I Made a Rookie Mistake
Blogging, Stupid things I do December 2nd, 2008
Crap. I published a post last night that, after some reflection, I wasn’t happy with. So I deleted it.
Never do that. Why? Because the post will get picked up by Feedburner and sent out to places that draw from the feed. Immediately. And there’s no undoing it.
What does that mean? Anyone who uses a feed reader, such as Google Reader, will still be able to read the post. But if they click the link back to my blog to comment, for example, the post isn’t there. Instead, you get an “Error 404 - Not Found” message. Translated, that means “This blog author is very stupid.”
The recommended course of action if you want to delete a post is to simply change the post content to something like “This post has been removed by the author.”
Or, better yet, be really sure you want to post something before you hit the Publish button. D’oh! Geesh. You’d think I’d know what I’m doing by now.
Other notable Kathy mistakes:
The night before our wedding, I made tuna casserole for my husband-to-be and me. I forgot to put the tuna in. He married me anyway, knowing full well I couldn’t cook and that the tiny roster of foods I knew how to make included tuna casserole.
I let my car run out of gas.
Follow-up blunder: I walked two blocks to a gas station, bought a gas can and pre-paid for $10 worth of gas. The can took only $2 worth. I was too embarrassed to go back and reclaim the difference.
I wore a banana hair clip into my twenties. It’s customary to stop when you’re thirteen.
On my first visit back to the eye doctor after getting fitted for contact lenses, I showed up with a lens in only one eye. My doctor so carefully danced around my stupidity, saying “I’m unable to locate the second lens.” I asked if he was sure. I asked an eye doctor, looking through $20,000 optometry equipment, if he was sure.
For the record, I was able to come up with these mistakes in less than five minutes. I could run a whole new blog on my mistakes alone. It’s hard being me.
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Stumble it!
December 2nd, 2008 at 7:30 am
Oh, I think I might be the first commenter. Is it wrong to be excited about this?
I once saw someone on a computer (which was very exotic then) in the early 1980s and thought they were typing while watching TV. Oh, and I said this out loud.
Lidian’s last blog post..One Potato, Two Potato
December 2nd, 2008 at 7:48 am
Am I the 2nd commenter??? I once wore 2 watches to work on the same arm, but didn’t realize it until I started to type and felt a pinching on my arm. I rolled up my sleeve exposing the 2 watches. As I sat there in disbelief, I mentally reconstructed how this could have happened (I wear bracelet-type watches). When I was in bedroom, I slapped one on. By the time I walked to the kitchen, I forgot I had one on, and found another watch lying on the counter, so I slapped that one on - ergo, 2 watches. That was 6 yrs ago. It can only get worse (this morning I put the car in drive to back out of the garage) - oy.
December 2nd, 2008 at 7:55 am
Speak from my experiences, you are not alone in the “I’ve done stupid things” arena. And I’ve also hit the Publish button before I really meant to.
One of the dumbest things I did happened over 30 years ago when I was working in a machine shop. I was running a large milling machine and needed to change the cutting bit. This entailed taking a large wrench, loosening a collar that held the bit in place and changing said bit. I had seen coworkers slap the wrench on the collar just before the bit stopped turning and using the momentum to help loosen the bit.
So, I imitated what I thought I saw them do. One thing I had failed to notice was that their machines were much smaller than mine. And they knew which side of the machine to stand on. The wrench I was using was about three feet long, and weighed about 25 pounds. The machine carried about 1000 pounds of torque, and to reach the bit, I stood on a platform about two feet off the floor.
When I slapped the wrench on the collar, the torque of the machine was much stronger than I was. The end result was my getting picked up off of my feet and thrown about 5 yards from the machine. Luckily, the only thing hurt was my ego as my coworkers rolled on the floor with laughter.
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:24 am
Good advice. Another thing you can do is modify the post to something different that still works with the title. This missing post phenomenon is not that rare. The post I tried before yours I tried from my feeds had this happen.
John Hunter’s last blog post..Dazzling Diversification
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:36 am
Ah, remember, Kathy– I was the girl recently who published a post to the ENTIRELY WRONG BLOG. Then when I totally recreated it on the right site? I accidentally deleted it thinking I was deleting the duplicate post. Oh yes. So I had to create it AGAIN.
This was, what, two weeks ago?
I feel your pain.
Jenn Thorson’s last blog post..Planes, Pains and Automobiles
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:45 am
I have one of those Cuisinart coffeemakers with the lever you push to dispense coffee, rather than a pot or carafe. This morning I walked into the kitchen to get another cup of coffee to find my Dad stirring his coffee. Dad turned to me and said “Guess what I just did”.
“What did you do, Dad?”
“I just set my cup on the shelf and hit the button and waited and waited but nothing happened. I thought the pot was broke.”
“But it isn’t?”
“No. I had my cup in there upside down.”
Feel better now?
WillThink4Wine’s last blog post..Grayson GQ
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:48 am
Unfortunately, it took me a few tries to figure the posting thing out. Somewhere out there in the vast black known as the interwebs are several “404’s” floating around with my name on them.
RedRaider’s last blog post..The Zuchinni. The Oil Change.
