BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Acorn4
Date: 23 Apr 10 - 07:48 PM

Virginia Tam,

She was only a farmer's daughter but she got a first from Liverpool University which trumped my 2.1!

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: kendall
Date: 23 Apr 10 - 07:42 PM

When I was 16 a friend in the Air force sent me a French post card from North Africa. (Your imagination should kick in here) and I put it in my wallet for show and tell.
One day I was wresting with a neighbor's dog and I lost my wallet. Had no idea where it was until my Mother informed me that the neighbor had returned it. Meanwhile, it had been rained on, so she wanted to do me a favor by drying out the contents! I have never been more embarrassed in my life.

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Rapparee
Date: 23 Apr 10 - 07:34 PM

I was looking over a house back Kentucky with an eye to purchasing it. In the "den" it was obvious that the man of the house was a WW2 buff: books and "souvenirs" were all over, including, on the top of a bookcase, a "potato masher" hand grenade.

I didn't check to see if it was live or not -- the house didn't meet our needs. I mentioned to the realtor on the way out that having a grenade displayed, even if it was fake, probably wasn't a good selling point. He said he'd take care of it.

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Alan Day
Date: 23 Apr 10 - 06:11 PM

A friend of mine had to inspect Council Houses to ensure they were not damp or had any structural damage. One house he visited had a bit of a problem behind the wardrobe so with the young lady's assistance moved it back from the wall. Only to find a little whip with a nice red ribbon bow tied to it. He said that the girl blushed up the to match the ribbon.
We put our house on the market many years ago and one couple went upstairs to view the bedrooms. Imagine my Wife's surprise when she found the woman's knickers on the stairs after they left.
They put in an offer for the house the next day!!
Al

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 23 Apr 10 - 05:51 PM

wonderful!

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Ebbie
Date: 23 Apr 10 - 05:23 PM

VirginiaTam, it is funny/strange how things work sometimes.

I arrived at my mother's house one day to find Mom and my sister who was taking care of her in an uproar.

Mom says: (Sis) lost my corset!
Sis (almost in tears): I didn't! I didn't have it!

I stood in the doorway and said, out loud: Let's see- if I were a corset, where would I be?

I walked over to a couple of blankets on the floor close to my mother's big chair, lifted them up and shook out Mother's corset.

Mom's eyes bugged. She always did wonder about me.

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 23 Apr 10 - 02:52 AM

woohoo Acorn4 - case of Step it up Mary, show your legs to the country ma. Maybe her Da was hoping to marry her off to an educated man.

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Acorn4
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 05:57 PM

This is perhaps more a case of embarrassing "Things Lost".

I started going out with a girl when I was still living in Sussex in the mid seventies - she lived on a farm close to the next village, and while driving her along the country lane which led to the farm where her father lived in a tied cottage, she made it quite plain in a non verbal manner that she wanted more than a peck on the cheek when we got to the farm.

After trying to keep concentrating on the road, as you may imagine, with some difficuly we reached the farm she suggested we adjourn to the hayloft. This had always been a bit of a fantasy of mine and I naturally made no protest.

Although the idea sounds good, it is not quite so comfortable as one would imagine, as tightly baled hay is rather like blocks of concrete. Nonethless we made the best of it, but the problem started when I tried to find my hastily discarded clothes - the bales have gaps between them and my underpants had fallen down in between one of these and, it being dark, after exhaustive searching could not be found.

It was then that the shadowy figure of my mother entered the story.

Before I went off to University she had diligently sewed Cash's name tapes inside all my pants. I had visions of the farm workers unloading the hay from the barn, and then finding the evidence of my misdeeds to present to her father.

Summer turned to Autumn and we continued to visit the barn regularly on our way back from the pub. In the end it got very cold, so I suggested we go in the house and watch TV, to which she agreed.

I'd only met her dad briefly just to say hello, as we'd obviously been busy doing other things, but the lady in question assured me it would be OK.

As soon as we got into the house, her Dad said:-

"What are you two doing in here - get back out in that haystack!"

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 04:31 PM

Not embarrassing but weird

On 2 occasions I found diamond rings immediately upon being told the were lost.

Grandmother in law. She had been worrying over them for weeks. As soon as she told me, I went to her coat closet and started checking all the pockets of her coats. They were in the second pocket of the first coat I checked. Pinned inside with a yellow ducky diaper pin.

