Here's a thread where you can tell us all something embarassing or stupid you've done and we all pat you on the back and tell you that it happens to the best of us.

I would kick it off myself, but I'm chicken.

Begin.

[Emma3]

Lol I've done so many stupid things, it's hard to tell what's worse.

I had mittens on on one hand and grabbed a plate that just got out of the oven with the other bare hand. I burnt it pretty badly and kept on holding it for quite a while until I put it in the fridge.. I did nothing for about 5 minutes. I couldn't move my fingers for a whole day.

One time I was at church and wanted to take Ice Tea to go, but we ran out of proper cups. I had got this idea and thought, "Tara, you are genius! God really broke the mold when He made you!" (Pride goes before the fall) here it comes...

So I took a sourcream container and put a whole punch in the lid. I filled it with ice tea and proceeded to my car. I put it in the passenger seat on top of my Bible and other important paperwork! As I drove down the highway I looked over and noticed it was spilling everywhere (the hole punch was bigger than the straw)! I hastily pulled over and grabbed the ice tea with one hand and was wiping off my Bible and papers and throwing them quickly one after another into the back seat when comes a knock at my window! The officer said, "Ma'am have you been drinking tonight?" I said no. Then he shined his light on the sour cream container and said, "What's in there?" I replied, "Ice Tea". He says kinda under his breath, "yeah right". We then have a conversation about the "genius" idea! He finally believes me, then tells me, "Ma'am, do you realize you're not even pulled all the way off the road?" Needless to say I apologized and was allowed to go on my way. I have not given in to any genius ideas since!

Love and hugs,
Tara

[Evening]

I cant say what the most recent stupid thing is that Ive done, because it was actually a really terrible thing. I havent even talked about it on here actually. But some other stupid things Ive done in the past, I cant even begin. I am the mother of fails. Lets see. There was nearly knocking over an entire table just trying to cross my legs in a cafe while having a drink with a friend a few weeks ago, then there was the other day when I was taking my pants off in the living room and my neighbour was outside, and when I was trying to tell a joke to my grandparents a few weeks ago while we were driving (it was one of those jokes that sound serious at first until you give the punchline- You know people living on that side of the road arent allowed to get buried in that graveyard.... Because they arent dead yet! *ba dum tsh*), proceeded to completely mess the joke up, then acted like I wasnt actually making a joke and that I had no I idea what my grandmother was on about when it turned out she already knew it. Then there was the time I slipped over in the mud while standing in a line of a hundred people waiting to get into a festival. And the amount of times Ive shaken someones hand, then gone to immediately re-shake the same persons hand when they go to shake the hand of the person right next to me. Im totally killing myself right now so Ill leave it at that.

[thea_kronborg]

i once decided, when I was maybe 19 and in college, i was going to put my indoor cat on a leash and walk him to the subway, where I was going to carry him on the train somewhere. maybe we were going to a park? i don't know. so with no practice or forewarning, i put the harness on my poor cat who had never been outside, never mind on a main city street before and started down the road.

i have no idea what possessed me to do this. in short, it did not go well and he justifiably scratched the hell out of me as i carried him back the maybe 1/8 of a mile we went.

[FuriousGeorge]

I did LSD when I was 20. It triggered my first psychotic episode and severe bipolar depression.

I'm talking chase all your friends away, even my girlfriend left me in the dust, depression.

Those were good times...

[FrauleinMaria]

What's the stupidest thing I've done... today? Well I am a cashier and today at work I accidently coded 23 peppers instead of 2, my finger slipped and hit the 3 button as well as the 2... so I had to void that part of the transaction... he just laughed at me. It was an interesting day to say the least.

[Sanada]

Originally Posted by Illegal Toilet

Here's a thread where you can tell us all something embarassing or stupid you've done and we all pat you on the back and tell you that it happens to the best of us.

I would kick it off myself, but I'm chicken.

Begin.

Think....I think, thinking was the stupidest thing I have ever done.

[Sanada]

Originally Posted by FuriousGeorge

I did LSD when I was 20. It triggered my first psychotic episode and severe bipolar depression.

I'm talking chase all your friends away, even my girlfriend left me in the dust, depression.

Those were good times...

I'm sorry that happened to you George.
I never had a bad trip, i guess i was lucky. I was surrounded by people looking out for me though, who were not tripping. Others who knew how it went, some went on to be mental health workers. Good for them.
Its important where and when such things happen.

[mgran]

If I told you even some of the stupidest things I've ever done, I'd be banned from this forum. Seriously... I'm an idiot.

The next most stupid things I ever did was have consensual sex all over town with my boyfriend at the time. On bridges, in boats, in second hand bookshops, in the crypts of churches where mass was being said, in graveyards, libraries, parks, cinemas, bookshops, swimming pools... I'd basically get desperate, and he'd be tremendously flattered and indulge my mania.

We got ourselves quite a reputation... and funnily enough that's not what we were arrested for.

[panchovilla]

Send an email to the US Army while high on drugs. Don't ask.

[Evening]

Suddenly the thing I didnt want to say doesnt sound as bad now that other people have had the courage to really admit to things theyve done... I got into a fight with a relative who had just been beaten up by her boyfriend yet again, and I slapped her across the face, even with her black eye, and screamed so loud at her my throat was hurting even the next day, because she completely disregarded all the help she had been given. Of course she got back together with him immediately after. I dont just go around contradicting myself all the time, but growing up in a family where these relationships are the norm, theres only so much a person can take before the want to help disappears along with the empathy. I never thought the day would come where Id turn my back on someone in that situation, especially knowing the things I know about abuse and control, but that day did come. I completely contradicted everything I said that day, I was ready to rip her to pieces, even in the state she was in. But no matter what situation you are in and how much help you need, disrespect me and disregard the help I give you and the stress I get put under, and you wont get and sympathy.

