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By tirf - 09/02/2015 22:58

Today, while correcting essays, I spilled ketchup on a student's paper. I managed to successfully turn it into a happy smiley face but when proudly looking at the result, noticed it was right next to the big "F" that I had graded it. FML

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By F- Forever - 03/10/2017 16:00

Today, out of spite, I wrote "Ms. Piggy" instead of my professor's actual name in the heading of my essay. Guess what I forgot to do before turning it in. FML

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By aviators - 07/04/2009 18:37 - United States

Today, I got back my math test. Instead of taking the time to mark the mistakes, my professor just circled the bottom half of the page and wrote "OMG." FML

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By TeachingSucks - 17/05/2023 11:00 - United States - Cabot

Today, I'm grading final projects for a junior level college class. A student finally turned in their work, after months of encouragement and coaxing. Half of it was plain wrong, the rest had so many spelling and grammatical mistakes, it appeared to be written by a drunk autocorrect program. FML

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By Noname - 21/02/2009 21:43 - United States

Today, I got an email from my professor with my grade for a paper. It said, "Solid writing, but you should have proofread your final draft more carefully." In a moment of annoyance, I typed in the reply box, "God should have proofread your FACE more carefully." My elbow hit the send button. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/11/2009 22:14 - United States

Today, I finally finished my art project, which was worth 50% of my quarterly grade. I came in first period to give it to my professor. When she turned to look at it, her elbow hit her coffee and spilled it all over the canvas. I got 60%. She said I would have had a 100%, except for the giant coffee stain. FML

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Today, I turned in an essay after staying up late to work on it. I was away when the teacher assigned it, so I'd asked my friend what the subject was. It transpires that she'd given me the wrong one, all because she was mad at me for not returning her pencil. FML

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By englishfail - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I was teaching a class when a student pointed out that I'd used the wrong "your/you're" while writing on the board. FML

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By copycat - 19/03/2015 05:05 - United States - Norco

Today, I turned in my homework. Too bad I accidentally handed in the printed answer sheet I found online to copy from. FML

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By GreaseNose - 25/09/2019 14:00

Today, while studying with the girl I like, I rested my face on my book, pretending to be frustrated. When I lifted my head, I realized I'd left a greasy spot on the page from my nose. She noticed. FML

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gracehi 31

Tuesday 10 February 2015 7:39

"Your failure pleases me. Mwa ha ha!"

ComoEsJuan 24

Tuesday 10 February 2015 7:37

Positively reinforcing failure. Weird trick. Hope it works for you.

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MurielWeathers 9

Tuesday 10 February 2015 13:32

Always check your work.

Earl_KarmasBitch 34

Tuesday 10 February 2015 15:37

Add a series of smiley faces in other condiments on the other papers that got an F. Problem solved.

_3rdeye 10

Tuesday 10 February 2015 15:45

you got an f...but here's a smiley face for effort.

beaglegal 42

Tuesday 10 February 2015 15:50

White out??

31SecondsAlone 15

Tuesday 10 February 2015 16:19

Is there room on the paper for you to write "Better luck next time" next to the smiley face? That would certainly alleviate the problem.

HeWillBeLoved105 22

Tuesday 10 February 2015 19:14

I read that to my English teacher and he giggled and said, "That's awesome!"

hurley12 30

Tuesday 10 February 2015 20:23

I would have just circled the stain and said sorry I spilled ketchup. What's he gonna do?

Compgeek1996 5

Tuesday 10 February 2015 20:24

Way to turn that frown upside down.

ThongWarrior 17

Tuesday 10 February 2015 21:12

":) try again next time"

vivaellefashion 14

Tuesday 10 February 2015 21:19

If I received the paper back, I would feel as if you found giving me the F was amusing to you.

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