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:48 am
I absolve you of the banana clip thing because I’m fairly certain that, given your hair, it isn’t like you could SEE it. Not like mine, where it sparkled in all its toothy goodness well into my third year of college until finally the last one broke and I couldn’t get more. More foolish on my part because the darn things gave me headaches and I still wore them.
Shieldmaiden96’s last blog post..I know what I know, if you know what I mean…..
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:09 am
We are never deleting that post, or marking it as read. Ever! It may be worth Eleventy Billion dollars someday! We can email you a copy of the post from our reader if that would help! You are right, of course. We did get an error 404, but we know you are not stupid.
Gandalf and Grayson’s last blog post..A Gray Day for the Gray Boys
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:12 am
Now I wish I had you in my Google Reader.
I’ve made some amazingly hideous mistakes, the worst of which had to be my first husband. It happens.
pam’s last blog post..Hand Out
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:23 am
First, I just opened the post and read it by email, and came here to comment on it. I think you should demand round trip airfare to exotic locales from all you clients, but I’d advise you to turn down any offers for a Cruise ship ride off Somalia.
Second, the guy must really respect your expertise to track you down from Mexico. That’s something to be proud of. You are WANTED Kathy, Think Angeline Jolie Movie!
Third, I won’t mock you for your mistake. I’m a guy who knows how to make Fireworks using home supplies, yet sometimes I forget to do the simplest things, like say wear steel toed shoes while operating a weed whacker.
(OUCH!)
Ive’ posted on the wrong blog, and even deleted a whole blog when I was only trying to remove a single ill thought post. It happens. All we can do is be honest about it and make fun of our own foolishness. I salute you for your ability to laugh at yourself. It’s nice if your spouse laughs along with you. I make mine laugh so hard that she cries, if it is any consolation.
Chris (Casey)’s last blog post..As Promised, The Casey Yard Christmas Tree!
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:25 am
tuna casserole with no tuna. umm, that’s funny. remind me not to have you bake me any chocolate chip cookies. i need every ingredient that supposed to be in there.
Natural’s last blog post..The Day of the Fight
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:31 am
Oh, Hon….
I could have a whole blog of mistakes I’ve made and post every day for eternity. I love it when other people do stupid stuff and tell me about it! It makes me feel less alone. Hey, it is perfectly all right to wear a banana clip in your hair while you are in the privacy of your home, no matter what your age
Eve
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:42 am
Back when VCRs were new, our colour TV went on the fritz. We temporarily hooked up an old Black & White. My dad and I wondered, aloud, what colour the VCR would record in when connected to a B&W TV. We promptly slapped a tape in and hit record on some random program…waited a few seconds…then rewound and hit play. Of course, being connected to a B&W TV, it played back in B&W. We both realized our stupidity at roughly the same time, but before I could say anything, my dad jumped up and yelled to my mom “Do you know what your son just did?”. Heh. Sigh.
Stupid thing number 2: I am a good cook, just not a great baker. For years, my cakes would all come out flat and heavy. I mentioned this to my sister-in-law while making a cake…I said it as I was banging the cake pan, filled with cake dough, on the counter “to get the air bubbles out”. My sister-in-law looked at me like I had antlers growing out of my ears…to my credit, as I said it, I realized my mistake
Steve’s last blog post..Ovechkin
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:45 am
It’s nice to know other people do very stupid things too. I think Gerard and I take the cake on this though. The latest stupid thing I did was lose track of time at work, punch out 7 minutes late which caused me to miss my bus and had to wait 35 minutes for the next one! I didn’t even tell Gerard WHY I missed my bus. Shhh!
The latest stupid thing Gerard did was to not use the $10 L.L. Bean coupon I had in the catalog when he ordered new tennis shoes for me. Okay, not a big deal, but then to follow-up, he threw the catalog in the recycle bin with the $10 coupon still inside! Now, what do you say?
Karen, author of “My Funny Dad, Harry”’s last blog post..Mom’s Six Tips To Winning Scrabble
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:52 am
Yeah, one time standing in our driveway I insisted I couldn’t find the spoon I had intended to take with me to work to eat my yogurt. My husband finally told me it was in my hand, to get in the car, and hush.
I did just that, felling totally stupid.
Jonny’s Mommy’s last blog post..Uh-uh….a not so “cute” utterance
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:52 am
Since I simply LOATHE tuna, your making tuna casserole sans tuna would have earned you MAJOR brownie points in my book.
kev’s last blog post..Ask Kev: How to Make People Love You
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:55 am
So when are we all going to be invited to your house for ____ casserole?
JD at I Do Things’s last blog post..I Improvise so you don’t have to
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:10 am
I may be confused but to unpublish a post I believe you just select ‘unpublished’ and it becomes a draft again. I’m sure I’ve done that - more than once.
I’m on my iPhone so will come back later with stupid things ;0)
babs’s last blog post..Birthday Whatsit?
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:16 am
All the mistakes you mentioned sounds like a typical morning for me. The only difference is I wouldn’t admit to at least half of them. I write two different blogs, and I get the two mixed up and publish to the wrong one ALL THE TIME. I didn’t realize that maybe I shouldn’t delete after I do that. Well, you learn something everyday.
