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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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found out I've been misspelling my middle name for 25 years. FML
Today, at work I put myself squarely in the lame / old people category when I foolishly asked out loud what FML meant. FML
Today, at the age of 22, I found out that Wednesday has another D in it. Literally no one ever corrected me. FML
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
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
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
Today, I found out that I've been pronouncing "quinoa" wrong for years. FML
Today, I was mistaken for an 8th grader because of my height. I'm 32 years-old. FML
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
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
I guess we all know you didn't pay attention in school.
J215B 33
I'm surprised that nobody ever corrected you before. You must have some crap friends.
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jackiesaavedra_ 6
The abbreviations is lbs bc in Spanish, it's "libra" & in French, it's "libré". Just for future reference haha :-)
raphanne_fml 33
It's "livre" in French.
blondeambition1 4
me too!!!
molleyla 7
Well, if you are a Blondie then it would explains why no one bother to correct you on this matter.
why_me209 13
my sister used to say the exact same thing x)
slipstreak 10
Yeah so I just came back from the grocery store. Bought two labs of potatoes. Super productive day.
vinylscratchp0n3 23
It would be nice if our language didn't use an abbreviation of the spanish word for pounds. Not your fault, we should collectively use pds or something to get rid of that ridiculous fault in our language.
triplebeerox 27
It comes from Latin, not Spanish; the Spanish word also comes from Latin.
Amanyyyyyy 29
It comes from Libra. The zodiac sign, with the scale.
Corbane11 16
Welcome to the english language
Phoebe18 14
I'm genuinely confused about where you got the a from in lbs? How'd you manage to turn lbs into labs? I can understand why people don't know that lbs and pounds are the same thing, I wouldn't know if I didn't watch a certain American TV show but I'm just curious how you managed to turn lbs into labs haha.
chance456 9
how much do you weigh.150 labs
worldclassrager 41
How Does I Weight [Insert Number Here] Labs Sound? But Hey Learn Something New Everyday