What's the stupidest thing you've done recently?

Im having an odd 'forget whats in front of your face' couple of days here.
It was supposed to rain like crazy today so, in preparation I put my umbrella by the door this morning...and yes, I forgot it when I left...but, so far, it hasnt rained and hopefully Ill remember it on my way back from lunch.
Im thinking this raincoat has something to do with it...I wore this yesterday too...it must cast some magical powers against remembering to pick something up I just put down. Yeah, its definately the coat.

Hi Dream! Well, I questioned my friend pretty closely before we got off the phone so I knew where she was planning for us to meet. (I'm easy!) It turned out great. We had lots of fun buying ornaments for the library holiday tree. (We can't call it the Christmas tree anymore as that is not PC). Then we went out for coffee.

And speaking of trouble remembering names while introducing people... as it happened, she told me a funny story about trying to introduce a friend. Like you, (and me, too) she had a sudden lapse and couldn't remember her friend's name. So she said she turned to her friend and said, "Carla, I'm sorry, I can't remember your name."

Hmmmmm. LOL - works for me! You can imagine we were laughing pretty hard there in the Starbucks.

Quinn -- At least it's not raining there yet! We've been in a near constant downpour since Sunday. 'Course, in Washington hardly anybody even considers using an umbrella. I'm not sure exactly why.

Piffka, I'm not really worried about car thieves either. My Ford requires a special key with microsomethingorother to work the ignition. I can stash one inside. I do need access to a common door key to get myself into all my good interior hiding places.

I've never tried that. My only strategy so far has been to 'forget' to introduce theperson, and hope they're polite enough to introduce themselves, which then gives me the opportunity to remember my friend's name.

I've given up on names. . . don't introduce anyone. If they want to know eachother, they can do it :-) And my strategy is to never address anyone by name. . . wait for eye-contact, start speaking. . . I'd be so lost otherwise. . . and so very many people would be offended :-)

Well, that'll learn ya.

Glad sozlet enjoyed it!

that last post seems to have been tranpsosed way from the post to which it refered, i.e. sosobe's lock out

I know. She said that because she went through a "different" part of her brain... the name just spilled out. Of course, everybody thought it was hilarious, especially Carla.

She also said there was a friend of theirs who was a somebody or another the fourth who was to introduce his own father (somebody or another the third) and couldn't remember HIS name. We humans are pitiful. Truly pitiful.

PrincessAsh, you are too young to resort to such tactics!

Hi... errrr... uhhhh... Steve. Was just writing my Christmas letter and you & Ros & Gautam are going to be among the highlights of the year... meeting real Brits! I'll bet you never do anything stupid.

Piffka -- that reminds me...one of my favorite jokes is the one about the two ladies having lunch. They'd been best friends for 30 years, through marriages, births, remarriages, etc. About halfway through lunch, the first lady looks at the second and says, "I know you're going to think I've lost my mind. We've been friends forever and all, but I...I...I just can't recall your name!" The second lady stares at her friend with a look that could kill for about 20 seconds, drumming her fingers on the table in frustration, then finally says................"How soon do you need to know?"

fussing becouse the phone wouldn't ring,kid's laughing at me. din't know i had the credit card to my ear instead of the phone

looking for my glasses,[ every where] to find them on my eye's. I could go on and on with some crazy stuff that would make you pee you pant's

Eva -- Hahahaha~~~ you made me burst out laughing! It upset the dogs. Oh, lord, if I can only remember THAT one next time I'm lunching!

Frankemp! So new and so funny!! Welcome to a2k!

I thought you'd like that one, piff! The older I get, the more true it seems.

Joined the choir. Won't know for months whether or not it was a stupid thing...

Me in the choir would be a stupid thing. It once was for real, those poor folks down in the church when I was the only child who showed up to sing the funeral mass. Luckily the organ was very loud. Lot of water under the bridge since those days.

I only sing now in the car and in the shower. Ok, once in a while in the kitchen.

funny
trying to change the tv. with the phone,trying allso to call some one with the remote controll.''hey '' hear is a good one,I was making me a banana split, had to stop to clean up a mess a child had made with washing powder's by pouring it in to his pottey chair,as I finished I continued to fix my banana split, and begin to eat it [very good]only to reconise I was eating it out of the pottey!!!!!
this happen when I was about 19 year's old,so can't blame it on menopouse

piff thats very kind and diametrically opposite from the reality. Happy Christmas to all in Bombay! Please note signature, and spread the word!

"only to reconise I was eating it out of the pottey"
Yes mega stupid Frank. I would never do anything so stupid, ever. Honest.

[Once drove up to my girlfriend's house in her car saw my car outside and said oh look I'm there]

Drank four glasses of champers at the wedding last night. My god that stuff goes to your head quick.

Did you pick up one of the bridemaids?