Today, while waiting in line at Gamestop, another customer and the cashier started chatting about how Pokémon is for kids, and anyone over 10 who's into it is weird. Embarrassed, I put the new Pokémon game back on the shelf and snuck out of the store. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I babysat a 10-year-old and we played Pokémon. It was my first time playing, so he showed me. I ended up winning and the kid started crying and told his parents he hated me. They decided not to pay me for the night, and now I'm out of a job. FML
Today, my husband bought a Pokémon game and started playing it in bed. It's like I'm married to an eight year-old boy. Why can't I have a normal man, who reads books or even plays normal games for an adult? I can barely look at him without feeling ashamed for settling with such an overgrown child. FML
Today, at work, my buddy pulled up in his car. I handed him $40, and he handed me a bag. It must have looked like a drug deal, but he was actually just smuggling in the new Pokémon game for me. I'm 22, and a drug deal would probably have been less embarrassing to explain. FML
Today, I was at a gas station when the cash register made a sound effect similar to one from Sonic the Hedgehog, and I pointed this out. The cashier then saw fit to go on a rant about how I need to stop focusing on video games, and get a life and a girlfriend. FML
Today, my mom and I somehow got into a serious argument over the ethics of capturing and training Pokémon. FML
Today, I bought How To Train Your Dragon and the cashier started complaining how her kids keep demanding dragon stuff and that mine will start after they see the movie. I don't have any kids, and I didn't have the courage to tell her I was buying it for myself. FML
Today, working my job, I had to explain to a kid that Pokemon is owned by Nintendo and they don't make it for the Xbox. Upset by this, he took hold of my leg and started biting. I'm also suspended, because his mother complained when I kicked him off me. FML
Today, I tried buying a video game that was rated "M - for mature". The Cashier told me "you have to be 17 to buy this game". I didn't have any ID on me. I'm 25. FML
Today, I was out shopping with my son and unbeknownst to me, he had secretly added a bunch of expensive games he wanted to the trolley. I was too embarrassed at the till to make a fuss as there was a huge line behind me. I watched as my normal £50 shopping bill climbed to over £400. FML
Today, while shopping, I saw a little girl and her mom. The girl was pouting so I tried to cheer her up by asking her if she was a princess, because she was so pretty. She smiled but her mom looked at me with disgust and told me to, "Get lost, pedo." I'm a 17-year-old girl. FML
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Sl1mShad3y 10
I wouldve walked right up and said how much is this game?
Brock2607 3
Pokemon rocks!
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laxman34 0
1st bitch
marmlr339 14
Who cares? OP maybe you Should buy games online from now on!
Sl1mShad3y 10
I wouldve walked right up and said how much is this game?
marmlr339 14
OP Should buy games online from now on
Snowstar 0
Who ******* cares what they think? Go buy that game and defeat Team Plasma, non-nostalgic cashier or not!
Sl1mShad3y 10
i think he should find out when that cashiers shifts are and ask about the same pokemon game everytime hes on shift
riceicle1 6
New game?????? :D What is this wondrous thing you speak of ??
mongoosemike 23
Ydi for being embarassed about liking Pokemon.
Stonedmanalex 0
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Yeah OP learn to not care about what any one says Ydi idiot
airforce987 20
Team plasma? Wtf happened to team rocket?!? O.o Shows how long it's been since I've played pokemon....
zombicidal 11
I'm 16 and still love to play pokemon for nostalgia. it reminds me of the fml about the kid who dreamt that he caught a shiny charmander (impossible as there are no wild charmander
LiveLaughFML 10
when they give you the "Stank" look, smile and say "my brother's birthday is in two days." (:
VioletLife 18
You could have just pretended it was for a younger sibling or your kid.
marthanoemy 4
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marthanoemy 4
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Joshoa123 16
normally not giving a **** goes a long way in these situations!
seidel182 0
That's why you have no friends
ikickgingers 15
Fatality
farhil 14
Who care what the **** a cashier at Gamestop thinks. He's a cashier at Gamestop.
Bobissmall 13
YDI for not complaining to their boss, saying how it lost/almost lost them a sale.
StoryOfTheYear 15
2- All games at Gamestop have the price right on the cover. Derp.
tona01 16
The pokemon games are the best games eer to be created for a gameboy
Sonfang 19
Op you shouldn't be ashamed of who you are! Everyone has different interests, otherwise we'd be grey blobs living in houses that all look the same and doing the same thing as everyone else. Go back and buy your Pokémon game with pride!
