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Can anyone beat this for embarrassment?

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Anchorsaweigh · 20/10/2018 17:38

A few years ago I was sick, really sick. Flu like thing.

But so was my dog. He needed the vet asap. He was being sick and verging on dehydration.

I don't drive and taxis won't take dogs so I had to get the bus.

I was really Ill. I feel like death warmed up. I went in my hoody and leggings with old uggs on and I left my hair in the bobble I'd slept in.

I managed to get through the appointment and got Ddog the antibiotics and meds he needed.

I started to walk home but started going dizzy, I was getting a temp again.

I called a friend who left work to come get me.

I was outside a Tesco extra and I sat down outside. No benches so I just sat against the window waiting for my friend.

And then...

A lady came out and tried to give me her change

I told her i didn't need it I was just waiting for my friend but she insisted and get me about £1.40

I was too sick to even fight against it any further so I just thanked her

My friend pissed herself laughing when I told her

Can laugh now but at the time I felt even shitter!

OP posts:

LookingThroughTheLookingGlass · 20/10/2018 21:24

Anita 🤣🤣🤣

anitagreen · 20/10/2018 21:26

I'm still cringing now lol no idea what happened that day 🤦🏽‍♀️😂

EmbarrassedUser · 20/10/2018 21:36

Named changed for this as even though it’s 20 years ago I still blush. I used to be in the cadets and we would regularly stay in an old abandoned fort. There were no loos so we would have to walk about 100m to do our business in the bushes. Anyhow, I woke up literally bursting for a shit at about 5am and the thought of going out in the dark and cold wasn’t very appealing. Instead, I went to the next room and curled one out in the fireplace 💩🤦‍♀️

As there were only four girls on the trip there weren’t many suspects and the leader in charge was furious! I eventually agreed to pick it up without admitting it was me.

t00dle00 · 20/10/2018 21:41

I farted just as the jacuzzi bubbles disappeared. I really thought it was safe to do so but sadly not. Lots of people in aswell and no way of hiding it was me.

FrangipaniBlue · 20/10/2018 21:43

Not me, DH but my fault

I hate carrying handbags so in the days before mobile phones on a night out DH would just carry all our money. One night I was on my period so gave him a tampon to put in his jeans pocket as well.

Not sure whose face was funnier, DHs or the barman's when DH handed him a tampon instead on a £20 note!!!

I still laugh about it today

MarcieBluebell · 20/10/2018 21:50

I wouldn't even feel embarrassed tbf.

Storm4star · 20/10/2018 21:57

I was dating a science teacher and my (at the time) primary aged DD had nits. It was bad enough that one found its way on to his t-shirt. Worse still was when he said “let me grab a test tube from the car to put it in” (Tip - never date a man who keeps test tubes in his car!). The icing on the cake was when we went to dinner at his parents (my first time meeting them), and he said “dad can I borrow your microscope after dinner? I caught a nit at storms and want to examine it”. I literally wanted to die on the spot. Needless to say we are not still together!

hiddeneverything · 20/10/2018 22:03

I am a thirty something married mother of two, and today I had to get the morning after pill.

LookingThroughTheLookingGlass · 20/10/2018 22:21

How is getting the MAP embarrassing??
Unless it wasnt your husband you DTD with??

VictoriaBun · 20/10/2018 22:31

This happened years ago when I had a Saturday job in a supermarket . A man rushed up to my till with a few items, he looked in a hurry . He sort of threw the items at me and I felt the need to rush the transaction as he obviously was impatient to get on. Trouble was as I was giving him his change it fell through my hands and as I went to grab it , I grabbed his balls instead !

EastMidsGPs · 20/10/2018 22:35

At an evening class, we were sat in an informal circle whilst tutor explained the session's task. My legs were pointing into the circle, outstretched with ankles crossed.
Looked down and sticking out of the bottom of the left leg of my trousers, in clear view of all, were the pair of knickers I'd worn earlier in the day and which had stayed in my trousers when I'd rushed to have a quick shower between work and course.
They were not my most sexy pair of underwear

hiddeneverything · 20/10/2018 22:38

@LookingThroughTheLookingGlass I think the last time I had it was when I was about 18. Of course it was DH, he just didn't come prepared (excuse the pun!)

Cellardoor23 · 20/10/2018 22:48

Possibly outing, but this was particularly embarrassing for me.

I had a dream once that involved me and my boss in a jacuzzi. Nothing sexual, just me and him in a random jacuzzi together alone.

I made the mistake of telling another co worker (who also told my boss) 'So Cellardoor23..I hear you had a dream about me and you in a jacuzzi...' still a bit embarrassed about it a few years later.

MunkeeBum · 20/10/2018 22:48

DP and I have a childish joke going where when I'm walking back to the car he beeps the horn to make me jump or just to embarrass me and then one of us will make a crude joke/inuendo about horns/being horny. Totally juvenile but it's been going on years and makes us laugh especially if we've been bickering. Anyway, we go to the local shops and I go to buy some stuff and when I get back to the car DP doesn't beep the horn so I jump in and say 'you not horny today then?' whilst sitting the bags down in front of me. I look up towards him but it's not him. I've jumped into some random fellas car and he's sat horrified, probably thinking a hooker has just propositioned him and instead of apologising I shout 'oh my god' and hot foot it back into the shops trying to stop myself from crying.

