Today, I had to explain to my boyfriend that miles are the same distance for everything. He thought that human miles were different than mouse miles, because they're smaller. He's 34. 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 had to explain to my 22-year-old boyfriend that mice do not grow up to be rats. FML
Today, I found out my boyfriend didn’t know what quotation marks are. He’s 34. FML
Today, I had to explain to my husband that the Earth is not flat. He didn’t believe me. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I spent 30 minutes listening to my grandmother telling us that my cat is a medium. My boyfriend is totally convinced. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I were furniture shopping. They had miniature versions built of some of the desks. He commented how they were "cute for little kids" to use. They were 6 inches tall. I had to explain to him that they were only models, not real desks. I'm dating Zoolander. FML
Today, my boyfriend gave me a very thoughtful gift: A pair of woolen socks, hand-knitted by his mom. They were a size 43. Yes, that’s his size. I wear a 36. FML
Today, I had to explain to my boss that DVI ports are not the same as HDMI ports. When I showed him the HDMI cable, he said, "Oh! You mean USB!" He's an engineering manager. FML
Today, I had to find simple words to explain to the idiot I was tutoring that "1/4" is not of a greater value than "1/3" just because the denominator is bigger. FML
Today, I had to explain to my husband that it's biologically impossible for cats and dogs to cross-breed, and that his "brilliant idea" of getting ours to mate is just plain disturbing. He still doesn't believe me. FML
Today, I had to explain to my boyfriend why he shouldn't take drugs from strangers. I'm 35 and he's 34. FML
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Top comments
BlackHawkSavior 28
34 mouse years or 34 human years?
Tripartita 45
Damn, so when that mouse was bragging to me about running several miles, he was talking about ACTUAL miles?! That IS impressive.
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Comments (113)
Goblin182 27
I bet I could run a mouse mile in a New York minute.
juggalo2 22
Since there is no such measurement as a "mouse mile" or a "human mile", whether he is wrong or not would depend on the context.
Karpath 5
Ask him which is heavier: 1 ton of feathers or 1 ton of concrete
tomvertigo 17
What the **** conversation were you having that this even came up?
ayylmaoooo 3
you were probably just being a stubborn ass and he meant proportionally
0h_Boy 26
Well, there's land miles, nautical miles, astronomical miles...
Incognico 22
Don't forget the mile high club..
thatsme293 28
This post hurt my brain.
carlyhammond 7
My pregnant brain actually was like "huh, that makes sense" FML
IIIIRowdy 5
Everything is possible with your wird way of measuring length
ohSNAPyall 27
Talk to him about light years. You'll blow his mind.