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i have done something stupid DOH

57 replies

devonshiredumpling · 28/02/2013 22:25

took a ready meal to work today for lunch and took the plastic seal off only to realise i had not read the instructions (which were on the bottom of the tray) .i tipped the tray over a little only to have the whole lot go over the floor Blush .which leads me to ask what dumb things have you done today that will give us all the giggles

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CinnabarRed · 01/03/2013 17:24

I decorate my Christmas cakes by painting Christmassy scenes on them with food colouring (it behaves like watercolours do on paper). I had a saucer on which I was blending the colours. Leaned forward concentrating on a tricky bit and dipped by boob into the saucer. Colour wouldn't ever come out of my top.

CalpolInMyEar · 01/03/2013 17:28

Similar to Cinnabar

I used to work in a jewellery shop which had a display of bracelet charms on stands in the window. The stands consisted of blocks with 16 pegs sticking out of them that the charms dangled from, one wrong move and the whole lot keeled over and went everywhere.

A colleague had just knocked one side of the stand over so I went to help her find them all and tidy up. Can you see where this is going?

Amazingly we found all 32.

inaminutedarling · 01/03/2013 17:37

SUCH a funny thread as so glad to find out I'm no more ditzy than anyone else.
Freddiefrog that's just the sort of thing I would do!
And trying to blip the front door with car keys is normal - thank goodness Grin

livinginwonderland · 01/03/2013 17:47

today i panicked for ages because there was a funny noise coming from the toilet and i thought it was blocked or something. turns out i left the tap running and that was the funny noise. doh!

poppypebble · 01/03/2013 18:07

I once panicked that I had forgotten my car keys and went all the way home to get them. They were, of course, in the ignition of the car I was driving at the time. Doh!

sleepsforwimps2010 · 01/03/2013 18:36

i keep leaving my house keys in the car; Dh goes to work and we're locked in!
ok no probs just use the spares...
did that already; they are also now in car!
So i climb out kitchen window(small highish window) to see shocked neighbour! laugh silly me get keys from car feeling foolish...
then new day... yep repeat! same neighbour spots me coming out of window arse first!
once is dim but twice in 2days....

TiaMariaandSpringCleaning · 01/03/2013 18:37

DH and I drive to work together (we work in dfferent places, but on the same route iyswim). Got to his work (45 min drive), realised we only had his keys. Both of us have keys on our keyrings we need for work. He took the car key off his keyring so I could go home and get mine while he used his keys as usual for his work - see where this is going?

Rush hour traffic meant it was an hour before I pulled up in front of our house. Only then did it dawn on me that I ony had a car key, so had no way to get in to the house to retrieve my keys [face palm] What's worse is DH didn't realise either until I phoned him! Blush

VictoriaPlum01 · 01/03/2013 21:40

Whilst browsing the perfume counter at Boots just before Christmas, I found a pretty bottle of scent that I fancied trying. Sprayed liberally, had a sniff and thought, "Cor! That's quite bloke-ish." Realised I had picked up the aftershave version of what I wanted to smell, so hastily attempted to disguise the smell by squirting the perfume variant over the top. Wow! Did I smell gorgeous, or what?!

INeedThatForkOff · 01/03/2013 21:41

Put clothes in the washing machine but.turned the dryer on.

blonderedhead · 01/03/2013 21:58

Put syringe thing in bottle of Calpol.

Turned bottle upside down.

Withdrew 2.5ml of Calpol into syringe.

Removed syringe.

Now which step did I forget? Poor sticky DS.

Excuse: ftm and only my second go at using it... Nope, that's still pretty daft.

Mooshbag · 01/03/2013 22:04

Not today, but something happened outside my window and I picked up the Sky remote to try and rewind it...I was reminded of it because I nearly tried the same thing today with DD...

kennyp · 01/03/2013 22:07

I put opened fresh milk in the cupboard
Have out washing machine on with no clothes in it
Hve put two ipods and a telephone in the washing machine
Put my car keys in the fridge

maddening · 01/03/2013 22:08

I turned up at a preschool to look around as I arranged yesterday - except they didn't seem to be expecting me - the same company operate from 2 sites in the same village but I did not know this and went to the wrong one.

