Embarrassing yourself in front of others is the sort of thing that lingers in our memory, striking at night right before we fall asleep. So seeing someone else go through it can be uncomfortable if you’re empathetic enough. Unless, of course, they had first decided to be annoying.
So we’ve gathered some of the best stories from the internet of people who were perhaps a bit full of themselves doing something embarrassing. Get comfortable, brace yourself for some secondhand embarrassment, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own tales and thoughts in the comments down below.
#61
A friend of mine was waiting to meet someone outside a club on a Saturday night in downtown Vancouver. He was just standing against the wall and chillin when this guy drives by in a convertable Mustang, blasting 50 Cent's "In da club" (This was when that song was popular). Wannabe gangsta in convertible blasting loud music, nothing new.
A few minutes later that kid drove by again. My friend just though he was circling the block looking for parking. Pretty standard for any city on a Saturday night. No big deal.
A few minutes later the kid drives by a third time, the same amount of time it took him to come around last time. Okay...
Few minutes later, kid comes by for the 4th pass. By now it is obvious he is just circling the block. When the kid was stopped at the red light, my friend, in from of all the people waiting in line at the club, yelled out to him: "Dude, 50 Cent already left the club by now!". The whole line of people waiting all cracked up laughing at this kid, and he just turn right at that red light and floored it, never to be seen again.
A few minutes later that kid drove by again. My friend just though he was circling the block looking for parking. Pretty standard for any city on a Saturday night. No big deal.
A few minutes later the kid drives by a third time, the same amount of time it took him to come around last time. Okay...
Few minutes later, kid comes by for the 4th pass. By now it is obvious he is just circling the block. When the kid was stopped at the red light, my friend, in from of all the people waiting in line at the club, yelled out to him: "Dude, 50 Cent already left the club by now!". The whole line of people waiting all cracked up laughing at this kid, and he just turn right at that red light and floored it, never to be seen again.
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#62
A few years ago me and some friends were hanging out at the food court in our local mall. This big guy in his early-mid twenties approached one of my friends, looking really pissed.
He started accusing our friend of staring at him and stalking him, like he wanted to hit on this guy or something. I'm sure this guy just wanted to impress his girlfriend so he picked the "biggest" kid of our group.
Our friend reacted normally, he just kept saying he had no idea what he was talking about, and had never seen him before in his life. Apparently the guy had no backup plan; I think he just expected our friend to get scared and apologize. He stared awkwardly at him for a long time when it must have hit him that he was in his mid 20s, trying to pick on a kid 10 years younger than him. His girlfriend looked really angry and embarassed, and he just mumbled something and walked away, head down.
He started accusing our friend of staring at him and stalking him, like he wanted to hit on this guy or something. I'm sure this guy just wanted to impress his girlfriend so he picked the "biggest" kid of our group.
Our friend reacted normally, he just kept saying he had no idea what he was talking about, and had never seen him before in his life. Apparently the guy had no backup plan; I think he just expected our friend to get scared and apologize. He stared awkwardly at him for a long time when it must have hit him that he was in his mid 20s, trying to pick on a kid 10 years younger than him. His girlfriend looked really angry and embarassed, and he just mumbled something and walked away, head down.
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#63
There's a kid I knew from grade school. Total nerd, and really absorbed with trying to look cool at every waking moment. We were in high school in the time, and it was common for him to do push-ups in the hallway between classes, even though he was NOT muscular, but he did them anyway when people were around. On this day, he was trying to do "clap" push-ups, where you throw yourself up high enough to clap in front of your chest before landing on your hands again. Well, I had the fine idea of daring him to see if he could clap behind his back and still do the push-up.
He tried. He didn't catch himself and landed on his face, resulting in a bloody face, broken nose, and loss of dignity.
It was awesome.
*TL;DR* Kid tried to be tough by doing push-ups between classes, I dared him to do them behind his back, he failed and broke his nose and dignity.
Yes, he broke his dignity.
He tried. He didn't catch himself and landed on his face, resulting in a bloody face, broken nose, and loss of dignity.
It was awesome.
*TL;DR* Kid tried to be tough by doing push-ups between classes, I dared him to do them behind his back, he failed and broke his nose and dignity.
Yes, he broke his dignity.
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#64
Around 13 I thought I'd seem interesting if I spoke as little as possible. I'd conduct entire transactions with clerks without a word or a smile. Attempted this in school as well. Went home to cry and wonder why I didn't have any friends and felt so sad all the time.
Wow, who would guess that no one wants to interact with someone with nothing to say? As for those poor clerks I was so rude to, all I can do is hope that they didn't realize I wasn't talking.
This lasted about 6 months before I realized that silence doesn't draw people to you.
Wow, who would guess that no one wants to interact with someone with nothing to say? As for those poor clerks I was so rude to, all I can do is hope that they didn't realize I wasn't talking.
This lasted about 6 months before I realized that silence doesn't draw people to you.
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#65
I scratched an 'X' into my arm with scissors when I was 15 because I thought the scar would look cool.
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#66
At a privately-owned (for-profit) treatment center I worked at, I had a millionaire boss who, while not watching us work from inside his Cadillac truck, would walk around and give us 'pointers'. Sometimes he would pull out wads of hundreds of dollars...maybe to give one of the long time residents a $5 or something.
One day it was very windy and when a younger resident (probably 14) asked him for some money he pulled out his wad only to have money blow all over the place. My [jerk] supervisor quickly scrambled to gather our boss's money for him. I just laughed.
One day it was very windy and when a younger resident (probably 14) asked him for some money he pulled out his wad only to have money blow all over the place. My [jerk] supervisor quickly scrambled to gather our boss's money for him. I just laughed.
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#67
I used to hire a lockup/garage from a farmer on his farm. He also hired out stables and other lockups. One day I was sitting in my van out side my lockup. This guy came up to me shouting and yelling at me telling me, that it was private land and to get off. I slowly got out of my van without saying anything, unlocked my lockup and walked in.
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#68
I used to hang a rag out of my back pocket like the Hardy boys in middle school.
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#70
I knew an obese and somewhat pathetic guy once who used to dress in sports jerseys & shorts and layer on chains and rings as if he were Mr. T, trying to look all thuggish.
One day, someone held him up with a screwdriver in a park and took all of his bling.
One day, someone held him up with a screwdriver in a park and took all of his bling.
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#71
> Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you…Imma let you finish. But Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!
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