Bryan’s last blog post..McDonald’s wants us all to be Nuggnuts
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:25 am
Ok, you just hit on a great idea, a blog of blunders. Everyone could contribute.
Joe’s last blog post..I’m Home and Have a New Problem–You Can Help
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:38 am
Don’t worry, Kathy. Yesterday I was certain that I didn’t have an ink cartridge in my printer and it “fell out” somehow, until my husband looked at it and pushed it to the right with his finger. And last week I was writing and I actually typed the word “overneath” which most certainly isn’t a word at all.
PS- I read the post in my goggle reader, and I thought it was funny.
Stephanie C.’s last blog post..NaNoWriMo complete!
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:43 am
I once ran out of gas. When I was DRIVING AN AMBULANCE. And THERE WAS A PATIENT IN IT. In San Antonio. In the summertime.
There, I totally win the ran-out-of-gas stupidity contest!
I love my magnet!!!
Karen’s last blog post..Halleluyyyyyaaaaa Brother Squirrllllllll!!!!
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:12 am
This is why I blog, so I know that I’m not so alone in my uh, stupid moments. Great post!
Leanne’s last blog post..I’m trying over here…
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:27 am
In order to help you and keep you from making a major mistake that I have “heard” about. Never take a sleeping pill and a laxative at the same time.
BigPappa’s last blog post..What Kind of Person Are You?
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:29 am
Now that sounds like something I do on a daily basis unfortunately, so this is very good news to me, lol!
Happy Tuesday Kathy.
Jodi’s last blog post..Skitto & Her Family Wish You A
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:39 am
Thanks for the tip on not being able to delete a post. I never thought about it. I couldn’t say for sure if I have deleted any before or not… Hopefully not. And the other “mistakes”, only show you are human like the rest of us.
Dad to Two’s last blog post..Updates… Chickens, Winnings, and EntreCard Drops
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:51 am
Now I’m on my Mac, I can think clearer :O) ‘Unpublishing’ still won’t clear it from the feed, I don’t suppose, or will it?
No Tuna in a Tuna casserole? That is the funniest thing I’ve EVER heard! Are you sure you’re not Lucille Ball in disguise?
Babs - beetle’s last blog post..Birthday Whatsit?
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm
being that i’m obsessed with tuna, i probably would have called off the wedding. but i guess tuna isn’t the only important thing in a marriage. john deere decorations come in a close second. stop by to see what i mean!
Kelly’s last blog post..Deerey Christmas!
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Babs - beetle : If a post is deleted and feedburner is refreshed/resynced It goes away.
But you can’t fix that in every individual’s feed readers unless they “refresh” their subscriptions.
In a few weeks time, I am going to clean out my blog - removing posts that I feel are outdated and when read can stir up unwanted discussions today. And those posts that never get a hit or are totally worthless even to me.
Dumb things I did:
Me ? Do dumb things ? There is no place for dumb things in a drafting office !
Lee: Ah those milling machines ! The other machine I was more afraid of was the lathe !
How many rookies have I seen who change the bit and forget the wrench on the top ? Fortunately they were all warned except for one numskull who’d already turned on this machine and the wrench flew like a Numchuck across the shop shattering a num-window !
Jaffer’s last blog post..5 point 1 Me
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Please? We all make mistakes. How about this one - I was driving my grandfather’s new Cadillac to my junior prom in 1976 with my date and two other couples when we ran out of gas. And my family owned a gas station. Brooks’ Amoco. And I still ran out of gas on the way to the prom. Driving on a learner’s permit. In a brand new 1976 Yellow Cadillac, which matched my date’s dress and the ruffles on my tuxedo shirt. No lie. You can’t make this stuff up.
Preston’s last blog post..Merry SITSmas
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Har! I used to worry if the bajillion times I re-edited my published posts (to correct my horrible spelling errors), that my readers would get multiple notices of my post every time I hit “Publish”… then I realized they didn’t. Thank the Gods. I would have NO readers otherwise…
You are DEFINITELY not alone in this area. Although it is much more fun to laugh at someone else’s mistakes than my own.
Thanks for that
Maureen’s last blog post..Another Starbucks Opening
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Banana Clip Girls unite! I wore one until I was WELL into my 20s. It was one of the few kinds of hair geegaws (at the time) that would actually hold my monstrous wig.
One of my best mistakes? I came home a bit later than usual one night and forgot to take my contacts out. Upon arising the next morning, I put on my glasses. At around 2pm, I told my husband that I needed to go to the doctor, because I was going blind. A few minutes later I was in the bathroom, inspecting my eyeballs (for what, I don’t know), when I realized that I’d had my contacts in the whole time. My husband threatened to revoke my contact lens privileges after that.
absepa’s last blog post..Lord, Please Save Me from the Pies…
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
When I first had the internet and the new-fangled e-mail thing, I sent a test e-mail to myself to make sure it worked.
Of course the e-mail I sent was very rude. Of course I sent it to the wrong e-mail address.
Tiggy’s last blog post..Tiggy’s New Job - Part One
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Oh my I have done the same thing with the delete thing. So don’t feel bad.
