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How Embarassing!!
Got a new computer about 6 weeks ago, got a monitor with built in mike. No cord, finally got one last week. Grand daughter helped hook it up. Mike didn't work, contacted tech support, they said contact mfr. of computer, sound card prob. Contacted them last week, no response. Contacted again today, they emailed back and said I needed a new mike cord. Contacted them asking for one, they email back "this issue is too complicated to handle by email, please call our toll-free number". Tried checking properties, reading news groups, etc. In desperation, I finally followed the new mike cord from back of monitor down to...the floor. Yep, there was the cord hanging on the floor, not connected to the computer at all. Plugged it in, works great. How embarassing!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! LOL Joan!! Don't feel like the 'Lone Ranger', we've all done something like this. At least, I hope we have. Then again, maybe it's just us! LOL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!!again Gee, Pat, sure hope it's not just us!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Oh my Joan, you have the bestest way of making me feel normal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Don't feel to bad. When I was teaching Prek, The head of the dept went for
training to come and show us how to utilize the student computors. I was totally
computor illiterate. Finally 6 mos. later after they had been sitting in the box
because she hadn't trained us yet, I thought, I would just try to hook it up.
TAH-DAH ! I did it right. I just read the manual. The Dept. head was a little
insulted so she went to hook hers up. She came to me and said hers was faulty
because it wouldn't turn on. I said I would look at it, an guess what, she
didn't turn on the electrical power strip that it was plug into. Then she came
back in and said her microphone wouldn't work. So I went to look at it, and
there she sat, the cord dangling mid-air, still wrapped with a rubber band and
she was tapping on it and blowing in it. Did I mention she was the dept. head? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!!stuff Oh, Miz Kitty, love the image of her blowing in it! that's funny. Shelba, glad SOMETHING can make you feel normal!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! How's this Joan - I've been going to the tanning booth in preparation for my vaction. Had never been before. So after a couple of times I'm wondering why I'm not really getting any color...then I went in on Tuesday and noticed that the tops of the beds CLOSE! Now I'm lobster red...DUH!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! I am rolling on the tanning bed mistake...Elissa. How about this one...shhh
don't tell hubby (he rarely makes such silly goof ups) Anyhow, during a storm a
few years back, the lights went out and hubby was searching all over for some
candles. Finally I stopped him, he said "don't we have those candles you
see in the windows at christmastime?, where are they?" It took every ounce
of strength I had not to burst out laughing when I said "Honey, we don't
have those, and besides they have to be plugged in to work anyhow" He is
still miffed whenever I bring it up, but it was just so hilarious.
RE: How Embarassing!!stuff Elissa, now that's what I call getting a head start on your trip! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Joan...I do computer support as my job...yet when I got my new computer a few
weeks ago, I couldn't get my speakers to work....I had them plugged in...but it
was plugged into the modem...not the speaker port...oh well!! Live and learn. Janice
RE: How Embarassing!! Janice I did the same thing with the speakers!! I couldn't firgure out why
they weren't working!! Oh well I sure am glad I wasn't the only one who did
that. I felt pretty stupid! But hey!! we all make our little bitty silly
mistakes. LOL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! This is begining to sound like Lucy Moments!!!
