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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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humorizer 14
doh!
Jimboom 12
Mmmmm. Literature..... *drools*
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Comments (134)
limeade 0
This is why I can't stand people who feel the need to interject into others' conversations. Mind your business.
glockjaw 0
How is this FYL? You mistook what your friends were talking about? Big deal Oh know! your life is ruined and AP Lit is what idiots take who want to seem smart but can't handle AP Language and Comp.
car_ram_rod 3
At my school, you're supposed to take AP Lang. the year before you take AP Lit. Weird.
kiteofnight 0
This is the lamest FML ever. Oh, you're in an AP class! Clearly you're a ******* prodigy. Jesus Christ, so dumb.
KwitIt 0
I'm an English lit major, but I think my mind might still go to the Simspon Homer first just because he's such a pop culture icon, and you don't really expect to hear people talk about a poet in everyday conversation... but I agree with #7 that you should have known from context what they were talking about, unless you heard the name Homer and nothing else and immediately had to add your two cents, in which case you're a dumbass.
lil_ham1644 29
We don't really know the situation though. They could be just hanging out, or at school. Moral of the story, stay out of other people's conversations; unless invited.
Cheyyyy 0
So?
Mortal_Light 0
That's not even an FML, That's just a little misunderstanding. Also, AP Lit is nothing.
lifesabit 0
People are really thin skinned these days.... I put YDI because you were being such a panzie about it.
Ib83 0
Don't let it get to ya. Simpsons References FTW!
vt_mruhlin 0
You need new friends. Simpson is by far the greater Homer.
xkaokaox 0
what a noob, before i even finished reading your fml, when you said homer i thought the odyssey. :P