anybody go temporarily stupid ...lol

[ddewerd]

I have a habit (actually a good one) of saying "love you" to my wife at the end of every phone conversation. Nothing soppy or anything, but if something ever happens, I want to know that those were always my last words to her (wow, how morbid is that).

I've only done this once - but man was it embarrasing I was at work and had just talked to my wife, ending with my usual sign off... a minute later I got another phone call - from a male colleague, and you guessed it, how do you think I ended our conversation? Talk about back pedaling and trying to explain. At least I know him fairly well and we got a good laugh out of it. But since I work in the big corporate world, I'm glad it wasn't a female colleague as I probably could have been sued for it.

I really have to watch it now, as it's kind of a reflex thing with my wife.

Cheers,
Doug

[simonc]

yeah.

my recovery was

"I might see you there to get the foot in my mouth surgically removed"

luckily my friends have a sense of humour.

[eryque]

Okay, here's a brand new one from today.

I was scheduled to take some kids for an airplane ride today at 12:30. I wanted to leave my house at 11:30. Like usual, I was running just a few minutes late. Got all my stuff together in a rush, triple-checked to make sure I hadn't forgotten anything, and then went to grab my car keys and run out the door.

But the car keys weren't there.

I looked in every nook and cranny I could think of for 20 minutes before I finally gave up. Fortunately another pilot was flying before me, I was able to reach him by cell phone and he did the flight. An hour later I grabbed my soccer bag to put it away and heard a funny rattle. You guessed it, the keys had fallen off the table into that bag.

My disorganization has finally gotten so bad that it's affecting others. I need a support group! :-)

[jaybee001]

I'm supposed to go do the laundry, but can't find the key card in my wallet so I assume my girlfriend has it in hers and she's off to work already --> no laundry today - when she gets home she goes straight to the desk and there is the card - I've been sitting at that desk for the best part of 5 hours, the thing could have bitten me, but did i see it??? I'll be doing laundry tomorrow evening

I go to the shop, come home, don't see my girlfriend and our son and assume she's next door at her parents'. Turns out she's at home, putting the kid in bed, I go home, only to find I locked myself out --> back to the inlaws, get a key (good thing they have one), open the door, jam it so it won't close, return key...

and THIS was a GOOD day

[tiktok]

This thread goes a long way towards explaining the difficulty we have in agreeing on what "is" a Telecaster...

[Joel Terry]

Originally Posted by ddewerd

I have a habit (actually a good one) of saying "love you" to my wife at the end of every phone conversation. Nothing soppy or anything, but if something ever happens, I want to know that those were always my last words to her (wow, how morbid is that).

I've only done this once - but man was it embarrasing I was at work and had just talked to my wife, ending with my usual sign off... a minute later I got another phone call - from a male colleague, and you guessed it, how do you think I ended our conversation? Talk about back pedaling and trying to explain. At least I know him fairly well and we got a good laugh out of it. But since I work in the big corporate world, I'm glad it wasn't a female colleague as I probably could have been sued for it.

I really have to watch it now, as it's kind of a reflex thing with my wife.

Cheers,
Doug

So, Doug--you, too, have done this? I've done it several times. Embarrassment at its finest.

No, wait--scratch that. There's something similar that's a bit more embarrassing: Because my wife drives 90% of the time we're in the car (she gets terrible motion sickness if she's a passenger but not as a driver--go figure!), I, as the passenger with free hands, tend to put my left hand on her thigh. It's a simple act of affection, closeness, comfort, and convenience.

At one time or another as a passenger and out of sheer habit, I have put my hand on the thigh of my older brother, each of my best friends (one's a guy; the other's a girl--and she's an ordained Baptist minister, to boot!), co-workers, and sundry acquaintances as they drove.

Try explaining to your older brother or a co-worker why you've just put your hand on his or her thigh while he or she is driving. I tell ya, the very air is sucked out of the vehicle; the seconds turn to hours; and I get what feels like an iceberg stuck in my throat just trying to explain my way out of such a predicament. :P

Joel

[Oster]

I'm terrible with secrets/surprises. Before my wife and I got married, there was to be two wedding showers - One that she knew about and one she didn't (the surprise one was to be after the first). Anyway, she asked me if my mother was going to be coming to 'the shower' and I said "Not the first one, but she'll be coming to the second one". Confused expression. "You know...the second one, at the church, the big one..."

