When something wasn’t what it was meant to be….

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I’ve just read a story that made me laugh, so I’m looking for more…

Someone carried their camping chair to a festival, when on arrival realised it was a washing line.

Someone else recited the story of taking their swimming bag to school to find out they’d picked up their mum’s knitting bag.

Another recalled carrying a box with the windbreak in to the beach, only to find they’d taken a Christmas tree.

Please tell me more.

@orangetree1999 how embarrassing all round. Hopefully, being Christmas the alcohol helped the situation.

My dear departed dad never bought his own toiletries but used mine and my mum’s. Very lavishly may I add. Imagine then the hilarity when he sprayed his underarms with fly spray.

😂 that reminds me of my dad who many years ago when he had hair, used to ' borrow ' my hairspray when he was going for an evening out and it was windy.
The problem was, he had a kind of short back and sides haircut, so the longer top part used to lift in the wind like a trap door, he'd be walking down the road holding it down to stop it flapping 😂

One hope they hadn't already told the giver how much they'd enjoyed eating their delicious gift!

Years ago, my daughter used to take a packed lunch when she was in primary school. DH had made us both cheese rolls, hers plain and mine with pickle. Got to work and my roll was plain. Not a problem except.... for a laugh he had drawn a huge dick and balls on the wrapper of mine. So that was now in our 8-year old DD's lunchbag as a fun talking point!

My son used to take sandwiches for lunch to school, or, I thought he did! When cleaning the garage roof my husband found several mouldy packs of cheese sandwiches! Wonder how he got through the day with no lunch - perhaps he didn’t! He only had to say he didn’t like cheese!

Yes, it is a bastard.
Love that feeling when you both are unable to breathe for laughing, generally over something stupid one or the other has done, or basically, nothing at all.
So sorry you've lost you potty friend

Smart a tad, did it?! 😂😂

To be clear, @SquatWeightaMinute , I wasn't laughing at your pain, rather the image it created. I had a similar experience, but in reverse; needed to get into a cold bath v quickly after an -ahem- experiment!

That's just made me shed a few tears - I'm so sorry for your loss. Your story really illustrates those wonderful moments with good friends.

Years ago, when I had just met DD’s dad, we were out taking my dog for a walk. He managed to sting himself on some nettles. When we got back to my house I reached for the familiarly coloured blue tube of Savlon and applied it to his ankle. He said it smelled funny - I then discovered it was the dog’s beef flavoured doggy toothpaste.
I cried with laughter.

I packed a swimming bag for dd including her plain black pants as she wore the costume under her clothes. When she came to get dressed it was my plain black pants. My bum is considerably bigger than hers was.

Thanks for this. It made me laugh out loud 🤣

I had the opposite occurrence once when I was running late for work and got dressed in a hurry. I put on a pair of DD's age 12 knickers instead of my own size 12s. It was an uncomfortable day.

My grandson was in his high chair and I'd given him a couple of Wispa square chocolates. Got him out, clearing up and found a chocolate on his seat, popped it in my mouth.
Dear reader, it wasn't chocolate! I'd bitten down on it, thought that this is a bit soft, realised what it actually was (escaped lump of poo) and promptly ran to spit it out and clean my teeth vigorously!

Another time, kids had a chocolate cake on the side, I saw a bit that had fallen off the plate, or so I thought. Scooped it up, straight in my mouth, again, it wasn't chocolate cake! The kids had fed the dogs (Butchers tripe) and a chunk had been left on the side. That didn't taste too good either, but marginally better than shit.

@SquatWeightaMinute I always have an Olbas Oil bath when I have a cold..never had a problem! What happened?

Oh sorry just seen others comments! Honestly its never caused me a problem but I don’t put much in

Precisely. Tea, coffee, sugar always stored together. Served her right 🤣

I pulled out what I thought was my driving licence at the car ferry booth (Dover) and the chap looked at it and said while this is great to see I’m afraid I can’t accept it. I started getting hoity toity then realised it was my nail manicure loyalty stamps card

My ex blew his nose in the pub into his handkerchief which turned out to be his mother's knickers! (Mix up in the laundry)

My friend handed a family member what she thought was a tissue at a funeral. Turned out to be a sanitary towel.

Many (many!) years ago I had a boyfriend who was a total motor head ..bits of motorbikes and cars all over his place.

I stayed over one night, and woke early with a raging thirst. Spotted a litre bottle of coke beside the bed and grabbed it and took a long draught...of engine oil. 🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮

Thats been going round for years

This thread reminds me of the time my DM left me a 4 minute voicemail telling me how she had tried to get into her car using her house key instead of her car key (showing my age here now it's all fancy fobs and not keys for cars) She was laughing so much it took 4 minutes for her to leave the message explaining what she had done! I can still hear the message in my head and it never fails to make me smile

These are hilarious! I have two..

When I was younger my Mum used to get horrendous heart burn and during the summer I used to get bitten to death by mozzies so one day my Mum went to the fridge for her usual swig of Milk of Magnesia but ended up gulping down a good few swigs of Calamine Lotion, she was so sick!!

My ds was very young, not sleeping particularly well and we were away in Centre Parcs with my sister, one morning bleary eyed I brushed my teeth but not with toothpaste I had used my sisters Veet hair remover, can confirm it does not make your mouth minty fresh and it’s really hard to get it off of your tongue! 🤢