RE: How Embarassing!! YEHAAAAAAWWWW!!! Joan joins the ranks of LUCY!!! ahahahahhahahah;-))) hurrying up and adding it to that list of funnies you sent me from the Technical support Peeps!!!heeheheee...and if you think for one minute , I'm adding anything that I've done to this thread!!! well I have just one thing to say to you Gypsy Woman! NOT!!!! ROFL at JOAN.... (btw...its in my archives...every so often...I'll post it for you ~~~ LOLOLOL;-)))) snort snicker giggle....;-))) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! yeah!!! Leslee, really do think it's time to post your Lucy Moment!!! Just go ahead and pick any one of them, since you've got several. I'm partial to your shopping trip story. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Yes, Leslee, time to drag out the shopping trip story. Lots of new people who haven't read it, and it will make me feel ever so much smarter!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!!yada, yada Les- you tell your story and I promise to tell about the time I got a new Hoover and sucked all the Christmas tree lights off the tree. And the time our electricity was out and my mother brilliantly said "I'll make supper on the hotplate" - the electric hotplate. We still kid her about that! Alycyn - that would make your dh feel better...if we told him about your post! Shh, we promise not to. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! OHHHHHHH....so you and Catherine are gangin up on me are ya??? NONONONO!!! One thing will lead to another, and the next thing I know...I'll be not only telling the shopping at K-Mart story, I'll be reliving my glue and feathers night mare! NO!!! You can't make me....LOL...pllllllbbbbttttttt~~~~ but Joan...do go on....I had no idea! !!!!ROFL!!!! I'ld really love to hear your Hoover Vacume story in detail!!!! hahahahhaha...(adding to the Joan Lucy list)...heeehee.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!!ugh Ok, Les, asking you nice. If that doesn't work...blackmail!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! So Joan, How long have you worked for Microsoft??? :^) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Darn Gypsy ~~~LOL;-))) Back on October 23, 1998 I posted this post to a previously started thread
called the Lucy moments! ...so just in case you're wondering....It was very very
long ago...and I no longer do these kinds of things ... at least very often. LOL;-)))
RE: How Embarassing!! Did any one have the technician ask this question??? Do you know where the "AnyKey" is located..I would have been insulted if I hadn't been lolrof! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Leslee,ROTFLMBO! You guys are killing me!LOL...LOL...LOL... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Joan, I always knew you were funny, this is such a good thread....LOL...thanks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Again! Leslee ~ ROFLOL, but your glue and feathers story was my all-time favorite too. You'd have to tell it just the same way 'cause it was riot!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Well, Les, looks like now you'll have to tell the feathers and glue story,
too! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! (((((HOOOOOWWWWWLLLLLL)))));-)))) YES!! YES YES YES!!!! See ??? Joan I knew
behind that cool exterior there was LUCY lurking right below the surface!!!!
ahahahahahahha!~ !!!!!~~~#1...computer Lucy incident #2 .Hoover Vacume LUCY #3.
Slushy (roflheeheeheehahahahohohoho) Lucy!!! I think you have me beat JOAN!!!
YEAH!!!! ;-)))) I crown you the new Lucy!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! ROTFLMAO!! These are soooo funny! I'm glad I don't do things like this......heehee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Good to see some old familiar names under the Lucy Post!!!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Tiger, if we say you're dumb, what would that make the rest of us? You just learned to read using phonics, like when I was reading aloud at Sunday School and read twoedgedsword, I pronounce it two (rhymes with fro) edged (kind of like rigid) and sword (rhymes with ford and I pronounced the w), then realized what I was actually reading. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! LOL I'm so glad I found this site!!! Makes me feel right at home! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! You all crack me up!What a good laugh I just had reading these post,did I ever need it tonight.Thanks everyone and keep them coming.Peggy.ROTFL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! I don't have anything as good as the rest of you. It sounds like you are all
pros!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Ahem....being in perfect control at all times, I don't have any of these embarassing moments. However, my sister and bil have recently purchased a house and the sprinkler system has never worked for them despite the previous owners assurances that it did. BIL finally got a repairman out to fix the system, but of course, had to go to work leaving my sister to deal with the situation. Repairman begins to check things out only to return and tell my sister that everything is in perfect working order...you just have to turn the main water valve "ON". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Catherine, you sure did read my mind with the Lucy Moment thing!!!! These stories are great...I have so many to tell that I can't even think of the best one! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Talk about a "Flash from the past", reading some of those Lucy moments again was great. I think I have a copy of that whole original thread here someplace. That was one of the best threads we ever had at this site. Those were the "good old days" weren't they? We sure were a crazy bunch! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Oh, I don't know who is the funniest! Elissa - I told you not to go to that tanning booth.Oh, well, you won't be the only fried beach bum there. One can always tell who has just arrived in the islands because they are the color of cooked lobsters! Check your email. I sent you something! Joan, thanks for the email to me. You are so funny. I didn't know you ever had a problem with your computer because you are so faithful with your jokes, etc. No one has more problems and dumb things happen than I do. After all these months everyone - I am finally back at the KT. Did you miss me? Jan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Don't feel so bad- I think we all have had a few stories about these computers. A big BEEN THERE to you! now you have a great story to tell. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The glue fiasco..by request!;-)))) I'm too embarassed to post this where it should be~~~LOL;-)))) I was decorating this tree see.. Its a grapevine Christmas tree that I bought
at a craft store and its really really cool. Anyhow... I thought it would look cool to sprinkle colored feathers on it since I can't put any lights on it up in our balcony. But the feathers kept falling off.... I know ...Craft Forum...... So I bought this aresol spray adhesive. Figured I could just spray it
on...then sprinkle the feathers and they would stick where ever they landed.
