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Something unexpected that made you go "wtf??"

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FuckingFabulous · 25/05/2021 18:14

I want to hear examples from your experiences. Like when someone drops the facade for a second and you see something a bit scary about them, or when someone reasonable comes out with something utterly ludicrous and you've no idea how to react. I want to hear them! Because earlier today, I found out that my neighbours daughter doesn't have identical twins called Ronnie and Jensen, which was my assumption. She has one boy called Jensen, but my neighbour hates the name and will only call him Ronnie. The boy is six. His middle name isn't even Ronnie. His grandma just prefers that name and calls him that. Confused

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BumCat · 29/05/2021 19:09

My ice cream man jumping out of the window of his van and engaging in road rage outside my house. Dragged the bloke out of his car and they had a proper punch up. The police were called.

Staying in Spain at fiesta time as a 10 year old and waking up in the early hours as the sun was coming up needing the loo. Glanced to the window that looked out to the front lawn to see a couple fully naked having sex on the garden bench.

The other one happened when my friend and I clocked a bloke with a sweet looking sandy coloured terrier type dog outside our local pub. We commented on how cute the dog was and took a seat inside. About 10 minutes later the same bloke walked in to buy another pint with the same sized dog but it was black and white. He went back to sit in the same spot outside and it was definitely the same guy. It doesn’t sound like much, but my friend and I were ‘WTF?’ Maybe a ‘you had to be there’ wtf. 😂

WeatherwaxOn · 29/05/2021 18:09

A couple of random ones.

Years ago on a weekend trip to Paris with family (I was an early teen at the time). Our coach was trying to get back to our hotel along a narrow-ish street, with cafes and bars either side. Someone had parked away from the kerb, making it impassable. Driver honked the horn a few times. A bunch of guys ran out of one of the cafe's, took a corner of the car each, and lifted it onto the pavement so we could pass, then put it back.

On holiday, visiting various sights and ended up at an abbey. Walking around and aware of some faint chant-type music going on and assumed it was for creating an ambient atmosphere. I sat down on a pew to take a look around as there was a lot of interest. From behind me the singing got louder and I was then passed by a transvestite in a beautiful woman's skirt suit, pussy bow blouse, carrying a toy sheep and singing some kind of monastic music.

AintNobodyHereButUsChickens · 29/05/2021 18:05

Ohhh I just remembered one! On a school skiing trip in Bulgaria, we had stopped for a break and were resting on the snow. And a man skied past us wearing nothing but his skies/boots, thick socks, thick gloves, speedos and wooly bobble hat.

BlackAlys · 29/05/2021 17:23

@BorderlineHappy

On a bus in Dublin on the top deck. Stopped at traffic lights,looked down in to a car. And a woman wanking a man off.
Shock
Twitchynose · 29/05/2021 17:12

Visiting my sister, I drove past a chap in shorts and an vest walking along. Perfectly normal...except he was hula hooping the whole way along the pavement! I mentioned it to my sister who said, “Oh, you mean xxxxx, he lives in the village and often walks around hula hooping”. He was about 3 miles away from the village when I saw him, so presumably had hula hooped that distance! I see him most times I visit her now.

Nocaloriesinchocolate · 29/05/2021 15:58

Friend of mine was a vicar. About 10.00pm one Halloween he was walking through his churchyard (to get home) dressed in cassock and black cloak. Saw a couple “expressing their affections” on a bench, and politely said good evening. The looks on their faces were priceless!

IsAnybodyListening · 29/05/2021 15:43

Mine happened a couple of weeks back, and funnily enough I nearly started a thread about it as I was WTF!

On the back of the idea everyone in the world has a doppleganger, I was scrolling through an article online, and there was a stock photograph of some secondary school kids from the 90's, and in the middle of the picture was me. Except it wasn't me. The next day I am on the same website and a pop up video plays regarding covid, and the young woman in the video is my daughter, again-except it wasn't. I send DD the link and she couldn't believe it either.

