Today, I learned that if you sing along with an old Frank Sinatra song, the elderly who hear you will want to talk to you about things you have no idea about, for a very long time. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found out that I can only sing well when I'm absolutely certain that no one can hear me. On the rare occasion that people can actually hear me, they always say I "sound just like Elvis." Unfortunately, when I try to sing in front of other people, I sound more like a teenage boy who just started puberty. FML
Today, I attended a musical. A new song was played, and I thought I'd heard it before because it sounded strangely familiar. I sang along quietly as the song progressed, positive I knew it. Anticipating the next chorus, I belted out the lyrics with all my heart. It was instrumental. FML
Today, I was informed by my next door neighbor that they heard me singing in the shower last night. I laughed and she told me that the family gathers in their upstairs room closest to my bathroom window to guess which song I'm singing. Every night. FML
Today, I’m getting so old that the local radio station that plays the “old classics” is playing songs I listened to in high school. FML
Today, my roommate eavesdropped on me singing. When I realized he was there, he said I was "fucking incredible" and asked me to do another song. There's just one issue: I only sing well when I'm alone. The result was predictably bad. If it was possible to literally die of embarrassment, I wouldn't be writing this. FML
Today, I was working overnight with a handful of coworkers, one who has a reputation for being very quiet. He and I were alone when he suddenly burst into a beautiful folk song. When I told the others what happened, he pretended he didn't know what I was talking about, and now they think I'm nuts. FML
Today, I just learned that the silly song my parents taught me as a small child, and would sometimes make me sing for the family, is actually a very thinly veiled series of penis jokes. Why just now? Because I hadn't thought about it for years, until my grandma brought it up at a reunion. FML
Today, I got a song stuck in my head and couldn't stop humming it, even during an important meeting. I didn't realise I was doing it until my boss stopped talking, looked at me, and said, "You OK over there Jim Morrison?" FML
Today, I walked in on my dad singing along to a song on Sesame Street. He tried to divert attention from what I'd just witnessed by angrily grilling me over "just barging in" and not respecting people's privacy. Apparently he forgot that we were in the living room. FML
Today, I've been trying to find and revisit a song that my dad listened to all the time when I was a kid, and I finally found it. Except now I'm old enough to realize the lyrics are about a psychotic man who gets put in a "home" for things I cannot put in here. FML
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Smgreene 15
Youre the kind of person who doesnt pay attention when your elders speak arent you. If you used elderly correctly they may want to talk to you because they are lonely. Or just maybe...really happy that some one from the younger generation is interested in the classics. Dont be a douche. Be polite tell them you dont have time to talk. Move on with your day. If thats all you have to bitch about...youre lucky.
RichardPencil 32
That's life! That's what people say. Riding high in April, shot down in May. You should have high hopes that your boots are made for walking (no, wait, that's his daughter.)
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Smgreene 15
Youre the kind of person who doesnt pay attention when your elders speak arent you. If you used elderly correctly they may want to talk to you because they are lonely. Or just maybe...really happy that some one from the younger generation is interested in the classics. Dont be a douche. Be polite tell them you dont have time to talk. Move on with your day. If thats all you have to bitch about...youre lucky.
crsyldy 19
He didn’t say they were things he didn’t want to talk about, he said they were things he had no clue about. You are definitely assuming the worst here. I’ve been willing to talk to my elders many times but struggled to find any common ground. Unknowing doesn’t mean unwilling.
PryderPlayer017 5
Well in that case, I'll be more careful of who's around when listening to My Way
RichardPencil 32
That's life! That's what people say. Riding high in April, shot down in May. You should have high hopes that your boots are made for walking (no, wait, that's his daughter.)
adjwejaelwkdc 21
When I was your age.... Wait. Where're you going? GET BACK HERE WHEN I'M TALKING TOWARD YOU, YOU WHIPPERSNAPPER! And get offa mah lawn! [shakes cane feebly] Seriously, those elderly people are just that -- people. It takes so little effort on your part to give them a little bit of your time and attention, and they're likely to be grateful for any show of kindness from you.
DrSamba 7
Listen to them, you might learn something. From a 60-something.
medamemimo 6
true😂😂😂