"duh" moments...fess up!

[kathryn]

The other day, I was prepping something to drink before I worked out, and I needed more water, so I went to the kitchen. I heard a strange hissing sound, and looked around to see what it was.

Was there something wrong with the refrigerator?

It seemed to come from that direction, but that wasn't it.

Maybe my water distiller was doing something funky?

Nope, that wasn't it either.

Was it some weird sizzle coming from an electrical outlet (like what happened once years ago when one of my cats peed a bit too close to it!)?

Nope, it seemed to be from that direction, but that wasn't it.

Where in the heck was that sound comiing from?

Then I looked down, and realized that the sound was coming from the Emergen-C and bit of water that I had in the glass I was carrying around. Duh!

I was feeling a bit sheepish,,and glad that no one else was around to witness this!

 

[Boybert]

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Okay, here's a simple one...and man, so many to choose from.

Just this morning I was ready to head out the door with my son to the gym. I walk out to the mud room and he is waiting by the screen door. I then look down at his feet and realize he has no shoes on. I dunno, is this a duh! or a d'oh! moment?


Debbie


I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.
--Elayne Boosler

 

[hiitdogs]

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I have had a few of them, but my all time favorite is, a few weeks ago, I had to go pick up my kids from school, I have to take my cell phone and can't find it. I run around frantically searching for it because I have to leave like NOW, it took me a few minutes to realize that I had it IN MY HAND, with the phone on my ear,checking my voice mail

Guess how silly I felt, that's what you get when you try and do 3 or 4 things at the same time.

The other one that happens quite frequently, is, I turn the house upside down looking for my sunglasses, just to realize I had put them on my head.

Oh boy, it has gotten worse with progressing age, that's for sure


Carola

 

[luvtorun]

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Not sure if this is a duh or just plain "dunce"! When the kids were younger, and I had to run around like a maniac in the mornings getting them ready and out the door for school as well as myself to work, I grabbed my shoes out of the closet practically running for the door (as was the norm). When I got to work, I realized I had on one black leather high heel and one black patent leather high heel.... I stayed at my desk as much as possible that day!

 

[gettingstrong]

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Unfortunately I have soo many to choose fromx( I have also done the black/blue shoe thing.

Here's one similar to Kathryn's. I was outside hanging up a load of laundry when I heard this high whistle sound. I wondered what bird would make that noise and what was wrong with it (I live in a rural area with a lot of birds). I kept wandering around the yard,looking up in the trees trying to find this distressed bird. Finally gave up and went back into the house where I discovered the sound was the smoke alarm going off because I left the tea kettle on and it was burned out Marnie

 

[Poochy]

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Gosh I have had so many ..

.. the best .. most priceless .. was my DH was working the night shift ..there had been lots of robberies .. I was scared to death being by myself .. I was in bed and heard this huge THUD .. like someone hit my door .. it even rattled the chain on it ..

I was so scared I called my brother to come check out my place .. (11:00 at night) .. he comes checks outside .. everything is fine ..
comes inside and looked around to find the culprit ..

I had cleaned out my refrigerator and threw out a lot of stuff .. well .. seems a can of biscuits swelled up and went flying from the trashcan to the door and exploded causing the THUD .. biscuits were lying everywhere to the side of the door ..

My brother will NEVER let me live that one down!!!:+

 

[kristen]

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I've also had more than my share, but...I drive in the morning to the ferry that I then take in to work. A couple of weeks ago there was heavier than usual traffic on the freeway and I was afraid I would miss the ferry, which waits for no-one. I decided I would have everything ready to go so that I could leap out of my car as soon as I got to the ferry parking lot and then run like hell. So I buttoned up my coat so I wouldn't have to do that later...only to discover when I got there that yup, I had buttoned the coat over the top of my seatbelt.

 

[babybird]

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>I realized I had on one black leather high heel and
>one black patent leather high heel.... I stayed at my desk as
>much as possible that day!

At least they are the same colors. I came to work with one black and navy. I went back stright home, did not care how long it takes to get back.

 

[debfer]

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Okay-I'm an idiot-last week my daughter and I had stepped into the bathroom to use while we were in the grocery store and after we walked out my daughter started laughing her head off at me-she was laughing so hard and it took a minute for her to tell me I had a piece of toilet paper hanging outside the back of my pants-I always put toilet paper down on the seat before I go- she's at that age where I'm sure she just loved seeing her know it all mother cringe with embarrassment--deb

 

[gettingstrong]

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Here's a good one my dad did many years ago. Went out and started the car to let it warm up and defrost the ice on the winshield. It was taking a long time, so he decided to go back inside for another quick cup of coffee. But first he locked the car. Yep, with it running and the keys in the ignition. Of course, he could not get back in the house because the house key was on the ignition as well. This was back in the day before cell phones, so he was really in trouble!