Also I've gone on a driving lesson with a pair of knickers stuck to the shoulder of my cardigan after pulling it from the drier right before running out the door. My instructor could see them as clear as day and didn't say a word. I'd love to say they were a lacy thong but they were the total opposite of that. Clean but oh so shabby.

gummywitch · 20/10/2018 23:20

I did similar to GreenFieldsofFrance cept instead of loading my shopping into the boot of a random car at the Tesco pick up point, i climbed in the front passenger door, bags plonked on my lap and started moaning to the random man about the queues at the checkout and how hot and sweaty i was. Screamed out loud when i realised it wasnt DD sitting there. She was waiting in the (similar) car behind and watched me jump out like i had a firework up my arse. To be fair it was dark and pissing down so my glasses were covered in dots but still. Was such a shock - for him as much as me. God knows what he thought, having this mad menopausal woman ranting away next to him

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HB2Me · 21/10/2018 09:52

anita’s story reminded me of the time I called my hair salon to book an appointment for a cut and blow dry. Yep, you guessed it, I asked for a cut and blow job.

To be fair, the woman who answered the phone was very professional and pretended it didn’t happen!

Wingbing · 21/10/2018 10:13

DH has just done a few shifts at a local pub that they still owe him for.

He rang them yesterday to chase it up as it still wasn’t in his account like they promised.

He called and asked to speak to Pete, which he was, and explained how annoyed he was. Pete was confused and asked him more about his unpaid shifts; DH explained that they were in the kitchen so Pete assumes it must have been his brother in the kitchen.

This is the point that DH realised he has rung the wrong pub. He was actually ringing the one we had just booked lunch for the next day.

What are the chances of two Petes at the same pub. Bet Pete was confused

BlancheM · 21/10/2018 10:55

On the first day of holiday, I was perched on the ledge of the kids' pool keeping an eye on DS. I thought I looked so nonchalantly chic in my swimwear, as the breeze wafted gently through my hair (cringe enough).
Then I went to recline into a sitting position, only I misjudged it and after an undignified scramble, landed on my back like a sack of shit.
For reasons unknown, I made the snap decision to try and style it out and amuse DS (who wasn't even looking!) by exaggeratedly waving my arms and legs about. I looked like an upturned insect. A man thought I needed help and came to get me up, I wished I'd just fallen into the pool.

anitagreen · 21/10/2018 14:37

@HB2Me I'm so happy I'm not the only person to do this

Pretendingtobe · 21/10/2018 14:48

I used to travel a lot for work.
Often, I'd just pop a change on undies in my handbag, in case of unexpected delays (flying out early am, back late pm).
Flight was OK, but forgot to take undies out of my bag.

I worked in a closed office with 3 very good friends. Lots of laughs. I was wearing black trousers and a jacket.

For a laugh, I put the nice clean white pants over my trousers, then sauntered over to the printer ( opposite end of the office). They were all highly amused, but not offended/astonished.
As I sauntered back, the door opened, and in walks an important supplier.

LittleBookofCalm · 21/10/2018 14:58

After a bit of afternoon delight, walked up to the school with dh, only to notice once we got there my discarded knickers were attached to the back of my trousers

SausageOnAFork · 21/10/2018 14:58

I was out for my morning run listening to a podcast about serial killers. I wanted to turn the volume up so hit the button on the side of the phone several times through the arm band case.
Little did I know that I wasn’t hitting the volume button but the lock button which, when pressed several times in quick succession sounds a rape alarm and calls the police!
I pulled the phone out of the case and stopped it. However about 5 minutes later the police called back saying they had had an abandoned call from my number and was I ok. The thing was that I was rather out of breath and the caller took rather a lot of persuading!

DeathByMascara · 21/10/2018 15:34

Many years ago, when I was still slim and attractive, I was on holiday with some friends. I sauntered up to the hotel bar to get a drink and the creepy old Spanish bloke says to me ‘you vey sexy laydee’. ‘Thanks’ says I, sashaying my way back my sun lounger. Whereupon I sat on the wrong end of the lounger and ended up going arse over tit with the sun lounger ending up on my head.

Vey sexy indeed!

Sparklfairy · 23/10/2018 14:21

I've just thought of one that will probably out me but I don't care

Went on a date to the cinema, after a few drinks at the pub. About half an hour into the film I was desperate for the loo and so sneaked out. I was more than a little tipsy but congratulated myself on finding the right screen on the way back, made my way up the aisle to where my date was sitting, sat down.

But it wasn't my date. It was some poor random bloke that was looking at me like . Worse still, his girlfriend on the other side of him was shooting daggers at me. Even worse still, I discovered I was sitting on his coat!

I was too embarrassed to move so decided to just sit there for the rest of the movie in silent shame.

My date was one row in front and never let me live it down.

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