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Guess which idiot forgot to put the top on the goblet when using it today! Luckily it was only breadcrumbs and seasoning for burgers that I was doing, but they wer everywhere, Corners of the kitchen which havent seen a duster for some time, in my hair and in the sink!! did I feel daft, and i was in such a hurry too as my bread dough was risen and needed turning into loaves.

At last I can admit that I have done that Mo! (now I know I'm not the only one).
Besides being wet and cold, I've also been very embarrassed, looking round in shame, hoping that noone has seen me, while I try to mop up the milk!

T

Glad I am not the only one!

You know those puddings in tins that you have to boil.well,if you don't keep the water topped up and the pan boils dry they don't half spread over a wide distance.

Try boiling eggs then go into another room and forget them. You will finish up with a yellow blob on the ceiling, when you finally crawl out from under the bed or table or wherever you were hiding from the explosion and go to see what caused it.

Yes, had the egg on the ceiling. Try overcooking poached eggs in the microwave!!!!

Must tell you this one. When we were first married, for some reason OH was going to put TCP on a cut or something, took the top off and was holding it in his left hand. I came through the door and asked him the time!!!!! Yep, he turned his wrist over to look at his watch and emptied the TCP all over the floor, which luckily was tiled.

Jean, it would NEVER have happened if you were NOT in a hurry!
That seems to be law, doesn't it?

Deanna X

Oooooh! TCP. However did you get rid of the smell Ann? I decided TCP in my medicine cabinet would be a useful think to have. I made the mistake of opening the bottle, just to see if if smelt the same as when I was young. Now everytime I open the cabinet all I smell is TCP. Can't get the lid on any tighter.

Interesting I seem to have dropped the RSJ off my name somewhere.

I like the smell actually and the flat smelled lovely and clean, like a hospital, which was good as we had a young baby and the health visitor was visiting occasionally, as they did then.

Thank you folks, I was feeling a little fed up and this thread has made me laugh, altho I had to do it quietly because of the time, it still brought tears to my eyes with laughing.

I think we have all done daft things like that haven't we?

There was a chap on a Come Dine with me prog the other day who poured his flavoured milk through a sieve to get the herbs and bits out, but instead of putting a bowl under the sieve he poured it straight down the sink.
Well, how many times has that happened lol? Must be a lot of interesting things gone down the plughole in error!

Lizx

What a laugh this has given me this morning, and has brought back memories of a funny incident many, many years ago.

My father had just finished decorating our 'living room' where everything happened. We sat down to the first meal after the clear up. I can't remember what we had to eat but my brother passed a bottle of ketchup to a relative. Poor Uncle gave the ketchup a hefty shake, not realising the top wasn't on. He wasn't very popular.

The ceiling needed a couple of fresh coats of white emulsion!

Elisabeth
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When our daughter was little she wanted some salt on her food so grabbed the salt cellar. Unfortunately the lid had come loose and when she gave it a vigorous shake she finished up with a big heap of salt on her food. The look on her face was priceless.

Huia.

So glad to have given cause for laughter, theres not enough of it about!

Oh no, didn't she try and rescue the poor fish lol?

I think this is a great thread - a good laugh is good medicine, it should be on prescription.

Lizx

I have door handles rather tha knobs.
More than once, I have walked from the kitchen to the table holding plate of food that I am exremelly eager to eat, only to catch my sleeve on the door handle.
Plate comes to an instant stop - food carries on and lands with a resounding 'plop' on the floor!!

Maggie, we have those sort of handles too and I am always getting caught up, luckily not with food in my hand tho

I would be so annoyed if that happened!

Lizx

My lot are also dining out stories.

Dining in a Chinese restaurant. Beautiful decor, white linen tablecloths. I'm having flambe satay and was holding the satay while it was still flaming. I was talking turned away from my plate, moved the satay over the tablecloth and plop, burned a great hole in the lovely white tablecloth.


Same scenario with OH. In a country pub having a meal. Meal arrived at the table. OH picked up what he thought was the salt shaker. And shook the whole container of toothpicks all over his meal.

He won't let me have flambe satay and I always move the toothpicks out of his way when we are dining out.

pmsl at the toothpick story and the flambe too lol

O.h. is the messy one in our house, he always but always drops food down his front, even at home, and also when out. He can't get the hang of a slight lean over the plate as you transfer the food from fork to mouth, lol
When we were in Corfu in Sept. last year, he ordered a meal with spaghetti and I said to the waitress do you have a bib? She said no but I can help, and brought a small tablecloth which she proceeded to tie round oh's neck like a giant napkin lol I did get a photo but he took it off before eating cos he felt daft lol, of course, he messed up his shirt lol

LIzx

Quite a few years ago our local town had a fountain with only a low lip (about 2 or 3 inches) around it. I was walking along and happened to look over my shoulder at something. Yes, I stepped into the fountain. Felt a bit foolish taking off my shoes and emptying them out. But at least I didnt fall flat on my face in the fountain!

Huia.