FML...WTF?

I was chatting with my cousin on facebook yesterday instead of doing any simbolence of work in my classroom. Now, let me start this off as saying that I consider myself to be a reasonably smart guy. Not the smartest by any means, but above average none the less. I think that I can figure out the majority of acronyms that have taken over text and chat conversations. She mentioned SMH, which I had never heard of before. This apparently stands for “Shaking My Head”…whatever. So I started thinking about all the other ones that are out there and the one that I really hate so see used, even more than the ever popular ROTFLMAO (because I’m pretty sure you’re not rolling on the floor because you’re still typing and it wasn’t that effing funny to begin with), is the FML acronym. I get that sometimes bad things happen, but I think that this younger generation doesn’t really understand what it means for their L to be F-ed. So I’m going to write a list of things that warrant the FML tag. Feel free to use these at anytime.

I just found out I got Herpes: FML. (Feel free to use any other incurable STD in place of Herpes)

Oh no, the condom broke: FML.

My best friend just died and he owed me $2000: FML

My car just got totaled and I just made the last payment yesterday: FML

I just got arrested for [insert felony here]: FML

Now, those are things that warrant the FML designation. Things that do not warrant the FML tag are things like this.

Oh, I forgot to pick up a loaf of bread while I was at the store: FML

I have a quiz in Biology and I didn’t study: FML

Oh no, Tracy told Barbara, who told Jesse, who told Tony, who told Jessica, that she doesn’t like my shirt: FML.

Now I’m not going to be one of those people that talk about, “Well, you haven’t lived long enough to know what a F-ed up life is.” That’s ridiculous, but I will say that you need to use a little more discernment (discernment-the ability to judge well) when using words. It’s kinda like that Alanis Morissette song Ironic. Now if you listen to the words you’d see that nothing in the song is actually ironic. I heard this comedian say that it is unfortunate, but nothing in the song is ironic at all. Just like when you use the term FML, I’m sure it’s unfortunate that all this stuff is happening at one time, but your life isn’t really FML status. So please, please, please find another acronym that better describes your life, or I will punch you in the face…in my mind. Sorry for the mellow blog today, but I’m just think out loud.