mandymoochops

I do loads of dumb things - every day - pretty much. But the best most stupid thing ever was when I was living with my friend in Drum.

Long story short the toilet cistern broke nearly in two (works xmas party much alcohol involved) and instead of being sensible and buying a new toilet, we decided to stick it back together with silicone sealant.

It actually held for the remainder of the time we were there and when the landlord was doing his final check when we left, we both stood in front of the toilet when the bathroom was being given the once over
Looking back now It's funny as hell - but really??? What were we thinking

I still remember the moment when we came up with the silicone idea and how very awesome we thought it was Good times

heres a sample of our handiwork

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1327820615

T-Pot

So many to mention. Probably moving from a permananet post to a temporary contract which ends right in the middle of a recession..........

fledermaus

You think that out of all the stupid things that I have done that I can select one as the stupidest?

Not to mention being stupid enough to post about the stupidest stupid thing on here?

vauxhallmonterey

Leaving the hammer on the top step of the ladder, then moving the ladder!

Tuppence

When I was about 12, a friend and I were playing around on a local farm (sensible yeah?!) and decided to use a cow feeder as a human hamster wheel.

It got a bit out of control as we hurtled down a hill.

She was inside and ended up holding onto one of the bars, and as it got to the top, she fell off and nearly broke her ankle. I (being a genius) decided to get in front of it and try to slow it down, whereupon I got my head squashed between the feeder and the side of a brick barn
Never been right in the head since!

Mandy, I still love your 'forgot to remove the gas nozzle and drove out of the gas station story'!

Souvy

Paint roller.

Zoe Bell

Recently I guess that trying to watch TV in the middle of a blatant power outage might rate quite highly.

My rationale being that the remote control was working so obviously the TV must be as well

Cassie 10000

Started working in retail!!!

Tying to fix that minor problem now.

triumphguy

Driving over a water-ski jump in winter in my Chevvy van!

Err and many other - often alcohol related - mishaps!

Sherlock Holmes

Thinking, "I'll have a nice cup of tea then." To see out the power outage.

Steve_P

Going out for a walk and trying to deliberately induce an angina attack to prove to myself the was in fact something wrong with my heart.

Sticking my toe (inside shoe) into fresh lava would rank right up there too.

As Fled said there's way too many to mention, but that's two.

Jerseygirl

My husband jacked my car up to take a look underneath. He had his fingers through the gap in the alloy wheel. I decided to give the wheel a bit of a spin. Ouch!!

Cassie 10000

No.... that's not a good idea

mjanovitz

Mine would have to be cycling along at about 20mph (it was in the uk), seeing a pot hole in the road and hitting the front brake instead of the rear, which of course catapulted me face first in to the road. As I felt the rear wheel raising up in to the air I thought a cycle helmet would come in handy right about now!

I had a fat lip, good graze down one side of my cheek and damaged a couple of teeth which i then had to pay for root canal and veneers on. I think the helmet would have been cheaper, although to be fair as it was my face that took the hit not sure a helmet would have helped.

It could have been a lot worse. I think I was lucky really. Although it was very sore for a while.

I now always wear a cycle helmet!!!

R I C H

Two incidents with cousins spring to mind.....

1) Being persuaded that learning to waterski in saltwater crocodile breeding habitat would provide good incentive not to fall off the skis.

2) Agreeing to be towed at 30mph behind a waterski boat with a mask/snorkel on so we could catch up and take photos of a manta ray. Watching barrier reef fly by a foot or two under my stomach was both exhilarating, and on reflection a tad dumb.

Also, having unshakable belief that I could emulate Juha Kankkunen in my mother's Austin Allegro on various Cotswold roads during my late teens caused a number of erm anxious moments. I apologize unreservedly if you ever met me airborne over a brow in the road near Snowshill, and for the damage I did to a local football pitch while practicing the Scandinavian flick around midnight, with the lights out.