Miscellaneous: Today, two of my friends condemned me for being "narrow-minded",...

By so pray to ariel about it, dipshits - 30/11/2012 19:29 - United Kingdom - Edinburgh

Today, two of my friends condemned me for being "narrow-minded", because I couldn't help but laugh at the thought that someone would believe mermaids actually exist. FML

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Gullible

By Idontbelieveinmagic - 17/06/2013 05:42 - United States - Las Vegas

Today, my dad refused to believe that the Animal Planet's mermaid mockumentaries were faked. Instead he got into a huge argument with me, claiming the government is covering up the existence of mermaids and must've threatened the producers to keep it quiet. FML

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By babysitter - 26/03/2009 03:45 - United States

Today, I babysat for two little girls, who wanted to play 'mermaids'. I smiled, and said that I would love to play with them. The older girl laughed, saying "You can't be a mermaid. Mermaids are pretty." FML

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Rude but fair

By BeverlyC - 29/11/2021 08:00

Today, an overweight coworker of mine was saying that her favorite mythical creatures was Mermaids, because she considers them graceful, carefree and aesthetically beautiful, like her. I absentmindedly blurted out, “Not with that body.” The word “Sorry” didn’t cut it for the write up I received. FML

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By Shamu - 27/02/2011 19:28 - United States

Today, I found out my friends call me 'Shamu the whale' behind my back. FML

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Let people believe

By Anonymous - 02/01/2021 16:58

Today, I told a friend I had become more religious lately. He immediately started mocking me for being a 'stupid creationist bigot'. When I told him how offensive that was, he acted bewildered and started condescendingly lecturing me about how 'science has proven God does not exist'. FML

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Shipping culture

By Anonymous - 07/03/2022 14:00

Today, my friend accused me of lying about being gay. Why? I happen to ship some m/f couples in the works of fiction I follow. According to her, gay people are inherently opposed to anything heterosexual, and therefore it shouldn't be possible that I like those ships. The kicker? She herself is straight. FML

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By Abby_gummibear - 19/03/2011 21:04 - United States

Today, at the Mommy and Me dance class that I take my four year old daughter to, the instructor had us do a stretch, telling us to pretend we're mermaids. My daughter said to me, "But you're not a mermaid, you're a whale!" FML

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By fakelaugher - 20/12/2010 03:41 - United States

Today, I found out that my friends have been "fake laughing" whenever I make a joke just so that the situation doesn't get awkward. FML

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By WhyThankYou - 26/07/2013 05:31 - Lebanon - Beirut

Today, I was having dinner at a long-time friend's place. In a matter of 15 minutes, her mom had managed to establish unequivocally that three kinds of people were ruining the world: vegetarians, atheists, and homosexuals. I'm all three rolled into one. She knows that. FML

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Identity politics

By Anonymous - 21/04/2022 10:00 - United States

Today, I came out as a lesbian to my friends. They were supportive, save for my one friend, who accused me of copying her by also being a lesbian. FML

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Abenti 8

Saturday 1 December 2012 2:47

They actually did exist. They went extinct sometime in the 1500s.

buck33 14

Saturday 1 December 2012 2:49

Same with the unicorns.

Comments

kathryn14 19

Saturday 1 December 2012 6:22

You closed minded human! I AM a mermaid!

FlyingPie 17

Saturday 1 December 2012 6:35

That's quite a tail. Water you going to do? From what I can sea, you have some mean friends.

CMooreButz 8

Saturday 1 December 2012 6:41

http://animal.discovery.com/tv-shows/mermaids/videos/mermaids.htm There are 13 separate clips, watch the ones about the facts not just the ones that animal planet created to show what they would look like

LaLince 40

Saturday 1 December 2012 6:41

You can not prove the absence of something. It's impossible! Wake up.

chippa 24

Saturday 1 December 2012 21:59

You can, however, come to the conclusion that something is highly unlikely to the point where thinking otherwise would just be toooo skeptical.

IPinkCornflakes 7

Saturday 1 December 2012 7:20

Hey, I moderated this one :D I mean have you seen the mermaid documentary on Animal Planet? That could have been real. Maybe .-.

Psycho_Babydoll 26

Saturday 1 December 2012 14:10

What's the harm in people believing in mermaids? I like to believe faeries are real, and that doesn't make me a total lunatic. Or does it?

NiktoLjubitTibja 2

Sunday 2 December 2012 1:04

My sentiments exactly. If you thought I was a perfectly reasonable and intelligent human (or not human X'D) before you found out my beliefs were different, and if mine aren't interfering with your life, why does it matter afterwards? If you don't like the way I live, then you go your way, and I'll go in the opposite direction, and you'll never have to deal with me again, but there's no need for logical fallacies (which name calling and insults are). (Oh, TVTropes, you really have ruined my life. XD)

mindi 3

Saturday 1 December 2012 14:27

Wikipedia it for them, mer-man!

The_F3rris 11

Saturday 1 December 2012 14:54

Check out the Curiosity Shop in Seattle, Wa. They have a mermaid on display that they found in the bay.

ChoolyBooly 32

Saturday 28 February 2015 1:14

lol I hope your joking since its actually confirmed to be not real. Its created by a Chinese taxidermist who allegedly stitched together monkey,seal,and fish parts.

DelphiCat 17

Saturday 1 December 2012 16:21

I had a similar problem when i scoffed at the Mary King's Close haunting bullshit. Ghosts are not a real thing, but i had to make like i meant only 'if there were ghosts, they wouldn't be hanging out in a tourist attraction', because my flatmate basically called me a narrow-minded, judgemental bitch for believing in empirical evidence, and wouldn't shut the hell up about it until i convinced her that wasn't what i meant (it was though, seriously people, ghosts are not real, get over it). Yours is worse though. I'm sure they'll believe in fairies too!