Also I drove my car all the way home and parked for the night knowing I was low on gas. Guess who was late to work the next morning? I ran out of gas in my own driveway.
I am a natural blond and used a permanent blue black hair dye once just to try it out. Eight hours later of bleaching I had bright orange hair and I had to cut it as short as a man’s haircut.
Trust me I could keep this list going all day. So you are definitely not alone!:-)
Shinade’s last blog post..A Blue Jay
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Talk about stupid, I just made this same mistake today, but followed your advice on correcting it at least, well sort of.
Karen, author of “My Funny Dad, Harry”’s last blog post..Are You Decorating This Christmas?
December 2nd, 2008 at 2:12 pm
I could write an entire blog of Stupid Things Ive Said And Done….
These were very funny.
(I wore a banana clip for way too long as well!)
meleah rebeccah’s last blog post..The Flu
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Well I didn’t know that’s what would happen if I deleted a post. So thanks for the info. I’ve only put the alarm clock in the fridge and the tea caddy on the shelf. Goodness knows what was supposed to go in the fridge. Oh well. Early Old Timers’ Disease. What’s a banana clip?
Jan’s last blog post..Chiropractic alters brain function
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
What I still wear banana clips… and I am 36!
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:28 pm
oh and most stuff I blog is stupid anyway but I just leave it up.
December 2nd, 2008 at 5:42 pm
I once wore two different color shoes to work. One black, the other brown. My boss sent me home to change. Kath, don’t you have a power point presentation about shoes buries somewhere?
December 2nd, 2008 at 5:43 pm
I have one. I had a person working for me I could not understand. I don’t speak spanish well. I know cuss words and that’s about all so I asked a mexican friend of mine to translate for me. He came back a few minutes later laughing and said the guy was an Arab and did not speak spanishThe first guy just stared at me and shook his head.
December 2nd, 2008 at 5:48 pm
It’s okay. Everyone makes mistakes. Miley Cyrus says so. And everyone knows she’s always right.
Hahahaha, I would probably do all the same things.
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I think we’ve all done these kinds of mistakes.
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One big mistake I did was…my car got stuck in a snow bank on a country road. So I get out of the car to asses the problem…only to realize I had locked the door…to the car…with the motor running…in a snowstorm.
Well at least I’m smart enough to pack an emergency kit in my trunk for winter, like most people who live in the country do….oh,oh…it’s locked in the trunk
Happy to be living in the city now
Alan’s last blog post..Is your site safe ???
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:26 pm
I been thinking and thinking so I could write down one of my mistakes, but I am very positive that I have never made a mistake.
ps: does breaking something count as a mistake? I don’t think so.
Daisy the Curly Cat’s last blog post..Toysday with Harley
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:34 pm
So far, I have not tried to delete a post thankfully. I am so pick about what I post, and have to re-read and edit at least 3 times. I still miss stuff though. I have gone in and completely re-done a post though.
I won’t go into the stupid mistakes I have made. they are far to plentiful for your comments section.
Eric S.’s last blog post..A Weekend at Peace With the Myself
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:36 pm
At least your honest…..painfully honest
Bruce’s last blog post..This Is My Job…
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:37 pm
BTW, today’s post at my blog is thanks to you… with linky love included.
Maureen’s last blog post..The Devil Made Me Do It
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:47 pm
EVERYONE: I’ll have you know I needed to stop reading these comments before heading into a couple meetings today so as not to burst out laughing at an inopportune moment. You guys crack me up!
Lidian — No, it is not wrong to be excited. I think you got in because I posted at an abnormal time for me (early morning). Good for you! Awesome screw up! I think you can also email memos to people inside the TV. They live in there, you know.
Marlene — I sit in disbelief at myself half my waking hours. Don’t feel bad. I love the idea of two watches. That style could be some kind of weird trend. Oh, and the “R” is for backing out.
Lee — Man, I’m so glad your mistake didn’t KILL you! Holy cow. My mistakes just make me look dumb. They haven’t gotten close to maiming me yet, but there’s always tomorrow.
John Hunter — You know, I thought of that technique later, but I was so flustered at the time, the only thing I could think to do was blow it away. Lesson learned. Thanks.
Jenn Thorson — Oh, no! Thanks for sharing. I feel tons better now. BTW, I don’t know how you people who run more than one blog do it. I’d be messing up way more than I already have. Kudos.
WillThink4Wine — I give your dad lots of credit for admitting that. Why is it that we feel the need to tell people about our stupidity? Oh, yeah. Cuz I feel better now.
RedRaider — I think I have some others, too, from back when I moved off Blogger to WordPress. Some links that are buried in my older posts probably go to 404s.
Shieldmaiden96 — Oh, thank you! And yes! They do give you headaches, and yet I still wore mine until I finally realized how ugly those things are. I’m glad you kicked the habit, too.
Gandalf and Grayson — Oh, no! You’re supposed to make it go *poof*! I realized what happened when I logged into my own Google Reader and my heart sank. I still have it for posterity. Thank you for making me feel not so stupid.
pam — Oh, don’t! It was a post I shouldn’t have written because I shared a story about a client at work. I was crabby when I wrote it and that’s why I pulled it down. Sorry about the husband.
