Miscellaneous: Today, upon hearing of the death of Nelson Mandela, I posted...

OP here :) Some of you have taken this the wrong way so let me clarify - I was in NO way trying to garner 'likes' for donating to the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital. I never even mentioned that I donated, I just posted the link and a little comment saying Please donate in honour of his memory. I assume no one donated because they didn't say anything and I just think it's a bit sad because even a couple of dollars goes a long way. Not many of my friends would have heard of the hospital either so I thought if I brought it to their attention they could donate and help the children in South Africa receive the care and treatment they desperately need. I believe it's a great way to honour Nelson Mandela's memory.

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Thanks, gran…

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Today I took my girlfriend to the cafe where we had our first date, with the intention of proposing. Moments before I took the ring out, some sleazy old guy said "how are you two fine babes single on a Saturday?" He refused to leave us alone even when we said we were on a date. FML

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Today, during an emergency bathroom visit, I finally broke the toilet seat my fiance had nagged me for months to replace. The broken seat sent me sprawling to the floor. I was still shitting. FML

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Today, my girlfriend's mother called her in the bedroom for a serious talk. I overheard them arguing and yelling at each other. It turns out her mother found a condom next to her garbage. We got caught because her cat swallowed the condom and threw it up. FML

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03/03/2012 13:55

Today, I downloaded an application that notifies me when my phone is fully charged. I had no idea how it actually functions, but I plugged the charger in and went to bed. A couple of hours later, I woke up to a man's voice screaming, "I can't take it anymore!" I nearly wet myself. FML

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Getting frisky

By KindStranger - 04/01/2020 20:00

Today, I was walking home when I thought I saw a man beating up a woman in a phone box, I opened the door and pulled the man of the woman, turns out they where just "getting frisky" FML

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23/08/2018 15:00

Today, we got the bill from our lawyer. She'd recommended taking my common-law wife's ex-husband to court for child support, so we went to court and won. The judge awarded us over $8300! The bill came to $18,000. FML

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Happy Birthday

By Anonymous - 24/05/2021 08:01

Today, it's my birthday. My boss's birthday is 5 days away. Instead of wishing me happy birthday, the staff decided to surprise my boss with an early gift. We also had to take a picture of him with everyone. I work at another branch alone, and had to post the picture to social media. Happy Birthday to me, I guess. FML

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lex1459 38

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Friday 6 December 2013 7:52

People in my class today were talking about how Morgan Freeman was better than Mandela anyways because his voice was cooler. People these days can be awful.

Ambient25 24

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Friday 6 December 2013 7:56

Look on the bright side OP, half of those friends (the Morgan Freeman pics) will probably serve you sandwiches at Subway 20 years from now... I actually had a friend who posted "RIP MORGAN FREEMAN" on his Facebook. I called him out on that and the next thing I know most of his friends and family are deriding him for being an insensitive idiot. There is hope.

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lex1459 38

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Friday 6 December 2013 7:52

People in my class today were talking about how Morgan Freeman was better than Mandela anyways because his voice was cooler. People these days can be awful.

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Friday 6 December 2013 8:46

I guess they aren't a graduating class now are they?

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Friday 6 December 2013 8:53

At least half the people I've spoken to don't even know who Nelson Mandela is. Damned society.

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Friday 6 December 2013 9:45

People at school were saying, "Wait, I know he was in jail for human rights, but what did he do again?" I told them he helped to end apartheid. "What's apartheid?"

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Friday 6 December 2013 9:51

*double handed facepalm*

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Friday 6 December 2013 10:00

I'll be honest, 25. I didn't know about him till earlier this year when the media mentioned briefly on who he was and because of his illness. I then researched more about him, and I must say, he's quite the inspiration! For all of us!

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Friday 6 December 2013 10:42

So is it bad that I didn't find out about this until I came to FML? I watched the news after work and no mention of this. For fucks sake Paul Walkers death got more airtime than Mandela's did that's a fucking sad statement about Americas news networks.

Enslaved 36

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Friday 6 December 2013 13:28

I don't think it's a sad statement, though it was all over the news when I watched it. Nelson Mandela's death isn't a shock because he died a ripe old age. Paul Walker's death has more airtime because it came out of nowhere and wasn't expected.

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Friday 6 December 2013 14:27

That's when you educate them. At least now they'll know. Better to have you show them late than to never know at all.

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Friday 6 December 2013 15:37

it happen an hour & half from me

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Friday 6 December 2013 16:22

@junkman6 Your comment is at 4am (not sure what time zone). In the US, the news didn't start mentioning his death until about 6am, although there were brief mentions of it yesterday. So the media isn't too bad.

