Intimacy: Today, in class, I asked my teacher for a "rubber". I didn't...

By TheEnglishOne - 23/01/2009 00:42 - United States

Today, in class, I asked my teacher for a "rubber". I didn't realise that in America "rubber" doesn't mean "eraser", it means condom. FML

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Same thing different taste

By iFail - 29/01/2009 17:55 - United States

Today, a guy sitting next to me in class asked me for a pen. I accidentally handed him a tampon instead. FML

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By totallyembarassed - 07/07/2012 04:08 - United States - Charlotte

Today, when I went to pay for my groceries, I accidentally handed the cashier a condom instead of my $20. FML

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By Elizabeth - 11/12/2008 05:13 - France

Today, a girl in my class turned around and said, "Wow, you've got your photo on a rubber! That's amazing!" The rubber was designed to look like a £10 note, and the picture was of the Queen of England. FML

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By englishfail - 15/01/2010 17:39 - United States

Today, I was teaching a class and my student pointed out that I used the wrong "your" while writing on the board. FML

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By boner - 01/02/2010 20:51 - United States

Today, I was spacing out in French class and randomly got an erection. My professor called on me to stand up at the front of the room and say, "I am wearing a belt," in French. Not everyone was observing just my belt. FML

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Cool look

By d0rk_ - 02/09/2011 20:44 - Canada

Today, I was in English class when I had to use the bathroom. As I was signing out, the teacher said, "Don't forget the hall pass!" It was a plunger. I had to walk across the school with a plunger. FML

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By bloodyfreakinawful - 14/12/2012 06:40 - United States - Seabrook

Today, in class, I reached into my bag to pull out a tampon, which I hid under my sleeve so I could make a quick escape to the restroom. My teacher yelled at me, because she thought I'd taken out my phone. I then had to prove myself by showing the tampon to the whole class. FML

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By myself - 20/09/2012 07:00 - United States - Seaside

Today, my 2-year-old told me he found a new finger puppet. It was a used condom. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/03/2013 00:34 - United States

Today, my psycho abstinence-only sex ed teacher claimed condoms give 50% protection at most against pregnancy. I couldn't help but correct her. She apologized for her "mistake", saying, "It's just that we're not ALL sluts, Kara." Now everyone thinks I'm a raging whore. FML

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Huge balls

By Anonymous - 10/10/2021 19:04 - United States

Today, I had to pick up my son from school because he was constantly talking about his "Giant pen." In mid-July, I got him a giant-sized pen (writing utensil) and he liked it very much. Apparently, one of the teachers had their mind in the gutter and thought he was talking about… you know what. FML

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Gherto 0

Tuesday 3 February 2009 23:35

Oh yeah, I used to confused by this from time to time back when I lived in the U.K.

Tygastyle 0

Wednesday 18 February 2009 2:17

yes, the Beatles are totally still relevant to teenagers! they'll be around forever i think....i'll at least introduce my kids and yeah a rubber can be considered an eraser....it erases the chances of getting pregnant...?!

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mmurray002 0

Thursday 2 April 2009 15:55

Yea I totally did that when I first moved to the States from England...I also asked for a chewy one time, and everyone's lookin at me like I'm a freak...after 5 minutes they finally got it that I meant "gum"...I've been nicknamed Chewy for about 8 years now lol even some of my friends' parents call me Chewy!

AkeemKN 1

Friday 17 April 2009 1:24

LMFAO Like in Britain, fags are cigarettes

yummcookie 0

Thursday 24 November 2011 10:37

It's both now, yay for the Internet!

Vermelle 0

Saturday 18 April 2009 4:37

I have an Australian friend who did something similar when she came over here for an exchange program. Explaining it was hilarious.

TayTayTay 0

Saturday 18 April 2009 18:38

this totally happened to me when i first moved to canada from england. it was so awkward

pandaabear 2

Thursday 5 May 2011 6:15

since when were rubbers condoms in canada?? everyone i know calls erasers rubbers here too

AnnaSeptic 0

Sunday 19 April 2009 22:51

Hehehe that's funny. Such awkward misundertandings. I'm so paranoid about something similar happening to me with the guy I like, who's Australian. Like, I'm writing a paper on the roots of music or something and he was all "can I read it" and I was like "NO!!!"

kile88 2

Monday 23 January 2012 2:01

Wtf?

brumpum 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 7:03

Oh slang terms, when will your duel use fail to entertain me?

nazooer 11

Wednesday 22 April 2009 3:34

AHAHAA GREAT FML!

alexthebrit 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 3:52

i've done the same damn thing. also, saying "thongs" instead of "flipflops" causes mass hysteria.

girlloveyoung 0

Saturday 25 April 2009 4:33

ha where are you from, thats priceless :)

drakecyral 0

Friday 1 May 2009 13:22

that also happened to my german teacher, except he was from america and moved to germany. he wanted a piece of gum and asked for a "Gummi" from a girl he really liked. Gummi means rubber/condom "Cow Gummi" means gum. she smacked him and left. they never talked again lol. ahh the confusion of language