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Labs

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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By figures - 29/11/2009 01:53 - United States

Today, I found out I've been misspelling my middle name for 25 years. FML

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It means us! Look at us!

By Squeak - 07/02/2017 19:00 - United States - Bremerton

Today, at work I put myself squarely in the lame / old people category when I foolishly asked out loud what FML meant. FML

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By MK. - 21/04/2021 02:00

Today, at the age of 22, I found out that Wednesday has another D in it. Literally no one ever corrected me. FML

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By Edward - 09/12/2021 13:59

Today, I realized that since I was in elementary school, my friends, my workmates, and even my family, all call me accidentally by someone else's name instead of my actual name. I'm 30 years-old. FML

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By eliteslayer29 - 21/12/2009 07:04 - United States

Today, I sent my resume to a place where I hoped to work at. Since the job requires me to be doing work on the run, I put on it that I have a laptop. The only problem is that I always thought it was "labtop." I didn't learn the correct spelling until my daughter called me an idiot, she's 6. FML

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By Fatty - 28/12/2011 07:57 - United States

Today, I found out that I've been using a "Trick Scale" that my family bought to boost my self esteem so I'd think I was losing weight. I found this out at my physical, where I learned I have actually gained ten pounds. FML

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Kwinoah?

By Anonymous - 29/01/2023 02:30 - United States

Today, I found out that I've been pronouncing "quinoa" wrong for years. FML

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By Romina - 12/03/2022 14:00

Today, I was mistaken for an 8th grader because of my height. I'm 32 years-old. FML

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The more you know

By Anonymous - 12/03/2023 06:00

Today, I learned that I've been saying a word wrong my whole life and all my friends have been too polite to correct me, when I found out that "Segue" and "Segway" are pronounced the same. FML

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By ms piggy - 15/12/2011 21:52 - United States

Today, stepping on a scale for the first time in years, I had to lift up my stomach to see the number. FML

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xSavaqee 12

Thursday 19 June 2014 0:47

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

J215B 33

Thursday 19 June 2014 0:48

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

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jackipdoc 31

Tuesday 19 May 2015 13:47

My sister pronounces it "illibles". She always has.

bearin 9

Friday 12 June 2015 6:14

How did you pass the 4th grade?

LyricaSilvan 29

Saturday 6 February 2016 6:32

So I guess the next question is... How many labs do you weigh?

4laur48 15

Tuesday 23 February 2016 13:56

People probably thought you were weighing yourself in dogs all this time lol

Shaolin_za 8

Tuesday 14 June 2016 10:41

The imperial system is so backwards in any case. In metric system the acronyms actually make sense. For example 'kg' stands for kilo grams. See ?

KrazyKatz3 26

Thursday 10 August 2017 0:56

How do you abbreviate pounds to lbs? That always confused me. And there might have been a way to pronounce it... I'm sorry OP

shannon2348 14

Tuesday 15 October 2019 21:53

did you go to school?

randybryant799 20

Monday 22 November 2021 17:22

I will never understand how people make it through school without learning the basics.

angus 16

Tuesday 29 July 2025 7:37

Great education system you have… is there any wonder the tangerine tyrant got elected?

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