GregBishopsBottomBitch · 01/03/2013 22:15

Maddening thats easily done, if you dont know.

Minshu · 01/03/2013 22:22

Earlier this week, I laughed at my neighbour who admitted to having to come home from work as he'd forgotten to put one of his contact lenses in. Then, karma struck. I set off to M&S to use the discount vouchers - and realised half way there that I had left them in the kitchen... Came home, went back out, foraged for the things I needed for DD (this process included lots of shouting at DD who kept exploring instead of staying where I could see her), queued to pay only to be told that the vouchers weren't valid until the next day. That's an hour of our lives we'll never get back...

BlackholesAndRevelations · 01/03/2013 22:27

You would not believe how relieved I am to read this and to know that I'm not the only one who does all this stupid stuff!! Grin

pixwix · 01/03/2013 22:31

Standing at kitchen sink at 11pm pm one night.

Ds2 runs downstairs, regards me aghast, and says "Muuum, - I'm going to be SICKKKK!"

I grabbed the nearest bowl, and he spewed generously, and gratuitously..

It was then I realised it was the colander.

Hmm

maddening · 01/03/2013 22:48

Hahahahahaha @ colander vomit :)

mysterymeg · 01/03/2013 23:13

In the last month I have managed to look a prick at the self service check outs in both Sainsburys AND Tesco.

I scanned my nectar card in Tesco.... and my clubcard in sainsburys! I'm very loyal you see! Note ladies that the machine does NOT like this. It shouts at you about "unknown item scanned" and then the assistant comes to see what your trying to steal and you explain that it won't take your loyalty card. They wet themselves and explain it to you and everyone around you laughs too Blush

This never happened to me before I was pregnant!

RedRobin1 · 01/03/2013 23:17

Went camping with my mates 5 years back. Car started dying just as I reached camp site. Had problems with a part. Called AA guy once I parked up to come and fix it.

Decided to get my wellies on from the boot. Open car boot, Plonk myself on the boot, put car keys down by my side, change into my wellies, get up and shut the boot!

Total face palm moment - my dimwit brain kicked in just as I heard the boot lock. I had ofcourse forgotten to pick my car keys up from my side.

So sheepishly ring AA guy to come with some tools to wench car door open. 4 hours later we managed to break into my car to retrieve keys. Part fix took only 20mins.

Moral of the story: My car is not easy to break into ;p

To this date I always check if I have put my keys in my pocket before opening and shutting the boot.

gordyslovesheep · 01/03/2013 23:24

I had to change the fuse on a plug - took it apart - changed it - re assembled the plug - didn't work (loose wire)

took it apart again - re did the earth wire - decided to test it before putting the back on by plugging it in (I thought this would save time) - ended up on the other side of the room with a blown main fuse and frizzy hair Grin

memphis83 · 01/03/2013 23:29

I used to sleep in an eyemask in the summer to keep room dark enough to have a lie in. One hot light exdp opened curtains to let more air in...he goes to work, I hear a squeek and remove mask to see the window cleaner at the window while I was naked on top of the quilt.
To make things worse he kept knocking for ages for payment as he knew I was i there.
I binned the facemask and bought blackout curtains!

FannyBazaar · 01/03/2013 23:29

Yesterday I decided to use the spray bottle to water my tiny tomato seedlings while chatting on the phone, spray, spray, spray, I go whilst listening to friend, nodding, saying aha etc, then ARGGGGH as I realised the vinegary smell was me spraying my seedlings with vinegar not water! Same sort of bottle. I've frantically resprayed with about 4 times as much water as vinegar and they're still hanging in there.

CatelynStark · 01/03/2013 23:31

I was mortal a bit tipsy at a festival and was trying to light a fag when the next band came on. The crowd went wild and I joined in, waving my arms above my head like a loon. I then tried again to light the fag, not realising that lighter fluid had leaked out, and set my hand on fire!

I patted out the flames - luckily I wasn't burned - and was more concerned about what a prat I'd looked.

I'm SO rock n roll

Fakebook · 01/03/2013 23:33

I left my baby in a shop and walked out. Came out, realised I had no pushchair and rushed back in to find the checkout staff peering at him and looking around for the mother Blush.

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