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Weird accidents that are strangely hilarious

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SnakeyMcBadass · 27/01/2014 10:35

I got up to check on the DC last night and tip toed across the squeaky landing. Returning to the bedroom, I somehow managed to walk/bump into the lever door handle. The door handle threaded itself down the side of my pants, stopping any forward motion of said pants. My arse, however, was still in motion. I was still on tip toe, managed to get a front bum wedgie, and tip forwards. I put my hands out to stop my fall, and DH woke up to find me doing a weird half handstand while attached to the door and muttering 'Fuck, fuck, fuck'. He pissed himself laughing rather than helping to free me, the bastard. I have a cracking bruise on my hip and a carpet burn on my elbow, but the pants are still intact. I am quite impressed by the engineering, tbh. Anyone else hung themselves upside down from a door?

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mrsjay · 27/01/2014 13:10

slipped down stairs in a mcdonalds once with a boyfriend (now husband) dropped my cola and then slipped on that he said are you ok than ran out the door pissing himself laughing bastard

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SnakeyMcBadass · 27/01/2014 13:10

Hit in the face with a fucking SWEDE

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AngelsWithSilverWings · 27/01/2014 13:10

Yesterday while adjusting the shoulder straps on my sports bra my hand slipped and the bra strap acted like a sort of catapult sending my fist upwards to punch my chin. This then caused my jaw to snap shut causing me to bite my own tongue.

It's not the first time it's happened either!

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EternallyJuggling · 27/01/2014 13:11

I am awful for getting caught on doors.

I have a work blouse which has roll up sleeves with a strap and button arrangement to hold the roll and make it look more professional.

I was in an important/very professional meeting with HMRC auditors (yep, that bad!) and needed to leave to get some additional information. On the way out the door (which opened outwards) I was doing the "walk in a determined, professional, competant fashion" as everyone was sort of watching me go.

My lovely blouse strap got caught and held, I didn't realise, and then it pinged me back into the room, catching my elbow on the handle in the process. I was left dangling from the handle, trying not to swear and nursing a numb hand from the bang on the elbow. Looked up, and I was treated to the sight of two previously solemn and serious HMRC auditors pissing themselves laughing at me.

At least we passed the audit! Grin

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SPsMrLoverManSHABBA · 27/01/2014 13:11

I did laugh when I dropped my son down the toilet. It was about 4am and I was doing night potty training. I didn't realise the toilet lid was up no just sat him down.

All I could see was his feet and head sticking out of the toilet bowl as he had folded in half. He was upset but I couldn't compose myself.

He had a fear of toilets for a while and still reminds me off it Grin

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loveliesbleeding1 · 27/01/2014 13:15

If a great dane is weeing on you, you're going nowhere, my cousin practically pissed himself when I told him, the knobber.Blush

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ExitPursuedTheRoyalPrude · 27/01/2014 13:16

Yes Snakey It caused considerable amusement amongst the others at the stables Hmm

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Helpyourself · 27/01/2014 13:20

Best thread ever. Although people are looking at me funny on the bus. Grin
I slammed my hand in the car door yesterday. I was trying not to get muddy so I'd sort of swung myself into the car with one hand and slammed the door on it with the other. I have no idea how or why!

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mrsjay · 27/01/2014 13:21

I was laughing so loud dog got up from the sofa (sure he tutted) and went into the hall for some peace

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CamperWidow · 27/01/2014 13:21

I vote this for Classics!!!!

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tshirtsuntan · 27/01/2014 13:25

Not me but my dad, after my 30th birthday party we were waiting for him in the mini bus while he collected the cake, he came out carrying the huge box in one hand, waved with the other hand and disappeared Grin his outstretched hand and the cake were on the pavement and the rest of him was underneath the minibus! Due to a combination of much drink taken and icy pavements it took us ages to find him- I did wet myself Blush Grin

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gussiegrips · 27/01/2014 13:27

Not me, but a bloke who had the double misfortune to land up on my patient list with this story:

He was a farmer. Had a bull which went bonkers, was on the rampage and heading towards the village.

He headed after it with a gun, but, couldn't get a good shot. Until, it stopped at the top of a hill, and he managed to get it "right between the eyes, best shot of my life".

The interesting thing about gravity is has no sense of direction. So, inevitably, the dead bull rolls down the hill. He runs away, but, not quickly enough, and in a straight line, so landed up underneath the half tonne of dead, but thrashing, bovine.

He had some dreadful injuries, so it wasn't funny at all, only, really, it was a wee bit.

He did ok in the end, got back to farming. Doesn't keep bulls though.

