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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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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KitKatWhat 0
It's alright. those questions aren't anything like what they learn in fifth grade. I'm a high school junior and I miss a few.
MissFortune_fml 0
I don't even remember learning half the stuff on that show. You're not exactly alone.
lifesucks67 0
And I thought the world of fourty-year-old men could sink no lower. I'm a high school drop-out. I know more than my boss does about computers and grammer. I also know how to research and write an academic paper. I learned things that renders me able to answer everything on Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? before the little twerp does. I'm only fifteen.
HuDanny 0
Agree with number 1
climbsalot 0
wow, you need to go back to school and learn more than those basic facts, a grasp on the english language might also be useful.
nafiul93 0
lol they bullshit on that show i mean come on, they dont teach ******* astrology in FIRST GRADE
Captainshit 0
#5 and 16 FTW. The only reason those kids know that shit is because they learned it 5 minutes before the show started and they had to memorize it. Don't feel bad about your grammar or spelling anyway OP because even with the spellcheck system built in to the comment box, some of these people spelled words wrong or used incorrect grammar. Learn how to check your own English before criticizing others you over judgmental asshats.
caretoshare 0
Did you actually go on the show? LOL.
teh_ass 0
Then stop watching TV and learn stuff by READING. Bitching to us about it won't help.
THC_fml 0
I wouldn't be too hard on the guy. I read a lot, but there are still questions that stump me on that game show. A lot of the questions they actually ask is something you really don't learn in elementary school :/