Today, I overheard a conversation two of my friends were having about Homer, so I interjected with a quip about a Simpson's episode I had seen before. They were talking about the poet. I'm an AP literature student. 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 telling off one of my friends, a fellow student of medicine, who was spending his evenings watching "House" instead of revising for our important exam, as I was. The topic mentioned in the episode came up in the exam. He got 4 points more than I did. FML
Today, during a lecture, my teacher jokingly talked about the time he was best buds with George Washington. Another student then asked, "Really? You knew him?" I'm in an advanced placement U.S. history class. FML
Today, I was sitting in class when I overheard a group talking about how much they don't like me. When they saw me there, they burst out laughing. FML
Today, I was teaching a small group of improv students. I asked one guy to do a monologue, and laughed to myself while he did so. I said, "Sorry, I'm just laughing at the way you're doing it." He then got upset and pointed out that he had a speech impediment. FML
Today, in calculus, our substitute teacher told me I was smart. Everybody in the class, including my friends, burst out laughing. FML
Today, a friend told me that when I read, I make all the expressions the characters in the book are making. Apparently, I have been doing this since I was a kid, and no one ever told me. FML
Today, I joined a conversation about a TV show at work, agreeing enthusiastically. After a few minutes, I realized they were talking about a completely different show with a similar name. I nodded along, trapped, hoping no one asked questions. FML
Today, I was talking to one of my supervisors at my new job. He asked if I knew a professor at the school I recently graduated from, and I decided to babble on about how shitty of a professor he was and how much I loathed his class. He then looked at me and said, "That's my dad." FML
Today, I submitted a poem for my English class. I had fun writing it, so I wrote a second which was not nearly as good. My procrastinator of a friend never did his, so I gave him my extra poem. Mine was given a 75% while "his" received a 93%. FML
Today, I overheard my in-laws talking about me. It started off with light insults and ended with, "People like her are the reason murder ain't always wrong". FML
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Top comments
humorizer 14
doh!
Jimboom 12
Mmmmm. Literature..... *drools*
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Comments (134)
humorizer 14
doh!
claireful 4
As someone who passed the AP Lit test, I probably would've thought the same thing.
Jimboom 12
Mmmmm. Literature..... *drools*
SomethingWitty 0
Kind of like how my dad thought Plato was the stuff you molded and shaped when you're little.
lzmo 20
Your dad is awesome!
vvtumblesbee 0
haha love #1 and #2.
Silhouette_fml 0
Just because you're an AP lit student, doesn't mean you can't enjoy things like the Simpsons.
ferrettamer 6
agreed simpsons rocks. but how is this an fml?
NINJAPROTOTYPE10 0
its an fml because op is a giant retard and if he is an ap literature student he should hage realised that they were talking about... literature.
JD134 24
I know my 5th grade teacher thought the simpsons was garbage
letstrythis 0
Homer wrote incredibly dull work.
boycrazy30007 12
Homer didn't "write" anything. He retold stories that had been around for years. And they were amazing epics. But I guess not everyone gets that
Atropos_fml 0
I'm a freshman in high school and I think of Homer, the poet, before I think of the Simpsons. How did you not hear the context in which they were using his name? I think I could tell the difference between an author of an epic and a cartoon character from what someone says. :P
Vegetables 0
I agree.... The Odyssey is the freaking best thing on the planet. Whereas Homer Simpson...? Not so much.
cars819 0
I read the odyssey in 6th grade and I L O V E D it.
Ha1r1nY0S0up 15
YOU'RE A FRESHY, YOU HAVE NO SAY ;D
heatherjay 0
This is dumb. It's not even embarrassing. And don't feel special. Everyone and their mom takes AP Lit. It doesn't make you an expert on the classics.
youknowimright 5
High school placement means nothing.
love_fml 0
hahaha that is hilarious! don't worry you are obviously clever AND funny
Captainshit 0
I think this is great. Most Americans probably associate Homer with the Simpsons regardless of Literature background. I found the poet Homer's work rather dull anyway and would much rather watch an episode of the Simpsons. It's not one of the longest running TV shows of all time for no reason.
Ohitsariel 25
I can see why they call you Captain Shit