karensue

When I was in my twenties (many many many years ago) I was to meet some friends at a restaurant in an area I was not familiar with. After driving past a police car with 2 officers in it several times, they actually pulled me over. After telling them the name of place I was looking for they started to give me directions and said it was only a few minutes away. I guess I had that "look" because they both immediately said "never mind, just follow us". As I got to the restaurant my friends were all out front of the building ready to leave and they knew immediately when they saw the police car with its lights on that I was right behind the car.
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jothesewer2

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My friend and I went to a wedding for a co-worker's daughter, who we did not know. We knew the colors of the wedding party. We went to the church and sat down, correct colors, but didn't see anyone we knew. We thought we were really early as the wedding party was milling around in the church. We sat there for a while and my friend said, I don't know if this is the right church. Everyone ignored us. I told her I would go to the car and look at the invitation and if I did not come back that she should come out. We had gotten the wrong church. We went to the right church and had just gotten inside when it just poured rain. We laughed as we told our friends about it. Quite memorable.

SewingSew

Years ago I had just started dating my husband. He was raised Catholic and I was raised Protestant. We went to our friend's wedding. I had never been to a Catholic service. There came a point in the ceremony where the priest instructed everyone to greet their neighbor with the "sign of peace," which means to shake the hands of those closest to you and offer goodwill by saying, "peace be with you" and they respond by saying, " and also with you." (The response has since been changed to "and also with your spirit.") Since I had never been to a Catholic mass, I was unfamiliar with their rituals. When the priest asked everyone to give the sign of peace, I didn't quite hear what he said. I panicked until I realized what they were doing. I had been to revivals growing up, and during those services, the congregation would turn to their neighbors and greet them. So I turned to my neighbors and said, "Pleased to meet you." My Catholic friends all grinned when I said it.

JuneBillie

My 3 funniest ones. When I was attending a community college about 40 minutes from where I live, I was running a bit late so I just kept watch on my time. I wasn't speeding, but I missed where the road I entered had a school zone, but it changed so quickly I didn't notice. Then I see a cop car come up behind me, so I think hum, he must be after someone, so I just keep on my way and he comes up to my car really close, so I slow down to let him by, and the next thing I know he turns his lights and sirens on, and is staying behind me so I thought, ok, I guess I better pull over, and thinking I must have a tail light out or something. lol.. He gets out of his car and walks over to me, ask for my license, and says, where are you going mam. I tell him, and he says did you not see my pull up behind you, and I said well yes sir, but I knew I wasn't going over the speed limit etc. etc. He said, well there is a sign back there that says to go much slower due to school there. I said, sir I am sorry I am on my way to the college and didn't see the sign, and I am studying to be a teacher. He shook his head and said I usually give a ticket for these young students going too fast, but the way you do pull over, but wasn't trying to out run me, I actually believe your story. Go ahead mam.

The next one was after I was teaching a few years later at the high school, and I had been to the girls bathroom, ready to go home. Out side I have one of the girl students call my name and whispered Mrs. so and so look behind your skirt. I had some toilet paper after my relief that had caught in my skirt wast band and was follow to the ground along with me outside. I grabbed it so fast and shoved it in my purse and left the grounds really quickly so embarrassed.

My 3rd one is when my son was little, and me and my then husband was walking around in Kmart back then, and my little son kept saying mommy I need to go pee pee. I said ok, just give us a few more minutes. He said it again, and I said the same thing. Well, then I noticed he had let go of my hand, and I turned around and we were close to a display of toilets. Yes he pushed up the lid, and was sitting on that display toilet and doing his business. I went really fast pulled up his little pants and left the store really fast. lol... That story comes up a lot to laugh about. He is in his 40's now.

grannie cheechee

I went to the grocery store, bought the store out, and the nice carry out boy said he'd be glad to help me. We walked around the parking lot for at least ten minutes. He finally said to me lady do you know what your car looks like. It was then I remembered I had driven my husband's pickup. The carry out boy must have told all the others about me because I was never offered help there again.
My next incident was at a casino. I was playing the penny slots(I'm big spender) and happened to win $100.00. I got the invoice, walked over to where my DH was, and kissed him on top of his head. The guy turns around, and says that was nice, but why? I laughed telling him he had his nerve having the same shirt and being bald like my DH. My DH was at the other end of the row laughing.

ILoveToQuilt

Here's one that gets lots of mileage in our family...

Note: This happened before my DH and I married.

My DH is a guitar player and cut his finger very deeply. He had a huge bandage on it and wondered aloud if his finger would heal so he could play again. My 8 y.o. son (from my first marriage) was learning how to play guitar and was standing next to him and heard him. Quite eagerly, DS looks up at him and says, "If your finger falls off can I have your guitar?" If I could have slipped under the linoleum tiles, I would have! DS is now 32 years old and DH and I laugh about this often. BTW...his finger healed nicely and he continues to play to this day. DS is now a drummer and hasn't touched a guitar since his teen years. I am still embarrassed...don't you love kids?

Vicki1212

When I first moved to the UK from South Africa, I had no idea that to lock some doors you had to lift the handle past it's horizontal position and then NOT push it back down again. Hubby and I were buying coffee at a packed Starbucks on a Saturday morning and I needed to use the restroom. I was not aware there were more restrooms upstairs and thought the only one was the one for people with disabilities on the ground floor, next to the till (and the long queue) so I went in and 'locked' the door. As you know, these restrooms are large and the doors open outwards to accommodate wheel chairs. So unfortunately for me, when another customer tried the door to use the restroom, it opened and revealed me in all my glory with my trousers around my ankles, sitting on the toilet. I could not reach the door to pull it closed so just sat there and squealed while the Starbucks customers stared in astonishment! You have no idea how much courage I had to find to walk out of that restroom and past the queue! I cringe to this day