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Friday 6 December 2013 16:23

Wow, practically on your doorstep then...

roza043 14

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Friday 6 December 2013 20:30

Well, Mandela's death was way more expected than Paul Walker's. Mandela was very sick for a long time; it was only a question of time before it encountered.

chanelleyy 25

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Friday 6 December 2013 7:54

the ignorance of people nowadays.

jabfinch 9

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Friday 6 December 2013 18:23

Ignance is bliss.

IloveToLaugh143 21

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Saturday 7 December 2013 2:47

Right? I saw a photo of Mandela on instagram this morning, and someone commented,"Is that supposed to be Barack Obama and Morgan Freeman morphed together?" *Ignorance* not Ignance.

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Friday 6 December 2013 7:56

That's incredibly disappointing... Although, Nelson Mandela will forever be missed and you did such a sweet thing to honor him.

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Friday 6 December 2013 7:56

doodlecloud 26

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Friday 6 December 2013 12:30

I had a guy on my newsfeed who said that but he said it was a joke and tool the piss out of the girl who tried to correct him for being to stupid to get it. I don't think he was just saying that to save face either, I think it genuinely was a joke...not sure why it's funny though...

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Friday 6 December 2013 15:56

Maybe it was a joke because Morgan Freeman played the part of Nelson Mandela in the movie Invictus? And they do look strangely similar.

doodlecloud 26

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Friday 6 December 2013 17:26

Okay, let's be clear - I do technically see why it's 'funny'. I get the connection. I just meant, I don't really find it funny myself. An important man died, I'd rather be respectful than make jokes. And they do look similar but not eerily so. They are just both older black males with grey hair.

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Saturday 7 December 2013 0:52

you realize that some of those are jokes right?

emmmmmmii26 11

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Friday 6 December 2013 7:57

Honestly people these days -__-

Faddyy6 17

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Friday 6 December 2013 9:50

why you blaming you are also amongst them

da_poiler 3

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Friday 6 December 2013 7:58

well, It's not that you're a bad person, but you just did it for the likes it seems. at least you feel good yourself don't you? because if this ruined your day, you did it for the likes. Sorry but I think that's the thruth..

lex1459 38

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Friday 6 December 2013 8:02

OP was saying nobody seems to truly care about what mattered about him and what he did, only his celebrity look alike. OP isn't sad that they personally were ignored, but that what a great man did was.

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Friday 6 December 2013 8:04

oh ok sorry, my misunderstanding.

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Friday 6 December 2013 12:52

I'll have to agree with you. If a cause is dear to your heart you donate at any time. If you donate for something because some famous person died you're doing it for praise, glory or other selfish reasons.

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Friday 6 December 2013 17:28

I have to say I had the same feeling as #6 when I read the FML. But is the motive really important if OP donated anyway ?

gingaa96 18

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Friday 6 December 2013 22:23

I agree with 6. It really seems (to me) that this was done for the likes. If that's the case then OP is an attention whore. But if it's for Mandela's legacy then I'm ok with this.. Soooo OP can you clarify please?

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Friday 6 December 2013 7:59

If it takes Morgan Freeman for some folks to know about Nelson Mandela, it can't be all bad. At least they know about Mandela.

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Friday 6 December 2013 8:01

You donated to an amazing charity and paid your respects to an even more amazing man. Forget about those losers. YOU actually care and you have my respect for that.

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Friday 6 December 2013 8:01

it's unfortunate how much this doesn't surprise me...

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Friday 6 December 2013 8:03

If you're complaining about being ignored, you're paying your condolences for the wrong reasons. Do you want attention or do you really care about his cause?

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Friday 6 December 2013 8:36

This is how I read it as well. Simply because the "I was completely ignored," part. OP's friends DID still pay their respects to the deceased, but OP's post didn't get any response while their friends' did. Completely misguided intentions here.

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Friday 6 December 2013 8:44

I totally agree. Those who truly give of themselves care not about attention, they get satisfaction from serving a cause they believe in.

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Friday 6 December 2013 9:09

I took it more as they felt bad because those people didnt even know they were sharing pics of freeman instead of the actual deceased and no one really cared what the man did.

fightingkittens 39

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Friday 6 December 2013 9:46

You guys seemed to have missed the part where people were posting pictures of Morgan Freeman, mistaking him for Nelson Mandela.

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Wednesday 30 December 2015 6:04

I don't believe OP was upset about being ignored. I think they were more disappointed that this cause didn't receive support and, instead, incorrect and slightly insulting posts were more popular.