OT: The OT Non-Ski Resort - Embarrassing Moments Edition

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PG Canuck

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One embarassing moment was when I was with a buddy (I was 10 years old at most) and we were at his cabin, just from dock to dock. No big deal right. Yeah, until I completely miss the other dock I was jumping onto, and hit my chin square on the top of the dock. Let's not forget I fell in the lake and had to sit by the fire soaking wet with his family until I was dry.

Was kind of embarrassing sitting there with them knowing what happened. :laugh:
 
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Thats cool though, I just regret never being myself and trying to be some one different, now I just let myself be who I am as un cool as I may be, married now so who have I got to impress right.

To be honest with you...
I was just dumb.
I thought that doing well in school will set me up for a comfortable life...
So that was all I focussed on.
I had a one track mind...
And I did not notice anything else.

Even then...
Throughout my time in school...
I still went through numerous changes to my personality...
Just to fit into a certain clique...
Or just to avoid being picked on.
The urge to please...
And to fit in...
Is human nature.
I think everybody goes through it...
And some may continue to go through it...
Until the very end.

The day people stop trying to change...
May be the day they find contentment.
You seemed to have found it.
I am happy for you...
And a little envious...

Regardless...
I do think you should at least try to impress your wife.
;)
 

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Who? Do I know her? Guarantee it wasnt as bad as Slayer getting shot down by my cousin in grade 9 or 10

If you remember a Bryton? That was her

Looking back, I was, and in some way still sort of am, a guy who likes any girl that acts nice towards him, if even only once. This was a major case

Worst part is, that convo is still on my Facebook messages. I can't go back and read it, as I know what I said was probably the worst thing ever.
 

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If you remember a Bryton? That was her

Looking back, I was, and in some way still sort of am, a guy who likes any girl that acts nice towards him, if even only once. This was a major case

Worst part is, that convo is still on my Facebook messages. I can't go back and read it, as I know what I said was probably the worst thing ever.

Meh.
 

PG Canuck

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Another one is when I was biking with kids around 3-5 years old than me. I have dirt jumps behind my house, and they were all taking them. So, as a curious kid, I wander on back there with my bike in awe of this one big jump they were all taking.

Eventually, they see me spectating, and are trying to convince me to take this jump. I was around 10 years old at the time of this incident as well, and this jump was taller than the kids that were already taking it, and they were, as I said, 3-5 years older.

So they finally convince me, as I wanted to look cool in front of all these older kids from around the neighborhood. So I climb the hill that aligns with this jump. Around 10 other kids stop what they're doing and focus their attention on me. I start going down the hill, catching tons of speed, hit the jump.......and cased (overshot) the landing as I came down. This leads to me losing grip on my handlebars, and me sacking myself on the frame of the bike as I came down. Oh, I should mention I went head over heels after smoking the boys on the frame.

Don't know how long I laid there, but that was a walk of shame if I've ever seen one. Trying to impress the kids around the block, and ended up looking like a complete fool. :laugh:
 

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Another one is when I was biking with kids around 3-5 years old than me. I have dirt jumps behind my house, and they were all taking them. So, as a curious kid, I wander on back there with my bike in awe of this one big jump they were all taking.

Eventually, they see me spectating, and are trying to convince me to take this jump. I was around 10 years old at the time of this incident as well, and this jump was taller than the kids that were already taking it, and they were, as I said, 3-5 years older.

So they finally convince me, as I wanted to look cool in front of all these older kids from around the neighborhood. So I climb the hill that aligns with this jump. Around 10 other kids stop what they're doing and focus their attention on me. I start going down the hill, catching tons of speed, hit the jump.......and cased (overshot) the landing as I came down. This leads to me losing grip on my handlebars, and me sacking myself on the frame of the bike as I came down. Oh, I should mention I went head over heels after smoking the boys on the frame.

Don't know how long I laid there, but that was a walk of shame if I've ever seen one. Trying to impress the kids around the block, and ended up looking like a complete fool. :laugh:

You had guts.
They may be talking about you as the kid who made the jump.
:nod:
 

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Anybody ever remember Honesty Box on facebook? That thing almost ruined my life
 

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After I cried for a bit and awkwardly walked home. :laugh:

At least you didn't brawl.

