I thought I'd create a board for those humourous mistakes we all make from time to time. I'm thinking mainly DIY mistakes, but let's see what comes out. Here's a couple to start with.

The other day I was mending the fence between my back garden and the neighbour's. This involved me going into the neighbour's garden to nail on the new fence timbers from the neighbour's side.

Now you're probably thinking that I trapped myself in the neighbour's garden. Not a bit of it; I'd had the foresight to make sure the lady next door had left her garden gate unlocked, so I could get out.

Unfortunately I hadn't unlocked my own garden gate! I could get out of her garden, but not back into mine! Sophie rings bell, borrows ladder, looks most undignified climbing over the fence...

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Here's another, from a couple I know.

He's unblocking the sink. He climbs into the cupboard under the sink, removes the U-bend, carefully empties all the foul gunk from the U-bend into a bowl.

While still under the sink, he hands out the bowl to his partner, and she obligingly empties it down the sink...

NANJAO: the "U-Bend" is called the "trap".

While at a tutorial on the top (4th) floor of our maternity hospital last year, I was asked to close a large pane window which was being held ajar by a VHS videocassette. Naturally, all one has to do is to adjust the window (which opened in a tilt manner up-down) and let it fall down. However, said person didn't notice the videocassette hanging precariously at the bottom, jamming the window open, and as I adjusted the window, the cassette slipped off and fell about 50 metres to the concrete courtyard (a place where expectant mothers tend to go out and get fresh air, you see) where it landed with a resounding bang that echoed throughout the building.

My first reaction was, "Oops."

Later the cassette was recovered by someone in X-ray, and returned to our department room. It was undamaged, thankfully.

Oh yes, nobody was hurt, either.

Nice of you to express concern about injuries as an afterthought, Doc!

Sven, ... Later the cassette was recovered by someone in X-ray, and returned to our department room. It was undamaged, thankfully.

the cassette was x-rayed for broken bones, I guess?

No, that would erase it!

Maybe this thread should be hosted by one of the British comedian Harry Enfield's "alter-egos", methinks...
"It's Only Me...."

I have one from work today. One of the mechanics was changing the oil on a car and forgot to put the drain plug back in. So he starts pouring new oil in the engine and it runs out the bottom. Not a very happy camper that one.

Scottn, you got email from me.tell me if you got it, you can reply on the You didnt want to do that board.

I don't know what you sent me, I don't know if I got it, and I don't particularly care. I don't want your sob stories cluttering up my inbox.

....sigh....

74, please stop posting this on all these boards. This is not the place for it.