Chris Casey — Seriously. I’ve offered to join my clients overseas to provide 24/7 tech support, but they never take me up on the offer. Drats! You know, a co-worker suggested the same thing, that I should feel good he asked me to help with such a crazy problem. Hardly. I just wanted to be in Mexico. I feel better about my goof-up. If I wasn’t so stressed at the time, I would have handled it differently. Live and learn! Thanks for your sympathy.
Natural — I would never deny you your chocolate chips. Do you know what else I make? Chocolate chip brownies. They are divine. Deadly, but divine. If anything, I put in too many chips they make you sick.
eve — Um, but I wore it to work. Wore in public. Wore it all the time. Still think I’m OK?
Steve — I LOVE YOUR STORIES! Thank you for sharing.
Karen — What do I say? I say thank you for giving up your embarrassments because they take a load off ME!
Jonny’s Mommy — Yours is the last comment I read before going to my first meeting. I had to strike the image of you standing in your driveway holding your yogurt spoon out of my head. Awesome.
kev — It is my goal to make the grade in your book. I think I’ve achieved that now. No tuna for you!
JD at I Do Things — I can make many kinds of casseroles lacking their key ingredients. Try me.
babs — I don’t use WordPress’s editor to publish my posts. I use Windows Live Writer. When you delete from there, you get a warning that it’ll delete both from the local drive AND the blog. Wish I could have undone that!
Bryan — Right. Be careful not to delete the post all together. Leave something up so that anyone reading you in a reader doesn’t get the “I’m stupid” message like I did.
Joe — Glad to see you here, buddy! I’m serious. I would have no trouble posting a blunder a day. I don’t know how my husband puts up with me. For that matter, my coworkers and anyone I run into during the day. I’m a case.
StephanieC — So the cartridge was really “overneath” where it was supposed to be? Awesome. Thanks about the phantom post. I liked how I wrote it, but it shouldn’t have been written about a client at work.
Karen — And your comment wins the most outrageous blunder of the bunch! I think you deserve more than a magnet for that.
Leanne — You’ll never be alone as long as I blog about myself. NEVER.
BigPappa — Your comment makes Runner Up. I actually have a bad laxative story that I’ll probably never share, even here. Honestly, I thought I was going to die. DIE!
Jodi — Thanks, you’re in good company. If you ever feel like a bonehead, know that there’s always ME who has it worse.
Dad to Two — I was mad about the whole thing because I read what to do when you want to delete a post AFTER I’d already done it. D’oh!
Babs beetle — Nope. As far as know, there is no way to undelete from a feed. Live and learn. About the tuna, poor Dave sat there chewing and looking curious. “Hon, do you think maybe there’s something missing in here?” I may have cried. I don’t remember.
Kelly — OMG. Not John Deere again! A Christmas John Deere?!?!? My eyes!!!! Thanks for linking back to my gift bag. We’ve got it all covered now, don’t we?
Jaffer — I’m guessing no one would think to refresh their feeds. And therein lies the problem. Stupid me! Oh, whatcha cleanin’ out your blog for? Are you serious? There’s gold in there!
Preston — OK, you should win something for that. Your family owned a gas station and you still ran out of gas? Oh, and I’d totally pay to see pictures of you and your prom date, ruffles and all. Especially the ruffles.
Maureen — I still worry about that. I’ve done it and I think what happens is the first post to be published is the one everyone gets in their readers. But I use Live Bookmarks in Firefox, which take me directly to a blog. So in that case, I’d get the edited version. You can laugh at me here all you want. It’s my job to give you plenty to laugh about.
absepa — BANANA CLIP!!! Damn. The contacts thing is SO something I would do. Lately, I’ve found myself looking all over for my glasses, but they’re already on my head. My big, dumb, idiot head. Don’t feel bad.
Tiggy — Way to go! If you’re going to mess up, do it with gusto!
Shinade — I’ve never made fun of anyone running out of gas since it happened to me. But before that, I took great joy in mocking them incessantly. Oh, your hair story makes me cringe. You poor thing! Your hair is so pretty in your picture. I’m sure you never dyed it again!
Karen — Really? So like this was class? We learned something here? Awesome.
meleah rebeccah — It frightened me a little that I came up with so many blunders in mere minutes. If I wrote a whole blog about them, I bet no one would believe they’re true.
Jan — I watched my husband cover up gravy the other night and head for the pantry with it. “Where you goin’ with that, dear?” “Oh.” A banana clip is a toothy plastic device shaped like a banana that you use to pull back all your hair from your face. They’re out of style now, thankfully. We can do no more damage. They looked hideous.
Michelle Gartner — Whoops! Strike that last comment. But really, I loved my banana clips. My hair is so thick, it was nice to have it away from my face and I preferred it to using a scrunchy or rubber band. I don’t wear ponytails very well. LOL at your other comment. I could make that claim as well.
ann of the junkdrawerblogfamily — Why yes I do have a PowerPoint show about mismatched shoes. Here ya go!
ettarose — Love it!!! Hey, I’m glad you at least know all the good Spanish cuss words. Now you need to learn the Arab ones!
Regan — Oh, well then, it’s all settled. If Miley Cyrus says so, it must be so.
