Things you do that make you LOL at yourself.

[aelle]

Originally Posted by momo3bur

You know how cordless phones have a "find" button? Quite often I catch myself seriously thinking about pushing a find button for anything I've lost. Remotes, shoes, jewely. lol. Ahhhh...technology, you've ruined me.

Haha, I have that, but not with a "find" button - with ctrl+f. And I also mentally look for the ctrl+z when I spill something or mess up in some way.

[Angelique]

One time, I thought my car window was open. While at the stoplight, I thought my friend (who was following me) was yelling something to me.. so when I tried to stick my head out the window I was quickly met with a nice face plant. Luckily, my best friend was in the passenger seat to witness it.

[ZephyrusX]

Originally Posted by momo3bur

You know how cordless phones have a "find" button? Quite often I catch myself seriously thinking about pushing a find button for anything I've lost. Remotes, shoes, jewely. lol. Ahhhh...technology, you've ruined me.

At work, we have touch screen computers. Sometimes, I'll come home at night and fully expect my PC to be touch screen compatible and then wonder why the hell it isn't working for a good 30 seconds. *Tap, tap* 'Wth'... *tap, tap* 'Work you piece of junk!'

We also have automatic lights that turn on and off. Sometimes I'll get confused as to why my bedroom lights do not automatically turn on. Yes, I expect my lights to turn on when I enter the room (they don't)

[anusha]

i wave at people i think i know.. and then realize i dunno.. and then they look at me wondering who i am and i make them feel like they are crazy .. and i LOL in my head.

[AlmostGodess]

Originally Posted by supertom

I said thankyou to a vending machine.

lol

[AlmostGodess]

I once ran down the hill screaming "Diana! Diana!" thinking that the person at the bottom of the hill was my friend Diana. When I got there, I saw that it was not my friend. I just said sorry and turned around.

[elucidate]

Sometimes I put all the files at work in the wrong order, and don't realize it until the scientists go looking for something and call it to my attention. The job is so boring that my brain regularly falls asleep, and this is the outcome.

It's happened so many times now that I've questioned my sanity.

[Wax Frog]

Originally Posted by elucidate

...I've questioned my sanity.

Why not let us do that for you?

[ZephyrusX]

Yah, I have the same problem at work since a lot of what I do is repetitive clerical stuff. Unfortunately, I work with the public and this combination of factors doesn't always play out very smoothly. I've turned my back on a customer to do something only to turn around and resume my conversation with the wrong person.

'Ok. Your student loans will arrive in Ontario in two or three business days'.

'What?'

'Oh wow, you are the wrong person!' *big grin*

Originally Posted by elucidate

Sometimes I put all the files at work in the wrong order, and don't realize it until the scientists go looking for something and call it to my attention. The job is so boring that my brain regularly falls asleep, and this is the outcome.

It's happened so many times now that I've questioned my sanity.

[elucidate]

Originally Posted by ZephyrusX

Yah, I have the same problem at work since a lot of what I do is repetitive clerical stuff. Unfortunately, I work with the public and this combination of factors doesn't always play out very smoothly. I've turned my back on a customer to do something only to turn around and resume my conversation with the wrong person.

'Ok. Your student loans will arrive in Ontario in two or three business days'.

'What?'

'Oh wow, you are the wrong person!' *big grin*

Oh Phew...thank goodness it's not just me. Your situation does sound slightly worse. But yeah, it can really mess with your head clerical work.

[dream]

Two of you reminded me...

When I was a teenager I was stressed about a test. I rushed to get dress and headed off to school. On my way I saw my girlfriend who said, "You realize you still have rollers in your hair, right?"

Recently, I caught myself making up words and singing to the noise/rhythm of the washing machine.

[elucidate]

I once lived with this guy who was strict vegan, and he played the sitar...he played it at 5a.m EVERY morning infact, and it was a nice gentle way to wake up actually...like a lullaby, but to wake you up. Anyway, I heard that one song so many times that I would unconsciously hum it everywhere I went...sometimes not even realizing I was humming it. This went on for months. Sitar players usually have a teacher in India that they visit once a year. Their teacher will give them one song, which they have to perfect...so for a whole year they play that one song, day in and day out...you can see where I'm going with this.

