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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
Rollingstone_fml 0
Ok ppl, I have two very incongruent messages here 1. Chill the hell out 2. And all you ppl who think he's being stupid are arrogant assholes, I'm a straight A fifth grade student and that stuff is way over my head Oh and also, nirvana is the best band possible no argument
log1k 3
This isn't even a FML. 90% of the people on that show can't even answer those questions. They also have to look at the other kids answers.
snkybstrd 0
Nothing wrong with that, it's useless bullshit just used for flaunting your trivial knowledge.
nodbor 11
that's every one question. That is very bad grammar.
Mpapir 0
that show doesn't test how smart adults are, its shows how useless the information we learn in 5th grade is
marri_n 0
don't feel bad. kids nowadays are learn a lot more materials than people of the older generation.
tincan 0
But some of those questions are really trivial. Most people won't remember them. Also agree with what #57 said. When I watch the show I ask why grade 5 kids need to learn this for half of the questions.
Melifaire 0
I just wanted to say that having bad grammar doesn't make you dumb. It just makes you a illiterate, but not necessarily dumb. Are all dyslexic/ADHD and other people with diseases that affect their mind/concentration dumb? No, not necessarily. They're just a little challenged.
XxS3venxX 0
Don't worry its called being American
sevrok_7 0
how is this an FML at all?