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[RDSLOTS]

Originally Posted by cncracer

Have you ever worked a hard day come in and fallen to sleep only to wake up at dusk thinking it was time to be back at work?

Yes, in my 25+ years of teaching, I actually did it more than once! Would come in from a day in the classroom, absolutely exhausted, and would flop down on the couch, place my bookbag (full of work still to do) on the floor, next to it, and lie down, thinking 'just for a minute.'

Woke up an hour or so later, saw the clock at 7:00, and just panicked! Knew I had overslept, was now late to school, and would be rushing into the building in the same clothes from the day before, no dinner, no breakfast, not even a cup of coffee, and of course, female that I am, find myself crying! (You guys should try it some time.)

On one occasion, I was in the car, and on my way back to the school, when something told me, "Hey, s-t-u-p-i-d. . ."


Have you ever sat behind the wheel of your car, at a stop light, lost in a "Walter Mitty," and realized the person in the car next to you staring, or worse yet, laughing at you?

One Christmas, Santa treated me to a lovely pair of gloves, which I had on, and at the light, I am admiring my hands, and in my mind, am modeling the gloves for the Isotoner commercial.

[square peg]

Has anyone here ever eaten cat food?

A (drunken) friend of mine just wanted to see someone (me - also a bit ineeeeeeebriated) eat something considered to be flat out gross. Cat food was the subject.

A bag of Tender Vittles was the object - 2 or 3 minutes was all it took - twenty bucks! Yeeeccchhhh!!!! But doable again if I ever have to. It tasted like moist, unsweetened cereal with a distinct bouquet of mackerel and herring and just a wisp of egg.

But still...twenty bucks is twenty bucks. Big thanks to Lewis (my orange tabby) for not insisting on 9 Lives in a can during that crucial period in my life.

[115db]

Ive eaten a small handful of cat food, the dry stuff. Yes, played a lot of 'truth or dare' as a teenager and that was one of the 'dares' I took. Some people still dare me to this day, not realizing dont put it past me to take that dare, lol.

[AksarbeN]

I did eat dry dog food just to see how it tasted ~ I was under 5 at the time.

[nomoresnow]

One day, after supper, I was cleaning up the kitchen, saw a spoon with gravy on it and licked it before I put it in the dishwasher. Yep, you got it. cat food gravy. PTUI!

[RDSLOTS]

Any of you recall the dog food years ago that, for all the world, looked like beef stew, complete with peas and carrots? Mother bought a few cans of the stuff, thinking it was a better canned dog food for her spoiled little lap dog, who could only eat small amounts. The leftovers went into some Tupperware, and from there, into the fridge.

Nine o' clock, and all's well. My younger sister comes in from her little after-school job, is starving, and evidently had raided the fridge. I walk in the kitchen, horrified, but just couldn't resist laughing, seeing her sitting at the table with the Tupperware container, just chowing down.

"Why are you eating THE dog's food?!," I ask.

Of course she wouldn't accept it WAS the dog's food until I showed her an unopened can of the stuff.

"Not bad," she says. "What'd Mom's dog 'think'?"

[agreatlife]

Originally Posted by RDSLOTS

Have you ever sat behind the wheel of your car, at a stop light, lost in a "Walter Mitty," and realized the person in the car next to you staring, or worse yet, laughing at you? .

I was in junior high playing the drums in the orchestra. I was just drumming along a nice little beat on the snare drum, when all of a sudden I realized the whole orchestra had stopped playing and was watching me beat the darned thing in my trance. I was so embarrassed, everyone just cracked up.

You all are killing me with these stories. Keep 'em rolling!

[sapphire-rose]

Have you ever almost passed out while your child had to get stitches?

I've always considered myself a strong person, I love the healthcare field and "thought" I can handle any blood, guts or whatever. My son was 2, fell and cut his chin open. So I figured any good mom would stay by their childs side while said child gets the stitches. Well no sooner the Doc picked up the needle and froze the area to be stitched, I started to feel a bit woozey. I saw a mechanical enginer walking by and asked where I might get a drink of water. He brought a nurse who had a cup of water. She told me to lie down on a near by stretcher. Son got the stitches, walked out of the room and said "Let's go home mommy". The nurse told my son, "mommy cannot go home for a few more minutes honey".

[AksarbeN]

Many many year ago.


Mrs. walked into the kitchen and asked what I was eating. Of course I said soup and noodles. She replied with where did you get the soup. I said leftover on the stovetop. She couldn’t stop laughing at me and had to tell the daughter about he much I enjoyed the leftover wiener water soup. They had cooked hotdogs in the pan with water earlier in the day. Sure wasn’t chicken broth.

[zonababe]

Originally Posted by RDSLOTS

I didn't exactly get out of being sent to my room, but I got my Dad so tickled until my two younger sisters and I got out of a spanking. Dad had had quite enough of our pushing and shoving, and just generally aggravating one another, while sitting on the floor in front him, and watching TV.

After telling us to settle down at least twice, he told me to run upstairs and bring him his belt. I have NO idea where I got the nerve, but I turned around and said . . .

"The belt? Oh, no, not the b-e-l-t. Anything but THE belt."




I never walked around with my fly open, but I did inadvertently tuck the little sash of a dress I was wearing, into the top of my panty hose, and leave the Ladies Room totally unaware. I walked across the Student Union at the university, and only after I had heard giggle after giggle after giggle, did my hand happen to brush-up against my thigh.

There, for all the world to see -- well, the piece of it in the college's Student Union at the time -- were my drawers, the tan of my panty hose, and my slip and dress bunched-up around my waist.

I NEVER got to live it down. Small campus, busy in student activities that I was.



Did you ever have to suppress the giggles, around your parents, while watching a comedy routine on TV? Simply because you knew you'd have to explain how/why you knew what was so funny?

I used to laugh out loud as I'd listen to Howard Stern in the morning while getting ready for work.
Several times my father asked where he could find Howard on the radio dial. I think I would have died if he heard the show.

Ever walk out of a public restroom dragging a wad of toilet paper? That's never pretty.