Man...
I just sat there and cried my eyes out.
That was true embarrassment.
So glad I was just 10 or 11.
I don't think I can live it down if I am any older.
 

PG Canuck

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At least you didn't brawl.

Man...
I just sat there and cried my eyes out.
That was true embarrassment.
So glad I was just 10 or 11.
I don't think I can live it down if I am any older.

Only other times I've cried and just let it out was when I had a family member pass away (not embarrassing, just one of the last times I've literally cried) and when the Canucks lost in 2011, and I'm not afraid to admit it as I know people who did the same. :laugh:
 

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PG...
Your story did remind me of a moment from my teenage years...

When I was playing basketball with a neighbor...
A kid I knew...
While riding his bike...
Was attracted by our game...
And ended up crashing into the car in front of him.
Like you...
He crushed the crown jewels...
After he slid into the frame.

I asked if he was ok...
And he said yes...
While trying to hold back his tears.
Eventually his grandfather came and led him away.
I am pretty sure he was pretty embarrassed.

Not that I am proud to admit it...
But after he was out of sight...
And into the house...
I burst out laughing.

Man...
I am a terrible person...
:shakehead
But Schadenfreude is just so hard to resist...
:help:
 
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PG Canuck

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PG...
Your story did remind me of a moment from my teenage years...

When I was playing basketball with a neighbor...
A kid I knew...
Who was attracted by our game...
Ended up crashing into the car in front of him.
Like you...
He crushed the crown jewels...
After he slid into the frame.

I asked if he was ok...
And he said yes...
While trying to hold back his tears.
Eventually his grandfather came and led him away.
I am pretty sure he was pretty embarrassed.

Not that I am proud to admit it...
But after he was out of sight...
And into the house...
I burst out laughing.

Man...
I am a terrible person...
:shakehead
But Schadenfreude is just so hard to resist...
:help:

:laugh: It's always funnier when it's someone else. That actually reminds me - I've been a victim of a parked car coming out of nowhere. Thank god the neighborhood was dead at that time of day, and no one was around because I smoked it. Did the classic get up and act cool as you look around to see if anyone saw you.
 

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:laugh: It's always funnier when it's someone else. That actually reminds me - I've been a victim of a parked car coming out of nowhere. Thank god the neighborhood was dead at that time of day, and no one was around because I smoked it. Did the classic get up and act cool as you look around to see if anyone saw you.

Me too...
I slipped on the pedal...
And ended up hanging my chin on the handles...
Before I crashed into a car...
In the full view of a neighbor.

It may have been his car...
 

PG Canuck

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Me too...
I slipped on the pedal...
And ended up hanging my chin on the handles...
Before I crashed into a car...
In the full view of a neighbor.

It may have been his car...

I've had more small embarrassing moments like riding my bike into a parked car etc. Likely things lots of others have done before, so I guess it's not all that embarrassing...but still kind of is.
 

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When I had just started working as a bank teller, I managed to lock us out of our vault for the entire day.

Every morning when you open the vault, there's a little clock on the inside that you have to immediately set for about 24 hours. This means that once you close the vault at the end of the day, it will not open until that clock expires. It's a safety measure to ensure nobody can just spin the combinations and break into it overnight.

Anyway, one day, someone forgot to do it in the morning. On complete autopilot, I spun it for 24 hours...at the end of the day (5PM).

So the next morning, I arrive at work to see a crowd around the vault. The manager is there trying like hell to open it. He spots me. "Hey! Did you spin the clock yesterday morning?"

I instantly knew exactly what I had done. "No," I said in a voice that was a lot calmer than I felt.

He blinked. "You didn't?"

"No, I did it in the evening," I went on in that same calm voice.

"...did you set it for 12 hours?"

"No. I set it for 24."

And that was the first time I ever saw someone do a "facepalm" in person. Woops.
 

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Well, I guess it's time to bring out the most embarrassing story of my life that only my family and one friend knows about.

When I was 9 or 10 I was in my basement playing billiards/pool/whatever you call it with a friend. I was carelessly waving around my pool cue while running around the table to set up a shot, and I underestimated the distance between the end of the pool cue and the wall. The cue was in a very unfortunate position when it made contact with the wall and I ended up stabbing my family jewels.
I needed 5 stitches...

Thankfully no permanent damage/problems resulted from it (aside from a little scar), and I got to miss school for a week. :laugh:
 
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