Received a bulletin at work that we would have no electricity one day. It was the middle of summer, over 90 degrees. So, I brought in a fan.... a big obvious fan. I was the laughing joke for months after that. It didn't dawn on me what everyone was laughing about. It had to be pointed out to me that with no electricity, I would be unable to run the fan

[silverbells]

mgran, why is that stupid? HA HA HA HA HA! Eek - I can see I'd better stay away from this question!

[silverbells]

Augh - one of my biggest recurring mistakes is to start joking around too freely after spending the day at my best friend's house. She has these enormous family parties (75 people yesterday) and they're all hilarious so we all just joke around all day and all night. I've known them for thirty years, so I can say anything I want and never worry about being misinterpreted.

So my biggest RECENT mistake is posting that joke above - I've been regretting it for a few hours now! I mean to convey NO disrespect, nor wrong impressions to any of my very valued new friends and acquaintances here. Only the best!

[mgran]

Don't worry Silverbell! I'm not in the least offended, and you made a good point... okay, my behaviour was really incredibly daft at the time, but if I hadn't been such a sex maniac I wouldn't have ended up with my own dear son. So yes... "why is that stupid".... Sex is there to be enjoyed after all. Ok, my son's father and I did break up in the end, but I still think that adults can be tremendously sexual together, and absolutely love it, and still have long term happy relationships.

For the record, I'm still good friends with this ex (NOT friends with benefits) and can't really regret any of the manic "shag me or I'll die" moments... at least we had a lot of fun. A LOT of fun... and he never complained when I went bonkers and flung myself at him. So... not the worst thing in the world!

[arcangel]

Originally Posted by June_Bug

Received a bulletin at work that we would have no electricity one day. It was the middle of summer, over 90 degrees. So, I brought in a fan.... a big obvious fan. I was the laughing joke for months after that. It didn't dawn on me what everyone was laughing about. It had to be pointed out to me that with no electricity, I would be unable to run the fan

Thanks...that was funny
Okay, I'm sensing that this thread is on the light side of stupid things. I've done some serious stupid things but on the light side: when I was 7 years old it snowed here. Pretty rare occurrence. I got out of bed and ran outside to play in the snow wearing only my tighty-whiteys. And no, it wasn't the cold that alerted me to being under dressed

[seeker1950]

Okay. Since were "sharing...."
I went to study in the men's bathroom at college. I was sitting in the outside sitting area of the men's room, thinking it was the women's. After a few men came thru, looking at me strangely, I realized what I had done. The next day...this was in the college library...sev of the same men came back! and eyed me curiously. I was then sitting outside the men's room, adjacent to the women's.

[silverbells]

Originally Posted by Emma3

Lol I've done so many stupid things, it's hard to tell what's worse.

I had mittens on on one hand and grabbed a plate that just got out of the oven with the other bare hand. I burnt it pretty badly and kept on holding it for quite a while until I put it in the fridge.. I did nothing for about 5 minutes. I couldn't move my fingers for a whole day.

EMMA! I DID THAT ONCE!!!!! It hurt - OOHH - there are no words to describe it.

[arcangel]

Originally Posted by seeker1950

Okay. Since were "sharing...."
I went to study in the men's bathroom at college. I was sitting in the outside sitting area of the men's room, thinking it was the women's. After a few men came thru, looking at me strangely, I realized what I had done. The next day...this was in the college library...sev of the same men came back! and eyed me curiously. I was then sitting outside the men's room, adjacent to the women's.

That's worthy of another post

[Open Eyes]

I like the fan one the best, good chuckles here. I have to think about something I did, just doesnt come at the moment, but I know I have had those moments too.

Thanks for the chuckles
Open Eyes

[Emma3]

Originally Posted by silverbells

EMMA! I DID THAT ONCE!!!!! It hurt - OOHH - there are no words to describe it.

Haha yeah it does! Mitten on one hand, hot plate in other isn't really fun! xD

[idontknowwhattoput]

Pretend to b someone I'm not

[Queen of Chaos]

Emma3's quote reminded me of one of the stupidest thing I've done and it involved my pugs. At the time, I had 4.

We have a small backyard and our original patio was built so that it was covered by the roof. Since three walls of that patio were already in place and French doors exited from the den into the space, we had the outside opening (what had been open to the backyard) glassed-in to create a sunroom. The room now has one wall of glass that looks out on the backyard.

So! That left us without a patio. The pugs could exit out the sunroom door to the backyard but I wanted a new patio with an arbor, etc.

We planned for a large patio with a short brick retaining wall. A contractor came with his crew and dug out the area for the new patio and left. Their plan was to come back the next day to fill the excavated area (which must have been app. 8" deep) with concrete.

Ahh, the best laid plans of mice and men! That night it started raining and it basically rained for a week, totally filling the area excavated for the new patio with muddy water that had NO way to drain. I might add that our soil is pretty much red clay!

My pugs had no way to get from the doggie door across the muddy, rain-filled, 14 ft. wide lake to the lawn beyond to do their business.

That is until I decided I'd singlehandedly build them a bridge using cinderblocks. I waded around, slipping, sliding in that slimey muck for hours carefully placing the heavy cinderblocks but, in the end, it worked beautifully - the pugs never questioned their somewhat narrow bridge, none ever fell in and it saved me days on end of taking four dogs out on leash.

We had to use the bridge for 2-3 weeks before the hole dried out and the concrete could be poured.

[silverbells]

Queen of Chaos, HOW is that STUPID?!? Messy, maybe, but it seems pretty darn smart to ME!