Alan — Oh, man. Brutal. I’m guessing some kind soul rendered aid. (And then maybe laughed at you after!) Good one.
Daisy the Curly Cat — I seem to recall your mommy had a very pretty flower vase once. Once. And now it’s gone because somebody got too curious about it. But I might be wrong. I’m pretty sure you’re incapable of making mistakes of any kind. Now Mr. Shrill… he’s got trouble written all over him.
Eric S — I’m an obsessive editor, too. But I’ve never gotten to the point where I posted and had a bad gut reaction before. And never again!
Bruce — That’s what I do.
Maureen — Thanks. I’m heading over now. I’m a little scared to look.
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:57 pm
OOOHHH I love being the 50th (or so) commenter. I’m so into that.
I thought the guy calling from sunny Mexico was pretty cheeky, Kathy. Nuttin’ wrong with that post. It was funny. I laughed.
For me the nervy ones are lawyers who, five business days into a ten-business-day deadline for delivery of a 200-page transcript, say to me, “How are we coming on that? I need it, like, yesterday.”
Ehm, well, I guess you’ll be paying expedited page rates! Super mega expedited page rates formulated especially for lawyers who, the moment the depo they’re going to need pronto is concluded, can’t find their tongues to say “Hey Jen, I need that turned around ASAP, ‘k?”
At least I didn’t have to show up at an office on Monday … only at my desk, wearing my robe and fuzzy slippers (me … not the desk)!
Oh, sorry … didn’t have time (or room) to talk about MY mistakes! Apologies!
Jenny’s last blog post..The Economy Of Gratitude
December 2nd, 2008 at 7:17 pm
If I didn’t like you, I’d say something really mean, like, “What are you, a shitforbrains?”
Someone wise said that to err is human, so welcome to our race.
Father Muskrat’s last blog post..silently standing behind the podium for 60 seconds whilst the masses wait transfixed (you know, like hitler!)
December 2nd, 2008 at 7:48 pm
A banana clip isn’t for after 13? No wonder my daughter fusses at me!
Sherry Martschink’s last blog post..Learning Can Be Embarrassing
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Anybody got the RSS feed you could let the rest of us see???? *evilgrin*
I always like my banana clips. I’ll have to look for them the next time I saunter down the hair care aisle. I’m old enough for my second childhood.
Hilary’s last blog post..Not bad for an amateur
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:45 pm
You aren’t supposed to wear Banana clips any more? But I love mine! It’s the only thing that will hold my hair back. I even used to have different colors…
I couldn’t begin to list all my mistakes, I won’t even mention all the fashion faux pas because I don’t really have a light in my closet. (brown/black/blue, they are all pretty close at 6 am)
The best was the time my son and I locked ourselves out of the house, in winter, during a snowstorm. We looked at each other and said ‘didn’t you get the key?’ We had to break a window to get in.
I blame it on my banana clip addiction. It pulls the hair so tight the brains are bruised in there.
Shadowsrider’s last blog post..Courtesy, not so common these days
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:59 pm
ROTFL
The gas thing sounds like something my Mr. would do…hey wait, maybe he HAS done it. Now I hafta go search my blog archives.
amber’s last blog post..You Don’t Like The Dentist??
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Banana Clips are cool! Geordi LaForge wears one. Of course it’s one the Paramount props folks converted into a nifty pair of glsses… Or is his visor more of a monocle?
I forgot to bring socks on my current business trip. I’m wearing the pair I flew down with as much as possible to prevent excess funkiness.
Of course that’s not as bad as earlier this year when I forgot to bring pants.
Cromely’s last blog post..Book Review 33: Omnes Mundum Facimus
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:07 am
Kathy, I so have you beat but I’m too embarrassed to share.
Lauren’s last blog post..Dating Tips For Women?
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:41 am
Don’t be so hard on yourself.
One time, years ago, I accidentally set one of the neighborhood kids on fire.
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:56 am
Banana clips get a bad rap! I still love my bananers. There’s nothing like ‘em for keeping hair with a mind of its own in order. Okay, I admit I only wear mine around the house. What a user I am.
Vivienne’s last blog post..“Whatever You Like” by Rapper T.I. Reminds Us Sugga Daddies Are Great
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:54 am
Thank goodness it wasn’t the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Bacon post that you deleted!
Turnip | Social Networking’s last blog post..Remove Dead Links From Your Site
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:11 am
Copied from http://humor-blogs.com/
Here is another archived spot of your rookie mistake!
Only if You Invite Me Down
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Rattl’nAlong’s last blog post..Happy Fourth Of July
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:05 am
If I posted a list of all the dumb things I’ve done in my lifetime…I’d never be off the computer.
Grandy’s last blog post..The Sweet Old Man
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:15 am
Our Mom forgot to put the gas cap back when she filled up the tank. All kinds of lights came on, she took it in for service, they worked on it for two hours trying to figure out what was wrong. Someone thought about the gas cap….duh….nobody thought Mom would do something dumb like that. Now they know
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday - Allie again!
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:21 am
Jenny — 50 is the new 30. I’m glad you liked the phantom post! Lawyers. Ugh. I don’t know if I’d have the tolerance to work for them. If they only knew how far a little courtesy would go.
