Today, I went to take my permit test. I had been studying for months and was familiar with the whole book. When I sat down to take my test, I didn't recognize any of the questions. I went home and found out the book I used to study was the book my mom used to take her test in 1970. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I took my road test. I'd never had driver's training and my mom taught me how to drive. I failed the test so badly, and when I got home my mom admitted to having taught me how to drive completely wrong because she didn't want me to get my license as she thinks I'm too young. I'm 18. FML
Today, I took an exam, for which I have been studying for weeks, I was confident at first, but then really struggled with it. I finished with about ten minutes to spare, turned to what I thought would be the end of my paper and found the first page of questions I was supposed to have answered. FML
Today, I re-sat an expensive exam I'd flunked 6 months previously. The same impossible multiple choice questions appeared, which I'd been unable to find the answers to, even with all my textbooks and the internet. FML
Today, I took a major test, worth half my grade, not realizing that there were questions on the back of the sheet. FML
Today, my parents finally took me driving after months of me having my permit. I got yelled at for asking questions. I only needed to know which way they wanted me to turn on the next street after they told me to turn, but not which way. FML
Today, I went to take my driver's test, and I did almost everything perfectly. The last thing was to back into a driveway. As I went to put my hand on the passenger seat to look over my shoulder, I got so nervous that I hit my instructor in the face. FML
Today, I was reviewing for a major nursing school exam I have this week. I panicked because none of the material seemed familiar, and figured that I must've missed something during class and now had to catch up. After 4 hours, I finally realized that I'd been studying from the wrong textbook. FML
Today, after having spent all of last night studying for an algebra test, I find out that the test was on a completely different chapter of my textbook. FML
Today, I took my driving test. It was all going well until out of habit from driving with my boyfriend, I reached over and held my instructor's hand. FML
Today, I failed to get my driver's licence. My father was the instructor. FML
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Magnoxidans 19
That seems like a pretty obvious thing to notice when studying, if nothing else a 40+ year old book would not look modern even in the slightest. Your own fault OP sorry to say.
AdamTodddBrown 11
And you still passed because it's all common sense BS that any idiot can do, right? Maybe not given that you couldn't tell a book from the 70's from one today....
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Comments (72)
DaniealThePope 18
Unfortunately Google time travel is still in beta faze.
lmaobye 2
My brothers getting his permit this week, they just give you an eyesight test, have your parents sign papers then and you like 5 common sense questions then your done.
cathrope 10
Red means stop, green means go, yellow means fast so you don't hit the red one.
lunaangel 14
next time study online. i played a study game and it worked wonders
atomicxsarah 17
How did you not know it was an old book? Should have pretty obvious too. I hope you still passed at least. That would suck if you didn't!
ohSNAPyall 27
"Hmm, there's nothing in here about texting and driving."
justdanceforever 20
Hence the reason why I think once you pass 40 you should be made to retake your driving test. Rules change all the time.
yankasocky 7
Your mom blowing the dust off of it before handing it to you or the frequent reference of 'car phones' and 'woodys' didn't raise any red flags?
kavank 9
How old is your mom? I'm 22 and my mom was BORN in 71. Your mom is like 60.
Isamermaid 17
I agree. My mom was born in '70 and I'm 25. OP's mom was like 46-ish when she had them. Making her around 62 now. At minimum.
militarybrat 21
Who says this person is 15?
LeGly 5
Well, you clearly weren't THAT familiar with the book were you?
elek2008 9
there are online guides you can use for free if you need to.