I am such a Boob!

by Sparkplug 14 Replies latest jw friends

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  Sparkplug

  To fill you in, I have to say that things have been a bit crazy here and I have felt overwhelmed. In order to ease the stress, I concidered giving up my post as an Officer of the charity organization I am in.... (not drop charity work) just drop some stress, because I feel the pressure of knowing that if I mess up on the books, we all could loose our job. This makes me nervous because I am prone to dyslexic behavior.

  So I talked to the President about it and she wants me to remain an officer and finish out this years appointed position because I am so close to term.

  Today she wrote a note stating she wants the reports for this month. So I asked her via E-mail if she had all the statements I needed.

  She wrote back that she would would take care of the report . She reminded me that when I asked to resign that she did not want me to.

  HERE IS WHERE I MADE AN A$$ out of myself. I misread resign as RE-sign and got so upset.

  I usually do not respond in anger, and when I do it is disasterous.

  So I wrote a huge mailing stating that this is not how I remember the conversation. In my misreading the memo, I thought that she was trying to tell me that I HAD ASKED to RE-SIGN and not resign, and that she did not want me anymore.

  So this note I wrote asked her why am I walking and raising all this money under the charity name, and why am I still going to meetings, and why is she making me go to training for the Salvation Army...etc. I was so hurt.

  I hit SEND. And sat there mumbling to myself for about 60 seconds and then it hit me. RESIGN...RE-SIGN. RESIGN...RE-SIGN. RESIGN...RE-SIGN.

  OMG WTF had I done?

  I tried to recall the note and of course she had already read it. So I took my dictionary over there and asked her how to spell the two words, as she tried not to laugh at me...and threw myself at her mercy.

  She has humour in her blood and said yes, I am right in wanting to ease up my load...and please do not RESIGN, and she will change my position to something more community based after this term, where I do not have to do the books.

  IT is funny now, but not so much at the moment.

  Anyone else do this and make a BIG Boob out of self before?
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  Spectre

  And when I clicked on this link I thought I was going to see boobs. I try and block from my brain all stupid things that I've done so therefore, can't remember any.
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  Odrade

  Ah hearing other people make a boob of themselves makes me feel so much more normal... *grin*
  too funny!
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  Cellist

  LOL Sparkplug. I can see it wouldn't have been funny to you at the time. But, in hindsight it IS funny! I can't think of a specific instance of having made a boob of myself. I'm sure I have though. It's good sometimes to have selective memory.

  Cellist
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  banished1

  Sparkplug, what you did was nothing compared to what some of us have done. My God. I'm sure everything will be alright.
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  hemp lover

  I try to shut out my boob moments, too, because some of them cause me to cringe and make an involuntary icky face. Here's one that doesn't bother me too much because there's no nudity or live chickens involved.

  When my daughter was little, I went to a garage sale that had Brio train sets. This guy's whole garage was full of Brio stuff - entire villages and layouts. Nothing was priced, so I asked "How much for everything?" He said, "Three-fifty." Well, my brain, knowing full well how expensive these toys were, heard $3.50 and not $350.00.

  I got so excited, but I kept a cool face (cuz that's how I roll when makin' deals). I pulled out a $5 bill and handed it to him. He took it and then just stared at me. This should have been a clue, but no, the first thing that popped into my head was, "Oh, he thinks I'm cheap because I'm waiting for change." I said, "Uh, keep the change...?" And as soon as those words were out of my mouth, it hit me. $350.00! I'm a freakin' idiot! I felt so stupid and he was NOT amused. But I got my $5 back.
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  jeanniebeanz

  Awe, Sparky. It could have been an 'all company' email... lol

  *guilty look here*

  Exact same thing almost got me fired once...

  J
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  misanthropic

  Sparkplug! Reading your post had me laughing so hard. That is so hilarious!

  I know I've done alot of things to make an ass out of myself in life.... But at least yours was totally funny!
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  Satanus

  *Interjecting* Hi jeanbean!! ((jeanbean))

  S self ejecting
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  ithinkisee

  And when I clicked on this link I thought I was going to see boobs.

  Dang it ... that was gonna be MY LINE! ...

  -ithinkisee