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SnakeyMcBadass · 27/01/2014 13:29
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WillYouDoTheFandango · 27/01/2014 13:31

I was dicking about at the park one day with my 3 yo cousin and decided it would be a good idea to slide down the slide with her on my knee. I was okay until my cross body bag caught at the top and sort of hung me by the neck halfway down the slide. So I'm clinging into her with 1 hand while desperately trying to get my other hand in between the strap and my throat so that I didn't suffocate Hmm It snapped eventually and freed us. Two teenage girls nearly died laughing at me though.

I've also done the skirt thing Dawndonna, I had one of the ankle length dip-dyed hem skirts on that were really popular in about 2004. It got sucked into the top of the escalator in Manchester Piccadilly station. It was a hot summer day and I was only wearing a vest top and this skirt. My blood ran cold at the thought of getting the train back home in thong and vest so I managed to grab the end before it disappeared and pull it back out of the mechanism. It was absolutely covered in oil, but at least my arse cheeks were covered!

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GerundTheBehemoth · 27/01/2014 13:32

I once witnessed a birding friend of mine trying to jump over a fence while carrying his telescope on a fully extended and splayed tripod. He didn't make it, cartwheeled spectacularly, legs (human and tripod) everywhere. He wasn't hurt as the field on the other side was nice and soft and muddy.

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nikkihollis · 27/01/2014 13:35

Years ago, I went to a local beauty salon to get my nails done before a big do. I came out looking all groomed and slid in a pile of dog poo on the pavement and landed on one knee (in the position that people adopt when they're receiving a knighthood). It happened in really slow motion too!

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Happiestinwellybobs · 27/01/2014 13:38

Last week, walking DD and Happiestdog.

DD's back back/reins got tangled with the dog's lead. In the middle on untangling them I dropped a full poo bag, tripped, stood on the bag which exploded with a bang. I jumped, stood in the poo and skidded. Thankfully only pride was hurt, and DD remained unscathed!!

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Kasterborous · 27/01/2014 13:43

Mines not as funny as some of these.
I was walking through a ford once with our dog and she managed to pull me over, it seemed slow motion at the time and I went with a massive splash. There were two men nearby and they pissed themselves laughing. While I was emptying the water out of my Wellies. I was soaked and it was February Grin

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rumbelina · 27/01/2014 13:43

A couple of colleagues (friends that I muck about with) started to come into my office and I jumped up to shut the door on them but my skirt sort of caught on a chair handle and I fell over, however I had jumped up so fast that I carried on moving - zoomed across the floor on my knee, head first into the filing cabinet like a battering ram.

I managed to say 'please don't laugh yet' and they stood there with straight faces but tears of mirth in their eyes for a couple of minutes until I'd got over the shock and then I let them laugh their heads off.

The 'orrible nylon carpet had ripped all the skin off my knee, it was a gammy mess for days.

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Figis · 27/01/2014 13:44

This ended well so counts as funny:)

My dad went to take out an elderly aunt. She was wheelchair bound and but tiny so even his arthritic knees could cope with her. The only tricky bit was the steep driveway but dad braced against the chair and the slope and held onto the black plastic handles as they both slid off in his hands!

The aunt flew down the steep drive, across a road after bumping down the kerb and somehow dad has no idea what happened next other than no cars hit her and she didn't tip over! As he got to her there was a postman crying with laughter unable to move. Think dad took about four years before it was funny.

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CheckpointCharlie · 27/01/2014 13:44

Oh dear... Swede attack!!!

I once deliberately walked my then DP (now DH) smack bang into a lamppost by looking at him enticingly to hold his gaze, it was and still is the funniest thing I have beer seen. He understandably got in a mahoosive bate and marched off while I was left lying on the pavement laughing and laughing. His glasses broke and he cut his eyebrow but was ok apart from that, although he still hasn't forgiven me.

Fuck only know what possessed me to do it....

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rumbelina · 27/01/2014 13:48

Checkpoint Shock

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CalamityKate · 27/01/2014 13:56

Not an accident as such but my legs did go through a phase of trying to kill me. I've written about it on here before.

I was coming downstairs and for some reason instead of going all the way down, my legs stepped straight off the fourth step up. I landed in a startled heap at the bottom. No harm done.

Fast forward a bit to another occasion and as I came downstairs I thought "Oo, better make sure I come all the way down! Haha!" and promptly stepped off the fourth step up, landing in a slightly less startled heap at the bottom.

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purpletamsin · 27/01/2014 14:04

Exit! I did exactly the same thing! Ha! I was startled to see my pony out of the corner of my eye (even though he'd been brought in, by me, for his tea!) and kinda cat jumped straight into the swede!

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SnakeyMcBadass · 27/01/2014 14:09

What is with the swede hanging? Do ponies like to play a larger version of conkers? Do swedes repel nightmares?

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