Miscellaneous: Today, my cousin came to visit from America. While out shopping,...

By Anonymous - 09/09/2010 14:00 - United Kingdom

Today, my cousin came to visit from America. While out shopping, she said loudly that she was having trouble finding clothes to fit around her huge fanny, causing a lot of people to stare in our direction. I had to explain to her that "fanny" in the UK means "vagina." FML

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By Chubs - 29/03/2009 12:32 - Norway

Today, I was playing with my kid cousin outside. It was warm, so I was wearing my new bikini, and felt pretty good about myself. She suddenly turns to me and asks, "How come your tits are so small when you have such a big belly?" FML

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Silver linings

By Anonymous - 07/10/2009 01:11 - Canada

Today, I went shopping for a new pair of jeans. I was feeling good about the fact that I was going down a waist size until the cashier decided to discuss with me, three co-workers, and the ten other people in line how she didn't even know jeans came in sizes that big. FML

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Nice boxers

By Harmonia - 26/01/2009 10:09 - France

Today, I went shopping with my boyfriend. He tried on a pair of trousers which didn't fit, so he asked me to change them, so off I went. I returned with another pair for him to try on, found him bent over and blurted out, "What's with the terrible underwear?" I'd entered the wrong changing room. FML

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You little knob

By keelah - 27/06/2014 21:57 - United States - Montgomery

Today, my cousin asked me what it's like to be so fat. I chastised him and said that was a rude thing to ask. He apologized, then asked me what it's like to be such a pussy. He didn't stop until he, a 10 year-old kid, had reduced me, a 26 year-old woman, to tears. FML

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By Creeped out - 28/01/2013 08:14 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, I was trying on some shoes. As I was bending down, an old lady with a walking frame slowly approached. As she got close she whispered to me, "Mmm, you've got a nice tushie." My girlfriend will not let me hear the end of it. FML

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Holy eyesight, Batman!

By Anonymous - 05/08/2023 22:00

Today, I thought a cute guy was checking out my ass, so I cheekily bent over a little to give him an eyeful. He walked over to a shop assistant, pointed at me and left. The assistant then informed me, “Miss, you’ve torn your trousers, your knickers are visible, and, um, apparently you have a skid mark.” FML

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By no boobies - 29/05/2013 16:39 - United States

Today, while shopping for dresses, I found a really cute one that fit me really well, but not at all in the breast area. My grandma screamed "buy her some titties!" Everyone in the store looked at me. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/10/2014 10:55 - United Kingdom - Pontypridd

Today, my boyfriend told my four-year-old sister that "fatass" means "beautiful lady." I didn't know about this until I took my sister shopping with me. The woman at the till said she was adorable; my sister replied, "Thanks, fatass." FML

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By xkellybabyyx - 25/11/2009 01:05 - United States

Today, I was walking through the streets with my best friend, feeling confident in my new skinny jeans. My friend said, "you really should be wearing a thong with those pants, your underwear line is showing". I was wearing a thong, those lines were just my fat rolls. FML

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By Sammylad - 07/09/2011 22:14 - United Kingdom

Today, I was giving a talk in class, when halfway through someone pointed out that my pubes were sticking out my trousers. FML

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Thursday 9 September 2010 19:15

So I'm guessing they don't call those lil waist pouches "fanny packs" in the UK lol

carleigh2424 0

Thursday 9 September 2010 19:02

Hahahhaaaaa!:)

Comments

nerdwithagun 0

Friday 10 September 2010 2:36

Maybe she knew what it meant, and she COULDN'T find any clothes to fit around her huge fanny.

AzWolf 5

Friday 10 September 2010 2:48

maybe those living in the uk should learn the difference between the two words!

MetalFish 0

Friday 10 September 2010 3:01

It was an American who got it wrong, not an English girl. I think you've got mixed up at somepoint there :)

JustJess666 0

Friday 10 September 2010 14:35

but still if we, Americans, must learn the differences shouldn't they?? I'm just saying it goes both ways.

MetalFish 0

Friday 10 September 2010 22:15

I know what fanny meant in both nations. I also know an "ass" in England is a type of donkey and not your arse (which is your bum) also, crisps are called chips in America. and chips are called fries... also, I know that it's color, honor, neighbor in America (rather than our "Colour, Honour, Neighbour) and our date goes DAY / MONTH / YEAR and yours goes MONTH / DAY / TEAR for some random reason :) I'm not saying I know EVERY difference, but I'm not ignorant to the differences... and you'll probably find most English people are aware thanks to films and TV we get here (A lot of it is American) :p

MetalFish 0

Friday 10 September 2010 22:17

YEAR* xD

JustJess666 0

Friday 10 September 2010 22:51

I'm not saying I don't know this either. but some people don't. Americans are kinda self absorbed and think it's all about them and their language is the only one to use words and that everyone knows the meaning. but then again english and other languages in other countries have some of the same words and different meanings. some English don't know that we have different ways of speaking and that we don't know your ways. sorry if this doesn't make any sense.

Phoenix1023 3

Friday 10 September 2010 3:10

YDI for using that BS "here in the UK this means that" excuse. Call things what they are. Not an FML.

HappyPickles 11

Friday 10 September 2010 5:13

... I'm interested. "call things what they are"... And what, in this instances, are the words that should be used to call these things as they are? Almost every culture has slang for various body parts - it's just that the slang changes over time, and sometimes over geography.