[Johnnymc]

I find myself saying "oops, sorry" or "excuse me" when I bump into my dog......
but he'll jump up on my couch, step on my head and think nothing of it! I guess I've raised a rude Beagle/Jack Russell! lol

[angel A]

This is the latest. Yesterday i went to get some cash out of the cash machine.When it came to punching in my password (There is a reminder to shield your password for security) instead of shielding the keyboard,to conceal my number, i put one hand up to the screen to shield the number as i punched it in with the other hand lol. Luckily there wasn't anyone behind me

[Midnite]

I keep making tea and then forgetting I made it. So like 35 mins later I walk back into my kitchen to this cold brown really vial looking liquid in my mug -_- .. So I tip it out and make a fresh cup To come back about 1 hour later to find my tea still sitting there. By then I can't be bothered putting the kettle on again so I put my tea in the microwave. If you have ever put tea in the microwave then you know how ♥♥♥♥♥ it becomes. It's always slightly too hot and I keep thinking I am going to get radiation poisening..

So I finally sit down with my tea and read a book and really get stuck into it, and just as I flip a page I can see the corner of my mug smiling at me there on the table still 3/4 full of cold tea ' you've got to be ****ing kidding me'.

Most my English Breakfast has been 'consumed' in such a way.

[anusha]

when i was a kid, i liked jumping down this wall.. and i got really good at it.. doing these stunts and all. Once i decided to show all my friends, how good i was at it. i was wearing this pretty lil skirt and i jumped and my skirt got stuck on to this nail that I DID NOT SEE. and i was hanging from the gate with my lil colored undies brightly smiling out at everyone.

[elucidate]

I seem to always burn toast.

Not always, but a LOT! I have been doing this for years, and I never seem to learn my lesson, especially with those grills...they always cook the toast too quickly.

[lookcloser]

One day, I was in a HUGE hurry to get somewhere, so I rush to the bathroom, I turn on the water for my bath and I RUSH out of the bathroom and I hurriedly start undressing OUTSIDE the bathroom. Lol luckily no one came that way.

[Midwinter Mist]

I have remembered another worth sharing.

When I would acknowledge that my sister was almost home from different places, I'd sometimes open the door ready for her. Sometimes I'd play about, see her through the spyhole and open the door (while standing behind it) just as she'd reach for for the lock, as if it were an automatic door. Anyway, one time when it was late and very dark, I was at home by myself and it's not unusual for me to just let the night roll in without even making an attempt to put any lights on. I was aware that my sister was almost home from being somewhere, so I take place behind the door. Then, soon enough, I see a shadow approaching the house, so I assume it's my sister. I stand behind the door and slowly begin to open it...

As you can probably guess, it wasn't my sister.

I hear this lady nervously ask if anybody's there, lol! To her perspective, the door opened by itself to pure darkness without a single person or sound emerging.

As soon as I heard her voice, I was like, "Crap!" I stepped around the door. She was clearly relieved. I, however, felt absolutely silly. I was actually reaching behind the door, pretending I was doing something and had a reason to open the door that way.

[angel A]

One time i was walking behind this woman in the street. She ,as i thought ,dropped a cigarette packet on the floor so i picked it up. By the time i had retrieved the packet, the woman had got quite a bit ahead of me, so i had to practically run to catch up with her. When i finally did i tapped her on the shoulder, and said," you dropped your cigarettes". She looked at me, turned red in the face and replied "its an empty packet" In my haste to catch up with the woman i hadn't even thought to look inside the packet lol. I don't know who was more embarrased me or her for dropping litter on the floor lol

[momo3bur]

Today, I actually took time to get dressed nicely, put make-up on, and fix my hair to hot date standards to go grocery shopping and pay bills. I even wore my boots and carried my cute purse. I don't do this very often anymore because I have small children and I usually just don't feel like taking the time, however lately I've decided I need to take a little better care of my physical appearance if I ever want to come out of the "I feel like a fat dookie bomb and wish I could live under a rock mentality." lol.

So I get to the store, get all my groceries, talk to a few people I barely know, feeling a bit sexy for the day, and see a friend from high school. We get to talking about all of our kids and then she nicely says, "Honey, I don't know if you realize this, but your shirt is inside out and backwards." I don't know how I didn't notice that my tag was hanging out in front of my chin.

