June 15, 2002
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What was the last embarrassing thing you witnessed happening to someone else in a public setting?

I'm not sure what the last thing was. Embarassing things happen arround me all the time. The last embarassing thing that happened to me was on May 30th after talking to a cute guy with an Australian accent, I pulled a Cameron Diaz and took a header. As for embarassing things that happen to other people...I always enjoy seeing someone trying to look cool nail himself in the balls. God that's funny.

Keri-Jade, 21
Brampton, Ontario  CANADA

I watched a little kid get yelled at by his father for going to the pool alone. It was a valid reason, but he was livid, and the poor kid was getting dragged home...

Jeremy, 15
Highlands Ranch
, CO  USA

Can't really think of one at the moment. Sorry to disappoint you.

Brad, 21
Sydney  AUSTRALIA

At a reception for a conference, a woman from our table got up to get a drink. As she approached the table, a guy from another table took her chair without asking anyone at our table if the chair was being occupied. She came up behind him and pulled the chair from out under him and as he began to sit, we could all see him landing flat on his butt on the floor. Happily the woman stopped him before he got too far, but he was a bit embarrassed.

Felicia, 36
Lowell
, MA USA

erm ... not that embarassing, but earlier today at work (I work at a supermarket), the man I was serving pointed out a lady who was wearing very tight trousers, and you could clearly see the fact that the underwear she had on was *far* too small for her, and looked very uncomfortable. Would have been more embarrasing if she knew what he was saying about her!

Alice, 21
Winchester  UK

I watched a waistband give and a woman's skirt slide gently to the floor.

Jane, 62
West Linn
, OR USA

A father in Penn station, verbally abusing his small son, and then wacking him on the behind.

Janet, 44
E. Brunswick
, NJ  USA

My wife would kill me if she knew I was writing this, but we went on a rafting trip last weekend. She must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she started getting sick. Well, she tried to make it to the out-house but stopped by a tree and vomited... right as the church group bus was pulling up into the camping spot across the path from ours.

Doug2, 29
Overland Park
, KS USA

I'm not sure.

Karen, 22
Ames
, IA   USA

I can't remember

Melodi, 19
Gahanna
, OH   USA

I was at a conference a few years ago where the seating was arranged in a circle, with the speaker standing in the middle. The woman sitting next to me was sucking on Hershey's Creamsavers. All of the sudden she started choking and turning red. Another woman jumped up and gave her the Heimlich Maneuver. The Creamsaver flew out of the woman's mouth and into the center of the circle, stopping at the speaker's feet.

Tam

I saw someone fall going up the steps at school HA!

Kyle, 16
OH  USA

Last week I saw an obese woman in a undersized tee shirt. She didn't seem particularly distressed, but the wobble was spectacular.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg
, PA  USA

Last week my department met at a retreat center for 4 days. The first morning we were getting breakfast, there was a man that was in the breakfast room, but he wasn't part of our group. One of my colleagues, Lisa, asked who he was and jokingly, Bruce said he was the replacement for Sue who had just resigned the day before. Poor Lisa believed Bruce and started a whole thing about welcoming him to the staff. The man had a sense of humor and joined us for breakfast but Lisa was embarrassed.

Laura, 37
Lowell
, MA   USA

The guy I work with fell out of his chair the other day.

Cancer, 20
NYC
, NY   USA

About a week ago, I was at a casino and I saw a woman walk out of the bathroom with her skirt tucked into her pantyhose. I had never seen that before, and I didn't really think it happened. I don't know how you can *NOT* notice that. After I brought my laughter under control, I walked over to her and let her know. I would have felt horrible had I not said anything.

Nicci, 27
Las Vegas
, NV   USA

A woman lost the heel from one of her shoes (about an inch and a half heel). She was all decked out and I believe she caught it on something...she picked it up non-chalantly, kept walking but was looking over her shoulder the whole time to see if anyone noticed. She looked quite hysterical all dressed up and hobbling up the road. Same thing happened to me back when I worked in the city...I took my shoes off but man did that hurt my feet!

Fisch, 47
Preston
, CT   USA

I saw this guy wearing a really bad toupee. I don't think he was embarrassed,  though. I was embarrassed for noticing, though.

Eric, 20
Beverly Hills
, CA  USA

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