It was pretty coincidental and gave me a massive WTF that I saw both our doubles, a day apart AND on the same website.

Splann · 29/05/2021 15:22

A family friend,who I known all my life, died a few years ago. Seeing her identical twin at the funeral was a bit of a shock. Lots of us knew she had a sister, but she never talked about being a twin. They were identical down to styling, hair style and voice. You could see people arriving and doing a double take.

I saw a young teenager run into a moving car and just bounce off the bonnet. He got up, yelled wanker at the driver and ran off. It must have hurt as there was a big dent in the bonnet.

Shannith · 29/05/2021 13:43

Mine only suffer each other when they have caught something and are guarding it. Currently a mouse that's sensibly hidden behind some draws.

Lickedmylollyandneversaidsorry · 29/05/2021 13:26

A lady i was talking to at a breast feeding support group announcing her son was called Nigel!
Each to there own when it comes to names but I remember the awkwardness in the room. No one knew what to say afterwards.

disconnected101 · 29/05/2021 13:17

@Colouringaddict

My great nan was in a care home. She was 98 and I had gone in to see her, as I was leaving I said to I'll see you tomorrow nana” “Don’t bother love, my mother is coming tonight, I won’t be here tomorrow, she came yesterday but I had to tell her to go away because you were coming in to see me today”. I just thought she had dreamed it.... she died that night.
Colouring that us so touching
Shannith · 29/05/2021 13:03

@ThatWriterInTheCorner

I had the very weirdest school meeting ever when I went to a briefing session about an overseas History trip my DD was going on. The first thing that happened was that I was given some leaflets by two lovely, helpful sixth-formers, who then very inconsiderately turned out to be proper grown-up teachers. While I was still reeling from that, the Head of History walked onto the stage and started talking. And she looked and sounded exactly like a woman I've worked with quite a few times, who is not and has never been a History teacher. She had the same face, the same voice, slightly different hair, but basically The. Same. Person. Like they'd hired the same actor to play two different parts in my life and were hoping I wouldn't notice.

She must have noticed me gawking like a yokel because after a while she said kindly, "Do you know my twin sister by any chance?"

None of this was in any way okay. Teachers should be a minimum of my age or older, and they should never, ever turn out to be the surprise identical twins of people I know from a completely different context.

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BorderlineHappy · 29/05/2021 12:42

On a bus in Dublin on the top deck.
Stopped at traffic lights,looked down in to a car.
And a woman wanking a man off.

HaveringWavering · 29/05/2021 11:49

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4256377-Kill-me-and-feed-me-to-the-pigs

Here’s the full thread @FuckingFabulous.

FuckingFabulous · 29/05/2021 11:39

@PuddyMuddles4

You mean like me reading a whatsapp chat yesterday where my DD and her friends were discussing killing me and feeding me to the pigs? That kind of WTF moment? Yeah.
Um. what?!?

Just a horrible discussion or are you now afraid?

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yogi1 · 29/05/2021 11:22

On Wednesday this week parked outside a leisure centre waiting for it to open when 2 cars parked in either side. 2 women got out one about 30 the other in her 70’s . The older lady started talking really loudly saying she’d been on plenty of fish dating site and didn’t really want to be with the person she met for a date but they’d slept together on the first date and he had a massive c’’k and was excellent in bed and she couldn’t stop coming . I was a bit jaw dropped just because she was pretty much shouting from the rooftops then the younger women said she couldn’t find anyone in POF as they were all idiots. I guess I just wasn’t expecting that .

CourtAndSpark2 · 29/05/2021 11:14

Went on student visa as a student to work in the US, and worked in a kids summer camp. After the camp finished, I was asked by one of the parents whose kids I got to know, if I'd be available to be a child-minder/helper with them as they moved unpacked in a new house.

They were very wealthy, and a nice couple. Their kids were really nice. So I spent 6 weeks with them being a general helper as they settled in to a new area. As a poor struggling student, I was shocked at the amount of money they could spend.