Worse yet, I get home and take off my jeans to replace them with sweat pants, only to see that I have toothpaste dried up all over the butt of the dark jeans that I was wearing all day...in the shape of little hands (my kids), after which I realize this is why my children thought it was so funny to smack my butt repeatedly this morning while I was TRYING to put my makeup on.

lol...I can't escape being a friggin' mess all the time.

[angel A]

Iv'e got to add this one to the list. Just been to get the car washed and, because it's really hot today,turned the engine off but left the utilities on, so i could use the air conditioning.When the guy had finished cleaning the car i paid him and drove off but, when i tried to turn right, the steering wheel wouldn't turn and i nearly drove into the corner of a wall.I couldn't understand what had happened then i realised, i hadn't started the engine lol

[ZephyrusX]

Originally Posted by angel A

Iv'e got to add this one to the list. Just been to get the car washed and, because it's really hot today,turned the engine off but left the utilities on, so i could use the air conditioning.When the guy had finished cleaning the car i paid him and drove off but, when i tried to turn right, the steering wheel wouldn't turn and i nearly drove into the corner of a wall.I couldn't understand what had happened then i realised, i hadn't started the engine lol

Lets see. What other silly stories can I tell?

There was the time I put my mothers shoes on the wrong feet. I have really small feet, so yah, it was possible. I didn't even notice until I walked down our street two or three blocks. Then a underlying thought finally demanded full attention: 'why do my feet feel so odd'? I look down. 'Ah! Wtf!' It feels really disorientating and slightly humiliating to see that you have your shoes on the wrong feet. I rushed home as quickly as possible. Luckily no one else was on the street that time of morning. They would have found me backwards.

[NoJobRob]

The other day I was in a hurry to leave and put my pants on backwards, twice in a row.

Sometimes when I'm talking I'll be thinking of two words that mean the same thing, or could both be responses, etc, and I'll say a combination of the two words. Example: "Rob, would you like some juice?" I'll say "Yeez", a combination of yes and please.

Sometimes when I have to get up early and set my alarm clock, I don't always know what the numbers mean when my alarm goes off. I'll be so tired that I'll stare and stare at the numbers and I'm just like "wtf is that supposed to mean? That doesn't mean anything! What are you telling me?!?!"

One time when I was getting coffee and making toast with peanut butter, I took some peanut butter from the jar and started stirring it into my coffee.

[invisiblehouses]

I recently scored (manifested?) a riding lawnmower (okay, so it's not officially mine, but I am borrowing it indefinitely).

Already I have taken to loudly singing George Strait tunes while using this fine machine. I do this under the assumption that nobody can hear me over the engine, but I'll probably find out I'm wrong.

Not that it will stop me.

[Helesinine]

One day I was painting a picture for school. Then I had to go to the bathroom and I put the palette and paint brush on my bed because there was no room on the little table. And when I came back then I (of course) sat down on my paint brush (that had some paint on it). lol Luckily it was weekend and my roommates weren't there to see it.

[ZephyrusX]

Don't go to work sleep depraved. It causes too much cognitive confusion.

Yesterday, I had an urge to take a sip of coffee, but for some reason I picked up the date stamp instead and sort of looked at it for a good 20 seconds before realizing that wasn't what I wanted.

'Hmmm... .... ... Why did I pick this up? .... .... ... I can't drink from this .... ... ...*puts the date stamp down*

[Mariana Trench]

Originally Posted by ZephyrusX

Don't go to work sleep depraved. It causes too much cognitive confusion.

Freudian slip?

Yesterday, I had an urge to take a sip of coffee, but for some reason I picked up the date stamp instead and sort of looked at it for a good 20 seconds before realizing that wasn't what I wanted.

'Hmmm... .... ... Why did I pick this up? .... .... ... I can't drink from this .... ... ...*puts the date stamp down*

I've done this so many times. I get lost in thought easily.

[ZephyrusX]

Originally Posted by Mariana Trench

Freudian slip?

Are you going to point out every time we inadvertently type something sexual? (Not that I don't like it, of course!)

Well, if I have to be tired, I suppose being up all night being 'depraved' in bed is as good as any other reason.

[Mariana Trench]

Originally Posted by ZephyrusX

Are you going to point out every time we inadvertently type something sexual? (Not that I don't like it, of course!)

Well, if I have to be tired, I suppose being up all night being 'depraved' in bed is as good as any other reason.

I'm sorry, that one was just too perfect!