Little victories
It's said that we need those little victories to get through life.
When the vending machine accidentally gave you two Dairy Milks for one, or that diamond line you thought of to get rid of that annoying cold-caller, or whatever it was that made your day, tell us!
(Adamish Time of death, Tue 29 Apr 2008, 18:49, Reply)

This isn't a QOTW suggestion.
Is it just me or have people become reluctant to post suggestions for the QOTW now that recycling has begun?
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Tue 29 Apr 2008, 2:46, 1 reply, 17 years ago)

Role-playing experiences
Here's one that would be good for a laugh: role-playing experiences. My best friend was accused of sexual harassment while playing in an online MUD, and I got the FBI after me shortly after.

Share your role-playing experiences, whether they be rolling the dice in your parents' basement, LARPing in public, cosplay fetishism, devil worship, whatever.
(racetraitor has an alibi for, Mon 28 Apr 2008, 12:00, Reply)

I'm sorry, I haven't a clue...
When was the last time you were baffled by an instruction/ something someone said/ got lost?

PS This is a blantant Humph tribute.
(Gravity's Raincoat, Mon 28 Apr 2008, 10:36, 2 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Abusing Frisbies
I just read the "Abusing Freebies" QOTW as "Abusing Frisbies".

Tell us how you have abused frisbies or what you've misread to amusing effect
(deadly_sinners, Mon 28 Apr 2008, 9:09, Reply)

Designated driver
It's never fun being the sober one when everyone else is getting pissed. As one of only two people in our "pub crawl" circle with a driving licence, I suffer more than most. Especially last night, as the other guy was getting pissed too. I ended up carrying a guy called Ant (unconscious, covered in vomit and still throwing up) out of the pub and to my car with the help (ha!) of another almost-as-drunk friend (Nick). The third guy I was driving home (Ian) then erupted from the pub (also paralytic), shouting that his brother had hit him.

This was like a red rag to a bull to Nick. He dropped Ant (I caught him before he hit the ground, getting more vomit on my shirt in the process) and tried to run into the pub to "do over" Ian's brother. Notwithstanding the fact that Nick is not very big and that Ian's brother is 6'5" and built like a tank. After a hell of a lot of shouting on my part I got him to come back.

By this point, Ian had decided that he wasn't waiting around for me to get back from taking Ant home, he was going to run back to his house. He lived 4 miles away, uphill, and was having difficulty walking. I wasn't in a position to stop him as I had to hold Ant up while convincing Nick that if he got knocked unconscious, there would be no way I'd take him home too. Ian disappeared into the night. Eventually I got Nick back and Ant into the car. After an uneventful drive to his house, we searched him, found his keys, bodily dragged him into his house (think "mental patient being dragged off by the orderlies" style) and installed him in the toilet.

Nick went to find him a glass of water. Unknown to us, Ant's psychopathic dog was in the kitchen, and didn't take kindly to this. The barking, snarling and yelping woke up Ant's mother who had to come down, restrain the dog and look after Ant (now passed out again, but at least in his own toilet this time).

Ant dealt with, I now had to go and find Ian. Along with Nick I went back into town. By the time we got there, the pub was shut. The rest of the guys (including Ian's brother) were in subway across the street. We knew that Ian was somewhere on the road to his house, but he wasn't answering his phone other than to say he wanted Emily to pick him up instead of me, so off we went to find him. After half an hour of driving up and down the same stretch of road, we decided that we weren't going to find him. We called him (for the seventh time). He still refused to tell us where he was.

By this point I was knackered, smelling of vomit and really not in the mood for this. I decided I'd had enough and drove home, stopping only to drop off Nick. I got home at 2.30am covered in sick and with my lifespan considerably shorter. (I later found out that it took five people a further hour to find Ian and get him home).

What's happened to you when you've been the only sober one?
( MatJ LOOK, Sun 27 Apr 2008, 15:45, 1 reply, 17 years ago)

Nutty Teachers
I have one nutty teacher. Her name is either "Devil on wheels" or "Satanmobile", take your pick. She's an ex-army woman who fell in a poisonous lake and lost the use of her legs and one eye, and since, takes it out on defenceless children. Whether it's shouting even when she's complementing you, or fixing you with a terrifying glassy stare, you never know when she might come zooming round a corner and run over your toes.
(ladyflash Formally known as "oshi_", Sat 26 Apr 2008, 18:37, 1 reply, 17 years ago)

Pyrrhic victories
Where victory comes with a price - for example, when I was much younger, I convinced my mother I was ill to get a day off school. All well and good, but she removed my TV and computer so I 'wouldn't strain my eyes.' Therefore I spent the entire day sitting in my bedroom bored out my skull, and having to cough convincingly every time she walked past the door.

