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The following are the first three winners of a Most Embarrassing Moment's Contest in New Woman Magazine. "It was Christmas Eve, and I was on my feet all day working behind the cosmetics counter. I decided I would find a place to sit for a moment. I spied a tall plastic trash can and plopped down, resting my feet on a cardboard box. I allowed my body to ease into the can. About that time a few customers came to
the register to check out, but I couldn't get out of the trash
can. I was stuck; I couldn't believe it. The customers came
around the counter to help me - some pulled my arms while others
held the can. Then my manager came to the counter, wanting to
know what was going on. He said he was going to call the fire
department, who blasted in with sirens and lights. My hips had
created a vacuum, so they had to cut me out of the trash can with
a giant pair of scissors." "While in line at the bank one
afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy and
ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving
looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons. I told her
that if she did not start behaving *right now*, she would be
punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a
voice just as threatening, 'If you don't let me go *right now*, I
will tell Grandma that I saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last
night!' "The silence was deafening after this enlightening
exchange. Even the tellers stopped what they were doing! I
mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank
with my daughter in tow. The last thing I heard when the door
closed behind me were screams of laughter" "It was the day before my
eighteenth birthday. I was living at home, but my parents had
gone out for the evening, so I invited my girlfriend over for a
romantic night alone. "As we lay in bed after making love,
we heard the telephone ring downstairs. I suggested to my
girlfriend that I give her a piggyback ride to the phone. Since
we didn't want to miss the call, we didn't have time to get
dressed. When we got to the bottom of the stairs, the lights
suddenly came on and a whole crowd of people yelled, 'SURPRISE!'
My entire family - aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins - and all
my friends were standing there! My girlfriend and I were frozen
in a state of shock and embarrassment for what seemed like an
eternity. "Since then, no one in my family has planned a
surprise party again." |
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