Ended up inheriting those rings and couldn't find them. I gave up after turning house upside down.   3 or 4 months after she passed away the hospital rang to say her luggage and clothes were still there. i almost told them to send to charity, then decided I had better wash the clothes first. Rings were pinned inside her rob pocket.

Next time I was cleaning houses and owner left not on counter - please do not vacuum as I have lost my diamond engagement ring. I went straight to her closet and found it on the floor under her clothes. I just knew she had caught on clothes as she was looking for something to wear.

I lost my own engagement ring shortly after that and never found it again. I only wore it to church so think it must have fallen off there.

Shortly after moving to UK I lost the replacement engagement ring and the rings I inherited. Lost for over 6 years. Found in the concertina file I had checked a dozen times before for them. Now they are with my daughter and I don;t have to worry about them any more4.

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Mrrzy
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 04:09 PM

I once didn't so much find as drop something once, when my then POSSLQ's very Central Virginia's parents dropped by unexpectedly, and I missed my pocket in shoving my bag away, so a little rolled baggie fell onto the floor right in front of me, between them and me of course. I kept my eyes on theirs (all 4 of them somehow) and continued towards them, stopping with one foot completely over the bag, and there it stayed throughout a long conversation while they wouldn't leave the kitchen and move on to the living room, but I swear they didn't see or suspect a thing, or were kind enough to let me think so!

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 03:33 PM

I know this isn't a joke thread, but I've just GOT to tell this:

The old farmer took his young daughter aside: "The young man who called on you in the parlor last night, who is he? A country boy or a city boy?"

"Oh, Dad, what difference does that make?"

"Is he from the country, or from the City?" he insisted.

"Well, Dad, he's from the country. His father's a farmer."

"Good! I don't want you havin' nothing to do with them City boys with their hi-falutin' ways you've brung around here before, think they're so good, blowin' their nose in little rubber bags and throwin' them behind the sofa!"

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Ed T
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 03:26 PM

A fewyears ago, after a in house Christmas party at my work (which I did not attend), I found a pair of ladies (yes, you have to specify today) red high heel (spike) shoes in one of my desk drawers. Whhat did I do? I put them in a shy coworkers desk drawer. I am not sure what he did with them, though...but, I noticed that he walked with a slight limp a few days later....a new shoe training injury, I suspect?

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Rapparee
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 03:14 PM

From the looks of the find I would say that he just trotted along, if you take my meaning. He was an embarrassment to the family, who never before had been known as squitters.

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 03:02 PM

Did he run away to join the commandos?

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Rapparee
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 02:43 PM

I once found a pair of my brother's underpants under the sofa when we had company at the house. The find wasn't so embarrassing as disgusting and a menace to public health.

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 02:32 PM

The only "correct" reply to your father's revelations was - -

"Good Lord Dad! How long have you been wearing one of those?"

John

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: SINSULL
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 02:11 PM

gnu...CELLAR!

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: gnu
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 02:03 PM

The bra... you musta really wowed her if she forgot her bra... BRAVO!

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Rapparee
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 12:12 PM

Having spent my youthful years mostly in prayer and good works, the most embarrassing thing I ever found was Father Dismas' flask of holy water. He was very glad to get it back, as he sipped it frequently for his internal spiritual health.

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Rapparee
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 11:53 AM

So it was either yours or his, huh?

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 11:44 AM

Ah, only recognisable to the two of you then - plausible deniability...

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Micca
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 09:11 AM

I was once found what could be called "delectably flagrant" by the then GFs father on their sofa!!!at about 1 am. he said "sorry" backed out of the room, locked the door, and pushed the key back in under the Door!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 08:59 AM

John... recognisable as the one I had removed from the girlfriend the night before....... ROFLOL

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 08:46 AM

Recognisable?

Subject: RE: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: SINSULL
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 07:51 AM

Did you return it?????

Subject: BS: Things found which were embarrasing!!
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 07:05 AM

This thread was prompted by the 'Things found under the sofa' thread.
From my youth:- Having taken my girlfriend out in the family car and had a fun night.. replaced it in the garage, checked all round to make sure there were no dents.. the following evening when I returned from work.. my father asked me if I had a good night last night... I said "yes great thanks"... He said "What did you do"? and I nonchalantly replied... "Oh We went for a coffee"..... He asked "Are these the cups" as he produced a very recognisable brassiere..........which he had found in the back seat of the car!!!!!!