Sometimes you just gotta laugh at yourself

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arwen83

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Ever have those moments where you do something embarrassing - total *face-palm* moments, when you just gotta laugh at yourself?

(I think these moments are less awkward then they are embarrassing- so not to be confused with Zao's thread...this isn't an attempt to take it over, I'm not a pirate yeesh! :rolleyes:)

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Today, sitting in Starbucks (yes, I live here now until I finish my 20 page research proposal that's due Monday), I am playing with my lid on my Zen Green Tea and it flips up the sides of the cup squish and I spill hot water over the table, my laptop and papers. Other people notice. I calmly get up go get some napkins and clean it all up; trying not to make a bigger scene or look embarrassed. With total class~~ :cool:

I get up to get my cup refilled, then not even 10 minutes later, I find myself playing with the lid again and it flips up in the air and lands on the floor. I calmly pick it up and throw it in the garbage and get a new one. You'd think I would have learned! Atleast I didn't spill it on myself stuff this time!

Arwen! Stop fiddling with your cup, just stop it!
 
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zaoman32

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arwen83 said:
(I think these moments are less awkward then they are embarrassing- so not to be confused with Zao's thread...this isn't an attempt to take it over, I'm not a pirate yeesh! :rolleyes:)
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Not to be a complete jerk though (just a partial one), I of course being the flawless gem of a man that I am have very little to do to impress, however at a new job, as a temp, they still scrutinize you...oh who am I kidding. I'm perfect, my job knew when I walked in the first day *sigh* curse my perfect life.
 
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Lol...to myself and both of you...

Anyway, that said...ditto on the, "Stop messing with our cup, Arwen!" ^_~
 
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Ha, arwen, that is too funny. I can relate.

One summer I was eating at a nicer restaurant with my friend. A fly had gotten inside and was buzzing around the table. I tried swatting at it with my hand and I ended up knocking over my full glass of ice water all over the table.

Then the fly came back around again (to taunt me, I'm sure) and I almost knocked over my glass again. He finally went away but I'm sure he had a good little laugh to himself. My friend couldn't stop laughing either.

I didn't really explain to the waitor how my water got knocked over, I was too embarassed. :eek:
 
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zaoman32

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So anyway, I think I'm done whining about the grace and beauty of my existence.

I'm on an assembly line at work and someone asked me to toss them something over to the otherside...and it hit on somthing, dropped half there out of reach...so I tossed another one, only for the same thing to happen again.
 
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iTOREtheSKY

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THAT'S IT! I'm starting a thread too. Maybe I'll just alter it slightly..like "Sometimes You Just Possibly Might Do Something a Tad Ridiculous...Perhaps" lol
 
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Powemm

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do something thing ridiculous ? Oh it's a must on a daily basis ..Im not sire I could get out of it if I wanted to
 
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I am basically a disaster zone so ridiculous is a normal part of life for me. I have been forced to learn to laugh at myself.
 
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One time I got a friend that doesn't have a car a job. I'm always super early for work and I'm never late......I'm also anal about my cellphone. I tore my house up looking for it one day and decided it couldn't be there, so I went out to search the car for it. I'm already 10 minutes late for picking my friend up so he calls to see what the hold up is. I answer the phone and I'm like yea man, we're gonna be running a little late....I can't find my cellphone.......He busted out laughing and that's when I realized I was talking on my cellphone. lol. It was in my pocket the whole time and even when it rang and after I answered it and started talking....I just kept on looking for it like.....hmmm, where could it be? lol.
 
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arwen83

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One time I got a friend that doesn't have a car a job. I'm always super early for work and I'm never late......I'm also anal about my cellphone. I tore my house up looking for it one day and decided it couldn't be there, so I went out to search the car for it. I'm already 10 minutes late for picking my friend up so he calls to see what the hold up is. I answer the phone and I'm like yea man, we're gonna be running a little late....I can't find my cellphone.......He busted out laughing and that's when I realized I was talking on my cellphone. lol. It was in my pocket the whole time and even when it rang and after I answered it and started talking....I just kept on looking for it like.....hmmm, where could it be? lol.
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hahahahaha that is too funny. I would never let you live that down if I was him.
 
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arwen83 said:
hahahahaha that is too funny. I would never let you live that down if I was him.
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Oh I still haven't lived that one down. lol, I have plenty of blonde moments :p
 
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I laugh at myself all the time, because laughing is better than crying at myself. lol This one time, I was all flustered cause my mom was throwing all these chores at me and asking for me to run errands for her. You know, typical stuff. So, my sister comes over and is like, oh I'll go with you to the store. So, the garage is all cramped and I tell her to wait while I pull out the car and then she can get in. So, I get in the car, turn it on, put it in reverse and open the garage door. I do all of this but my sister is standing in front of the car and saying something (I still don't have a clue on what she was talking about as the windows were up), so since that was distracting me I back up and the garage door is not fully up and I then crash into it. :eek: It was highly embarrassing, not only did I leave a nice huge dent on my old car, but I busted the garage door pretty bad that it had to be replaced. Of course, my mom and dad were not amused and I had to help in paying for the garage door to be fixed to teach me a lesson to always pay attention to my surroundings. It was a definite face palm moment for me, I still can't live that one down. It's quite sad... lol.
 
