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  1. #1
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    Default Past Mistakes - Tell us some of yours

    Mine was like the end of the world.
    When I was in my late teens I fell desperately in love with my mate's sister. Her name was "Dawn" and I was struck dumb whenever she was near. Boy was I shy. Anyway, I found out she was having a birthday soon and thought that this was a good time to show her my feelings and maybe break the ice. At this time a major company regular advertised it's products with the slogan " Dawn - is the softest one" and this was emblazoned all over the packaging. I wanted to tell her that she was the bees knees and I wanted her to be mine. I went to wholesaler and bought a very large supplier's carton of the product and spent a fortune in wrapping paper to make it look really good and disguise the contents. I then bought a plain card and wrote in it - "This says it all" etc. I went around to her place late at night on the eve of her birthday and left the card and the carton on the front verandah, ready for the morning.
    Well that did it, she never spoke to me again, I was shunned, never allowed to explain, my dreams were dashed. Why? - the product was "toilet rolls" and she was offended. Boy! do girls think different than boys.

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    I think most mistakes have female in them somewhere.
    Cliff.
    If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.

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    Lindan
    Well I'd never thought I'd hear that one again I knew a fellow in Sydney did exactly the same sort of thing for same reasons with same results. all he could say is why and all I could reply in between fits of laughter is "Its sh*& paper she thinks thats what she gives you or makes you think of Ass wipes"

    While driving a bus on route service I thought everyone had got off the bus it was quiet I checked mirrors none in sight in side...... so after holding it for quite a while I let it rip only to have some dear old lady who was so short and out of sight say "well I hope that feels better"

    Some years later a mate was driving and doing commentary with a hand held microphone he had to drop it landed in his lap still turned on same result except everyone on board heard it through the PA.

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    You don't really think I am going to tell the world all of my most embarrassing moments do you.?

    Mine will go to the grave with me!!!
    Don't force it, use a bigger hammer.

    Timber is what you use. Wood is what you burn.

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    The biggest mistake I made was not telling my mum that I loved her before she died.
    Reality is no background music.
    Cheers John

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    Quote Originally Posted by munruben View Post
    The biggest mistake I made was not telling my mum that I loved her before she died.

    I did get to tell my old man I love him before he died...the bastard still didn't leave me a cent...now I regret lieing to him

    Sorry munruben no offence meant - its just my tackless sense of humour

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers View Post
    I think most mistakes have female in them somewhere.
    Or wheels........
    I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

    My Other Toys

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb View Post
    I did get to tell my old man I love him before he died...the bastard still didn't leave me a cent...now I regret lieing to him

    Sorry munruben no offence meant - its just my tackless sense of humour
    No offence taken, If we can't laugh at ourselves then the world would be a sorry place to live in. we must never lose our sense of humour.
    Reality is no background music.
    Cheers John

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    Getting out of bed and coming to work this morning....

    HH.
    Always look on the bright side...

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    One of mine was a co-worker was telling me how smart his son was and was selected for the state maths competition.

    I sarcastically said " are you sure he's yours" to which he replied " no he's adopted"

    If I told you all of them i'd fill up the internet

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    I was in hospital after having a broken ankle fixed, the guy in the bed across from me was there for the same thing. A lady used to come in every day for a visit and my ex did the same. One day the ex and I were speculating on who his visitor was. I reckoned she looked a bit older than him, maybe she was his mum.

    A couple of days later, both women happened to be in at the same time. We started talking about how boring it can be being stuck in a hospital bed. My ex says to him "well at least you've got your mum to come and visit you every day". The blokes wife (as I had by now realised she was but neglected to tell the ex) says "excuse me?". In this little voice the ex says "you're his Mum aren't you?" Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, that was certainly her most embarassing moment.

    Me? I've never had one
    "I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."

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    It was a mistake to stop playing trumpet. It was a mistake to start drinking and smoking. It was a mistake to get hooked on an illegal substance (Lots of mistakes involved in that on but been 6+ years clean). It may have been a mistake to get neutered, but another kid would be toooo much. It was a mistake not to read Midnight's Children the first time I borrowed it out, and to not study the first time I was at uni. And to go over to the neighbours the other month to bring SWMBO home safely.
    Mick

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    I've realised lately that I've made a huge mistake in being generous with tools and other bits and pieces with my neighbours and friends. I'm always on the look-out for bargains to up-grade my tools, and when I find one I usually donate my old one to someone rather than sell it.

    This now means that my bank account is far less than it should be, and that my neighbours and friends are extreme moochers who have reached the terrible stage of asking me for stuff.

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    My biggest mistake was believing that hard work paved the way to success.

    I put in 20 years of hard yakka and got nothing to show for it except a well-off ex and her sleek lawyers. For the last 10 years I've worked just enough to by me what I want and all the parasites that hung around telling me I should be working harder to save up for "difficult times" have finally given up and moved on to other suckers.

    And I've never been happier! Wish I'd known this way back then...
    I may be weird, but I'm saving up to become eccentric.

    - Andy Mc

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    2 real big mistakes

    ex#1 & ex#2
    Regards, Bob Thomas

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