Today, I had to hand write a 10 page essay for one of my classes. When I turned it in I got an automatic zero. It was written in blue. Not black. 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 went to check my grade, which was posted for an essay for my comp 1 class. I got a zero. I was devastated only to find out I never actually clicked the submit document button. My grade dropped 20 points. FML
Today, after turning in a paper that I worked really hard on, I got it back with a grade of 0. In the feedback section, my professor wrote: “In all my 37 years of teaching, this is by far the worst essay I have ever read.” FML
Today, I broke my dominant hand. My teacher insists we hand-write our essays. I called and asked if it was okay for me to type up the essays. She said no. I have two essays due tomorrow, which count for half my grade. FML
Today, I turned in my homework. Too bad I accidentally handed in the printed answer sheet I found online to copy from. FML
Today, my teacher told me that she couldn't find my hand-written essay on the Renaissance, and that I have to re-do it all by tomorrow. I later saw my essay on her desk, covered in a massive coffee stain that made virtually everything unreadable. FML
Today, I asked my professor what happened to the assignment I gave him several weeks ago. Turns out he lost it, and graded me zero as a result. Now if I want a mark, he says I'll have to hand-write it all over again, but that I "probably shouldn't bother," because it was "a bit shit, really." FML
Today, I tried to turn in a final exam online. When I went to check if it had been submitted, Blackboard told me it did. My grade told a different story. FML
Today, I had my teacher look over my essay before turning it in. He said it was extremely well-written, so I handed it in. When I got it back, the feedback he left said it was one of the worst essays he'd ever read. FML
Today I woke up feeling good and ready for my online business class final, only to find that it had somehow been submitted and graded with a zero. FML
Today, I got a writing assignment back. After meeting with my professor specially after class and meticulously combing through every word of that paper, I got a low D. Turns out, he graded me down on every suggestion of his that I took. FML
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ZuRG_fml 7
It didn't list such an important requirement somewhere?
allmidnighteyes 11
Once you go black, you never go ba- waaaiiit a minute ಠ_ಠ
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Comments (170)
Kenpachi_fml 0
drop out of school and u never have to worry about writting a 10 page essay again =O)
snowy_fox 0
If you're at university/college check your unit outline (if you have one), if it doesn't specify that you need to use black pen, bring it to the attention of your teacher. If you're in highschool and your teacher didn't say that you needed to write in black pen, ask if you can resubmit it written in black. Good luck :)
RubixMonkey 0
Well on the argument of his running out of ink, the printer tells you. You go and buy some more. Have back ups. And always carry black pens. If it was required you need to learn to read. Your teacher also sounds pissy.
Mykeh 0
Insane. It's things like that that cause people to go on shooting rampages :|
paivarotti 0
Photocopy it and turn it in again.
jchansfan 0
I do feel bad for you, but unless your teacher is a COMPLETE JERK they probably did insist you use black ink several times and failed you for not heeding multiple warnings... If you can't recall any such warnings I'd advise you challenge the grade or at least ask to be permitted to resubmit it...
Peroxide 3
Your teacher is a asshole. It's hard being a blue pen in a black pen world. I bet they arn't fans of the smurfs either.
palleas_fml 0
now that's just plain silly for your teacher to do something like that...
IllegalLight 0
You probably had to write it in MLA or APA. Black ink is just a given :/ It does suck that your efforts were completely wasted, but YDI.
metawarr556 3
That sucks, man. Rules like that have no business existing.
cmillertime7 0
You're kidding, right? An academic document should always be written in black. If blue is allowed why not green and orange and hot pink too? It's a no-brainer.
your_face 15
Yes, why not any of those colors? Can you cite a reason this rule is necessary?
caticaticati 3
Do you have any idea how much easier black ink is to read than a bright pink pen? There are yellow pens, too. Yellow is the bitchiest thing to read, but if it's allowed and it's the closest pen... Black is easy to read, it's easy on the eyes. I don't even take notes in colors besides black most of the time.
SusanaSaysRawrxD 0
Geez, what's up with the racism with pens? Black pens are no better than blue ones, or pink ones, or purple ones! How dare you judge a pen based on their ink.
RFreedom 0
lol
fantasyflamz 0
Almost all academic documents should be typed and not hand-written. Typing is neater and clearer to read. It gets rid of those who have bad handwriting.