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By shtidsfpa - This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff - United States - Shelby

Today, I only just found out that the abbreviation "lbs" is actually short for pounds. I've been saying "labs" my entire life. I'm 21. FML
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xSavaqee 12

I guess we all know you didn't pay attention in school.

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J215B 33

I'm surprised that nobody ever corrected you before. You must have some crap friends.

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Amysparkles97 5

I used to call it "lobs", being from Australia the only time we used pounds was when we played a game once in year six and it was always written, not said. It's an easy mistake to make!

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Tannasgh 22

Lbs is an abbreviation for the Latin libra (weight), which the first half of libra pondo (pound weight), whose second word gives us the English word pound. Libra also gives us the word liberty and pondo gives us ponder.

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pandoralilybelle 13

Even I knew that and here we get taught the metric system

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Corbinsor 2

Lbs is short for "Lebras," which means pounds in Latin.

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JonDG 12

WOW SERIOUSLY??? You learn that lbs stands for pounds in like, 3rd or 4th grade. YDI because you are just that ignorant.

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JonDG 12

I am ashamed to be the same species as you. You are 21 and you had no idea that lbs stood for pounds? I turn 20 this year and I have known that lbs stands for pounds since I was, what, 8 or 9 years old.

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FimogenFeels 14

I always think "libs" in my mind but I know that it means pounds.

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