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Post by betty on Jul 12, 2014 2:38:51 GMT
Lots of mortifying moments here over the years..
Once back around 1989 I was in all my '80's glory - big hair, spandex, fuck-me pumps, at a bar w/my sister and some friends. They headed out and I hit the restroom and then walked out thru the pool hall and then thru the restaurant and bar. All eyes were on me, REALLY people were watching me. I could feel it. I just knew I was looking so GOOD. This was my moment! I was HOT and everyone was staring at me! I felt it. I was all caught up in the moment. Heck, I could almost sprawl my spandex-bedecked self over that pool table and writhe around Tawny Kitean style flipping my oversprayed big hair about as everyone watched I feeling so good...um, until I stepped outside and my sister said "What is THAT!?" as she yanked off a big ol' flapping piece of toilet paper hanging out of my dress!
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Post by Pahina722 on Jul 12, 2014 2:40:47 GMT
In my A&P class in high school, I was sitting on a table chatting with friends at the end of the class. A male friend was teasing me and stuck his finger in the ripped spot in the knee of my jeans. Without thinking, I blurted loudly, "Get your finger out of my hole!" Yeah, that made the rounds of the school quickly.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 2:44:50 GMT
It seems like I am always doing embarrassing stuff. In high school I split my pants when I crouched down to unlock my locker. I have walked into the men's bathroom more times than I can count. I was talking to one of my friends and she was vacuuming. I went under the cord and ran straight into her couch and had to have 4 stitches right above my eyebrow. I have thrown up everywhere from church (at least I made it to the foyer), the UN (I was there for work, good times), Costco (at least I made it almost outside and they were able to hose it out) and the very worst was on a man's shoes and clipboard that was changing my oil. It didn't help that he was one HOT man. My stomach gets me into more trouble!
We all have embarrassing moments. Sometimes you just have to laugh and keep going.
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Post by peggyj on Jul 12, 2014 2:47:12 GMT
It was at my daughter's wedding reception. You know how tiring it gets, and you really don't have a chance to eat. Well, things were slowing down, so i sat at a table with my wonderful Aunt and Uncle whom I loved very much. I was soooo tired and starving. I said quite loudly to my Uncle "Do you mind if I nibble on your nuts? I am so hungry" Oh lordy, as soon as the words left my mouth, I was so embarrassed! I quickly started babbling about the weather or something, then got out of there asap
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Post by newlywoods03 on Jul 12, 2014 2:57:58 GMT
This mat not be horribly embarrassing to some, but it sure as heck was to me... My husband and I went skiing with a good friend of ours for her birthday. Neither my husband, or myself have ever skied in our life. I was pumped up and kinda excited to try it out. We did the lesson and I was no where near at comfort level to try it on my own. I could barely do the "V" thing to stop.. Ugh! Sooo... On the ski lift we go. Well, it was our turn to hop off and "ski" down the hugest hill I'd ever seen aka the bunny slope I got off the ski lift just find, but I couldn't maneuver the little turn at the top and preceded to plow right into my husband and knocked us both down. They had to stop the ski lift, and my Dh was laughing too hard to help me stand up. Finally got up and made it down the hill, on my bottom must of the time. I told that chick I couldn't stop OR ski for that matter. Why didn't she listen!?!
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Post by jlynnbarth on Jul 12, 2014 3:40:51 GMT
When I was 16 I worked on the 2nd floor of a car dealership in the accounting office. I had many jobs including gopher (to the bank, post office etc...) It was time for me to go to the bank, so I went down the stairs and out to the parking lot. As I was getting in my car, the overhead paging system goes off "jenny please come to the accounting office". So back I go across the hot lot, back up the 30 stairs and into the office. The controller had something to add to the bank bag, so I set down for a few seconds. He is done with the bag so I hop up, go back to the top of the stairs and proceed to black out (i have low blood pressure and stood up too fast). I fell from the very top of 30 stairs all the way to the bottom in front of the whole showroom and every salesman and customer in it. When I came to, there were like 20 people standing around me. One older gentleman leans down and says I ran over and pulled your dress down for you, I don't think too many people saw anything :/ (it was 1985, so I was wearing a peach colored prarie dress with a white lace collar, white pantyhose, a slip and white pumps. I thought I was very fashionable! Lol) So if that wasn't enough embarrasment for a lifetime, they made me stay laying down until the paramedics got there (i wasn't hurt!) and when they did, the hot paramedic says really loud.... Oh my gosh something is really wrong! Your eyelashes are turning Blue! (Me being at the hight of fashion was wearing blue mascara) He thought he was so flipping funny and of course everyone but me laughed it up until they got me in the ambulance. Talk about mortfying!!! I worked there 15 years after that and the story still gets passed around. My Mom still works there, so she tells me every single time someone brings it up. Ya ha ha, very freaking funny!
