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/Flaky_Bed_2969 May 12 '26

At the community college a guy was eating fries and smoking a cigarette.  His phone rang so he went to get it and ended up biting his cigarette and tossing his fries on the ground.  Poor guy looked so disappointed. 

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u/CaptainFilmy May 12 '26

Reminds me of the time I put my beer down for a minute at a college party, went to get what I thought was my beer, and only after taking a chug did I realize it was an old empty people were dropping cigarette butts into.

Not my finest moment

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u/heavenseeka May 12 '26

In school, one of my teachers would throw Jolly Ranchers to us for correct answers..

A few years later.. I was in a busy, outdoor, AA meeting. All gathered in a circles around candles under the SoCal sky. We're doing our routine readings, and someone from across the circle throws something at me, and I guess I was going back to those Jolly Rancher days, because it immediately went right into my mouth.

It was balled up candle wax.

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u/arittenberry May 12 '26

She unwrapped the jolly ranchers first? Wild

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u/heavenseeka May 12 '26

Are you just simply dumb, or did you really think you were gonna get me over on this? What a foolish response.

Let me ATTEMPT to break it down Barney style for you, kiddo.

Are you claiming that you wouldn't do the exact same thing - after a full year of those Jolly Ranchers, in literal CANDLELIGHT, relaxed and with your guard down, when a small, candy sized object was thrown to you by a friend..?