08-07-2009, 11:15 AM
1. The White Jacket.
Back about four years ago I was out shopping for clothes. I had a bunch of gift cards from Christmas, and was looking to take advantage of the post holiday sales. I'm looking around Aeropostale when I see this zip-up sweatshirt/jacket thing. It's white, with "Aeropostale" written in brown across the front. I thought it looked great. And it was on super clearence. Which should have been a warning.
I bought it and wore it proudly a few times. One day when visiting my parents my dad took me aside. "That is the gayest thing you've ever worn," he told me. Haven't worn it since, and I believe I just donated it to Goodwill not too long ago.
2. Flushing a Toothbrush
When I was around the age of 7 my dad worked nights and my mom had to work really early in the morning sometimes. On those days we'd go over to a babysitter's house until it was time for school. Often times we'd go over still in our PJ's, and would get changed and brush our teeth at the babysitter's.
One such morning I accidentally knocked my toothbrush into the toilet. It had been sitting on the countertop next to the toilet, and it managed to fall in. Too scared and embarrassed to just go tell the babysitter what happened, I quickly went over and flushed the toilet. Down the toothbrush went, and in my mind, also my problem.
A few days later my parents pulled me aside and asked if I had flushed a toothbrush. Immediately I knew something had happened and that I was busted. Turns out it got stuck in some of the plumbing and did some damage. The babysitter got stuck with a pretty large bill, and once they pulled the toothbrush out of the pipes, she realized it was mine, and that bill got passed along to my folks.
Back about four years ago I was out shopping for clothes. I had a bunch of gift cards from Christmas, and was looking to take advantage of the post holiday sales. I'm looking around Aeropostale when I see this zip-up sweatshirt/jacket thing. It's white, with "Aeropostale" written in brown across the front. I thought it looked great. And it was on super clearence. Which should have been a warning.
I bought it and wore it proudly a few times. One day when visiting my parents my dad took me aside. "That is the gayest thing you've ever worn," he told me. Haven't worn it since, and I believe I just donated it to Goodwill not too long ago.
2. Flushing a Toothbrush
When I was around the age of 7 my dad worked nights and my mom had to work really early in the morning sometimes. On those days we'd go over to a babysitter's house until it was time for school. Often times we'd go over still in our PJ's, and would get changed and brush our teeth at the babysitter's.
One such morning I accidentally knocked my toothbrush into the toilet. It had been sitting on the countertop next to the toilet, and it managed to fall in. Too scared and embarrassed to just go tell the babysitter what happened, I quickly went over and flushed the toilet. Down the toothbrush went, and in my mind, also my problem.
A few days later my parents pulled me aside and asked if I had flushed a toothbrush. Immediately I knew something had happened and that I was busted. Turns out it got stuck in some of the plumbing and did some damage. The babysitter got stuck with a pretty large bill, and once they pulled the toothbrush out of the pipes, she realized it was mine, and that bill got passed along to my folks.