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[Puppy]

We've all had a brain toot at some point in time. Sometimes we pay the price, sometimes we get lucky and suffer no harm.
Please post the G-rated, stupid things you've done. Maybe you can save someone from injury, embarrassment, or even financial loss.

[Figgy]

Some years ago I was doing some remodeling and needed another extension cord.. Hmmm thought I, "I have a 100' cord, I'll just cut it in half and have 2 50' ones>"


Mmmm, yeah ,you should unplug it BEFORE you grab your trusty side cutters and cut it...


Upside? I didn't get hurt and it made pretty sparks.

Downside? It ruined my side rather pricey side cutters...( and the ex called me a dummy). lol

[Time409]

I had a beautiful Ford Thunderbird in 95 and I LOVED it! One day the gas pedal seemed to get stuck if I applied gas and I had to use my foot to urge it back up a little to get
it back where it should be. This went on for a week. I finally took it to our neighborhood mechanic and we took it out for a test drive so he could see what it was doing. After
returning to the shop, he got out and told me there was nothing wrong with my gas
pedal, it was my floor mat that was slightly wrinkled under the pedal and this was the
source of all my problem. Talk about feeling stupid!!!!!!

[Puppy]

Good advice, Figgy. We should always make sure to unplug electrical cords/appliances, etc. before servicing.

Car mats can cause all kinds of problems, Time. I had one buckle under my brake pedal once.

I'm only going to take half the blame/credit for this one. I think design flaw deserves the other half.

I was having a BBQ, and my gas BBQ had a side burner. I thought I'd be smart and avoid heating up the house so I decided to boil the corn on the cob on the side burner.
I start putting one ear at a time in the big pot of boiling water when suddenly the BBQ starts to tip. My initial thought was to grab the hot pot but I decided to grab the other side of the bbq to keep it from tipping right over. I got lucky, because things could have gotten nasty.

I should have known better than to try cooking for guests.

[LA-Lili]

Forgetting to take off the parking g brake...nuff said.

[Puppy]

Ooops! That can be costly, LA.

[JudyC]

I put a strainer full of spaghetti on the floor of a closet and my shoes in the fridge. It took awhile to figure out what happened.

[¤kali¤]

i don't wear shoes around the house in the summer, and i have some narrow walkways in my house and some heavy solid furniture. unfortunately, i have a bad habit of thinking about something else when i'm walking thru the house (e.g. heading for the kitchen and thinking about just exactly what i'm going to cook for dinner and the timing of things) so i'm not paying attention to where i'm walking. as a result i've managed to break 2 different toes in the past 3 months.

(sorry judy, but i couldn't help laughing at your "oops")

[LA-Lili]

Oh, Judy! One time when I couldn't find my remote I noticed the tea on my counter. Upon opening the fridge I found the remote. Your spaghetti mixup is much funnier!

[Shelly]

When we first got our 4 door dually, I went to put diesel in, went in paid for it and went back outside and climbed in the back seat..with plenty of witnesses

Not near as funny as Judy's tho

[booky]

LOL@ Judy& Lili.

I have so many of these it's hard to think of just one!!

Just the other day I was making some kool-aid for my son and I always boil the sugar & water so it isn't so hard to mix. Well... I know y'all can see where this is going ...I forgot it was on the stove and when I got back it was almost like candy, it was so thick. So I removed it from the burner and sit it in the sink... ok, all is fine... then dummy me poured cold water on it and it immediately got as hard as a rock!!! What was still liquid, I poured in the trash...hello, the trash bag is plastic so it started to melt. Needless to say, I had a pretty big mess on my hands. After prying what was left in the pot out, I started all over again and got it right the second time.All of this could have been avoided if I would not have left a pot on the stove on high and forgot about it. It's funny now but if you think about it ...it's really dangerous.

This post has been edited by booky: Jul 24 2010, 04:29 PM

[irene4kids]

When I do things like the above hubby insists that it is caused by D.O.B. so I'm happy to be in good company.


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[osprey2431]

Similar to La-Lili. Our TV remote was missing years ago, usually gobbled-up by the couch or lost by our two teenagers. After searching for several hours and me slinging a typical irate, parental fit, (this remote issue was a daily issue with the teenagers, you just don't know what we went through back then) it was discovered in the refrigerator of all places. Nice and cool. Remotes are like sliced bread, a staple, lol.
Osprey

[mimiof5]

I've found my glasses in the fridge a few times. And twice I put eggs on the stove to boil and forgot about them. The darn smoke alarm woke me up from my nap!!

