Today, there was a new girl in one of my classes. We both corrected a classmate on his grammar, so, trying to make a new friend, I leaned back to her and said, "Haha, fellow Grammar Nazi?" She gave me a disgusted look and told me she was Jewish. 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, we had to discuss our heritage at school. When I told the class that I'm German, Japanese, and of the Jewish faith, my teacher laughed at the "irony." Something like this always happens whenever I tell people my background. FML
Today, a parent of one of the students I teach called me to complain that I was teaching her child "lies" and "fairytales". I was teaching them about the Holocaust. FML
Today, I finally found out why my new co-worker has been shooting me dirty looks, being rude to me, and generally trying to avoid me. It's because I have blonde hair and blue eyes, and she thinks people like me are Nazis. FML
Today, my teacher assigned us teams in a class debate. I landed on the team that had to argue the obviously wrong point of view. When I finished, my teacher told me and the entire class how much I disturbed her, and how I reminded her of Hitler and Napoleon. FML
Today, I was discussing my family heritage with my girlfriend's parents. The moment I told them that I came from a German background, her seven-year-old brother pointed at me and yelled, "HITLER!" FML
Today, I was hitting on a girl who was getting ready to walk into the same class as me. We were waiting outside the room, so I told her that I'd heard the professor for the course was a total bitch. We walked into the room. I sat down at a desk. She stood behind the podium. FML
Today, I somehow mistook the Star of David for a Pentagram. My Jewish friends were not amused. FML
Today, I contacted my landlady to tell her that I approved of the girl she recommended for a sublet. She then told me she thinks this girl is a neo-Nazi. Why? The e-mails she sent to the girl were rejected as spam. Apparently, this and being German qualifies you to be a neo-Nazi. FML
Today, I watched my mother tell a man that the holocaust was "a good thing" and "necessary for population control". That man was my girlfriend's father. Who is Jewish. 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
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expertsmilee 26
I did nazi that coming.
DocBastard 40
Then she obviously has no sense of humour. There's no better revenge than taking a derogatory term and turning it around.
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Comments (220)
thosedogtags 8
Ohhh, that's rough. At least you tried!
Success4444 12
Maybe she's also not a fan of FML or Seinfeld, or she would have realized what it was supposed to mean.
XxDevilxXGt 26
Maybe she's not a fan of the internet.
MoodyBlue320 11
I'm pretty sure that was just an excuse not to talk to you 'cause anyone who knows of this magical thing called the "internet" knows that a grammar nazi has nothing to do with Jews nor is it anywhere near offensive.
Laurenluvz 11
On the topic of (the) fml.. I've notice that the amount of fmls stating that unknowingly insult/bother others is pretty high..
Success4444 12
No shit, 27. I thought it was cool to give respect to the site. After all, it gives you the opportunity to attempt a rebuttal.
CallMeMcFeelii 14
Totally agree 87. Pretty pathetic how some people take offense to every little comment made. Kind of why I don't comment as much.
capslockisgood 19
132 That was the worst self-redemption I ever read
Success4444 12
Do you really think I care? (yawn)
thosedogtags 8
I'm still trying to figure out how all that ^^ managed to go down on my comment.. Just saying.
SecretlyADuck 7
I'm Jewish and its people who take offence to easily like that who give us a bad name She needs to take a joke and laugh Silly silly girl :D OP i would have said the same ;)
9lashes 15
-Success4444 ever heard the expression quit while you are ahead?...Quit while your behind too
CaroAurelia 12
Apparently it's not a phrase looked well upon in Germany, either, for obvious reasons.
Steve95401 49
No grammar for you!
ladyLALAA 29
One year!!
AustinCarlile01 12
like I'm Jewish and I make and take Grammar Nazi jokes left and right
Curtar2 18
your comment just made my day
expertsmilee 26
I did nazi that coming.
expertsmilee 26
On a side note, I know Hitler was a bad guy for killing all those people, but isn't he also a good guy for killing Hitler? But then on the opposite end of the spectrum he is also a bad guy for killing Hitlers killer I guess.
SqueakyChipmunk 22
Boom. There goes my mind.
jatinbhanot 6
Reasoning - 0.
markuskind 7
Really original, you must have come up with that yourself:)
marxistbkly 3
Says the unoriginal commentator
154rct 7
These nazi jokes are annoying. Annefranly, they need to stop
flockz 20
you didn't spell "AnneFrankly" reich.
therealslim 15
Nice try 59
MrBrightside21 20
Jew didn't have to go there...
TheManager 6
That one's gonna holocaust you 59.
alfred07 18
I laughed.
galactictoast13 22
did jew at least apologize?
HarroIAmBob 21
dont make these jokes!! they are reichdiculous and they get me out of my kampfort zone!!
j_cat187 20
Infinite Hitlers killing hitlers before committing crimes against humanity over a particular time in space can easily be placed into a Riemann sum resulting in the integral of Hitler heroically killing himself.
gabe222 25
"Mein kampfert zone" would have worked better. Just thinking out loud here. Not trying to hate! I swear!
mr_sarcastic416 29
#151 mein kampfort zone
SterreError 11
Pfew, that didn't go well. But Grammarnazi is a word that gets used a lot. And you didn't knew she was jewish. Yeah, FYL
daniel_dd31 13
Speaking of grammar nazi's.... *know*
FinJage 18
So there's nothing wrong with using the phrase with someone else, just not with Jewish people?
buckeyed 20
54--Ohh I wanna play! Did you mean "nazis" sans apostrophe?