Ooops.

[Tim Bowen]

Homer Simpson is a man whose experience, intellect, and accomplishments I can aspire to. I do believe that beer and waffles and deceased cows and pigs and pecan pie are essential among the five basic food groups. I didn't ascend to the top of the food chain by chomping on a bunch of friggin' plants.

Back to my superior intellect...I seem to have a problem with choosing the right tool for the job. Not to mention that I am blind as the proverbial bat without aid of my spectacles. I wish I had a quarter for every time I've squirted shaving cream under my arms (not the world's most effective "deodorant"). Also, I find that Ben Gay is not the best choice for tooth paste (blechhh...). I worked in the graphics industry for 25 years, and could retire if I had a nickel for every time I "cleaned" my glasses with artist's spray adhesive instead of glass cleaner. I shave in the shower, without aid of a mirror. On a regular basis, I shave one of my sideburns off, and leave the house to face the world looking like a natural-born idiot.

While I understand how maps and schematics and various whatnots function, they might as well be Egyptian Hyroglyphics to me... my eyes glaze over, and I defer to more intelligent individuals for guidance.

Some folks have to work incredibly hard at being stooopid... for me, it's a God-given talent. If there's anything I've learned in this lifetime, it has been to take your work very seriously, and to take yourself

- less so.


As always - D'oh!

[Chris S.]

Originally Posted by Tim Bowen

While I understand how maps and schematics and various whatnots function, they might as well be Egyptian Hieroglyphics to me...

I've always tried to follow the Golden Rule: "When <u>all else</u> fails... read the directions." =:-O It's a philosophy that's made me a familiar (if pitiful) figure at Home Depot... ;-) CS

[teledude66]

Originally Posted by Chris S.

[directions.[/i][/b]" =:-O It's a philosophy that's made me a familiar (if pitiful) figure at Home Depot... ;-) CS

Don't be so easy to trust the Home Depot ...i went there last week to get a bolt for my foot peg on my Harley, i told the guy it's a 1/2 inch fine thread, he proceeds to doubt my intellect by trying out all there bolt size comparisons, when it won't go in the 7/16 hole and won't screw into the 1/2 inch coarse thread he decides that it's a 1/2 inch fine thread, something i stated from the beginning , then asks me what does it go on and i said a motorcycle then he says "what kind" i was ready to freak it doesn't matter dude 1/2 inch fine thread you got it or you ain't ...

[ashtray]

More idiot things:

Left the house without my glasses on. Was walking towards my car, wondering why it was so blurry!

Forget to start the car, just put it in gear and nothing happens.

Forget to put the car in gear after starting it - I'm hitting the gas as I low over my shoulder to back the car up wondering why it's not moving.

We won't talk about the parking brake. :oP

Worked on my webpage for an hour. Hit the preview button, look it over to make sure everything's good, then close the window! Ack! Nothing was saved!

Waited at the printer at work for 10 other people's large documents to print, only for the printer to be done printing, and not see my document. Go back to my computer and see that I didn't click "ok" to print. Doh!

My wife and I email during the daytime, and we have cutsie signatures we use. Yup, you guessed it - I automatically used that signature on an email not to my wife! Luckily it was a friend, and not to a client!

I lose things all the time too around the house. I've called my cell phone from my home phone in hopes of finding it. I've done the same with my cell phone calling my home phone to find it! I've learned to leave the ringer on a loud setting when I get home!

Spent 30-40 minutes to find a cd to play guitar too, getting the right tone for my guitar, proper pedal for the song, proper guitar to use, etc only to spend another 15-20 minutes looking for a pick! (I now keep some in every room!) sadly, at which point the phone rings, or I get distracted by something, and leave the cd on pause for the next day or two!

I've also been known to spend time in the morning making a sandwich for lunch, and packing other goodies for the day, only to leave it on the counter - I only remember to take it about 1 out of 3 times!

Along with the above, if I do remember to take something, I'll probably forget something else, like my keys (get to my car and have a blank stare), go back inside, get my keys from the table, leave the stuff I had carried out with me the first time, and go on my way.

Along with that, I'll make a shopping list, and leave it at home - pretty much every time.

Very sad. Not sure how my wife puts up with me! :(