Dumb things you've done in your lifetime.

[Tim]

It's always fun to read stories about this from other people, so post yours!

One of mine: I was a pre-teen, and thought it would be fun to toast a marshmellow over our gas stove. I put the marshmellow on a fork, toasted it, and without letting it cool down put it right in my mouth... Burnt fork stripes onto my lips. Made fun of at school for over a week plus.

Another one: My freshman year in highschool. I was in gym class, and it was a non-dress out day. I had a wicked wedgie, and I went around a corner of the building where nobody EVER goes, and pulled my pants down real quick to dig it out and fix it proper. With impecible timing, a fellow student (A girl, no doubt) rounds the corner just in time to see me grabbin' at my tighty whities. She tells everyone that she caught me jerkin' off. It was quite the joke every year until I graduated. A fellow classmate even drew my name in the homeroom "Secret Santa" and purchased me a jar of vasoline, which I had to open up in front of the class. *Facepalm*

 

[joesmoke]

still got that vaseline? :awe:

 

[Tim]

still got that vaseline? :awe:

Nope, all gone

 

[rivan]

I predict a high percentage of these will involve a) fire or b) alcohol.

I decided as a young teenager that the easy way to clear brush off a hill I had to clear was with fire (rather than the high-effort Weed Whip I had at my disposal).

So I took the gas can, splashed gas all over about 20 square feet of scrub, then discovered I had no ignition source on me. Walked a couple hundred feet to the house, got a lighter, came back and lit the hill.

.... The eyebrows and hairline eventually grew back; the light burns healed over about a month.

 

[gimmewhitecastles]

I got a degree in Computer Science. Worst decision ever. Still feeling the backlash even today. Somedays I just wanna smack the younger version of myself and say "What were you thinking!!"

 

[yh125d]

Snorted listerine from a perfume bottle. I'd say my sense of smell is ~80% gone

 

[rivan]

Snorted listerine from a perfume bottle. I'd say my sense of smell is ~80% gone

Wtf? Why?

 

[Renob]

Killed a man.

 

[Lean L]

the OP is such failure...

 

[Kirby]

revved and dumped the clutch in second going around a turn. hit some loose gravel and nearly hit a house. i ran over some gardenia bushes, blew out my tire, ripped the wheel well out, and warped a wheel.

 

[ahenkel]

shit I spent 3 hours talking to the invisible person at a Mcdonalds Drive thru after they had closed. That was dumb as was the driving on Acid.

 

[Blackjack200]

I once couldn't find a lighter so I thought it would be pretty cool to light my cigarette on the stove and quickly walk outside. My hair didn't quite catch on fire, but a bunch of it melted together and the apartment smelled like shit.

When I was in boy scouts I got into a rock fight (lol, wtf?) with a bunch of friends. It was winding down, when I decided it would be pretty funny and cool to throw a rock right next to the tree one of my friends was hiding behind. And this rock couldn't be lobbed. It needed to be thrown hard. It couldn't have been more than 10 feet away when my friend peeked out from behind the tree to see if we were finished playing yet, and gracefully caught it in his middle of his forehead.

 

[Kirby]

shit I spent 3 hours talking to the invisible person at a Mcdonalds Drive thru after they had closed. That was dumb as was the driving on Acid.

lmfao!

 

[PricklyPete]

Started a fire in the woods with a firecracker...could have been a huge issue if my neighbor didn't see it and help me put it out with his garden hose.

Drove a few times when I should not have after drinking. I don't do that anymore...and feel bad that I ever did.

My most recent blunder was buying my wife the car I wanted instead of the car she wanted...we live, we learn.

 

[ahenkel]

revved and dumped the clutch in second going around a turn. hit some loose gravel and nearly hit a house. i ran over some gardenia bushes, blew out my tire, ripped the wheel well out, and warped a wheel.

I did something similar to that. I dumped the clutch and was pointed down the south facing portion of our drive way. I went speeding down hill and took out all the supports of the deck. Luckily I had enough momentum to clear it before the deck came slamming down.

 

[purbeast0]

I got a degree in Computer Science. Worst decision ever. Still feeling the backlash even today. Somedays I just wanna smack the younger version of myself and say "What were you thinking!!"

i don't get it, i'd say that was one of the best decisions i ever made.

when i was young i sprayed binaca into my nose which was pretty stupid and hurt like hell.

we used to smoke leaves out of bamboo when i was in 7th grade, which yea is just stupid as hell.

 

[MedicBob]

Joined and then posted in ATOT.

 

[Lean L]

shit I spent 3 hours talking to the invisible person at a Mcdonalds Drive thru after they had closed. That was dumb as was the driving on Acid.

more shit like this and less like the OP's stories please

 

[Jeeebus]

I predict a high percentage of these will involve a) fire or b) alcohol.

<Raises hand in shame>

Twas 1998 (maybe 1999 - who the hell knows). Jeeebus was in college and off on a Caribbean cruise with his family. I would guess that on any given day, my blood alcohol level teetered between "oh fuck me not another one" and "that mermaid is beautiful!" Most nights hung around with a group of 5 or so people, including this one Mexican chick - we didn't speak the same language, but the language of love conquered all.

So on about night 5 of the cruise, we're all very drunk and someone (god I hope it wasn't me) decided we should go play Titanic on the front of the boat. So we all start sneaking around ninja-style, probably looking like total idiots, crossing all sorts of no entry roped off areas. And there we were. Very tip of the boat. Two of our group light up a joint, and the Mexican and I climb up and give our best Titanic impression.

It was magical - until I saw my reflection in the water in front of us because we were being lit up by a huge spotlight. Ya, apparently the front of the boat is also where the captain and the rest of the piloting crew are. Whistles start blowing and we run like cockroaches. Someone kicks something that sounds like a gong, and we all take off in different directions.

Not my brightest moment.

 

[Tim]

more shit like this and less like the OP's stories please

:thumbsup: You're almost a decent troll. Keep practicing.

 

[ahenkel]

more shit like this and less like the OP's stories please

The sad thing is I spent the majority of the time just trying to place an order. I'd forget what I was doing and have to start over.

 

[Lean L]

:thumbsup: You're almost a decent troll. Keep practicing.

It's really not my fault that you started a thread that should have been filled with drunken mishaps and the story you shared was "Oh no! I burnt myself with a fork". How old art thou?

 

[PricklyPete]

Joined and then posted in ATOT.

winner.

 

[dud]

Joined and then posted in ATOT.

Sometimes I feel the same way ... especially when checking out the Off Topic forum.

 

[drebo]

I jumped off a cement hill when I was 8. Snapped my forearm clean in half (like, seriously, I had 4 bends in my arm). Because of that, I still write like a 3rd grader.