand the gravity of the situation.
flockz 20
if that was the case, screw jumping back to Earth. i don't want to live on this planet anymore anyway.
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Comments (192)
omart3 6
One does not simply jump from the moon.
abigailtaylor 1
People can be so stupid. I'm ready to get off of Earth. But I'm grateful I'm not one of those dumb people
jm12120 3
I am doing a 3 paragraph summary about that,what a coincidence
taskfree 3
i dont wanna live on this planet anymore
Bladeofarzeal 6
Remember our next generation will put an end to humanity, and become even more retarded!
tressie_fml 6
Know what's worse? A 15 year old girl is still getting more attention.
failatfml 5
I feel you're pain.
eolian 1
Don't feel too bad. There were people this stupid 10, 50, 100 even 1,000 years ago. We tend to think of previous generations as more serious and mature than ours but they were'nt born adults. At one point they were stupid youngsters just like the ones you come across! If you don't believe me google ancient Roman graffiti ... good stuff, and hey the ancient Romans were a bunch of idiots just like us! On the flip side, we often think of our times as more advanced than any other period in history. SO not true! Ancient Indians, Chinese, Egyptians, Babylonians and Mayans just to name a few had amazing civilizations without the modern technology that we know. They had their own technologies that we don't even understand! Babylonian had batteries, Chinese had flying machines and Some historians even say Egyptians had electricity!
omart3 6
very informative!
iheartzombies15 4
I know the feeling..
ideasrule 13
Stop generalizing from one person to an entire generation, and have some pride. We are the most educated, smartest, most peaceful, and most compassionate generation the world has ever known. No previous generation had such a firm belief in the unity of humanity, the value of diversity, or the importance of freedom. Every time you see a stupid or depraved young person, think about the countless other wonderful human beings from our generation--the Pakistani girl standing up to the Taliban, the youth protestors of the Arab Spring, even the young scientists pushing the frontiers of knowledge.