What are the most embarrassing things that have happened to you ?

Although I wasn't embarrased at the time, thinking back on it I feel very dumb for doing it. When I was in sixth grade I was in a spelling bee. I spelled the word right (or at least believed I did) but they didn't hear a letter so I was disqualified. When you lost you were supposed to sit down and wait for the bee to end. I was so mad I tore off my number, stormed off the stage, and yelled to my parents that I wanted to get out of there. I got in trouble for it and when I look back on it I picture myself as Eric Cartman. That may sound funny, which it is but I still feel like an ass for it.

Interestingly enough, my sister was in a spelling bee when she was about 10 or 11 and I was around 6. So, my Mom, Dad and I are sitting on metal chairs in a pin drop quiet elementary school gymnasium when I decided farting was indeed appropriate. Can you spell LOUD? In a move to seem inconspicuous and divert the turning heads, I tried to hide inside my Dad's blazer that he happened to be wearing.

To this day though, I don't know if my sister was more embarrassed or me.

Not sure this qualifies for ALL TIME, but still: I just moved into a new apartment a few months back, and have been making semi regular trips with my mom to the mall and various shopping centers in order to outfit my new place with the essentials. Today I picked up some cool towels and a wash cloth (in 'garnet') from TARGET, from BED BATH AND BEYOND a CALPHALON lid thing for my skillet in order to prevent splatter when using high heat, some kickin new SKETCHERS from JC PENNY's, plus some YANKEE CANDLES (vanilla lime) in order to disguise the smell of my neighbor's loathsome cat. I also had been on the look out for some sort of  decorative motion element for my apartment, in order to make things feel more lively. Initially it was my goal to seek out a little motorized indoor water fountain, of the kind found for 10-20 dollars at places like TARGET and RITEAID, ETC. However, while at the mall,  my mom and I passed a sign that said "50% OFF BLACK LIGHT STUFF AND LASERS!", and immediately my focus shifted. I got it in my head that what I really needed was a giant plasma ball, since I've always wanted one and this seemed like the perfect chance to have someone else pay for it. I convinced my mom we needed to go get the advertised 8" diameter model for $19.99. She headed in with me to pick it out, but unfortunately having not been inside a SPENCER'S GIFTS since high school (when one was last located at our mall - this new SPENCERS replaces a former HOT TOPIC, for some reason), I was oblivious to the fact that apparently plasma doodads are conveniently stocked right next to the giant wall of fetish sex toys and assorted kink equipment that SPENCERS seems to have added to it's inventory since I last stopped by back in the day. It was awkward, and neither of us could acknowledge the awkwardness or else it would have been even worse. I now have my ridiculous plasma ball (which is pretty great).. but in retrospect I wish I'd gone with something else for my impulse buy of the week

EDIT: ok it was worth it:


Edited by Princess Kate - 10/9/11 at 8:37pm