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Donkeyfish07 said:
One time I got a friend that doesn't have a car a job. I'm always super early for work and I'm never late......I'm also anal about my cellphone. I tore my house up looking for it one day and decided it couldn't be there, so I went out to search the car for it. I'm already 10 minutes late for picking my friend up so he calls to see what the hold up is. I answer the phone and I'm like yea man, we're gonna be running a little late....I can't find my cellphone.......He busted out laughing and that's when I realized I was talking on my cellphone. lol. It was in my pocket the whole time and even when it rang and after I answered it and started talking....I just kept on looking for it like.....hmmm, where could it be? lol.
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This happened to a friend of mine, we shared a room in high school and she was getting ready for a sleepover at another friends house, before she was meeting her bf. So she is packing her bag while she is on the phone. Five mins into the this she start running round muttering about not being able to find something, myself and another friend were both asking what (so was her bf-on the phone) eventually she exclaims "My Phone! I must have left it somewhere!" Thought my own howling laughter (and the other girl in the room I could still hear her bf gutting himself on the phone. Eventually she takes the phone from her ear to screech "It's not funny!" and STILL didn't notice it was her phone. We had to tell her where it was.
 
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A while back, my husband and I, with the baby, were taking a drive through the country down a dirt road. I was behind the wheel, and he was navigating and talking to me about the weather (he was predicting snow).

So, in my infinite wisdom, I start leaning way forward and trying to see the clouds ahead/above us.

Oh yes, I totally ran us off the road. Right into a bunch of sage brush.

Slammed on the brakes, had a panic attack that I'd killed us all, barely registered the NOT HAPPY look my husband was giving me, realized we were still alive, and then started laughing hysterically.

Clouds...they're malicious.
 
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MissCris said:
A while back, my husband and I, with the baby, were taking a drive through the country down a dirt road. I was behind the wheel, and he was navigating and talking to me about the weather (he was predicting snow).

So, in my infinite wisdom, I start leaning way forward and trying to see the clouds ahead/above us.

Oh yes, I totally ran us off the road. Right into a bunch of sage brush.

Slammed on the brakes, had a panic attack that I'd killed us all, barely registered the NOT HAPPY look my husband was giving me, realized we were still alive, and then started laughing hysterically.

Clouds...they're malicious.
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...and the deer were staring from a distance thinking, "Isn't that the same human who got tangled up in the fence?" o_o
 
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LOL im just teasing, MissCris. :D Glad no one was hurt! :)
 
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arwen83

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After buttering my toast in the caf, I threw little butter cups in the garbage and meant to put the metal knife in the water bin, but threw it in the garbage as well. I peered in it and noticed it went to the bottom and looked around to see if anyone noticed. Nope, doesn't look like it. Oh well, I guess they will be one knife short; I ain't digging around in there. *walks away slowly not to draw attention to herself*
 
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arwen83 said:
After buttering my toast in the caf, I threw little butter cups in the garbage and meant to put the metal knife in the water bin, but threw it in the garbage as well. I peered in it and noticed it went to the bottom and looked around to see if anyone noticed. Nope, doesn't look like it. Oh well, I guess they will be one knife short; I ain't digging around in there. *walks away slowly not to draw attention to herself*
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Now showing on youtube: 'Silverware Fail' lol
 
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arwen83 said:
Today, sitting in Starbucks (yes, I live here now until I finish my 20 page research proposal that's due Monday), I am playing with my lid on my Zen Green Tea and it flips up the sides of the cup squish and I spill hot water over the table, my laptop and papers. Other people notice. I calmly get up go get some napkins and clean it all up; trying not to make a bigger scene or look embarrassed. With total class~~ :cool:

I get up to get my cup refilled, then not even 10 minutes later, I find myself playing with the lid again and it flips up in the air and lands on the floor. I calmly pick it up and throw it in the garbage and get a new one. You'd think I would have learned! Atleast I didn't spill it on myself stuff this time!

Arwen! Stop fiddling with your cup, just stop it!
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Welcome to the ranks of Starbucks regulars! Keep regularing it up, and they may eventually let you use the staff bathroom. :D
I was at a worksite this week, and one of the first things I saw was a big dry erase board with 'There is no honor in flipcup' written on it.

Sorry Arwen.
 
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