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Banged my head on a shop window.

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TheClaws · 11/01/2017 02:43

It was a classy jewellery shop, too. I bent closer to look at a ring, and banged smashed my head against the glass. All the shop assistants - they were five of them! - and customers turned around to stare. I continued to peer at the rings as if I didn't have a care in the world.

Please let me know you've embarrassed yourselves too in public spaces, and not just me?

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FruJustFru · 11/01/2017 08:30

I recently went to a chemist that I hadn't been to before and I hadn't noticed that the step up from the pavement was much higher than average. I opened the door to go in, took a step up - but not high enough - the toe of my boot got caught just under the top of the step and I went flying through the door and landed on my knees on the doormat. In front of a shop full of people

Littleballerina · 11/01/2017 08:53

Yesterday I ended up with a cupboard full of files on my head not once but three times in front of my student who very kindly picked up dozens of bits of paper each time and calmly put them back. He kept a straight face until I then banged my head on the cupboard.

Soubriquet · 11/01/2017 09:02

I was on the tube in London

I don't live in London so it's a treat for me

Turned round to look out the window and missed the first window

All the carriage heard was this big donk.

Everyone sniggered into their paper/hand whilst I tried to regain my dignity

Theweasleytwins · 11/01/2017 09:10

Yay I'm not the only one! Did this to a Pandora window

FruJustFru · 11/01/2017 09:13

That's reminded me of my tube story, Soubriquet, and I do live in London!

I was only going a couple of stops, so didn't bother to find a seat. I decided to lean against the glass partition between the doors and the first seat. But it was a newer train and I hadn't noticed that there wasn't a glass partition. Leaned back and promptly landed on the lap of a guy sitting in the first seat.

Maudlinmaud · 11/01/2017 09:13

I tried to board an escalator to go up to the next floor of a department store. It threw me off. I tried again. Same thing happened. I realised my mistake the third time.
Yep.

newmumwithquestions · 11/01/2017 09:17

I walked into a lamppost. Full speed. It bloody hurt.
I think I momenterally passed out as I fell backwards and sprawled on the pavement.

I was not amused, but looking back it must have been hilarious to see as it was a true cartoon style slam.

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TheClaws · 11/01/2017 09:20

TheWeasleyTwins! My window was a Pandora window too! I didn't say that in my OP given the MN general disdain for Pandora. Concerned they'd say I'd deserved it...

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Natsku · 11/01/2017 09:22

Automatic doors are the bane of my existence, don't know if I'm too short (about average really) or just lack a soul but a good deal of the time they don't open for me. Sunday was one such time, as I walked straight into the doors, I then stood there for nearly a full minute thinking why oh why does this always happen to me. The people who were coming in behind me wisely went to the other set of doors that did open.

Loyly · 11/01/2017 09:23

I was covered in giraffes

FeralBeryl · 11/01/2017 09:27

I have, genuinely for the first time ever spat my tea at this thread! ( not over keyboard or phone but all down my chin)

I'm like a one woman slapstick injury sketch show so I'm getting warm fuzzies that you're all as dozy as me ❤️

DearMrDilkington · 11/01/2017 09:28

Oreo

fudgefeet · 11/01/2017 09:34

I took a dance class years ago in a very trendy studio in Manhattan. After getting changed I attempted to walk out the door and walked straight into a mirror which was opposite the real door. I then apologised to whoever I thought I walked into and took a step to the side and walked straight back into the mirror again. Everyone stood watching me walking into a mirror and apologising repeatedly like a lemming and it took me a short while to realise what I was doing.
In my defence I was taking heavy pain medication for surgery I had undergone the week before.
When I realised what I had done I found my nearest exit setting off the fire alarms. Never went back there again.

Error404usernamenotfound · 11/01/2017 09:42

elmo, that was the BEST response you could have had - I take my hat off to you.

Two spring to mind - one was when I was out with colleagues years ago, and was on the vodka lemonades . We were just preparing to leave the pub, and I opened my mouth to say something, only for the BIGGEST belch to escape the second my lips were parted. Not only my colleagues, but the entire pub, staff included, looked round to see who had made that inhuman noise.

The second was last Autumn; I was standing at a crossing waiting for the lights to change, along with quite a few other people. There was a horse chestnut tree nearby, with some of its branches overhanging the crossing. I was daydreaming, until what felt like someone hitting me over the head snapped me back to my senses. The shock of it made me shout quite loudly as I spun round to confront my attacker, only to see a very confused (and slightly scared) looking woman behind me. At which point it dawned on me that I had been viciously attacked by...... a conker falling on my head. The massive overreaction, and pitiful attempts to laugh it off to the other people wondering who the hell this madwoman was in their midst, still makes me die a little every time I think of it.