When I got my first car I stopped to fill up the car. Went in and paid for it, hopped in the car and took off. DUH!! There was also a time that whenever I borrowed my mother-in-law's car and put gas in it I always forgot to put the gas cap back on it. After about replacing it the 10th time I never took her car to put gas in it again! I just gave her the money so she could do it...lol.

Many, many years ago our old neighbor had a huge 4th of July party(he lived on the lake). I'm not a drinker so it doesn't take much to get me tipsy or even sloshed. I was drinking beer that night and kept losing my glass so I just poured some beer into my brand new shoes and drank it. Couldn't figure out the next morning why my shoes were all wet and smelled like beer. When my hubby at the time told me what I did I was so embarrassed and have never gotten that drunk again. He also said I drank 6 beers. Geeze, I said it doesn't take much!

[DesertFox]

Mimi, you party aminal! You go Gurl!!

[FlyingPig]

I tend to call mine "brain farts"

[Nightwalker]

I was in the habit of wearing three piece suits to work. Most of my suits had both a skirt and a pair of slacks to match. One morning I was running a bit late. I had a meeting first thing that morning, so wore the slacks that went with my suit.

As I was getting into my car, I spilled coffee on my slacks. Oh dear. I ran back inside, pulled off the slacks and quickly slipped into the skirt.

It wasn't until I was walking into the office that I noticed I was wearing knee-high panty hose!

[Herbal Chickie]

I must say, I had a laugh at all of the above.

I was walking thru the house the other day looking for my car keys and driving glasses. I couldn't find either one and grilled the kids and hubby intensively while trying to find them for about 20 minutes. Ended up the glasses were perched on my head and the keys were in my shorts pocket. Since the shorts were loose, I didn't pay any attention to the keys and my glasses didn't register.

[LA-Lili]

these are great -- such human interest stories! Booky, that does sound like a mess -- reminds me of what I just did this morning: made the coffee while forgetting to use the filter...grounds everywhere, coffee dribbling down the counter...who'da thunk a lil ol' piece of paper could be so important????

[Earth]

Well..some of the dumb things I've done won't be posted here..too embarassing, but..years ago, I worked in a deli dept and was slicing up bologna or something for a customer and couldn't get the slices looking perfect and the manager came over and said it would be easier if I turned the machine "ON"



Ah..yeah!

[Ally]

These are great! And I can definitely relate to some of them lol....

I don't know if this counts since I wasn't the one who should have known better. But since it happened yesterday...

I was in the checkout line at the grocery store and a man came up behind me with a few items. Normally I stand aside for someone with just a few purchases, but the two speed lanes, right next to my lane, were empty and I'd just put the last of my items on the conveyor belt.

The man then said to me, "Mam, I've counted your items and you have 15. You can only have 10 in this lane!" Since I was in the regular grocery lane, not a speed lane, I ignored him hoping he'd notice the clearly marked signs to that effect.

But he continued, this time louder... "Excuse me Mam, but you are in the wrong line! You have more than 10 items!"

I give people the benefit of the doubt and didn't want him to be embarrassed, so I again ignored him to give him a chance to catch his own error.

But no, he became belligerent and even louder and in a mocking tone said, "Mam, pay attention to me! You should not be in the speed lane and need to move!" He was so loud that everyone in our line and the nearby lines stopped what they were doing and stared at him.

I had no choice... I turned, looked him in the eye and said, "Sir, it is you who are in the wrong lane." I pointed to the two empty speed lanes right next to us as well as the clearly marked signs.

He turned a deep shade of red, said, "I beg your pardon," and moved quickly over to the speed lane.

The young man who was ringing up my groceries shook his head and said, "You should have let him have it, the old f**t."

I couldn't help but laugh at that... the guy was about my age. But he should have know better....

[Herbal Chickie]

That is funny, Ally.

[Owlie]

I'm with Earth here! Mine can occur on a daily basis and its good know I am in similar company
Picture this! A man came into the shop holding out his hand to me and said "I need two new nuts." My mouth moves faster than my brain at times and I swear the words were out faster than a speeding bullet when I replied " I'm sorry we don't do transplants." I was smiling and meant it in a light hearted manner, but he was NOT amused and told me he was not accoustomed to being spoken to like that, I apologised, said it was a wee joke and he said it wasn't funny!

[mumsboys]

[booky]

Well, I think it's hilarious, Owlie!!! ROFL

Some people don't have a sense of humor.