Face-palm Moments

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  1. Link the Writer

    Link the Writer Flipping Out For A Good Story. Contributor

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    Hey, don't judge us all. :) Most of us are accepting of dwarves.

    But yes, I hate Hollywood movies. Avoid them whenever possible.

    If I were making movies, I'd follow two rules:

    1) If it's not set in America, do not use American actors.

    2) If it's in a time period when there was no United States, do not use American actors.

    3) For the love of God, show other American cities some love. :( Why must NYC be in the center of attention!?

    EDIT: What makes me facepalm is when I see my fellow yanks make fools of themselves in foreign countries. They're the reason the world sees us as fat, stupid, selfish slobs.
     
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    It wasn't my intention at all to be judgmental about Americans. Unfortunately, these awful films are made in America which is the problem.

    I watched a documentary where a young American girl said the worst thing about being small was when people openly laughed at her on the street. I could be naive about this all, but I thought that just wouldn't happen here. I had friend at university who was small, and although she said people were morons in various ways, she was never openly laughed at.

    Anyway, change of subject! I will take my movie gripes to the movies board.

    I make myself face palm when I am introduced to someone then forget their name immediately. I get sudden amnesia.
     
  3. Link the Writer

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    I do the same thing. I forget people's names very easily. :< I pretty much have to stare at them while repeating their names over and over again. :D

    That, my dear friend, is just one of the many things I facepalm myself over.
     
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    The trick to that is repeating their name in conversation (immediately) a few times.

    "So Bob, you're wife tells me you bake the best cookies." Nods "That's awesome Bob"
     
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    I find getting out a notepad and scribbling a brief description in front of them works just as well Speedy.

    "Bob - wearing what looks like a blouse"
     
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    HAHA, go Bob.

    Every social occurrence should also have name tags!

    Name tags are so in still.
     
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    To whom it may concern. ANY remarks disparaging another nation represented by members here will be infracted, and may result in a closed thread.

    Be respectful.
     
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    That wouldn't work very well for me! 'Cause I would write on it: "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!"

    Cause I'm a huge dork like that. :p
     
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    Here is my own face-palm moment. I caught myself saying something stupid.

    Here goes. A friend of mine and I were driving to a conference of some sort. Since it was a long drive, we had to leave early. So around 6 o'clock in the morning we were driving westward down the highway. All of a sudden, the temperature got significantly warmer. Seeing that the sky was a little lighter infront of us, I remarked, "I wonder if the reason it got warmer all of a sudden was because we are riding towards the sun." That was the end of anything I said.
    Later on that day, we were having lunch together. Suddenly it dawned on me (excuse the pun), "Wait a minute! The sun rises in the east! We were heading west!" *face-palm*.
    My friend looks funny at me. "Seriously? I thought you were joking when you said that."

    Yep, I am not a morning person.
     
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    Yes: I have occasionally used the rising sun as an orientation device in the past.

    On waking,-Once concluding, I'm to the west of that!--Now, to the North, South and East of "What"!!??. Must've rained last night--I'm wet!.

    Slap myself up-side da haid!!
     
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    This doesn't work with identical twins whose parents dress them in matching outfits.
     
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    When I was twelve, my family and I were staying in someone's house to look after the animals (the family was on holidays). One morning I stepped outside and my sisters were milking the goat. So I said:
    "Oh, is that the billy goat?"

    Yeah- I felt pretty stupid after that. :p
     
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    A very different sort of milk.
     
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    Identical twins in matching outfits are TRYING to confuse people. Shoot one of them with a squirt gun full of green paint, I say. Don't let them get away with this!
    :)
     
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    They don't own any outfits that don't match or color coordinate. For Christmas, I know what I'm purchasing. Two outfits that don't match AT ALL.
     
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    People who wear ugg boots in public.
     
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    Corrected. ;)
     
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    This is turning into just anolther version of the Not Happy thread.
     
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