So...spray I did. But the nozel was turned the wrong way and I didn't notice,
and I sprayed it right into my face and hair. To add insult to injury here...I
had the little bag of feathers in my other hand ..ready to sprinkle, when the
spray hit me in the face. YuP.... the feathers sprinkled alright.... now I look
like a brightly plumed bird. Oh I know.... pet forum.... (ok...that was for
laughs, I got the feathers out) Ok...and here are some of the more sensitive responses I got!!! and these are my friends...sheesh~~~~LOL;-)))) I can't help it, i'm coming unglued (no pun intended), my stomach hurts from
laughing so hard. Sorry Leslee, I have to do this first....HEEHEEHEEHEE. I'm laughing with you!!!! I did this once. Ok, now I'll tell you how to get it out. Oh sorry, have to post it in the beauty forum. hee hee hee Ohhhhh Straycat ...I'm gonna get you for that one! Run....run very quickly......;-)))))))) Try mayonaise. Work it in very well, cover with plastic wrap and let it stay for about 1/2 hour and then wipe off as much as possible with paper toweling. Then use shampoo; it will probably take 3 or more shampoo repeats to get the mayo out. Hope this will work for you. Also, the mayo is a GOOD treatment for your hair. Hope it works for you. bye Bonny (Granny) pardon me while I go and chuckle about this. he he he Recipe Forum? Thanks .... should I just use the mayo with the vinigar and pass myself off as egg salad? LOLOLOLOL...No truthfully...thank you. I wonder if it matters if its Miracle Whip? ahahahahahhahahhahahhahahahahha!!!!!! ((((Hahahahhahaha)))) I just looked at my nail polish remover...don't know why...I could have told you...I use the kind that's in a jar with a sponge thingydo. I guess I'll just try to sponge it out... because I sure a *h_ _l* am not going to go to the store looking like this!!! Do I dare call DH and ask him to stop on his way home for nailpolish remover? LOLOLOL... Oh my gosh~~~~~;-)))))) CB... if it doesn't come out...lets just say, I wont exactly have to worry about looking like Princess Di anymore! ;-)))))) OOOOHHHH my gosh!!!! Oh, this is toooo good....OOOWWWWW, you're killing me...I can just see you temporarily blinded, spitting feathers.....aaaccckkkk....stumbling to the mirror...hahahahhahaha...what did you see???? EEEAaaakkkk, oh stop please, you are the goose of all gooses...yea,snort, giggle,...call your husband... I wanna know what his reaction is...hahahahahha.....I'll bet he forgets just so he can make fun of you!!!!! Once he gets up off the floor that is.....hhheeeeeee...hey...wait...a minute.....hold on here...alright....WHERE did you say you got the feathers???? AAha! Picking on us birds are ya... Tell honey to get you some peanut butter...or maybe you could put on a hat..and go to the store hahahahahhahahhhaaaaaaaa....I've never heard of such a thing....I would have killed to have been there... I'd of helped you..... once I composed myself...oh gosh, oh me... you quack me up...too much... whatta girl. hhheeeeeeeheeeeeee...got..to...get...drink...cough...and a kleenex....snort....heeeeheeeeee Goo Gone? GOO GONE!!!! My Lord...that stuff takes the paint off walls, and the varnish off wood! What in the world would it do to my hair? Ohhhh...welll..... I guess it would probably just melt it right down to the roots..which is a pleasant alternative~~~ and to top this off...we have a dinner party to go to tommorrow night! Luckily these are friends that know me and are used to this sort of thing where I'm concerned!!! I like the hat idea...thanks you