What's The Dumbest Thing You've Done?

[cabinetman]

I got one for ya-all. When I was 7 or 8, I had a Superman outfit, complete with cape, probably from the Kent Garment Co., somewhere in the midwest. Anyway, I had on my outfit, climbed up to the roof. Now you ask, why not fly up there? Well, I didn't want to push my luck on the first try. So, there I was, on the edge of the roof, positioning myself for take-off. I had no real destination in mind, just thought I'd fly around a bit.

A breeze brisked my face and I knew the time was right, so off I went with my arms in the right position (you know the one). I actually did fly - about two feet from the roof, and I went straight down. At first I thought I should have checked the area for kryptonite.

A neighbor saw my very short flight and came running over to help, and I thought "What a fool - a human helping Superman". I got a sprained ankle that day. But, I continued to watch the show on TV probably thinking I could pick up some new tips.



"I'M NEVER WRONG - BUT I'M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT"

[crokett]

Well there's dumb things you do as a kid and there's dumb things you do as an adult. Difference is as an adult the stakes are a lot higher. As a kid, dumbest thing was probably wondering how hard I had to throw a snowball at a storm window before it broke. It occurred to me on the 4th throw (of course the one that broke the window) that the only way to find out was when the window broke.

[LarryG]

The dumbest thing I've ever done? Geez. Let me submit all 42,863 entries to the judging committee, and when they get back to me, I'll get back to you ...

[LinuxRandal]

My flying lesson

Went to the first day of a local town fair (Santacaligon days) as a kid. Couldn't have been any older then about 5. Wanted to ride the merry go round, because it had vehicles. Hopped onto a motorcycle, and was reving it (or so my imagination told me) and raring to go. As it got up to speed, I was pretending to be jumping and racing and I rared back and went airborne. I was excited and still remember that feeling, flying untethered, free, except for two handlebars. I wondered what all those people were doing as they parted like water, then I landed, superman style, into the gravel parking lot. All I got was some scuffs and bruises, and a free exam, at the emergency first aid station. They proceeded to finish assembling the merry go round. In today's litigeous world, I would own that fair.

Just recently took my first airplane ride (Ford Triwing), and was on a motorcycle only onetime since (found out the hard way, it only had a front brake, another story).

[DonHo]

I dare say I've done some pretty dumb stuff in my lifetime, howere if I were to make a post telling the world about them, that would qualify as the dumbest thing I've ever done

DonHo

[DUD]

Cabinetman
I did close to the same thing, except it was My Little Brother who wanted to be Superman. For several days We climbed up on the barn's roof, He would go to the edge, hands in position, but wouldn't jump. One day I pushed Himm off, He landed in hay and dried horse manure, didn't hurt Him but cry, ooh did He cry. I came off the barn and tried to quieten Him down, No Go. He told Mother, She told Me to sit on the porch and wait for Daddy. Whe He came Home He talked to Me telling Me what could have happened, and said Tomorrow when I come Home I will whip You. He didn't lie, and I had 24 hours to dread it. That was the stupidest thing I ever did. Bill

[JSCOOK]

Cabinetman, were you doing it to impress the girls .... Sounds like the country song from Chris Cagle "Chicks Dig It":

Daddys belt, mamas drapes
Standin tall on the backyard shed
Lookin cool in my superman cape
I told the neighbourhood girls
Said hey yall, watch this
My fate was a broken arm
And my reward a one day kiss
When daddy asked me why I did it
I made him laugh out loud when I told him
Cause the chicks dig it

I got one for ya-all. When I was 7 or 8, I had a Superman outfit, complete with cape, probably from the Kent Garment Co., somewhere in the midwest. Anyway, I had on my outfit, climbed up to the roof. Now you ask, why not fly up there? Well, I didn't want to push my luck on the first try. So, there I was, on the edge of the roof, positioning myself for take-off. I had no real destination in mind, just thought I'd fly around a bit.

A breeze brisked my face and I knew the time was right, so off I went with my arms in the right position (you know the one). I actually did fly - about two feet from the roof, and I went straight down. At first I thought I should have checked the area for kryptonite.

A neighbor saw my very short flight and came running over to help, and I thought "What a fool - a human helping Superman". I got a sprained ankle that day. But, I continued to watch the show on TV probably thinking I could pick up some new tips.



