Page 8 | Lighthearted...what daft thing have you done lately?

LushLemonTart · 2026-01-23T12:26:50+00:00

Make me feel better. I took a photo to upload on an app as needed it for an agency (extra job) . Luckily I noticed the tag at the front as had my jumper on inside out 🤣🙈 It's health care. They'd be signing *me* up for a carer!

Ihateboris · 28/01/2026 14:04

Dropped my car off for an MOT before work. Had a call to say it was ready for collection. Walked to the garage to collect said car, but had a gossip with the receptionist whilst settling up. Got back to the office and the phone was ringing. It was the receptionist telling me I'd forgotten something.....my car!! This is why i decided not to have kids 🤪

Myrealnameisbetty · 28/01/2026 14:06

(firefly flappage is a bugger!)

I was on a crowded train yesterday and had to stand for 30 minutes. I passed the time by comparing people's noses. Long ones piggy ones hooky ones beaky ones cute ones perfect ones pierced ones 👃

It'll be ears next time 👂

Judgejudysno1fan · 28/01/2026 14:06

Sweetpea1532 · 26/01/2026 19:57

I was returning a large package to Amazon yesterday. I rolled it in on a hand cart. Everything went smoothly.. I was so thrilled to be able to cross the return off my list that I took the receipt and happily turned and made a speedy exit. As I was just outside the door, I heard the clerk yell, " Ma'am! Come back you've forgotten your cart". Boy was my face red.

Im forever doing things like this..once I went to the dry cleaners to pickup my clothes, presented my claim check, paid, and exited the shop without my clothes!

The most embarrassing was when I ordered food at a drive thru McDonald's, paid for it, put my car in gear and got about a car length away and I heard, "Ma'am, Ma'am, come back, you've forgotten your food!"🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

Are you American?

TigerRag · 28/01/2026 14:07

HelloSkeletonFace3 · 28/01/2026 12:13

Cracking thread. Hello my people!

I have walked around the house talking on my phone whilst LOOKING for my phone (which is, y'know, pressed up against my ear). This has happened multiple times....

I was out with 2 friends and one mentioned he couldn't find his glasses...they were on his head!

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LushLemonTart · 28/01/2026 14:12

ChewedEar · 28/01/2026 13:57

I knackered my calf muscle at the gym the other day.

This morning, I rubbed on deep heat. Got distracted and forgot to wash my hands.

When I was getting dressed I dropped my knickers. Picked them up gusset first with my Deep Heat hands.

I was half way to the train station before the fire started to spread over my flappage. My minge has been on fire all morning.

Ouch! 🔥

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Mydogisagentleman · 28/01/2026 14:44

A couple of weeks ago I took my dog out for an early wee. It was around 05.00 and pitch black.
I somehow stumbled over a slightly raised block on the path and realised I was going to fall over. I took 4 or 5 tiny fast steps and had enough sense to work out that the closer I was to the ground, the shorter the fall.
I managed to commando roll. I kneed myself in the ribs fractured 2, and ripped my thumbnail off.
Dog was just looking at me.
I could stand up.
I crawled about 25 metres to our house and phoned my DH to come and help me up.
I had a coal black right tit.

Mydogisagentleman · 28/01/2026 14:46

Couldn't stand up.
I should add, a person greeted me and couple of days later and said that her and her family had watched it several times on their ring doorbell

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LushLemonTart · 28/01/2026 14:46

Mydogisagentleman · 28/01/2026 14:46

Couldn't stand up.
I should add, a person greeted me and couple of days later and said that her and her family had watched it several times on their ring doorbell

And they didn't come out?

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Mydogisagentleman · 28/01/2026 15:36

They saw it later. It was very early, and I think I was groaning

DollieBantrysPantry · 28/01/2026 16:16

ConnieHeart · 27/01/2026 21:22

I've told this story before but I do think it's a classic

I had to accompany a gentleman with learning difficulties to a meeting with his bank, for work. The bank clerk took us into a room, there was only 1 spare chair so I let him sit there & the bank clerk pointed to a fold up chair fixed to the wall for me. I pulled it out & sat on it. After about 10 mins the bank clerk looked over at me and said "I thought you were a bit high up. You're supposed to take the chair off the wall before you sit on it!" 🤣

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Tonissister · 28/01/2026 16:46

coconuttyz · 27/01/2026 16:47

Happily went off to work with Mascara on only one of my eyes. For the record, I am a red head with almost white eyelashes - it was very clockwork orange!!

I almost did that once, but my tactful dad said, 'Your eye make-up looks very subtle on your right eye this evening.' Yeah because there wasn't any mascara. (I also white blonde lashes so have to wear it every day if I don't want people to ask if I'm recovering from flu all the time!)

Recently, I put some tanning oil in my right palm then went to rub it on my left arm completely forgetting I was still holding the tanning oil, lid off, in my left hand. Tipped it all down the sink. It was such a slapstick moment, I just laughed. But now need more tanning oil. (Also needed to avoid being asked if I've had flu, due to blue-grey-white natural skin colouring.)

lifesabitchandthenyoudie · 28/01/2026 16:50

I have also been known to put the coffee and the water into the glass cafetiere - glass part on the drainer (more than once, too!) it's amazing how far coffee grounds go when transported on waves of boiling water!

properidiot · 28/01/2026 16:54

Safxxx · 28/01/2026 11:24

OMG 😳 I can't imagine the trauma your DH woke up to...and the shock you would've been in 🥹

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Thankfully I was fine and DH is very understanding!

Meteorite87 · 28/01/2026 17:20

Tonissister · 28/01/2026 16:46

I almost did that once, but my tactful dad said, 'Your eye make-up looks very subtle on your right eye this evening.' Yeah because there wasn't any mascara. (I also white blonde lashes so have to wear it every day if I don't want people to ask if I'm recovering from flu all the time!)

