The Dumb Thread
 

So what dumb things have you done?

One time I put a CD in the microwave. It's really dumb but it makes the coolest blue lighting effect when it first sizzles. Always fun on a easy, Sunday morning.

Did you eat it afterward?

Now that's really dumb. You've got the feeling now!

Be sure to lay the CD on a mug or something. The blue flames are wild.
Don't nuke it too long as the blue lighting bolts are quick.

Well, I dunno, might be good for a quick snack. Beats kraft dinner. :D

Let's see, stupid things I've done... everything! I once stuck magnets on my cat.

LMAO...hahahahaha.

That's great. Got pics?

Even better, my brother videotaped it! I also sat on him, but that was only because he probably looked like a pony to my 3 year old eyes. He was huge. :nod: (uh, my cat, not my brother...)

Hmm, well when I was about 13, I decided to look to close at a boiling pot of water on the stove. It didnt spill, but my leg touched the side of he hot stove, and I still have a scar from that.

Now it would be just plain dumb not to adhere to this sign:
http://www.boners.com/content/795717.1.jpg

I was holding a bunch of grocery bags, one of which had eggs & a new light bulb in it, as I was trying to get in the front door & instead of putting down a bag to unlock the door, I held the bag whilst trying to open the door, which of course didn't work very well, so I got impatient & all wound up & in a fit of pique, threw the first bag that I thought of against the wall outside, & wouldn't you know but the eggs & light bulb broke.

What Socrates meant by living an "examined life" means many things, among them understanding & admitting that one is an asshole. To me, there is no hope for happiness unless one lives an examined life, & part of that is understanding & admitting that the asshole in one comes out all the time & renders one unfit for the honorific "human being" (which not only implies sentience but reason).

Our lives are rounded with a sleep, as Shakespeare said, but they are also weighted down with folly & vice.

I've done plenty of dumb things but the first that came to mind, which is funny, is in high school while we were playing volleyball. I had my hands up to hit the ball only they were too far apart. The ball came between them and hit me in the eye! :laugh: Why I did not close my eye is beyond me. Just one of those things I suppose. :lol:

haha, i did that, too! hootie and the blowfish, baby - they deserved it!

i've done so many stupid things it's difficult to choose one thing out of a general haze of stupidity ... uhhh, well, i play violin, and i played a solo at this church, and to get off stage, i had to walk down 4 or 5 steps to this door that led to the sound control room, and i took one step and tumbled down the rest of the stairs, crumpling against the door. luckily, my violin was in tact. sadly, my pride was not.

Here's another in the plethroa of dumb things I've done. When I was 6 and our family was getting ready to go on our boat we had at the time, we were walking down the dock and I wasnt paying attention and walked right off the end into the water. Seriously, if my stepdad wouldnt have seen me and jumped in after me, there might have been a problem.:lol:

ive done a lot of dumb things (surprise!) :wavey:

worst - getting into the car of a stranger
pissiest - locking keys in running vehicle
best - falling in/out love

that sounds exactly like something i would do ... in fact, i'm sure i've done it many times. i've broken more things in a fit of frustration with myself because of some lesser act of stupidity ... sigh!

another stupid thing i've done is try to make sense on a message board after getting only 2 hours of sleep ... :]

Hopefully nothing bad became of your encounter with the stranger?