When was the last time you won, but also lost? Or where the cost of winning outweighed the victory? Do tell all
(Pavlov's Frog figures no-one really reads sigs anyway, Sat 26 Apr 2008, 17:06, 1 reply, 17 years ago)

Geek appeal.
I play the drums. It can be quite a studious, technical thing to do. Talk between drummers seems to be dominated by discussions on speed, technique, obscure time signatures and lots and lots of equipment debates. Yet whenever I play live or even mention it in conversation, I've noticed it seems to fascinate women.

What peculiar fixations do you have, which you find people are surprisingly attracted to?

Or, what geeky pastime do you find unaccountably appealing in members of the opposite (or same) sex?
( sanityclause is waiting until, Fri 25 Apr 2008, 23:07, 1 reply, 17 years ago)

Things I really should get around to doing
The sink is full of washing up
I have only a few pairs of clean socks left
My car needs an oil change
I have 646 spam messages in my gmail
My room is a tip
the ashtrays are overflowing
My houseplant is dead
My papers are all filed under 'F' for floor
The shelf I brought In 2006 to store my computer stuff is still in pieces at the bottom of my wardrobe

What have you promised yourself you will "get around to doing?"
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 25 Apr 2008, 13:08, 1 reply, 17 years ago)

HERES A REALLY GOOD ONE
sporting horrors- stories of utter terror about times you took part in a sporting activity.

unless this ahs already been done. isnt like that's stopped you before though.........
(papa bouba slap your face, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 15:17, 1 reply, 17 years ago)

In repsonse to last weeks vague open to interpretation qotw
let's do the same for teh kitties

kids suck

cats rule

after all where would t'interweb be without kittens?
(Mookystink is living on stolen toast, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 13:42, 2 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Not sure if it's bindun...
Nicknames and their origins.

Could be yours. Could be someone you know.

For example, my friend didn't want to lose her standing space for Radiohead at V Festival a few years back so pissed herself whilst stood next to me. After the set, we walked away and she emptied her boots of liquid to my horror. She was, fittingly, nicknamed 'Piss in Boots' from that very moment.
(WillyNilly SillyBilly, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 13:10, 3 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Temper Temper
In a moment of uncontrolled rage I threw an old gamecube pad against the wall the other night when I was cheated into finishing last on the final race on Mariokart for the Wii. (was first on the final lap then had a blue shell, red shell, lightning ~ knocked into the lava spell of "bad luck" ~ fucking cheating bastard game)

I broke pads playing the snes and N64 versions as well, its just this game I love it but at times it drives me fucking bat shit mental.

I have it on the ds as well but just turn it off in a huff as I don't want to smash the machine ...just the game.


What makes you lose you rag?
(Barry Chuckle has gone out in the thong to feed the pigeons, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 12:49, Reply)

odd little habits
i have a confession to make
i am an Eco-vandal.
why? because, for reasons unknown even to ME, on entering the kitchen, i go to the fridge, open it, stare longingly into the depths, then after a few moments close it and carry on with my business.
Why do i do this? i'm racking my brains and i can't tell you. half the time there's nothing of mine in there. half the times i'm not even hungry! what am i looking for in there? answers? but to WHAT? does some primitive part of my brain believe that somewhere, in amongst the half-eaten cheese, wilted lettuce, and condiments, lies the answer to life? am i hoping that i'll somehow stumble across the ULTIMATE snack? am i looking for the little man who turns the light on and off? i'm beginning to wonder if i'm barking mad.
what's your annoying habit?
(UppityDamnPrimate LET'S OPEN THIS F*CKING PIT UP, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 10:43, 2 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Open letters
"Dear neighbours, you should not own a drumkit. I've had broken clocks that kept better time. If you do not desist I will steal your wheelie bin and ram it up your recycling box. Love CHCB."

Vent your spleen or sing someone's praises here.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 23:58, 3 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Trends.
What silly mistakes have you made in the name of fitting in with the latest trends? The mum of a friend of mine still has a mullet, she maintains that "It's fashionable to have volume."

Utter cretin.
(ladyflash Formally known as "oshi_", Wed 23 Apr 2008, 17:42, 1 reply, 17 years ago)

Stroke of luck
with a twist.

1. running so so so late for my first day at work. fuck and bollocks. i had 10 minutes to get there and was a good 20 minutes walk away. I decided to go down a dodgy short cut. 8 minutes to get there. no chance. look - a bike! er, looks a lot like the one i have locked in my garage..or did. some bastard had broken in overnight and decided to have it, realised it was too shite to bother carrying and dumped it there - all ready and waiting for me. I got there on time.

this doesnt have such a happy ending.

