07/20 - Facepalm Friday!

[cb456]

I had completely forgotten about this one. thanks a lot @cb456

lizard seems like an acceptable response to me. i'll give that a try next roll call.

 

[Jaded]

I've got a few like that that keep me awake at night

One time I said "horny acacia tree" instead of "thorny" and all the 13 y/o in class laughed and I still think about that.

 

[Jerami]

I imagine this is how it feels to own an older BMW

Actually, if you have a '94-2000 bmw that's in good shape, now is probably a pretty good time, if you are smart. I used to run a vehicle scrap yard. Scrap yards live about 20yrs behind the rest of the world. At least they do in the Northeast. Anyway, I'm sure about half of the ones still on the road are dying. But, most people go to a mechanic just say, "how much?" He looks a few parts up online, prices are pretty high. A lot of the repairs take a bit longer because of German over-engineering. A bunch of parts are 20 years old and could probably last another year. But, maybe not. So, the mechanic gives the person a high quote for the repairs, adds on a few things that "could" be replaced and, all of a sudden, they get a quote of $5000.

What happens is that person decides that they can get a used car for a couple grand and doesn't want to sink any more into that vehicle. So, they scrap it for $500. Or heaven forbid, they use it as a trade on a new car.

So I, as the scrap yard, get the Bimmer for $500. I realize it has a blown head gasket, which is a nightmare and the reason it was quoted as a high repair($3000) and scrapped. I realize that there are BMWs in junkyards all over the place because of that 20year delay. I buy an engine with 100k miles on it for $400 and pay a buddy $100 to help me swap the engine, and just replace it, instead of dealing with the head gasket headache. Now I've got a '95 bmw with only 100k on it for $1000. I sell it for $2000. Rinse. Repeat.

The car I've been driving for the past 4 years is a Mitsubishi Outlander. I got it for $300 because the woman was told by a mechanic that it would never get another inspection sticker without thousands of dollars worth of work. All I've done is an oil change and a new radiator. There is a check engine light on and it's got normal wear and tear but, I don't even know what the lady said it needed, because it didn't really need whatever it was, obviously.

It really depends on what you are willing to put up with. My car has a broken stabilizer so, it makes a noise on large bumps. But, I'd rather have a car that used parts are available. It's so much cheaper than new. When I ran that yard, I always felt bad for people when they needed repairs when their car was so new. I could never find scrapped cars with used parts so they'd pay $600 for a door. If I could find one used in perfect condition, it would have been $60.

I only piped up because I'm looking at a couple of 90's beemers right now.

 

[themildone]

I'm so uncomfortable right now. I feel so cringy lmao

 

[cb456]

I could always watch this Netflix original film recommended to me starring David Spade.

joe dirt 4: rise of the machines

 

[4ourfuture]

oh God this brought up a cringy memory. I was in elementary school and the teacher was doing attendance and the person called before me said 'present' so I thought we were saying random words so I said the first word that popped into my head, 'lizard', and everyone just stared at me.

It was probably second grade when a nurse came to visit our class and teach us a few things. This was the first time I was told I have a pulse in my wrist. So we all felt our wrists and I excitedly screamed "I can feel my pulse!!" And the teacher and nurse responded sarcastically "Well, YEAH. You're alive aren't ya?" I was so embarrassed.

Then in seventh grade in science class I fell for the classic "organism" vs. "orgasm" while reading aloud.

 

[Jaded]

I'm so uncomfortable right now. I feel so cringy lmao

I'm currently reliving all my worst socially awkward moments.

Here's a "good" one. I was in church choir and I did something (i don't remember what, I forgot that part, but it was good.) and the girl next to me held out her hand and I was like "wtf does she want" so I just stared at her like an idiot.

Then she took my hand and did like a low five with hers.

I never went back.

 

[themildone]

It was probably second grade when a nurse came to visit our class and teach us a few things. This was the first time I was told I have a pulse in my wrist. So we all felt our wrists and I excitedly screamed "I can feel my pulse!!" And the teacher and nurse responded sarcastically "Well, YEAH. You're alive aren't ya?" I was so embarrassed.

Then in seventh grade in science class I fell for the classic "organism" vs. "orgasm" while reading aloud.

my super hot ag teacher in 11th grade did the 'organism' thing, it was pretty funny. Although one time she bent over and her shirt came untucked and flashed her tattoo. I accidentally said 'woah, ms. x, you have a tramp stamp!' and I said it way louder than I meant to...I felt so bad. I really didn't mean to say it out loud, it just kinda happened.

I'm currently reliving all my worst socially awkward moments.

Here's a "good" one. I was in church choir and I did something (i don't remember what, I forgot that part, but it was good.) and the girl next to me held out her hand and I was like "wtf does she want" so I just stared at her like an idiot.

Then she took my hand and did like a low five with hers.

I never went back.

I lost it at 'I never went back' lmao. mostly because I've done something cringy at a teen night thing at the library and just never went back

 

[savvy]

I've recently done some of this level cringy as shit stuff at the bar around guys. This guy handed me his beer the other night to dance with my roomie. But then later he does the same motion so I go to grab it, but he didn't give it to me, he wanted to cheers. So it was awkward. And something like that happened with this guy like four times in two weeks now. Let's see what I do tonight.

 

[theturkscribe]

Did this work for anybody?

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Title
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[masterx1234]

I somehow caught that $9 RVD HIT.

 

[Devil_Dawg]

I've recently done some of this level cringy as shit stuff at the bar around guys. This guy handed me his beer the other night to dance with my roomie. But then later he does the same motion so I go to grab it, but he didn't give it to me, he wanted to cheers. So it was awkward. And something like that happened with this guy like four times in two weeks now. Let's see what I do tonight.

just go ahead and bang him, get it over with

 

[savvy]

just go ahead and bang him, get it over with

tbh.
i wish. hahahah

 

[Kerek]

 

[savvy]

@themildone

could be worse?

https://pilotonline.com/news/local/article_bed5b1de-8b92-11e8-8c20-7feb085a6bea.html

 

[thedorchannel]

has anyone seen the movie "prizzis honor? (1985) i just downloaded it cuz it has jack nicolson and it won some oscars

 

[TinaBanina]

Daughter had her baby at 6:30 this morning.

Congratulations!

 

[theturkscribe]

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[themildone]

@themildone

could be worse?

https://pilotonline.com/news/local/article_bed5b1de-8b92-11e8-8c20-7feb085a6bea.html

omg no that's horrible

 

[Jaded]

barrel of pets