Today, I was telling my girlfriend about how my parents are flying out to Japan today on vacation. She was shocked at how short the flight will be, because "It's on the other side of the world." We live in the USA, and it seems I'm dating a Flat Earther. 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 my girlfriend of 3 years actually believes that the Earth is flat. FML
Today, my only daughter and her boyfriend sat me down for an important talk. I was thrilled, thinking they were engaged or pregnant. They actually wanted to tell me they're moving half way around the world. FML
Today, I wanted to surprise my long distance girlfriend by flying to her unannounced. When I arrived at her house, her family tells me that she herself boarded an unannounced flight to where I lived hours ago. Surprise. FML
Today, I had a date with a girl. The chemistry was just right and she seemed perfect in every way until she staunchly insisted that the earth is flat. FML
Today, my girlfriend and I went on vacation. We flew 2000 miles, got off the plane, got our bags and stood outside the airport for our ride. She looks at me and says, "I can't do this anymore." So, she broke up with me and flew back home. Now I'm on vacation alone. FML
Today, I had to show my daughter where the USA is on a map. She's 17, and we live in the USA. FML
Today, I was awakened by knocking on my door, only to find my parents standing there. Turns out, they booked two one-way tickets to visit me from another country. Their plan? I should scrap my upcoming 2-week vacation to hang out because they invested in this trip. Oh, and they didn't book a hotel. I'm 31. FML
Today, I had to explain to my husband that the Earth is not flat. He didn’t believe me. FML
Today, I landed in Hawaii for my vacation. I have a really bad ear infection, and to top my day off, my girlfriend blurted out mid-flight that she thinks we're not going to work out. Aloha! FML
Today, I bumped into my parents at the mall. They didn't tell me they were around. I live 5,000 miles away, in a different country from them. FML
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EvilUndead 9
It IS on other side of the world. USA is located in Western hemisphere. Japan - in Eastern. Regardless, Japan is pretty far from USA, unless your flight starts in Alaska.
EvilUndead 9
21, "JUST" across Pacific? Direct distance from California to Japan is 8600+ kilometers (surface travel). That's 1/5th of earth's circumference. Distance from hawaii to japan is 6600+ kilometers. For comparison, Diameter of OUR PLANET is 6300+ kilometers. OP's girlfriend is much smarter than he is. And you people should've studied geography at school.
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Comments (32)
nyrangersfan9 13
Buy her a globe. If she can't get it from that, I don't know what to tell ya.
MEM0817 18
Orrrr.... Maybe save the money and google "world map" and show her thaaaattt way...
pinguino3669_fml 23
Or use google earth :)
StanSmith2013 26
Would be a lot shorter if there was still a commercial Supersonic airliner like Concorde.
sweet23_fml 11
Wrong post
SkyGuy32 17
What do you mean wrong post?
sweet23_fml 11
My bad computer played up and thought it was a different post.
dav3800 7
She needs a geography course. As useless as people think it may be...
SkyGuy32 17
It was probably just an isolated brain-fart. Like when my twin was trying to talk about Qatar, but couldn't think of the name, so he called it Quebec. Then my mom asked him if he meant Dubai. However, I consider my twin to be a fairly intelligent person.
daringtoride 27
It constantly astounds me how little people know about the continents, states, etc. I know you can't exactly memorize them all, but really?
azrael_666 1
Look at a globe.... Find Japan..... Then rotate it halfway around.... And..... Surprise!!!!! It's the USA!!!!! Amazing!
suboy 10
This reminds me of the argument i had with a friend when i told them Alaska was bigger than Texas
sleepistheenemy 8
Hmm hopefully it's just she's a science or math type of person and geography just floats over head.
_DudeGuy_ 16
As a "science and arithmetic person", I can assure you we know the Earth is round. We also know its size, velocity, and astronomical location.
DocBastard 40
It's a very short trip if you have a TARDIS.
polishbears 4
You my friend, are awesome.
_DudeGuy_ 16
Docbastard, I know you're A doctor, but now I'm thinking you are THE doctor. Quick question, how many hearts do you have?
EvilUndead 9
It IS on other side of the world. USA is located in Western hemisphere. Japan - in Eastern. Regardless, Japan is pretty far from USA, unless your flight starts in Alaska.
lspartz 6
It's just across the Pacific Ocean though. It's not far from Hawaii.
SkyGuy32 17
Or even California.
EvilUndead 9
21, "JUST" across Pacific? Direct distance from California to Japan is 8600+ kilometers (surface travel). That's 1/5th of earth's circumference. Distance from hawaii to japan is 6600+ kilometers. For comparison, Diameter of OUR PLANET is 6300+ kilometers. OP's girlfriend is much smarter than he is. And you people should've studied geography at school.
rldostie 19
It IS nearly on the other side of the world, depending on where you live in the US. When I flew there, it was no short flight; it took nearly 14 hours. So I don't see how this is really a FML, unless its on the OP for not realizing how massive the US is, and how distance and perspective depends on where one is located in the US.
EvilUndead 9
33, It is FML for OP's girlfriend, IMO.
SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18
30, you are one dense ************. The OP's girlfriend thought that the plane would fly over Europe to get to Japan. Also, the distance across the Pacific isn't NEAR the distance across the Atlantic.
NatalySNA 21
Well it sometimes also depends and the wind currents because the plane cannot go against some hard winds. Especially, the ones located in the Pacific Ocean region.
ibiwan 3
Look at a map and tell me if you really think the Atlantic is wider than the Pacific. If you do, you need to get either your vision or your intelligence fixed!
AnthonyWheeler15 24
I can understand why she'd be mistaken, but still, c'mon 3rd grade geography.
duncanmono 12
There'd be a big difference between flying from New York or flying from LA
lspartz 6
Maybe she's getting it switched with China? That's the country that's on the "opposite side of us" technically...