"I'M NEVER WRONG - BUT I'M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT"

[Russianwolf]

I said "no" to my mom once.



Once.

[BobSch]

I said "no" to my mom once.



Once.

Ouch! (And I speak from experience.)

[gsmittle]

You know what Tom and Ray say....

..."You know there's a trip to the hospital when you hear somebody say, 'Hey guys, watch this!'"

For myself, when I was 13 or so I was helping my father with the gutters. He left a hammer on the top of the stepladder, and when he moved the ladder of course it fell off and hit him in the head. I couldn't surpress a snicker, which led to the whippin' of a lifetime. I think it was two days before I could sit down again.

This one's of my own doing: In college (1977) I put myself through school by building scenery. One day I was legging up some platforms and I had just put a brand-new, nice sharp speedbore bit in my drill. Just then we got word that we didn't have to work the next day. Of course my first thought was "PARTY!!!!!!" so I dropped the drill to do the Happy Dance. It hit my ankle and hurt a bit, but I ignored it and went on celebrating. All of a sudden I notice my shoe feels squishy, so I look down and I see a pool of blood spreading out from the top of my foot. My shoe is full. The pool is at least a foot in diameter. Christy (one of my co-workers--5-foot nuthin' and 70 pounds soaking wet carrying bricks after a full meal) says, "Oh, my God!" and turns white and passes out. The other carpenters turn, grab me and carry me off to the office. They leave Christy passed out on the floor.

What to do? There's no First Aid Kit (the 70's were pretty relaxed about that sort of thing), and no one besides me has any first aid training, so I tell my coworkers to get me a strip of muslin about 2" wide and I'll pressure bandage it and go to the doc. One guy races off, and I hear a continuous ripping sound for what seems like minutes. The bolt of muslin was on the other side of the shop, and instead of ripping a piece off the width of the bolt (90"), he rips it off the length and runs back to me, so there's a 50 foot strip of muslin behind him.

Anyway, Christy eventually came to, I went to the doc, and all was well. What happened was that when I dropped the drill, the point of the bit hit the vein on the top of my foot at the ankle, in the exact center so the vein didn't roll. Couldn't have done it neater with a hypodermic....

g.

[gsmittle]

I said "no" to my mom once.

Once.

My mom gave me the "eat your broccoli, there are children starving in India" line once. I said, "Name me two."

I regained conciousness two hours later....

Jeez, I was a dumb kid!

g.

[germdoc]

Dumbest thing I've ever done...I would say rock climbing on Lookout Mountain in the middle of the night after an evening of beer drinking would qualify. Let's just say it's easier to get up a rock face in that state than down it in one piece.

Either that, or answering honestly the age-old question wives always ask their husbands, "Do you think that girl's pretty?"

[Stormbringer]

Hmmm....

As a child (maybe 6 or 7), the one that stands out was when I decided to collect all the crayons I could find, mine, my broithers, sisters, cousins..etc, peel off all the wrappers, and put them in a pot on the stove to melt them down into wax so I could make candles for everyone. The smell was horrific, the string I decided to use as a wick didn't work and the pot was shot. Come to think of it, my brother talked me into it.

As an early teenager, the dumbest thing I did was grab the blades of an electric hedgetrimmer instead of the handle. Dumb. 21 hes for that bonehead move.

As an adult, the dumbest thing I've done is say "I do" . Just kidding. Somebody had to go there. The dumb moves as an adult I prefer to keep to myself.

Regards,
Greg

[leehljp]

The dumbest thing I've ever done? Geez. Let me submit all 42,863 entries to the judging committee, and when they get back to me, I'll get back to you ...

Same for me! And the humor of most were worth the price of learning!

I never did say "no" to mom and dad "out loud". I think that was "imprinted" before I was three or four. The only one I can remember saying "no" to was an aunt once. Never did that again!

[Stick]

Hmmm....
As an adult, the dumbest thing I've done is say "I do" . Just kidding. Somebody had to go there.
Greg

You just beat me to it, but I did exactly that after only knowing her for 13 days! Managed to stay hitched for 13 years and 2 kids. Gonna be paying for that mistake for the rest of her life. (B*tch support) and lost half my pension for 13 years over it too.