What made you chuckle to yourself?

AngieRapunzel

AngieRapunzel

Ok, I got one...

Every single day on my drive to work I see this guy.

He's always in the same place, on this grass clearing surrounded by trees.
He's always wears a vest (even in the snow), he's always looking out at the cars and he's always doing something ridiculous!

Every day, people driving past have a 3 second snapshot into his day.

One day, he was doing some very elaborate what I can only describe as 'bottom' stretches, another he had a full BBQ going, another day, for some reason, he started to dig a massive hole with a pickaxe (which is still there...), but the one that took the biscuit was when he was attached to a tree wearing a harness, like a big man baby in a baby bouncer! I couldn't control myself! I mean, what was he doing?! Who is this guy?

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amateur alchemist

amateur alchemist

AngieRapunzel said:
Ok, I got one...

Every single day on my drive to work I see this guy.

He's always in the same place, on this grass clearing surrounded by trees.
He's always wears a vest (even in the snow), he's always looking out at the cars and he's always doing something ridiculous!

Every day, people driving past have a 3 second snapshot into his day.

One day, he was doing some very elaborate what I can only describe as 'bottom' stretches, another he had a full BBQ going, another day, for some reason, he started to dig a massive hole with a pickaxe (which is still there...), but the one that took the biscuit was when he was attached to a tree wearing a harness, like a big man baby in a baby bouncer! I couldn't control myself! I mean, what was he doing?! Who is this guy?

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WTF? - Do you live in a David Lynch film? - Twin peaks perhaps?
 
Mad hatter

Mad hatter

Arian said:
Some of the pupils did a reading comprehension about the circulatory system. One of the questions at the end asked them to give the meanings of various words from the piece. One of the sentences in the piece was "the heart's contractions are triggered by electrical impulses..." They had to give the meaning of the word "triggered". One child had put "annoyed about something"!! It made me chuckle as that's a word my teens use, "Don't get triggered mum" they say when I'm annoyed. Funny, how words take on a different meaning. :laughing:
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Yes, my always says "chill your beans", where on earth does that come from?
 
Mad hatter

Mad hatter

Puds said:
Feeling a bit grim again today, so I needed a chuckle.
Silly thing.
Went to get bottles of Ethanol out of freezer for DNA practical & they were in a tub marked "SPINACH" - of course!
You know when a silly thing catches you at just the right moment & sends you into giggles?
I had similar when I went to fridge & got out a bottle of starch....that on the other side was marked Amylase! ( Not my writing I hasten to add although it's not beyond me to do this on a mad day.) Hehehe
Tales of chuckles please.
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Years ago, at my last school, a teacher came into the prep room and asked for a set of neodymium magnets. He put them in his trouser pocket (he was one of those people that never listened to safety advice) As he walked past the row of metal filing cabinets, they grabbed hold of him. He was there ages because we could not stop laughing and we could not release the magnets. They ripped a hole in his pocket in the end.
 
AngieRapunzel

AngieRapunzel

TDM said:
A guy I know who was once in the navy told me a story of the bridge receiving a call from someone who said they were Admiral whatever, and continued to rant about something on the ship.
The guy thought his shipmates having a prank, and led this 'Admiral' on a merry dance, who in turn got even angrier. Thinking this hilarious, he turned to the crew present and said something along the lines of, 'Haha, you thought you had me there, - to which they all looked blank.
At this point, the Admiral, nearly having a apoplectic fit said, 'Just who am I speaking to?' to which the guy replied, 'You don't know?'... and put down the phone.

My daughter used to do loads of stupid things in her teens...
One day I came home to beans splattered on the kitchen ceiling. Apparently, she put the pan on the hob to heat, tried to open the beans (with a garlic press) - and figured she had the wrong piece of kitchen equipment after about 5 minutes. Cold beans, hot pan, resultant explosion.
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"chill your beans"
 
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Emil Tac 2

Emil Tac 2

Roller of Sleeves
I personally like this one:

"I am going to yap for 45 minutes covering the entirety of plant biology known since the dinosaur era, then start the photosynthesis practical in the last 15 minutes, then complain that there is never enough time then repeat the same mistake next year blaming the syllabus"
 
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Emil Tac 2

Emil Tac 2

Roller of Sleeves
Well, I was trying to book a dentist appointment and I went about 10 e-mails back and forth with the lovely receptionist trying to come up with a suitable time slot. She then phoned to take all my details etc etc. I got the confirmation e-mail for the appointment only to realize I booked it with the wrong surgery.

In my defense, there are about 4 surgeries within a few miles that all have "North Hill" in the name...you'd think after the third, the fourth surgery would come up with something a bit more original :rolleyes:
 
Puds

Puds

Emil Tac 2 said:
Well, I was trying to book a dentist appointment and I went about 10 e-mails back and forth with the lovely receptionist trying to come up with a suitable time slot. She then phoned to take all my details etc etc. I got the confirmation e-mail for the appointment only to realize I booked it with the wrong surgery.

In my defense, there are about 4 surgeries within a few miles that all have "North Hill" in the name...you'd think after the third, the fourth surgery would come up with something a bit more original :rolleyes:
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Did you cancel or too embarrassed?
I did this with Ten Pin Bowling. I booked for us all to go during hols. Drove there & it was in process of being demolished.
Safe bet that I'd booked wrong place!
 
Emil Tac 2

Emil Tac 2

Roller of Sleeves
Puds said:
Did you cancel or too embarrassed?
I did this with Ten Pin Bowling. I booked for us all to go during hols. Drove there & it was in process of being demolished.
Safe bet that I'd booked wrong place!
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I cancelled lol...had to because it was private so I get my booking fee refund (I have to wait until December to get on the NHS list :rolleyes: ).
I just said I didn't check my other diary... she probably thinks I'm some sort of busy business man or something. Little did she know...
 
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Technician Q

Technician Q

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Emil Tac 2 said:
Well, I was trying to book a dentist appointment and I went about 10 e-mails back and forth with the lovely receptionist trying to come up with a suitable time slot. She then phoned to take all my details etc etc. I got the confirmation e-mail for the appointment only to realize I booked it with the wrong surgery.

In my defense, there are about 4 surgeries within a few miles that all have "North Hill" in the name...you'd think after the third, the fourth surgery would come up with something a bit more original :rolleyes:
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My dentist is on Park Lane. About 50m from Park Road which also has a dentist on it. Guess which one I went to for my first appointment?
 
Technician Q

Technician Q

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Puds said:
Did you cancel or too embarrassed?
I did this with Ten Pin Bowling. I booked for us all to go during hols. Drove there & it was in process of being demolished.
Safe bet that I'd booked wrong place!
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I almost did similar booking the cinema. Was so focused on getting the right branch I booked for the wrong day!
 
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Arian

Reminds me of the time my friend rang the doctors to make an appointment for her baby to have his first lot of vaccinations. She asked if she could make an appointment for her son and the receptionist said "Your son?" in a questioning tone. Turns out she'd phoned the vet by mistake! :laughing: He's 19 now but it still amuses me.
 
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