...in the grocery store. It's absurd to start a thread on it, but it was truly a hilarious moment yesterday. It rivaled the moment when the spider crawled out of the mailbox and I jumped back ten feet. I was just walking along in the grocery store and I tripped on a coupon and fell. At first I was really irritated that the coupon had been on the floor in the first place and then I couldn't quit laughing through the whole store. I'd see the red mark on my knee when I was walking through the freezer department (reflected in the glass) or whatever and I would crack up all over again. People must have thought I was insane - of course, they would have been right.

I don't believe I've seen many other people fall in a grocery store...

you okay and all?

Yeah, I have three little red bumps just below my knee and my arm is a little sore from where I tried to catch myself, but I'm fine. I just found it humorous that I manage to do things like that all the time.

Protege said:

here in minnesota we get winter ice on the ground that leads to some really visually comical crackups. but, we never laugh out loud. or at least not until after we're sure no one was hurt

TMPletz said:

Is that the thing that has the commercials that have the person saying, "help...I've fallen...and I can't...get up?"

may I refer you to the law firm of Dewey, Cheetum, and Howe?

purplerein said:

I really should consider that...Stupid coupons.

is it me or has prince been making some weird faces lately?
ps: nice avatars, btw

That's hilarious; I didn't even realize that!! He has been making some funny faces...I'm going to go through the BET Award stills to find some more.

Yeah that one is the one that I was going to use but Supa did.

Oh yeah, and the best part of falling was when the person who was with me was joking and asked if I should hold the cart. I started laughing again and I was like "no...it has wheels." It just got me started again.

Protege said:

Herman!!! Are you OK

I'll it all better!

I once fell twice in one day for no good reason.

I was walking to the bus stop one morning and I was wearing new shoes and they had weird heels and I just stepped down on it wrong and it threw me just enough off balance that I fell over. I couldn't help but laugh at myself.
THEN I was at work, walking down the main aisle of the biggest part of the building with a friend, telling her about what happened and when I tried to demonstrate how I put my foot down weird, wouldn't you know? I fell over again!!! !!! I laughed for about half an hour after that.

Was the coupon on which you slipped for something useful to your situation, at least? For Bandaids, or aspirin, or a big bag of ice?

Glad you were not seriously injured.

WillyWonka said:

Or perhaps a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on DVD to make you smile?

kidelrich said:

aw shit.

hey, falling is always funny for me.


I fell once when I was trying to walk real sexy cuz I saw this guy I had a crush on. I was crossing the street to get to my car and was, y'know, switchin' the ol' hips, right?

I looked good that day.
nice tight turtle neck (this is before the baby), skirt, boots. nice. feeling pretty.

and then...








I stepped into a pothole.




and you know that fall that occurs when you're kinda trying to outrun the fall? you know you're going to fall.... you're leaning forward and running.....running ....and the further and faster you run, the closer to the ground you get. Then, splat.

Did I mention this happened in front of the Great Blacks in Wax museum in Baltimore? With about 150 people getting off of tour buses and shit right behind me? The laughter sounded like one of them laugh tracks from an old tv sitcom.