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Post by Leia on Jul 12, 2014 4:04:31 GMT
1. Hawaii. My husband and I got boogie boards and were trying out the waves. I totally wiped out on the sand under water. When I stood up my bathing suit had been pulled down under my boobs. I just kinda stood there facing the beach with my boobs hanging out. I didn't even notice until my husband yelled at me!
2. Church. I must have been nervous directing Music during Primary (children's meeting) that when I turned I accidentally knocked over a HUGE portrait of Jesus. It was right there and on an easel. The glass shattered in a million pieces. UGH!
3. College. I was all decked out in my dress, panty hose and heels for a job interview. I had done well and was so excited and wanted to tell my new husband. He was in a computer lab. I took the short cut down a small hill. In order to make it down the hill I had to watch my feet and go slowly or otherwise I would go too fast. Well I wasn't watching where I was going and ran smack into a spiral staircase. I fell on the ground, dress and all. I think I was briefly unconscious because all of a sudden I heard myself say "Help. Help." very weakly. I remember people walking by and looking at me, then continue on walking. They must have thought I was drunk (not good at BYU of all places.) It irks me that nobody stopped to help me. Somehow I stood up and walked the rest of the way to where my husband was. I knocked on the window because there was a combination lock on the doorknob. Someone motioned for my husband and he came out and took me home. I had a huge goose egg on my head. I thought I was going to die. NO, I didnt get the job.
4. My tiny black puppy darted out the front door late one night. She is impossible to see in the dark so I tore out of the house in my night gown trying to keep her in my sight. She ran out into the street so I did too, right in front of a car. I put my hand up in a stop position so the car stopped while I grabbed my puppy and ran back in the house. I hope that was nobody who knew me.
I've blocked out all of my other embarrassing moments.
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Post by leftturnonly on Jul 12, 2014 4:13:54 GMT
Let's see, many years ago I walked out of the bathroom at a wedding reception with my dress tucked into the back of my pantyhose. And last year at my "yearly appointment" while getting my pap the Dr. Had inserted the speculum along with about a gallon of K-Y and then asked me to scoot down the table a little further. Apparently there was significant enough pressure when I did it, to shoot the speculum out and have the Dr. catch it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk So now we know where the new trend of taking photos of bridesmaids with their dresses tucked into their undies started. J/K!
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Post by leftturnonly on Jul 12, 2014 4:37:20 GMT
I was in a handbell choir at church, and I was sitting at the end of the pew up in the area for the bells at the very front of the church.
The acolytes (young kids) were trying to light the candles at the front of the church. The one nearest me was having difficulty, so I got up from the pew, and reached out to help.
I reached WAY out......
And did a half flip over the low rail that was separating us.
In front of the entire congregation.
Um..... yeah.
It was mortifying and hilarious all at the same time, so I did the only thing I could do. I righted myself calmly and retook my seat while the rest of the choir just looked at me with this kind of dumbfounded expression.
If it wasn't during a service, I would have laughed until I cried and that would have made all of them do the same thing. It was hard to hold the giggles in.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Jul 12, 2014 9:16:37 GMT
Ummm, yes! I was entering the second floor of a large department store from a shopping mall via a flight of marble stairs and carrying a bottle of brandy and a bottle of coffee liqueur. Half way up the steps I slid down four steps and dropped the bag containing the bottles! I was covered in booze - and it was a very busy lunchtime!! Goodness knows what the people who passed me thought if they hadn't see me slip!!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 12, 2014 10:58:21 GMT
Oh man. Sorry you were embarrassed, but I can't be the only one thinking that my first reaction would be to be pissed off (possible pea livid, haha) that my child was not where I dropped him off and I wasn't told where they were.
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Post by snappinsami on Jul 12, 2014 15:10:50 GMT
Well, this certainly wasn't slap-stick, but file it under completely mortifying... I've had a friend, Jeff, since I started high school. Dated off and on, but never got serious (much to my grandmother's dismay). He was actually the son of our family doctor when I was growing up, so I knew his father pretty well too. Jeff has been one of my best friends since before I met my DH. In 2000, after I'd been married for 8 years, and was pregnant (I blame it on this, of course), Jeff got married, and DH (Jim) and I went to his wedding. At the reception, his father saw me and came over to say hi. I made the normal introductions: "Dr. G, this is my husband, Jeff." Yes, I did. But wait... It gets better... In around 2002, Jeff and his wife M came to see Jim and me when we were visiting my parents' house. As M had never met my parents, he made the normal introductions: "Mr. and Mrs. F, this is my wife, Samantha." haha! Many years ago, a very good friend came to visit from out of town. She stayed at another good friend's. A friend of her husband was my high school boyfriend. He came by with his girlfriend and introduced her to everyone as "Nancy". Immediately turned red, and stuttered "err.... ummm... and then said real name. And yes, I (Nancy) was there as well. The girlfriend wasn't impressed. We were all so embarrassed for him At least I'm not alone! Yeah!
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