Bluntness100 · 11/01/2017 09:45

Oh god, I posted my window one on another thread, but I've also attempted to go down the escalator the wrong way in house of Fraser, and had to do a little running thing at the top to get back off, with the sales folks watching me .

I also once on the euro star put my iPod on full blast, put my little ear buds in and sat back, the woman next to be nudged me and said "that's terribly loud" at which point I realised the head phones were not plugged in correctly and I was playing it to the cabin. So I apologised to her and explained the headphones weren't in correctly and it wasn't meant.

Instead of just laughing or saying ok or whatever, she looked at me and said very very loudly " no one else wants to hear your music dear it really should be enough for you that you can".

I was really embarrassed, people were watching like I'd done it on purpose, even though she fully knew I hadn't.😳

FourForYouGlenCoco · 11/01/2017 09:46

Howling at I was covered in giraffes and quite badly bruised

I have far too many, mostly from my drunken youth. Was pished once and fell over into a pile of bin bags - in front of the bloke I was utterly in love with at the time they were very squishy and I was very drunk so failed to get up for quite a while - just sort of flailed about like a turtle on its back mortified!

user1467976192 · 11/01/2017 09:48

Also done this at the jewellerly shop

CaptainCanary · 11/01/2017 09:49

Just the other week I walked into the window at work No idea why, I was hanging up a poster and instead of turning and walking away I had a brain fart and decided to just step forwards into he glass instead SO embarrassed.

FairNotFair · 11/01/2017 09:55

I have done most of these. But I confirm my lack of style by turning into Joyce Grenfell and stuttering phrases like "oh, gosh" whilst looking around and smiling vaguely.

Just to seal the deal, you understand.

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 11/01/2017 09:56

I fell off my bike outside school at pick up time. I had overloaded the back and the front wheel was a bit loose so it just went over when I turned. It looked like I just fell off for no reason at all in front of THE WHOLE SCHOOL.

Then I couldn't get up again because it was too heavy and I was pinned underneath. I decided my best option was to just wait to be rescued by one of the several million people doing the school run. It seemed best in the circumstances. I was already completely humiliated so I might as well have a little lie down.

StarryIllusion · 11/01/2017 10:00

Exactly the same thing OP, in the natural history museum. Tried to look a little closer, smacked my head off the glass and because I was crouching down, overbalanced and fell backwards. Then fell over again trying to get up because I was laughing like a hyena and couldn't see straight. My mum just walked off and pretended not to know me.

Northend77 · 11/01/2017 10:03

I have done the classic walking into a lampost whilst out for a walk and checking my phone for my miles done!! It was alongside a main road so lots of people saw

I have a terrible knack of laughing at inappropriate moments and always when people fall or bump into things (obviously not if they are seriously hurt). When we were leaving the cinema once, everyone piled out of the door they had opened at the side of the seats. It was quite dark and we were following a couple who were busy chatting about the film. They had only opened one door and the doors were black. The woman of the couple walked full face into the closed door and even rebounded off it almost in to me and DH. I had to hide behind him to walk the rest of the exit and was trying so desperately not to laugh out loud but it was obvious to the people behind us and they started to giggle too.

SheSaidNoFuckThat · 11/01/2017 10:20

These are brilliant, sat here laughing my head off!!! I'm also super clumsy and will think of some to share later

MusicToMyEars800 · 11/01/2017 10:21

I was in town in the shopping centre on a very very busy Saturday, escalators were pretty full ( I don't like being really close to other people ) so I thought oh i'll take the stairs which is right in the middle of both escalators going up and down, I start sort of jogging up them, stubbed the front of my shoe on the step and fell up about 4 of them I have never been so humiliated everyone looked heard a good few chuckles my face went red started burning up, I have never got up so fast and got out of town like that before in my life, I wanted the ground to swallow me up and I didn't know where to look so just fixed my gaze straight ahead

QuimReaper · 11/01/2017 10:30

This thread is GOLD, fudgefeet I can't stop laughing, you must have looked hilarious! And OP the image of your pirate-style sunglasses is priceless!

Natsku I'm torn between amusement and very serious disapproval at your cycling along whilst playing on your phone, but amusement is winning since I assume you learned your lesson (y'plonker)

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