The wft moment was in my last week there, was when one of their new neighbors (whose kids I'd looked after a few evenings too) asked if I'd be available to join them for a threesome before I left, "paid of course". I said no I was in a relationship (I was not), and they gave me a lovely/expensive gift leaving .. I've often wondered how much they were willing to offer :)

Jellybubbamama0987 · 29/05/2021 11:05

Mine is very sad and if I’d known sooner maybe I could have helped.

We have been friends since we were 12. I’m godmother to 2 of her children and she was like the sister I always wanted. I’ve found out recently that since mid 2000’s she’s allowed a known pedophile who she married knowing what he was,to molest her youngest daughter from the age of 4 (she’s about 17/18) now. Her ex hubby and my first goddaughter contacted me recently to tell me what had happened. To say I’m shocked and saddened is an understatement. I had fertility issues and she once offered to be a surrogate for me. It’s like losing a family member but the kids must come first. I wish I’d known 😔

Tartyflette · 29/05/2021 11:03

I was on the train going home from work one evening and was sitting alongside a young couple who were talking quietly and intently.
At least, that's what i thought. On reflection the guy was doing most, if not all, of the talking.
The train pulled into a station and the young man got up to leave.
As he did so he said really loudly to the woman 'well, if you die in the night tonight and you haven't accepted Jesus Christ as your lord and saviour you will burn in the fires of hell for all eternity.'
The poor woman looked absolutely shocked and the carriage fell silent. WTAF!
I now wonder if they knew each other at all and she had just been targeted by some kind of fanatic.

Tam20779 · 29/05/2021 10:55

@Bananalanacake

Jensen is a popular surname in Denmark, maybe one of his parents is Danish.
Or they are fans of racing driver Jensen button
Bearsinmotion · 29/05/2021 10:27

My son is a natural comedian, loves making people laugh and has excellent comic timing. I was in the supermarket with him, he was 2 so sitting in the toddler seat of the trolley.

I realised I had forgotten to pick something up further back in the aisle, so said to him “Littlebear, I am just going up there to get sugar, back in a sec!”

Turned to walk away, to hear him suddenly belt out, in tune, “All by myself... don’t wanna be all by myself!” to the astonishment of several other shoppers!

WorkHardPlayHard1 · 29/05/2021 10:19

[quote Confusedandshaken]@StayAGhost

My DH attended the same barbers for over 40 years. The barber constantly called him Pete even though that isn't DH's name but his much older brothers who emigrated when DH was very young so hadn't set foot in the barbers for decades. When he was young DH had been too shy to correct him and so it continued.

Eventually a school mum acquaintance of ours started working in the barbers. She was there one day when the barber called DH Pete. She commented on this saying ' I thought your name was Alex'. DH confessed that his name was Alex but the barber had called him Pete since he was 10 and he'd never corrected him. The barber thought this was hilarious. He couldn't stop laughing and said to another customer "Did you hear that Jimmy, I've been calling this fella Pete for his entire life and he never put me right.' There was a bit of an awkward silence and the customer said 'I never wanted to say it, but actually my names not Jimmy!'[/quote]
Now thats hilarious!! Smile

Pliudev · 29/05/2021 10:01

YanTanTethera, Manzana.
I had a Siamese cat who used to eat wool. More than once, he stole a visitor's knitted glove from their jacket pocket and ate the fingers. He also chewed scarves, jumpers, anything he could lay his paws on. But only pure wool never mixed fibres.

LadyOfLittleLeisure · 29/05/2021 09:56

@runoutofgoodusernames

I'd be ok with free play until 7 but not interacted with Shock

Wow at the other stuff I'm not even sure I'd last 4 days!!

AintNobodyHereButUsChickens · 29/05/2021 09:27

@Furries

Stood outside Liverpool Street station and a guy walked past with an eagle sat on his arm - wasn’t a sight I expected to see.

Obviously found out after that they’re employed to disperse the pigeons in the station - what a cool job!

@Furries apparently hospitals that have helipads employ Hawks or Falcons for pigeon control!
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