Corrupt_waffles 13
What the hell? I'm Jewish and I use that term for myself. Some people I swear. I thought we Jews were gifted with a natural sense of humor? Or maybe it's the ones born without one that become the lawyers and doctors.
WillTay 8
You can never be too careful. Sometimes, it's best to use the term "grammar police"
actyankee 5
I thought we were born to be naturaly be stuborn arguers and never concede our opinion.
DocBastard 40
Then she obviously has no sense of humour. There's no better revenge than taking a derogatory term and turning it around.
JenkJenks 6
Or does she have a great sense of humor, and is now laughing at making a stranger in her class feel like an asshole? She might not even be Jewish.
KingDead 18
If he was black... I would turn it around by asking if he knew where the black Jews sit... Back of the oven! Hahah.... That one is a little extreme.. Highly advice not using it..
sux4u121 10
I live in a town where 30% of the population is jewish, saying granmar nazi wouldn't offend any of them, they make more offensive jokes about their religion anyway. That girl just need to develop a ******* sense of humor.
PrincessPesa 20
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
The term itself isn't derogatory against Jews. "Grammar Nazi" is not an ethnic/religious slur, therefore what is there to take back? It's ignorant to assume that someone doesn't have a sense of humor just because they don't laugh at a "joke" you find hilarious. Anyway, where is the joke in this FML?! If a Jewish person -or ANY person- doesn't identify with the phrase (which is truly heavy handed), why should they change their beliefs to satisfy your holier-than-thou, cynical opinion? If you want to call yourself a nazi, fine. But remember, they were wrong and they lost. My grandparents are Holocaust survivors. I am named after two dead children who were killed by nazi bastards. So sue me if I'd never call myself a ******* nazi. NEVER FORGET.
DocBastard 40
Pesa, what happened during the Holocaust was a tragedy to say the least. And if you'd like to hold that hate in your heart for the rest of your life, that's up to you. I choose to move forward.
emilyjgraham 34
The term 'Grammar Nazi' was never intended to racist. Fool.
emilyjgraham 34
to be racist*
lmngrl889 14
I'm Jewish & I don't take offense to it
functional 13
go **** yourself. it's really funny that you're being the holier than thou asshole here, even after admitting that there's nothing inherently derogatory about the term 'grammar nazi.'
Headcrab 29
Way to overreact on her part. Grammar nazi is a common saying and it's been more than 65 years... time to get over it. My grandpa was a POW, but come on...
Josh Thiele 10
No people shouldn't "get over it". But there is a different between a Nazi and grammar Nazi she still overrated
xtcolin 7
At least you didn't give the nazi salute as you said that.
StzaCrack666 18
Thats why its best to be relatively PC.
DocBastard 40
No. There's no good reason to be "PC". Political correctness is the nice way of saying "I'm not going to say anything remotely off-colour for fear I might offend someone." **** that. People need to learn to lighten up and laugh at their own weaknesses. I have plenty of faults and failures, but I don't let them bother me. I laugh at them, learn from them, and move on.
doodlecloud 27
I dunno, I think it's good to be reasonably PC. Though if you're a nice person then you shouldn't really consider it 'PC', it should just be 'normal'. I don't think saying 'grammar nazi' is non-pc though - it's too commonly used nowadays, it's like when old people get mad when you say 'crap' because they think it's a swear word when no-one thinks that now.
MarisaCB 16
My friend is Jewish and a Grammar Nazi, I'm one as well... It's not really considered rude nowadays, so why would OP assume it would offend anyone?
JenkJenks 6
My friend is a nazi and has terrible grammar, and the term "grammar nazi" is very offensive to him. So be careful cause you never know when a nazi with bad grammar is near you.
StzaCrack666 18
Thats why I said RELATIVELY. I avoid making jokes about racism, homophobia and sexism. That shouldn't be considered a bad thing, you're a bunch of idiots if you think being polite is negative. and for the record I curse like a ******* sailor but bigotry isn't cool nor funny.
sugarshane007 20
It's good to be PC? Damn, I'm a Mac.
emeraldisle 30
There's no way you could've known she was Jewish. Don't feel too bad. She needs to lighten up.
MrConcise 35
He should've known after getting his eye poked out by her nose.
etoilenuit 15
yea no way.. Other than just looking at her...
ksks1234 33
#108-- how would you know just by looking at her? Where you are from, do people tattoo their ethnicity to their head? Or are you going with the "big nose" stereotype? I have a pretty large nose, and I am not Jewish.
doodieman 9
Maybe throw a lamp at her?
itsjusyme 11
So what, if she cannot take a joke why bother, humour is one of the last thing we have in the world that is ours!
PrincessPesa 20
HAHAHA THE NAZIS WERE SO FUNNY I JUST CAN'T STOP LAUGHING. Humor is relative.
emilyjgraham 34
PrincessPesa, I think you're taking this 'name calling' a bit too seriously. There is a vast difference between an actual Nazi and a Grammar Nazi. It's just a name, nothing intentionally offensive about it so I think you just need to let it go over your head a little...
SammyS2012 21
seriously pesa? grammar nazis are not real nazis. we understand; you had family in the Halocaust, but you need to stop being so frigid. im sorry for your loss, but being uptight about it and trying to make others feel bad is not going to make it any better.
Cupcake040 17
I think its safe to say princesspesa has put her two extremely angry/upset cents in...I guess from now on there's gonna be no FMLs about Jewish people without her having a comment. Honestly your angry rant is relative too, no one seems to find it necessary.