Miscellaneous: Today, a friend told me that when I read, I make all the expressions...

By Anonymous - 19/01/2016 01:46 - United States - Encino

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

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By thebiteof87 - 22/07/2015 06:32 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, I was reading a picture storybook to a kindergarten kid. She could pronounce more words than me, and corrected me. I'm about triple her age. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/12/2010 07:02 - United States

Today, I was in the middle of enjoying a really good book while in a waiting room. Someone saw what I was reading and thought it would be cool if she leaned over and told me everything that happens. FML

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By dunicha - 17/11/2011 00:37 - United States

Today, I was reading a book in German, which I don't know very well. Suddenly I reached a passage I had no trouble understanding. Excited, I showed my husband, saying I was finally getting the hang of it. He laughed and patted my head. Turns out, that particular passage was a quote. In English. FML

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Speech patterns

By Anonymous - 07/12/2024 00:00 - United States - San Jose

Today, I realized I’ve been saying “a whole nother” instead of “a whole other” my entire life. It wasn’t until my friend pointed it out with a smirk I’ve been speaking in an alternate universe. He was also the one to point out last year that my use of "like" every three words was "annoying and cringe." FML

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By Spoilicious - 05/11/2012 15:58 - Singapore - Singapore

Today, I was reading a book in public. Some bastard stranger came over and started spoiling the plot for me. FML

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Flappy

By Anonymous - 07/03/2023 12:00 - Australia

Today, I thought I was on mute during a virtual watch party, and it's only after the third or fourth flappy fart that someone pointed this fact out to me. FML

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The more you know

By Anonymous - 12/03/2023 06:00

Today, I learned that I've been saying a word wrong my whole life and all my friends have been too polite to correct me, when I found out that "Segue" and "Segway" are pronounced the same. FML

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By anon - 25/09/2014 05:48 - United States - Germantown

Today, I have learned a lot of "big" words from reading so much, but can actually only pronounce about half of them correctly. FML

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By theyarefarapart - 09/05/2011 07:05

Today, I found out that my classmates affectionately refer to me as "the kid whose eyes are really far apart." FML

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Face it

By dawn - 21/07/2012 16:24 - Canada - Red Deer

Today, I realized that whenever I use emoticons, I tend to make the same face in real life. My coworkers gleefully showed me various pictures with my tongue out, face scrunched up, and so on, while staring at my phone. They've already made their way around the office. FML

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MisterKnowItAll 15

Tuesday 19 January 2016 13:50

That's just cause you're really into the book

SoloAutotunE 17

Tuesday 19 January 2016 13:50

I sometimes realize when I do it. but when I do, I look around and see if anyone was looking.

Comments

sillygirl247 14

Wednesday 20 January 2016 8:17

Maybe those are your expressions in reaction to what your reading vs the expressions of the people in the book.

blink831forever 13

Wednesday 20 January 2016 9:03

This is not really an fml. You are spirited and into the book you are reading. A lot of people do that.

rnarshmallow 21

Wednesday 20 January 2016 10:42

It'd be interesting to watch them read Fifty Shades of Gray

pupeve 11

Wednesday 20 January 2016 17:39

Haha I'd think of it more as an adorable trait you have! ^~^ I definitely don't believe it's a bad thing.

lfloyd0504 18

Thursday 21 January 2016 5:09

You would be an excellent actor/actress.

xXcosmicstormXx 8

Thursday 21 January 2016 14:29

I do the same thing

lovebooks07 15

Thursday 21 January 2016 15:36

That is actually quite a cute thing to do

Antwan813000000 7

Thursday 21 January 2016 19:11

What if that was with 50 Shades of Grey

putitinpark 7

Friday 22 January 2016 16:52

I do this when writing. I'm actually surprised I'm not the only one!

da_epic_failman 7

Friday 22 January 2016 17:25

Your friend's life sucks. You didn't deserve it, and your life doesn't suck. No one deserves to be ridiculed for loving books.

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Today, my roommate wanted me to try out a new bus route home, I knew it might take longer but she really wanted me to try, so I went with her. After waiting for ages at The Exchange bus stop for the last bus home, we missed it, and had to take an Uber. FML

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Today, I was at the gym on the elliptical. Feeling proud of myself for finishing a very intense workout, I looked to my left to see that the maintenance guy fixing the machine next to me had burned more calories testing the machine than I did during my entire workout. FML

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Today, I was preparing for a huge party I've been looking forward to for months. I did all the usual things a girl should do, put on a facemask, painted my nails, exfoliated… I was feeling confident until I peeled off the facemask. I guess when it said "vibrant" what it meant was bright red. FML

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Today, my girlfriend did the walk of shame in a skimpy Halloween costume after a night of drunken sex. Problem? The walk ended at my doorstep, and the sex was with a stranger. FML

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Today, the girl that I had a crush on for over a year, from whom I recently moved on from, told me that she likes me. I’m dating a new girl. FML

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Today, my boyfriend gave me my first compliment in months. Apparently my body spray makes me smell like a stripper. He then asked me if he could "park the beef bus in tuna town". FML

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Today, my boyfriend of over a year looked at me and said, "Sometimes I just want to hit you." FML

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Today, I became the senior receptionist at my job, which is supposed to have three receptionists. The others all had life changes, so they're moving on, which is fair, but now I have to train new people. I've been here three weeks. FML

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