FrostHeart 36
You should have gone up there, and while buying it, say SQUIRTLE!! and spit on the cashier.
FMMFL1992 3
Say it's for your little brother.
leogecko32 0
You can breed to get a shiny Charmander.
LiyIa_fml 8
Why would you care what people think in the first place? SHOW OFF YOUR POKEMON GAMER PRIDE!!! SELF CONFINDENCE, I CHOOSE YOU. yeah..... You get the point :D
fakeaccountX 6
Cashier used Taunt! OP fled! Got away safely!
Xx_Dakota_xX 1
155- ur mistaken it's usually on the same or on the shelf(: get facts straight gosh...or u can go and do what 2 mentioned :D
2low2tow 3
All you pokemon lovers need to grow the hell up.
thedarkstar 0
268- no we don't, you need to quit trolling the internet
StoryOfTheYear 15
264- At least at all the Gamestops I've gone to have the price slapped right on the upper righthand corner of every single game case. I don't know what store you've gone to, but it wasn't like the ones I've gone to. Maybe they're just cheaper and not as well managed? Idk.
MissBoo101 0
Agreed 71 if u really are that embarrassed when u pay for it just say something like, "is it possible to get this giftwrapped???" totally covers ur but! Lol good luck!
ibitehard 9
196, am I reading a Fairly Odd Parents connection here? :D Or is it just me?
Sonfang 19
304- totally! I
LaughinStock 16
OP live by this creed cause I do: **** the World and Enjoy it :D
bitchslapped22 14
I used to love it as a kid on the Gameboy Color and watching the TV show with the original 150...good times
thatfrenchguy 8
#2 if your thumbs up were Spartans you could fight off the Persians...just saying
Jennyboo5797 4
OP. Don't be ashamed of Pokémon. Pokémon should be ashamed of YOU!!!!
DomoGenesis 3
And everyone with pokemon profile pics slowly creep out of the FML woodwork.
whitesox365 0
Pokémon shall live forever*! *Until humanity dies out
holybuckets 0
I'm confused about this massive positive response to Pokemon. Where I come from, it's made fun of, not worshipped.
stedfastwolf 11
Pokemon Is only good for nostalgia. Zelda was my favorite nitendo game or maybe Mario.
CANNIBALx 0
That is historically incorrect. The 300 Spartans were known for their bravery in that battle, not for actually winning it. All of them died.
TheKevinDasilva 0
57 - Pokemon Veteran hahaha I feel old without being old :P
TheOptimist 0
The only time this is acceptable is if the cashier is hot. Otherwise, Man up.
TheOptimist 0
268 was a deprived child. Go back to your YU-GI-OH you blubbering ****.
kadiedlawrence 0
Wrong game, darling lol
Rawr6591 21
I agree very unprofessional
ziepher 3
I reckon, FYL! the clerk at the video game store is a jaded loser who can't embrace their inner kid... Yet at the same time aren't mature enough for a ******* clerk job... the FYL part only stands because the poor customer service and lack of maturity the clerk displayed caused you to leave without a game you would quite obviously enjoy...
elbia21 5
If I were u I would hav stayed in line and sung "gotta catch em all" loudly with passion
Jirekianu2 19
Would have been a great opportunity to handle it like a baws OP. Too bad you bitched out.
TheBitchOfChuckN 7
The games are good, it's the show that's weird.
2low2tow 3
On the contrary I was not at all deprived I spent my childhood building show cars not playing stupid little card games.
iRiS890 5
I could understand the embarrassment if you were into Digimon, but Pokemon? No way.
elbia21 5
Damn I meant to thumb down -_- it's harder to thumb down with my itouch
elbia21 5
I meant tht for 501
TheLastChild 8
Pokemon is amazing, no one should be embarrassed :D
MLK12345 4
Anyone else miss the good days when you would wake up at 7 on Saturdays just to watch the old Pokemon show? It was pretty dope.
terranada 3
Like a BOSS!
zendaddy0 0
Cashier: I see you are still playing pokemon Me: I see you're still working at gamestop now do you have change for a twenty
RaiEllati 2
haha I'm 19 and I fkn love pokemon xD maybe i don't play it like indid when inwas a kid but it's perfect when bored or during a long ride :p
mandyville 8
Loser. I'm 20 and I grew up on Pokémon. I would've bought it anyway and been damn proud!