Father Muskrat — And because I like you so much, I’ll take that as a term of endearment. I err, therefore I am.
Sherry Martschink — No, sadly, it’s not. Meet your daughter halfway and at least don’t wear it out of the house, K?
Hilary — I have it in my reader. How much you pay me? I really don’t see banana clips anymore. But then, I’m not looking. Can’t go there. It’s wrong!
Shadowsrider — Wow, lots of banana clip-wearers here! My advice? Just don’t wear it in public. Oh! Locked out! I’ve done that. Was with my sister, who had to help me break into my own apartment. A front window was open, but I needed a boost to get in. I wished my apartment didn’t face a very busy, public street. I stopped traffic, and not in a good way. Yes, blame it on the clip!
amber — I bet he’s never done it twice. Once you make that bone-headed move, you never forget.
Cromely — LMAO. That thing really does look like a sideways banana clip! A friend of mine forgot her dress bag on a trip to a conference. Had to buy a 5-day wardrobe when she got there.
Lauren — Oh, say it ain’t so! Try it. It’s cathartic.
PaulsHealthBlog.com — I trust you’re pulling my leg. Please tell me you’re pulling my leg.
Vivienne — My suggestion is to hang on to your beloved bananer clip as long as possible. It might become a collector’s item because, really, I don’t think you can find them anymore. Wear it proud!
Turnip|Social Networking — I know! That’s a keeper! {drools}
Rattl’nAlong — Cracks me up that it’s getting votes. The only ones who could read it were the people who use Bloglines or Google Reader. Hey, I’m happy for phantom votes, too!
Grandy — Me neither. Seriously. I’m thinking about a stupidity blog. I’d have more regular material than I have here, sadly.
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids — Oh! I just read something about that somewhere, how it’s not good to leave the gas cap off. They need to add a new indicator light to the dashboard for that. I bet a lot of people do that, so be kind to your Mom!
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:18 am
I have done the delete thing so your not alone there…the bananna clip certainly got a reaction..:)))
forgetting the tuna wasn’t that bad..your still with him..I missed the recieving line at mine I was in the bar..how not to make a good impression and one of many reasons why the divorce papers for that one are in the bottom of the filing cabinet.
robert bourne’s last blog post..Constant Stream
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:26 am
Yes I got the feed and received the 404. But I knew you would figure it out and fix it so I just waited.
I’m always doing stupid things! I’m an absent minded programmer. I keep my head in code all day and it just takes away all common sense. My kids and husband laugh at me all the time. Sometimes I get embarrassed but mostly I’ve learned to accept it.
I had all the kids and some friends over one Saturday night. I spent all day cooking and even made a rhubarb pie. I was excited to serve it and had everyone sitting in the den with their pie when I saw the funny looks on their faces. I had forgotten the sugar!
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:26 am
Been there and done that–but had no idea until you pointed it out, that the words flew on. How silly of me!
mizmell’s last blog post..Austin Flies The Coop
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:30 am
I didn’t post the pictures of my prom cause I’m not sure where they are, but I did post (today) the picture of me from 1983 with that bad perm. I figured if you could post bad 80’s hair pictures, I could too. LOL
Preston’s last blog post..Trip Down Memory Lane
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:51 am
I did this very same thing just the other day. I posted something then deleted it. What a mistake but we live and learn.
Robin Green’s last blog post..These hot button issues have been introduced into US Congress and you may not even know about them yet.
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:59 am
You funny, funny girl!
I could have a blog dedicated to all my mistakes too.
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 am
Don’t worry about that last post you deleted. I copied it and republished it in your name on my blog instead. Just trying to help. You’re welcome.
Jeff’s last blog post..Day 5 of 12
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:27 am
LOL, you are very funny! Question, if you change a post, will it update on your feed burner? I have gone back and made changes if I noticed and error, but never really thought about how it would effect my feed, Thanks for pointing that out. Oh, and I wore a banana clip in the 80’s too! LOL Huge mistake!
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Good to know about what happens when you delete posts. I tend to let everyone laugh along with me when I put up something idiotic.
They are all laughing along with me, right?
The Hawg!’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday — The Undertones
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
I have been hee-hawing reading all these comments and, of course, the original post. Here is just one dumb thing that I can remember doing:
When I was 18, I FINALLY got my driver’s license and my parents let me take THEIR car to the mall alone. I drove on the interstate ALONE, into the parking building ALONE, parked, etc. etc. I was sooooo grown up and independent. (Ha.)
I went into the mall and walked around for an hour or two and bought some CDs or something. Then I went back to the parking garage, to the passenger door of the car to put my bags in. I reached into my purse and discovered that they keys were not in it! I peered into the window and was HORRIFIED to see that the keys were still in the ignition. I just knew my parents were going to kill me. How could I do such a thing? IN THE MALL PARKING BUILDING? Of all places! Cell phones barely existed at the time, so I was desperately trying to figure out how I would contact them to tell them what I’d done….and how I would manage to live through their arrival and reaction.
In a dazed state, I had wandered around to the other side of the car where I peered through the driver side window at those keys in the ignition. Without really thinking about, I tried the driver side handle…it was unlocked.
