Stupid/embarassing things you did as a kid

I was just remembering being about 11 years old and telling my dad the Pinocchio joke that goes, "How did Pinocchio find out he was made of wood? His hand caught on fire." When I was 11, I thought it was making a joke about him just being flammable overall and maybe he got too close to a candle. ...As I got older and heard that joke again, I suddenly understood why my dad turned bright red and told me that wasn't an appropriate joke to be telling people, especially your parents. I remember being embarrassed when he reacted that way, but I also remember that I had no idea why he was so flustered. Now everytime I see anything Pinocchio related, I facepalm.

 

Ramona, you could have said it during a big holiday family get-together with all the relatives present.

 

one time when i was 10 i saw a movie where this dude was like "dont forget to bring a condom". i didnt even get it but i decided to say that to my mom and my step dad before they went out on an errand. my step dad was shocked and had a talk with me about that. he asked me "do u even know what that means?" i was embarrassed and felt silly, he made me feel bad for making such a dirty joke so i cried.

 

I wonder how much of my life I just wasted trying to figure out that you meant "wood" not "food".

 

I fixed it, I had just gotten up when I made this thread and I tend to just submit if there are no spelling errors indicated.

 

well that is weird..i read it as wood the first time...didnt even notice it said food


i didnt do embarrasing things..i was a perfect child

 

so where did it all go wrong?

 

when I was in elementary school my best friend was reading his book report in front of the entire class and I shot the report with a paperclip launched with a rubber band.

I hit the report dead on and It just hung there between the pages while he was reading and he didn’t even flinch. The teacher’s head was turned at the time and never noticed. No one said a word but my friend said "nice shot" when he sat down



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