2. Late for work (a different place, i got sacked for poor attendance from #1 above. pissing it down. half way to the bus station and faced with 20 minutes of getting really wet. Lorry pulls up, he winds the window down "mate, which way is it to the bus station...and do you want a lift" i couldnt believe my luck. That was because i didnt have any that day, the dirty git left a half eaten yorkie or something on the seat. a combination of my moist and warm thigh metled it perfectly to my arse.
(sarcasminasuit, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 16:05, Reply)

Life ambitions.
I wish to achieve the following:
Getting a QOTW answer to the front page.
Getting a QOTW answer onto the newsletter
Being a winner of the QOTW answer.
Having a QOTW suggestion used.
After achieving all that I will be the King of QOTW!! That is my lifes ambition. What is yours?
(Miggyman, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 15:04, 3 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Pointless challenges you set yourself
Do you set yourself any regular challenges to liven up your day that only you know about, and are therefore utterly pointless?

Extra points awarded if you have any kind of formal self-scoring scheme!
( superstoater is so mauve, you don't know what he's planning, Tue 22 Apr 2008, 23:46, 2 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Loosing attention.
I was sat in the pub the other day and was watching the waitress running around trying to give someone their dinner. But no one was claiming it. After she had gone and took it back to the kitchen I realised.. Oops it was mine!

Have you started pushing someone elses trolley around the supermarket? Tried to get in the wrong car? Turned up at work with your shirt on inside out? What stupid things have you done whilst your attention wasnt quite on it?
(Miggyman, Tue 22 Apr 2008, 11:41, 2 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Stupidest injury...
Everyone has an injury caused by doing something so unbelievable stupid.

One of my worst was I was playing on my lovely shiny new PS2 and getting stuck on Crash Bandicoot...As I got frustrated, I bit the controller as hard as I could, only to crack a tooth, which made me even more angry and caused me to yank the conroller, which was connected to the Playstation, which then promptly fell on my foot cracking a bone. I was 14...

Tell us about your stupidest injuries!
( sausagesucker just paid £5.00 for a cup of Tea!, Mon 21 Apr 2008, 21:10, Reply)

Rants
Most people, when forming an opinion on something, take into account the evidence at hand and formulate a position based on a combination of rational thought and personal ethics or morals.

Which is really, really boring.

Everyone has at least one hot topic where nothing like this happens in their grey matter; it's the subject that reduces them to spluttering rabidity and we want to know what yours is - and how much you've got to say about it.

So send empathy out to lunch, gain some equine altitude and let rip!
(InfiniteMonkey, Mon 21 Apr 2008, 17:14, 1 reply, 17 years ago)

Stuff you are banned from saying
My husband hates me using the phrase "jam-rags" to describe ladies sanitary towels. What words or phrases make you unpopular?
(helenj, Sun 20 Apr 2008, 18:20, 2 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Shit... I'm an asshole...
We've all done it... our bodies have carried on without the brain's permission and only realised too late that we're being assholes.

My sister in law's BEST friend was visiting briefly, but had to return to her home country.. Sis in L was in tears.. and friend came down to explain... I mean to say "It must feel great to know that you mean that much to someone" ... But what actually came out was "you must be proud of yourself" ... cue silence, only to be broken by a slap from my then (and soon to be ex) missus.

What have you said and done - but realised too late - that it was completely out of place/order...
( Humpty Dumpty was Pushed Is unaware of having any limits., Thu 17 Apr 2008, 8:37, 2 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Public Transport
Most of us have to use it, and from my experience most of us hate it. For instance, I got scowled at, and actually growled at, by a bus driver just because I didn't have the ridiculous amount of change he wanted as the fair.

What rubbish experiences have you had?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 17 Apr 2008, 0:08, 6 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Jackanory
Just tell us a story. Start with "Once upon a time", end with "happily ever after". Thems the rules.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 21:55, Reply)

I'm Sorry!
I once walked 4 miles in the rain in high heels just to apologise to my boyfriend because I slept through his birthday. How far have you gone to make it up to your partner?

Bindun?
(missc, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 20:40, Reply)

Wrong number!
I once had the misfortune of accidentally sending a message intended for a (now ex) girlfriend full of incredibly gratuitous sexually explicit descriptions of the planned activities for that night. Unfortunately it went to her home number instead of the mobile number, which led to her parents sat there enjoying a cup of tea with her, whilst tom baker described how he was going to do all kinds of rather nasty things to her over the answerphone.

Anyone else had similar experiences with wrong numbers?
( Muns, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 15:31, 1 reply, 17 years ago)