Category: Let's talk
Share your goofy blindness-related mistakes here. We all make them, and there are some that just make us laugh. And don't worry; it's unlikely that anyone else will think you're foolish--we all do silly things. So...I'll start:
This morning, I wanted some instant breakfast powder. I merrily opened the package and almost started pouring it into the milk when...it just didn't smell right! So I examined and used my sniffer only to find that it was apple cider! It's a good thing I hadn't mixed it yet.
Several weeks ago, I was making tuna casserole. I opened a can of what I thought was cream of mushroom soup, and I guess I wasn't really paying attention..I was talking to my roommate. Anyway, I turned the can upside down and couldn't understand why nothing was coming out. I looked inside the can and found apple pie filling. I had smelled something a little odd, but my roommate was making pancakes, and I was also standing near the garbage can, so I figured it was just a combination of smells--not so! The pie filling went into the freezer, and the cream of mushroom soup was added properly. Well, ladies and gents, there you have it! Post your own goofs!
When I was a child, the miracle grow was on the washing machine where the laundry soap was meant to be, so I wanted to help wash clothes, so I put miracle grow in the laundry.
One time in biology class I went up to the front to hand my teacher something, and my hand just happened to find a, not so great place to touch. Needless to say I was mortified to death, but no one noticed, and I was able to slink back to my seat without any serious consequences.
wow, native rose, that made me laugh, I've done my share of stupid things such as that. I'd have to say one of my personal bests would have to be when asking for help at a local library. I was trying to summon some service, and was told in no uncertain terms that I'd been talking to a stuffed bear for about fifteen minutes. Go figure,
Taking it all in stride.
Someone would ask a question such as, how are you so I reply thinking they are talking to me.
One day I was getting out of class, and opened the door on someone, and appoligized for hitting them. That person was a trash can.
I have done the same thing sooo many times. I think that's especially common in crowded places, like school hallways crammed with three hundred students! and I love talking to inanimate objects...usually, I just laugh about it, but these blindisms can be terribly embarrassing when people see them happen! Keep the posts coming!
A couple of years ago during my freshman year of college, my RA brought to me a bag of goodies for a Christmas gift. It was full of various things including chocolate which totally made my day. One day, when I was particularly craving a piece of chocolate, I grabbed what seemed to be a large heart shaped piece of chocolate. Excitedly, I popped it in my mouth and bit down on it. It quickly became apparent that it was a chunk of homemade soap. My first reaction was to spit it out and grab a glass of water. Bad idea! I was spitting out bubbles for days! So gross!
Soap instead of chocolate? Oh, wow! That's awful!
I remember once I was making chocolate milk, so I grabbed a jug that looked like the milk jug and stirred in the chocolate. Well, the fruit punch and lemonade jugs feel exactly like the milk jugs, cap and all. So I had made chocolate fruit punch. I've also done this another time with the lemonade. I've totally learned my lesson, and I smell foods and drinks when I open them to make sure they're what I want.
I think I was looking for orange juice, and ended up pouring some egg beaters. Both cartains were orange and yellow, and the same shape and size. Good thing I did not drink any because I noticed how slowely the stuff was pouring out.
One time when I was little, I tried to light a ciggarette for my mom to try to help. It didn't turn out well, it just sparked.
You were a little kid and tried to light a cigarette for your mother? Wow, I could say so many things, but little kids are ignorant, so I guess I'll let this slide.
the comment about the soap reminded me of something that happened to me the summer I moved for freshman year in college. Apparently some sort of soap came into contact with my toothbrush...so I merrily put toothpaste on, turned the toothbrush on...and ended up with a mouth full of bubbles! It's a darn good thing I had another toothbrush!
Because I have problems with muscles, I have this plastic holder that I put the milk carton in. It has a handle so I can lift it and pour. Well, that's a pretty good indicator of what I have in my hand. I always smell foods before I use them. Oh, I just remembered something else. I'm not sure if I wasn't paying attention or what, but I ended up putting sour cream on bread instead of butter. I gave my friend her bread and went back to prepare my own. She started eating it and then continued telling me her story or whatever. I was the one to notice that I used sour cream instead of butter. The fact that she didn't realize it because she was so absorbed in her story really made the whole thing funny.
Before I started trying to become organized (a life-long task for me), I was feeding the cat. I wanted a tuna sandwich. I got both cans out, and the phone rang. Well, I reversed them. Let's just say that Friskies doesn't go well with cellery and mayo and pickle relish.
Lou
Oh no! Did you actually put the cat food on your sandwich?
Oh my Gosh, there's so many here ...
I meant to put honey in tea once, and wound up with ... um ... tasted like mayonaise. Yuck.
Another time, I poured juice over cereal instead of milk.
Almost made up the sandwich. Of course, the cat was overjoyed at my mistake.
I was going out to lunch with a friend from work one day, and we had talked about going to either a fast food place called Sisters Chicken or Wendys. For some reason I thought we had decided on Sisters, and I had my taste buds all ready for a couple of their sausage biscuit sandwiches. Well, my friend who was driving thought we had decided on Wendys. So we parked, went in, and when it was my turn to order at the counter I asked for two sausage biscuit sandwiches. The girl didn't say anything, and my friend said "Oops, we're at Wendys, Becky"
Concerning post twelve, sighted people make mistakes like this, too. Though it is a bit crazy that she didn't even notice the taste of the sour cream.
so, here's my total blindy naivety...are butter and sour cream the same color? Now I don't feel so silly for making that mistake. lol!
Oh no! Butter is yellow, and sour cream is the whitest white that ever existed. But what happens is that a lot of sighted people don't look before they take a bite if they already know what they're getting. So your friend didn't look before she took a bite because she thought she knew what she was getting.
But some people really like sour cream, so maybe your friend didn't find this new conbination distasteful. Did she point anything out to you after she ate it.
My friend is just as blind as I am!
i think the story about the stuffed bear was funny. and the trash can also. i've appologised to lamp posts, a boards and all sorts of other things. you just have to laugh sometimes. mind you, talking to stuffed bears is often more enlightening than talking to some humans imho. heheeheh
Oh, well then as you already know, sour cream tastes very different from butter, so your friend just probably really liked the taste of this new combination. Or maybe she's had it before?