Today, I learned the hard way that when I ask a cute girl if she's artistic, it sounds like I'm asking her if she's autistic. FML
Gibsonsgfreak21 tells us more.
Hey everyone! I'm the OP! Didn't think my post would be this popular! I don't have an accent- I'm from SoCal, but I was in a crowded class so it was hard to hear, so she just repeated what she thought I said. I've been talking to her for a while, but I asked her if she was artistic because we were really bored in a 3 hour class, so drawing would've been a fun distraction (although I can't draw to save my life). When I told the story to a couple friends, they thought I said 'autistic' instead or 'artistic' as well, so I guess she wasn't the only one. Also- I've done a lot of work helping children with autism. I've never say 'autistic' because i believe in ability before disability (ie. Saying, "A boy with autism" is better to say than "an autistic boy"). I explained what I meant to say and she laughed, so the FML isn't THAT bad. :)
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falconjade 19
So... What was her answer?
wcc7777777 5
#22- im nearly positive, unless i am socially inept, that this was an attempt for conversation, not a pick up line
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falconjade 19
So... What was her answer?
Wakachulak 22
For a lousy pick-up line?! That's worth a slap at the most.
wcc7777777 5
#22- im nearly positive, unless i am socially inept, that this was an attempt for conversation, not a pick up line
R3C0V3RY101 10
"Are you autistic?" "Yes it's very artistic" -21 jump street.
CurlyQute 17
Maybe it's time to speak more clearly...
Bano360 25
He could have an accent that makes it sound like he's saying autistic. English accent perhaps
Lacist 19
Hey are you interested in art? Hey do you like art?
Lomus 24
I definitely would't have been English.
cheree21 7
it's hard to speak more clearly with an accent...
hallix 21
Or just ask if she's artsy instead of artistic.
Pentium_4 27
the words are just so similar, I don't think it matters if you have an accent or not. I guess you have to annunciate the r with verbal force.
eagleriverjohn 24
It is most likely a New England or Long Island accent
doctor__who 19
Should OP be more...auticulate?
bobak_can_ani 7
definitely australian accent
Marcella1016 32
I miss when FML used to post the city and state of the OP. I mean, it would be interesting if he was from Boston - Like the others said, it could just be his accent, as opposed to not speaking clearly.
Spyfiction 6
Very rude of you
SgtAssCheeks 21
Read the FML again veeerrrry carefully...
beezybaby4714 20
I'm pretty sure this was meant to be sarcastic.
Spyfiction 6
Yup lol, oh well
SgtAssCheeks 21
It's common knowledge that sarcasm is difficultly perceived through text on the Internet.
junkman6 22
It's common knowledge that the place most devoid of a sense of sarcasm is the FML community. Fixed that for ya.
jazzy_123 20
that must have not ended well for you...
appletreee 30
Speak clearly next time or clarify
Wolstenholme 11
He most likely has a New England accent, you can't blame him
appletreee 30
23. There are other ways he could've asked then. Do you like art? Are you interested in art? Or he could've clarified
Marley_000 14
It's alright. I don't think "are you artistic?" Comes up often in conversation in daily life. "Are you artistic?" "Why do you ask? Was it this sketch of an animated mount Vesuvius rampaging through a field of miniature hulks, drawn only with bodily fluids?" Although I guess one could just be asking their science project group "who's artistic" for the purpose of assigning poster making duty as well. Hmm.
awilso13 8
Give that b***h a stone, b*****s love stones!
Pleonasm 36
Bench? Batch? Birch? I wish I could decipher your code words but you have foiled me with all your asterisks.
Raleaf 26
Correction bitches love cannons.
95DeVille 13
I think it was beach
martialart1st18 19
Well was she?
misterspock 16
so when you wiped the blood from your head, what was her answer?
Echosnow 15
Enunciate! It helps people understand you better!!
HeadlessSparrow 20
What's the easier way to learn that?
sleepingangel 10
Having someone prewarn you on FML