Klutz Moments

[Bryan Hutchinson]

The other day I shared with you how I walked into a McDonald's door while checking my iphone. It was so painful, embarrassing and even, yes, bloody.

Share your klutziest moments with us. What's the Klutziest, most embarrassing thing you have ever done? I know we all have some great stories. We ADDers tend to be klutz prone :-)

There was this other time that a friend and I were carrying a long steel pipe, we both let go of it at the same time, it bounced and landed on my head... that was a bloody painful ordeal too!

Bryan

[Gary]

Klutz prone? Bloody painful ordeals?
I don't know what you are talking about, Bryon.
Nothing like that EVER happens to me.

The other day I was sitting outside with an acting friend practising our lines for an upcoming audition (today!). I tried to move my chair around out of the sun and got jammed between the table and the side of the house. It was one of those completely-tangled moments. She sensibly suggested I just stand up, move the chair and then sit down again. Fine, be sensible.

A while later the sun had moved and I tried to avoid it again.

You guessed it.

Honestly, I do have an IQ greater than my shoe size.

I'm just glad Spazatron doesn't have to slide down a pole like some other super heroes. Or the flip-over-slide-down-spin-around-drop-into-the seat system from Thunderbirds. One shudders to think...

[Bryan Hutchinson]

lol - when all else fails, look for the easy way out! It's usually the best way. :-)

Good luck with the audition!!

[Devin Mackey]

My moments seem to be walking up stairs and it is usually when I am talking to someone or someone is around that my foot will come up just short of clearing the step. That's kinda embarrasing. Another is when I'm driving and talking, I can't seem to keep track of where I am, so I'm lost in a town I've lived all my life, just because I am so engrossed in conversation.

[Bryan Hutchinson]

Hey, there's nothing wrong with good conversation Devin, but, I can see where this would be a problem if you are due for an appointment 5 minutes ago!

[Michelle MacGregor]

Here is the best one I have experienced - as far as embarrassing and funny.

I worked in a law firm for almost 11 years. I knew everyone very well. We were about to have a meeting and everyone was gathering in the conference room. The conference room had a large panel of windows that separated the room from the reception area. I was standing in the reception area talking to the managing partner. I looked outside (conference room had a large window with a view of downtown) and I saw one of the peregrine falcons that live in our downtown area. I pointed to it and the managing partner said where. So I started walking towards the outside window and pointing to the hawk. I walked right into the window separating the conference room from the reception desk....in front of sooo many people....I think they almost peed laughing - so did I!

[Bryan Hutchinson]

lol - that can happen! Did they finally see the falcon, or did it fly away?

[tere]

I have two childhood memories of klutziness that really stand out as extreme, although every day it was something with me and my two left feet. The worst was the time I was shopping with my dad and we were walking from one shopping area to another a short distance beside the road. I was daydreaming and walked full speed into a chain link fence, bounced off the fence, walked into a telephone pole, and stepped backward onto my dad's foot. That was when I was about 11. The other event that I clearly remember was when I was about 8 and my mom made a cherry pie and sent me next door to deliver a slice to our elderly neighbor. As I shifted the pie from my right hand to my left to ring the doorbell, I dropped the plate, splattering cherry pie all over her porch. I ran home to tell my parents and my dad went over to clean up the mess while my mom cut another piece of pie and sent me back over. Can you guess what happens next? Yes, it's true, I dropped the second plate, too, and more pie went all over Mrs. Pitzer's front porch. I was mortified and wouldn't go outside and play for weeks if she was outside in her yard because I just knew she had to think I was the stupidest kid who ever lived. What is really funny now definitely was not at the time.