Sl1mShad3y 10
Omg look at all the likes! Thanks guys/girls lol
DalekScythe 0
I Sinnoh problem with this. Hoenn the rite mind hates Pokémon? Unova game is pretty good. I Kanto wait for the next one. Johto it's good, you can't deny it! :)
Bleachfan_fml 0
My purchase of Alice: MR, Dead Space 2, and White version got strange looks. :-/
drawmesunshine 17
I would like to take this moment to inform OP that I purchased a Pokemon game today with him in mind.
wrldpeace_789 2
You can get one from the start if you try enough times
bunniex1 11
wait if they are no wild charmanders wtf did I just put in my pokeball?!?!
lardinmybum 1
Those silly rabbits ...
Brock2607 3
Pokemon rocks!
SpaceMan55 1
Everybody at my skool plays pokemon. I'm embarrased cuz I'm the only one who plays mario.
I_iz_B_a_troll 24
Today, after reading all the supportive comments on FML, I succumbed to peer pressure and pussied out of posting an anti-pokemon comment. FML
BShady96 0
Brock can't see for shit!
abbyelizabeth 9
Can I squirtle on your jigglypuffs?
FlipInBrosky 4
-Cause girl, you make my metapod harden
Waffl3z 8
Shiny Charmanders! O.o
zombicidal 11
that moment when you pick up the game after not playing it for months and you battle your rival and find out you named him D BAG
DinoJess 0
i have been playing pokemon since the original gameboy. :)
ChibiGirl5 0
Lol your my hero pokemon is freaking epic
btbamfan75 0
booooooo!!!!!
Sunny_Eclipse 6
Pokémon is why I continue to live!! I may be young, but I don't care what anyone says! Pokémon will never be "retarded" or "dumb". We gotta catch 'em all!!!
kari931 0
I agree lol I like the 10th movie :)
indiangee 0
Pokemon rocks, and Brock's a rock pokemon trainer. A coincidence or a really awesome pun? The world may never know...
systems7 2
Kari931 I love your profile picture where did you find it
emodude44 0
I don't think pokemon is retarded, actually its frusteratingly fun. I think its still for younger genarations though. Every child needs the joy of their first pokemon. Mine was Treeko. I ******* adored that thing
mrmusicman97 4
i used to like pokemon then i turned 7
alendan4 0
that cashier is a doouch
LadyLexi 0
Three words: Get a life. I assume all of you are over 17. Your an adult and you like Pokemon? So are you whacking off to a Pokemon character instead of a real girl? And OP, YDI for being an immature bastard.
raithex 0
They already did.
Icedogs133 0
Agreed! Idc what others say! :)
JHS9109 6
#340- THANK YOU! omg, what a bunch of freaking LOSERS on here. Pokemon is almost as gay as the freakin telletubbies. Thanks for speakin the truth 340. Have these kids ever seen a body of the opposite sex? wtfff.. Grow up.
Frijolero_92 1
#3 so does my little pony friendship is magic, speaking of which any brines here???
Frijolero_92 1
*bronies* iPod auto correct
ScarletBloom 14
#166 the monsters are getting more and more exotic till the extend that they look almost the same.
Taurusbaybe 8
Just because someone likes pokemon, or anything else for that matter, doesn't coincide with the need to whackoff to it. Calm down, ladies.
NotAPedo 0
Well LadyLexi, I just read your "About Me" and it mentioned that you respect people who aren't afraid to express themselves... Well what's with the hate?? I love pokemon! Doesn't mean I don't have a life! Show some respect you hypocrite!
guckylynn 19
340, you're "an adult" and can't use the proper form of your/you're? Don't be such a judgmental dick.
iSpasticFantasti 14
Wow, really angry Pokemon hate and awful assumptions about others. I have a boyfriend and we both play Pokemon. When I'm over 17, I don't want to meet up with my friends over lunch so I can have a bitchfest about all of the energetic or gaming activities younger people do. I wanna meet up by going to the movies, water bomb fights, game sessions, laser tag fights and bloody paintball. Grow down, stop being such snobs.
slushpup9696 12
Pokemon brocks!
SummerFever 8
Hey, #377 it's called not giving a shit how old you are and still loving what you loved as a kid, no matter what. I grew up on Pokemon. I even had a stuffed Pikachu that jumped around if you pulled its tail when I was two. Maybe you need to grow down and stop acting like a snob.
iknowimawesome 13
Your photo+your comment=epicness
iknowimawesome 13
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2tone2bone 3
ahhh yes he apparently has no father. damn you ******* fatherless pokemon players!!!!!!!!!!!
nico101bc 1
I thumbed up by mistake :(
evilteddybear 0
Squirtle use iron defence! Squitrtle use water gun... Squirtle what were you doin in your shell a secomd ago?
skizzlerz 0
Somebody educate that bitch.