wicked duck! Where is that wasscally duck hiding... I got hunting to do~~~ but foowst let me gwab my plaid hunting hat! ;-)))))lololol...this is too much~~~ I really admire your stick-to-it-iveness... Oh, have you tried Vodka yet? Try WD-40, It removes adhesives and tree sap, etc. very well. Good luck! Here I go~~~~ wish me luck! I've got the miracle whip in there too...Ill try using it as the conditioner. Then... god only knows what I'll do next.... Please pass the vodka! Not for my hair.... I want that in a tall glass with gingerale please! ;-)))))) Well...the nail polish remover didn't do the trick. It made it gummier and
kinda gritty. The mayonaise DID make it slick, (and in the steam from the shower
...it smells like puke...just in case you were wondering) gagagagag..... . If it's not out by tomorrow night...go to the dinner party with a new "boufant" hairdo!! Good luck Lucy!!! :) I still have hair...but well... Oh Leslee,you poor little feathered friend......Oh I couldn't pass that one up.My goodness if you put all that on your poor little head,you may wake up looking like a bald eagle!!!!! Sorry,ROFLOL!!!!!This is just too FUNNY..Let us know how this turn's out.Love to have a picture of this one. Did anyone see "Something About Mary"? I can just picture her hair fanning strait up like in the movie when she had......well you know....in her hair. I keep coming back just to read the new posts!! AND THIS....from MY GOOD FRIEND JOANMN~~~ Now weren't they helpful folks!!!! LOLOLOL this could go on...but I don't want to bore you too much!
RE: How Embarassing!! Oh. I remember these,,,,,I remember coming home from work -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! ROFLMBO!!!!!! This is hilarious! You should take it on the road!!! LOLOLOLO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! For Everyone Yippy Leslee!!!! Such a trooper, thanks for the feather story, yup, that's my
favorite too!!!! I'll bet, if you think real hard you can come up with one
more....... How about something real recent, anything happen in Las Vegas????
RE: How Embarassing!! Yes...please....~~~ I remember that one!!! LOL;-)))) Catherine.... I still like you anyway...even if you're in kahoots with Joan!!! aaarrrrgggghhhhh~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! How about writing a book! This stuff is really good! Did you ever make it to
the dinner party?
RE: How Embarassing!! Well, DH would absolutely kill me if he knew I told the whole world this, but
it really is a "Lucy Moment". First of all he can sleep anyplace and
through anything. It's amazing! Anyway, one dark night I got up and went into
the bathroom and sat down--RIGHT ON HIS LAP! He jumped up, I screamed and went
flying! The next day we went to Wal-Mart and bought nightlights.
RE: How Embarassing!! Oh, Trish, that is priceless!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: How Embarassing!! Yes!! Yes!! ROFLMBO Leslee!! This is like 'old home week'. Added to that, we
have new friends. It's perfect!!
RE: How Embarassing!! a lucy moment. i went to an afternoon movie. the sun was very bright and now my eyes don't adjust too well to the dark - so i thought i'll just close my eyes for a moment or two so they will adjust quicker. i closed my eyes - opened my eyes - still couldn't see - closed my eyes again - opened them - still couldn't see - then i realized i was standing in front of a wall. was laughing so hard i had trouble seeing then for the tears. glad i was by myself. |
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