Today, I couldn't answer almost any of the questions in the game "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?" I'm a 40 year old man. 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 was playing a math game with a 4th grade boy (I'm a college graduate). I cheated during the entire game, and still lost 7 of the 9 rounds we played. FML
Today, I was trying to work out, and couldn't even complete an exercise regime meant for 50-year-olds. I'm 24. FML
Today, I realized my brain has degraded so fucking much when I could only do one math question over the span of 24 hours. FML
Today, I had a giant Scantron test. After putting 10 answers, I noticed every single answer was A. I got freaked out and started putting random answers. Turns out every answer on the test was A. I failed. FML
Today, I started to fill out a job application online, with age being one of the first things I put in. After half an hour and 40 questions, I hit submit. I was then told that I wasn't old enough to apply. FML
Today, while I was taking a test in class, there was a question that had everyone stumped. After what seemed like forever, the teacher finally noticed and said he'd typed the question wrong. I spent more than half the time I had to complete the test on a question that wasn't even written correctly. Yes, I failed. FML
Today, I got selected to participate in a trivia night after trying for ages. First question: "What is the capital city of Australia?" My brain completely stopped functioning and I confidently and incorrectly answered "Sydney." I've spent most of my life knowing the correct answer, but my brain wouldn't let me remember it when it mattered. FML
Today, I was taking a test and thought I was doing great until I realized I was writing all my answers on the question paper, not the answer sheet. By the time I noticed, there were only five minutes left. FML
Today, I used to look so young for my age that in high school, I was regularly mistaken for a freshman. I never succeeded in getting dates because of it. Today, I'm 25 years-old and regularly get confused for being in my thirties. I guess all the stress from work, loneliness, and rejection really caught up. FML
Today, I missed points on a math quiz because I thought 2 times 5 was 20. I'm a math major. FML
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Top comments
Aera_fml 0
The questions on that show don't indicate intelligence. Almost all of the things they ask are about pointless knowledge that nobody truly learns in school. What they test people with is as pointless as a crossword puzzles. Remember, there's a difference between being smart and knowing things.
nicksterluv 0
That show is SO beyond 5th grade. I was watching an episode my junior year of high school, and they asked a question that I had learned less than two weeks prior. And of course the fake 5th grader knew it. Bullshit!
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Comments (157)
XxQuartersxX 14
Nobody can. They ask shit on that show that I didnt learn until I was 13, 14 years old. Fifth graders are 10.
giraffelovergirl 19
Those are common core so unless you grew up in a common core state then it doesn't matter.
tdatapina 4
that's the point of the show
martin8337 36
Next time play Are You Smarter Than a Mississippi Fifth Grader.
mainlineloser 9
they intentionally make all their contestants stupid...at least you realize your inadequacy so theres hope
Janawa 22
That show isn't so much about how stupid adults are, it's more so about how silly the things are we teach our children now a days.
cheesebond 29
It's all because that's busy work. Those kids aren't "geniuses" they're just told to memorize the answers
MrCommunism 19
people fresh out of college can't answer most of them, as there have been many contestants of such standards. but the kids are specially tutored to only know the answers to the questions.
rylan_28 11
Being smart is knowing things. Being intelligent is how much you can learn in a given time.
paddymac 13
well, fifth graders are in school and constantly learning, where you have been out of school and haven't been exposed to those kinds of facts in a very long time.