Recently, I put some tanning oil in my right palm then went to rub it on my left arm completely forgetting I was still holding the tanning oil, lid off, in my left hand. Tipped it all down the sink. It was such a slapstick moment, I just laughed. But now need more tanning oil. (Also needed to avoid being asked if I've had flu, due to blue-grey-white natural skin colouring.)

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Bless your Dad for subtly commenting on the eyes difference 🥰

honeylulu · 28/01/2026 18:05

Last summer in a phase where I was determined to be organised i cleared out our hallway coat cupboard and sorted lots of the kids outgrown coats and took them to the charity bin.

Fast forward to November and I needed to start wearing my winter coats (I have a long one and a shorter one that I only bought in Jan last year. ) Nowhere to be found. I checked coat cupboard, my wardrobe, spare room wardrobe, checked my purse for dry cleaning tickets - nothing. Concluded with great annoyance that i must have thrown out my nice wool coats with the kids ones.

Ordered a nice new Karen Millen one in Black Friday sale but still more than I'd wanted to spend with Christmas coming up.

Few weeks later I was going to stay overnight at a friend's. Opened my car boot to sling my bag in and ... there were my coats, exactly where I'd put them in the summer to take to the dry cleaners. I now have 3 winter coats.

Safxxx · 28/01/2026 18:56

Tanglemead · 27/01/2026 21:51

I’ve done loads of daft things - I’m renowned for it in the family!

A few years ago DH and I were on holiday in Rhodes with our DS. Self catering apartments but with hotel facilities- pool, restaurant, reception etc. A couple of days before we were due to leave, I went to Reception to arrange a late check out room. Got it booked and went back to our apartment, opened the door and called out ‘That’s all sorted then, let’s go to the beach’. No answer so I opened the bedroom door to be greeted by a couple sitting up in bed. Yes, I’d entered the wrong apartment- same position as ours but in a different block! I just said, ‘Oh I’m so sorry’ and rushed out at the speed of Usain Bolt back to the correct apartment and buried my head in a pillow!

On another holiday in Turkey with DH and the kids, I managed to fuse the electricity and cause a power and lights failure in the whole complex by leaving the electric kettle on the hob whilst the hob was switched on 🙈. Completely oblivious I said, ‘Oh goodness, a power cut’ and DD said ‘Yes I think that was you Mum!’

And then there was the time I caused the building alarm to go off in the British Museum by mistaking the alarm cord in the disabled loo for the toilet chain. (In the disabled as Ladies closed). I came out of the cubicle to find DH and the kids with their hands over their ears and the most horrendously loud alarm going off. We didn’t stay to look at any other exhibits in the museum……..

I think I’ll stop there!

Oh you're a walking hazard 😂 😂

Safxxx · 28/01/2026 19:04

Anxietyspiral · 27/01/2026 22:40

I've also done the looking for my phone while on the phone. I was chatting to my cousin while getting ready to leave and getting more and more panicked that I couldn't find it. I eventually said 'I have to go as I cant find my phone' he said 'No problem, ring me back when you find it!' We're not the brightest family.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

OneLimeDuck · 29/01/2026 00:14

Just remembered another of mine from about a year ago.
Was on a training course where we had to fill.in a register with name and works ID as we arrived. Person in front of me completed it Joe Bloggs 123456. I filled in the register. Must have thought it was a copying exercise as I also wrote Joe Bloggs 123456. In my defence. Who am I kidding there is no defence!

Matsukaze · 29/01/2026 10:17

AffIt · 23/01/2026 13:14

This is hilarious: I can only imagine the poor man's confusion, but being too polite to ask what was going on... 😁

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Reminds me of this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Goma_BBC_interview

Sweetpea1532 · 29/01/2026 18:30

Judgejudysno1fan · 28/01/2026 14:06

Are you American?

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Why yes, @Judgejudysno1fan , what gave me away ?😂

ConnieHeart · 30/01/2026 12:07

@Tanglemeadmy dd once walked in to the wrong apartment on holiday & the occupants thought she was the cleaner! She didn't say anything, just turned on her heel & made a quick exit.....

mypantsareonfire · 30/01/2026 14:08

Cooked bolognaise sauce.

Saw the cooker was dirty.

Turned Off the hob and immediately went to pick up the cast iron cooker thingimybob. Bunt my hand.

Ran it under water for a bit.

Two mins later thought “oh, the cooker is dirty.” Picked the bloody thing up again and burnt my hand again.

WellMaybeYouShouldntBeLivingHeeeeeeee · 01/02/2026 10:29

saveforthat · 27/01/2026 16:50

During a game of scrabble, I picked up a handful of crisps and put them in my mouth. They weren't crisps they were scrabble tiles.

😁

Katemax82 · 01/02/2026 10:49

Didn't put my 10 months old in the baby part of an Aldi trolley because the sun was beaming too brightly on him. I carried him and pushed the trolley into the store to put him in it once inside. However I accidentally bashed the trolley into the doorway, hit myself hard in the stomach with said trolley and nearly dropped my son while yelling out in pain and the bash from the trolley on the door reverberated around Aldi. Everyone looked at me

Katemax82 · 01/02/2026 10:52

LushLemonTart · 23/01/2026 17:08

Oh these are good.

Another one I did lately was going to a garage for fuel ( one i don't usually use) and parked so close to the pump i could barely squeeze out. I had to mention it to the ladies at the counter in case they'd been watching laughing 🤣 It was worse trying to get in. I was half expecting seeing myself on Facebook parking like a twat.

I once put diesel in a petrol car. It was only a few litres before I realised. Who the fuck goes that? It's normally the other way round