Today, while reading "1984" on the train, a cute guy around my age and I got into a great a discussion about the book. Just when I thought he might ask for my number, he got up, patted me on the head and said it's so nice that kids my age still took interest in real literature. I'm 25. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was reading a newspaper at a bus stop when a creepy guy rested his chin on my shoulder and said, "I miss the good old days, when people would read newspapers together and it wasn't classed as weird." He then walked off. FML
Today, on the bus, a young high school boy sat down next to me and started to chat me up. I thought it was cute until he asked me which high school I was attending. I'm 27, I'm married, I have a child. FML
Today, I was reading the seventh Harry Potter book at an airport. A woman asked me what I was reading, so I told her. She said, "Oh, so you have children?" Since I'm in my early twenties, I was taken aback and said no. She replied slower and louder, "Oh, so you have a childlike mind?" FML
Today, I was in the store when a man started chatting me up. He was good looking and charming. He asked, “So, what are you, 22-23?” I saw him visibly recoil in disgust when I told him my real age. I’m only 35, he was about 50, but he acted like he couldn’t runaway fast enough. FML
Today, I saw a cute guy at the coffee shop reading a book. Wanting to be friendly, I smiled as I approached and asked what he was reading. He returned the smile and said, "Minding your damn business, by Fuck Off." FML
Today, I was in the middle of enjoying a really good book while in a waiting room. Someone saw what I was reading and thought it would be cool if she leaned over and told me everything that happens. FML
Today, I was reading a book in public. Some bastard stranger came over and started spoiling the plot for me. FML
Today, I was riding the train and saw a cute guy licking his lips at me. Flattered, I gave him my number when the train stopped. He looked at me and said, "Don't flatter yourself. You have mustard on your face." FML
Today, my 70 year-old coworker gave me a letter telling me he was attracted to me, and wishes to have a relationship in which he can 'hold me in his arms every night'. I'm 21. FML
Today, on the crowded train, a cute guy called me over and told me to stand next to him because there were less people there. We started talking, but he left before I could get his number. Just when I was about to tell my friends about it, I find out that he stole my phone. FML
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milky2321 14
life of a baby face.
CallMeWindSock 24
Maybe he really did find you attractive but didn't wanna seem like a pedophile since he thought you were younger.
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Comments (122)
foxwasalamb 24
...or maybe he just wanted to discuss the book and NOT get your number. clear possibility.
nikojhavlin 12
Could be worse
devildog562 33
George Orwell , great boot! Way better then animal farm.
devildog562 33
Book ** I need to read more .
moimoimoi125_fml 11
Than*. Indeed you do. :)
devildog562 33
Well played. You must be smarter than me. Stupid objective pronouns.
chinaski7628 32
Well, you know what Big Brother says, 'Ignorance is Strength'. :)
moimoimoi125_fml 11
I was saying it jokingly. Honestly, I think it's easier for us non native speakers to avoid this kind of mistake :)
devildog562 33
Eh. Ignorance is bliss, but I have no excuse. I have been taught it multiple times, however , I don't care that much. I know it was a joke and took it as such. If ignorance was strength, THEN I would be a body builder.
chinaski7628 32
For the record, I was quoting the party slogan from '1984': "War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength".
devildog562 33
I'm well aware. Great quote ! I like their re-training incentives.
sdroze1389 31
this is easily the most civilized grammar corrections I've seen on fml. kudos to the both of you lol
the_real_dvd 21
They were different books on different topics. True, they were both dystopian novels, but Animal Farm was a groundbreaking book and the basis for a lot of parallelisms used in language to this day. Everyone should read it, IMO Animal Farm carries more meaning now than it ever has.
ostfaiz 18
you were having like interests..wish to hear from you about your second encounter
Geeve95 11
"You need good grammar"
simplysarcastics 26
#15 may have grown up in a country that is not America, and speaks and or writes different. I have a Spanish friend from Spain and my messages to her she understands because we get that our languages are different and nor every one can write the way we learned.
sweetbliss3 37
I don't see how these sentences aren't correct? like interests is equal to the same, and hopes they meet again. unless I'm completely missing something
Bandking 12
Mad props for 1984. Great book
NostalgiaFreak9 43
I know a lot of people my age (16) who like reading.
coming back in the future 30
*cough* twilight *cough*
crazyteenblonde 3
I'm reading that book for English right now...its great and reading is so fun but people usually say I'm stupid for reading.
ImTheAlpha 30
They say you're stupid for reading? that's kinda ironic.
gracehi 33
By "people" do you mean Kanye West?
LostInTheZone11 29
Ah, 1984. I hated that book. It's not bad writing, it's Orwell building up a potentially exciting climax, only for him to make you feel like you get kicked in the nuts at the end.
Razell 13
I think that was kind of the point. You don't get happy endings in dystopian literature - it's a dire warning, not a how-to manual.
the_real_dvd 21
That was exactly the point of the book. Freedoms given up in the name of peace and security are not easily obtained again. An anticlimactic book with absolutely no point is Catcher in the Rye. Never understood it. The book pissed me off.
Gaernem 17
Why didn't you just ask for his number?
iwadasn 33
Since he thought she was a little kid, I don't think that would have ended well either.
worldclassrager 41
How old do you look?