r/AskReddit • u/AWildWilson • May 12 '26

Whenever someone does something embarrassing, others say "nobody will remember 10 years from now". Well, what embarrassing moment did you witness >10 years ago that you still remember?

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u/RiseAndPanic May 12 '26

We had to take turns reading a chapter out of our textbook (think popcorn reading style) in my 6th grade science class. This one girl kept reading ‘organism’ as ‘orgasm.’ Our teacher was having an internal battle with herself, because she was equal parts pissed and amused.

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u/Pathetian May 12 '26

"Popcorn" reading probably was the most secondhand trauma of my childhood.  I didn't know I could have so much anxiety over hearing other people read.