I waited ten years, until I was married and had two kids, before I told my mom about it. I’ve never mentioned it to my dad…
Cindy’s last blog post..Fun Hundred
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:27 pm
I thought that Error 404 post was your best one yet. I gave it a smiley on Humor-Blogs.com, I hope that’s okay.
(Actually I tried but I got another error message: /Server Error Application or some such thing. 
I think I might have done something similar the other day, so I can relate, and I’m glad you had the banana hair clip link, because I’m a guy and I was thinking it was a hair clip that was made out of a banana and I thought that would be weird.
unfinishedrambler’s last blog post..Okay, now my seven random things meme
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Thank you for this post thousand times.. It just made my day much better for taking a few laughs, but don’t take me wrong.. I’m talking about those good good friendly laughs… Especially at those parts which say “forgot to put the tuna in” and “I once wore 2 watches to work on the same arm”
Hilarious.. Still can’t take a smile out of my face… Thanks again…
shortapps’s last blog post..MobiCHM 2.0
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Yep, I’ve done that. Nothing you can do about that reader either.
I’ve never made a tuna casserole, but leaving the tuna out? Bwahahahahahahaha. You crack me up.
Have a terrific day.
Comedy Plus’s last blog post..Male Stripper’s
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Wow, I never thought about what happens at deleting the written post. Your warning was the precious gift to me. Thank you.
Tomas’s last blog post..feelings were running high
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:25 pm
hi Kathy,
I guess I’m a little late to the party on this post, but I’d say that based on the number of comments on this post (78 so far), we ALL make mistakes and identify with others that do. Either that or your readers are trying to speed up getting to 20,000 comments for the next prize!
~ Steve, aka the “I make mistakes too” trade show guru
PS. tuna casserole without the tuna… too funny!
Steve | Trade Show Guru’s last blog post..King Corn
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Tag, you’re it. I’ve linked you on my blog and now it’s your turn to visit me, follow the directions, and start tagging.
Thanks!
melissa’s last blog post..Wanna play? Ok, its like this…
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Sometimes I post and delete just to send out a million or so links. Seems they do not evaporate into the Technorati black hole!
Eric “Speedcat Hollydale”’s last blog post..Bongo Beavers from the Canabeva Valley
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:30 pm
robert bourne — Oh, please tell me you’re kidding. Remember, the next time, it’s called the receiving line because you have to be received, as in be there!
Data Entry Services — Code will scramble your brain eventually. That’s why I changed my major. I knew I couldn’t program the rest of my life. About the sugar, I made cute mason jars full of dry cookie recipe ingredients for Christmas gifts, and put in sugar for the flour amount and flour for the sugar amount. Oops.
mizmell — Had I not once used Google Reader, I wouldn’t have thought to check. But I had a bad feeling that it might show up there and then all the questions would come rolling in. Needed to get ahead of it. D’oh!
Preston — Your pictures are stellar. I like Jesus and the hooker ones the best. Nice legs!
Robin Green — We do! I’m surprised I didn’t make the mistake sooner. Would have made more sense had I done it right out of the chute. I’m a late bloomer.
Laura Junkfoodaholic — Glad you got a kick out of my miserable mistake-ridden existence.
Jeff — Always got my back, don’t ya?
gina — I don’t think it updates on Feedburner if you make edits. I could actually test that. I’ve sometimes gone back to edit, but never deleted the whole thing.
The Hawg! — Yes, they’re laughing with you, not at you. Isn’t that always the case?
Cindy — I’m telling your Dad. Oh, boy. I really felt your anxiety as I read that. Can you believe I’ve never locked my keys in my car? My husband has permitted me to declare what he did, though. Here goes. Planning to run to the store on a cold winter night, he went outside to warm the car up. Came back in and changed his mind about going to the store. Left the car running. ALL NIGHT. No one stole it, but it was hot as hell in there when he left for work the next morning. Feel better?
unfinishedrambler — First error was mine, next one was Diesel’s. I wasn’t sure if men would know what a banana clip was. It’s best you just forget it.
shortapps — Oh, I’m so happy it made you smile. Come on back for more stuff like this. Remember, I can write a blunder a day and not run out of material.
Comedy Plus — In my defense, I had been in Wedding Planning Hell for weeks leading up to that. I remember a doctor’s visit a week before. He took my blood pressure and said “It’s a little high. You OK?” To which I screamed and ripped his face off “I’m planning a wedding!!!” Forgetting tuna was the least of my problems.
Tomas — You’re welcome. Always glad to share my blog goof-ups, especially if it helps another.
I Make Mistakes, Too Trade Show Guru Steve — And isn’t it awesome how much people are willing to share? LOVE IT!
melissa — Thanks for the tag, although (believe it or not) I may have trouble coming up with 7 Random/Weird Things About Me. My whole blog is dedicated to that.
Eric Speedcat Hollydale — I know I have other 404-You’re An Idiot errors floating around my blog. I know there’s a plugin that helps you find them, but I’m lazy. Really, really lazy.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Yeah I will surely do that… I’ve read this post again and it is still hilarious… Thanks
shortapps’s last blog post..MSKeyViewer Plus 2.0.5