MrFancy 0
More like pokemon BROCKS!
NYZMA 0
Your Gorgeous.
DalekScythe 0
386- *brohoof* /)(
olpally 33
I love you pikachu..
detroitsucks247 3
Nice profile picture GO HAWKS
olpally 33
Thanks bro..
Bbhd05 0
Pfft I'm 63 and I play pokemon.
farhil 14
No, you're 15
lakaiskate 12
Screw pikachu. Charzard ftw
hockey199813 5
I like zaptos
iRiS890 5
Magikarp all the way...
IGaveRickUp 15
But Pikachu is a virgin! Slipknot told me. :(
fuckyalol 0
4th
TheSnakeDoctor20 17
Piiiikkkaaaaatttchuuuuuu!!!!!
kaoriblossom 8
I CHOOSE YOU!
angela3222 0
Marry me? You are amazing and I want our children to be freaken awesome :3
gntfmlingnow 12
If he declines, I'm the next pokemon loving guy in line :)
farhil 14
I've always viewed it as a kissing face. I'm probably wrong though. Google it.
Jamialia 5
It's a Cat I think.
Saltime 0
Actually, it's one of those Japanese "kawaii" faces.
Doom_Mood 3
Its a kitty cat
number0 8
I thought it was a guy sucking ****
mandel2000 0
pokemon rules, pikatchu
m1k30d 6
7&8- There is no 't' in Pikachu.
angela3222 0
87, I think they say it like that because when pikachu screams it's name the lightning makes that "T" sound.
crazy001boy 5
I would thumb that up, but you spelled Pikachu wrong. You're now dead to me.
Xx_Dakota_xX 1
OP did it come with a free pokeball? Bc the one I got did(:
lifesucks1234567_fml 2
261 I'll put u in a poke ball
Xx_Dakota_xX 1
As long as it's a master ball :D
TheOnlyToaster 0
I got the new pokemon game lol
nater535 7
Everyone did! :D
Sunny_Eclipse 6
OP didn't.
TheNewGuy03 29
Surprisingly, the game(s) (Black or White Version) actually gets challenging at the end. No spoilers. Hehe.
Scott83 3
How old are you?
NomOnShroomz 14
Stfu bitch pokémon is for pros of all ages.
Sl1mShad3y 10
haterz be hatin
shortstuffs23 7
Irrelevant.
LadyLexi 0
Wow. Adults that whack off to virtual characters who are possible transsexual (in my point of view they are :P) instead of getting laid by a real girl. Pathetic.
angela3222 0
Hey, we like to relive our child hood so **** off.
supermankisses 1
Why does everyone keep associating games with sex.... It's really irrelevant and I see no connection.
thepaisan532 3
By the look of your profile picture, YOU seem to be transexual :P All hail pokemon!
t765234 10
Either way, she is definitely not attractive.
Gloria_GDA 0
Nobody is too old for pokèmon.
drawmesunshine 17
LadyLexi is a bitter ***** who doesn't understand nostolgia or having an "inner child."
foreveradancer 0
342: Do you whack of to your hand?
LadyLexi 0
480 - No, I just chose to grow up. I don't escape my life in Pokemon fantasies.
THE_A_TEEN 28
Way to be judgemental ladylexi. ******* hypocrite, I read your profile, and it has hypocriticism all over it. Explain please.
drawmesunshine 17
LadyLexi, no, I imagine you escape your life with promiscuity, and trust me, honey, Pokemon trumps being a *****.
drawmesunshine 17
I don't understand why my comment was moderated. I've seen comments that criticised and insulted people in far more crass manners. I simply stated my impression of how LadyLexi "escapes her life" with promiscuity instead of Pokemon. I respectfully request an explanation.
TruthBeTold36 3
You can't catch em all with the game on the shelf! Forget about your pride, get back in there, and start throwing those poke balls.
TheAngryKitten 0
**** pokeballs, get masterballs
TheNewGuy03 29
Try catching a level 70+ Pokémon with Ultra Balls. It sucks, well, ultra balls. You'll get it in one try or 23784683 tries, depending on how lucky you are. :( |the kid|
RpiesSPIES 27
I've caught a Mewtwo in Pokemon Yellow with a Great Ball. Granted, my Blastoise froze it with Blizzard, but the odds are still not bad ;D