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Face Palm Moments

Ha ha, welcome to my life!

This goes along almost exactly like what happened to me just today. I bought two money clips (you see why that was on my mind in my last post) across town at the Love's truck stop a few days ago. I was getting one to replace the one I had, and a buddy of mine said if I were to get one, pick him up one too and he'd pay me back.

So I picked two of them up, but when I ran it by his place, he tells me he'd just picked one up while he was there. Oh and, "sorry I didn't tell ya" he says. No biggie, I figured I'd just return it next time I'm on that side of town. So on Tuesday I was heading over to that side of town, so I grabbed the bag it was in off of my coffee table and headed over. Once I got in the store, waited through the line (always seems to be long lines in there), got up to the counter, pulled the money clip out of the bag... but the reciept wasn't in there.

AAAAARRRRRGGGGG!!!!

Oh well, I thought to myself, I'll be back on this side of town sooner or later. So I bought my Redbull and a banana and headed home. Well today (Thursday) I was heading back towards that side of town, so I looked through the pile of bags on my coffee table for my Loves reciept, found it and put it in the bag with my money clip and headed back over there. Got in the store, waited in line, and when I finally got up to return the money clip the cashier says to me...

"This here is a reciept for a Redbull and a banana".



AAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!
 
ashykat said:
I was leaving my apartment and closed the door when I realized that I'd left my keys. I opened the door and since I'd turned the lights off already, I pulled the mini flashlight out of my pocket and proceeded to search for my keys. What was this mini flashlight attached to you ask? My keys. /facepalm
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I'm famous for putting my glasses on so I will be able to see when looking for my glasses.. *sigh*
 
I went to Wendys on my lunch break the other day, paid, drove off without my food. Didn't realize til I got back to work. Had to go all the way back. Didn't have time to actually eat at that point. It was that kind of day, and I just had to laugh at myself, lol
 
Latest Facepalm:

2 weeks ago camping I parked the minivan beside my tent, put the USB charger in the socket, turned on the ignition to draw the power to charge the android, opened the door, hit the lock button by nature, closed the door. /FacePalm!

...saved by grace: I had left the middle passenger side window open about 1 inch. I grabbed a long tent pole, slid it through the window opening and tapped the master unlock button on the driver side door. whew! :o
 
Thought I'd make a fun little thread. Everyone has a few moments where when you look back, you go WTF did I do that for? It could be something stupid, silly you did where you were a complete scattered brain. Men and woman alike :)

So a couple of years back, I was in Paris attending a wedding reception (marrying in Paris is so romantic). I needed to go to the little girl's room but for the life of me, I couldn't find it. I ran around in circle trying to find it. I asked and the people there gave me the direction. I still couldn't find it. All I saw was what LOOKED like the men's wash room. Well then I thought...maybe they don't HAVE men/women wash rooms but co-ed wash rooms. I mean.... Parisians are pretty liberal so that made complete sense to me. So I walked into the only bathroom and saw an old gentleman washing his hands. He stopped and looked at me. I looked at him back and saluted, 'bonjour'. I thought it was strange that he wasn't washing his hands anymore but didn't think anything of it. I walked further into the wash room and I saw the stall sand and urinal...now I think, 'strange...why is the urinal opened. I don't think I would want to see a man pee...' That was when the realization hit me, 'OMG I'm really in the men's wash room.' Red with embarasment, I ran out of the door. Of course I still had my manner and said, 'excuse moi' to the gentleman before I left. I saw him smiling at the corner of my eyes...

:D
 
Dunno if it counts, but I managed to get run over by really not paying attention...

sorry... just re-read that and realised that it isn't a happy story like your's... if it helps, it wasn't that bad. I got bumped and ended up in hospital (on serious painkillers) for the afternoon... that was all!!
 
Hmmm... where to begin? lol

Well I do remember that while in Paris (everything happens in Paris) lol, I was in the Musee d'Orsee (that's the art museum in an ex-train station) and there was an automatic revolving door. I have no idea why I made this mistake, but essentially... I was trying to time myself and walked in behind a glass door, rushed thinking that I was too slow, and smacked face first into the glass door so hard that I bounced back, stopped because i couldn't stop laughing, and a glass door behind me hit me head first.

I remember there were two middle aged woman who were in shock and just had their mouths open probably thinking "Stupid American" lol

There was another time when I was in the Eiffel Tower elevator on my way down to the bottom with a bunch of people and I was standing right by the elevator door. The elevator door opened at the middle level and without thinking, I just walked on out towards these stairs that I thought I had to use (as if the elevator only went halfway lol) with my friends yelling at me to get back in. At first, I just turned around and looked at them all puzzled at why they weren't coming out and yelling at me but then realized and ran back in. Everyone in the elevator started laughing, myself included, and now it's a moment that I'll never forget. :)
 
Vihzel said:
Hmmm... where to begin? lol

Well I do remember that while in Paris (everything happens in Paris)
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What happens in Paris stays in Paris ;) lol

Well seems like I'm not the only Ditz on the team :P haha

I don't mind being a bit ditzy, it means there's always something my friends and I can reminiscence and laugh over. 'Remember the time when you....' ;) haha

I embarrassed myself so much that I don't get red anymore! So most time you can't tell that I'm blushing :)

I know you guys and gals got some ditzy moments to share! :)
 
We had phone/alarm troubles at the office. Boss got the installer of the alarm system in to find the problem (RF from the phone was setting off the burglar alarm)
I complained to them that the camera beeped at various times. They heard it and finally tracked it down to my phone (hidden in a backpack) which I forgot to charge.
 
NightAngel79 said:
LOL!!
Sounds like a http://androidforums.com/lounge/337602-face-palm-moments.html
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It really was a face palm moment...

It happened (aged 19) whilst at Uni and was really hung over from the night before (having slept on a mates floor in halls) and was on my way home... looked up and saw a flash of gold, then woke up on the floor thinking "not again!"

Knew it wasn't that bad, as I was awake pretty much straight away!

If you're gonna do it though, do it right behind the hospital and make sure it's an attractive woman driving a Porsche 911! Not that I did it on purpose!

For those that are paying attention, you will have noticed the "not again!"... this wasn't the first time I've been run over... the first time was utter stupidity on my part (aged 10) and ended up with me in hospital for about 4-6 weeks and off school for 5-6 months!

Some would say I've not been very lucky to get run over not once, but twice. Others would say I was extremely lucky, having survived... I think I'd have to say that I was extremely dumb!

I'm a lot more careful now though!! :)
 
I run a small lawn care business as a supplement to my genuine source of income. I mow around 40 lawns per week.. do some irrigation as well as landscape. As it works out I often have a call of nature while mowing and I have my favorite secluded spots to relive myself. One in particular is such a nice spot that I frequent it most every week. I was once talking to that customer and he was telling me how he admired my work ethics and appreciate all my hard work. He informed me that he often observed me on his security cameras. He smiled and said.. I truly appreciate you watering my flowers every week....
 
olbriar said:
I run a small lawn care business as a supplement to my genuine source of income. I mow around 40 lawns per week.. do some irrigation as well as landscape. As it works out I often have a call of nature while mowing and I have my favorite secluded spots to relive myself. One in particular is such a nice spot that I frequent it most every week. I was once talking to that customer and he was telling me how he admired my work ethics and appreciate all my hard work. He informed me that he often observed me on his security cameras. He smiled and said.. I truly appreciate you watering my flowers every week....
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ROFL, that's one way being caught with your pants down.
 
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