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what is the funniest thing that has happened to you?

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surfingsal Fri 22-Nov-24 08:16:15

When I got home yesterday there was a note in the letterbox saying the florist had tried to deliver some flowers but because of the awful weather he left them with the lady next door. My neighbour is the sweetest kindest person and a tiny bit scatty ,she is in her 90's , lives on her own in a huge house still does her gardening and is just lovely. I went to get my flowers, when she opened the door she was so excited and proceeded to tell me she had got a secret admirer and showed me the beautiful flowers! while she got a vase I looked at the gift card in the middle of the flowers and sure enough they were to me from my son. I never said a word and helped her arrange them . I phoned my son and told him what had happened , neither of us could stop laughing and he was glad I did not spoil her excitement , he is going to send her another bunch in the new year .

MissAdventure Mon 16-Dec-24 10:54:05

My daughter went to a masonic do with her boyfriend, at the time.

She went to use the toilet, and when she came back, the chief Mason, or whatever they're called, had begun a speech, walked over, and leaned on the back of her empty chair,

She thought he'd move when she came back, but he didn't, so she just had to stand beside him, like an assistant, smiling and laughing, while he talked for about half an hour. smile

PinkCosmos Mon 16-Dec-24 11:40:55

Allira

Bessieb

I have 2 pairs of shoes in the same design but one pair is black and the other is blue. After a busy morning, including a visit to the doctor I got home to discover I was wearing one of each.

I went to work one day like that. Didn't realise unti a male colleague pointed it out.
Navy looks pretty much like black first thing in the morning!

I have also done this. When somebody pointed it out I said, I have another pair at home just the same' - it seemed funnier at the time - rolls eyes

Kate1949 Mon 16-Dec-24 12:06:14

When our daughter was a teenager, she went for a picnic with her friend. She took our cool box. She came back without it. She had left it at her friend's house. I kept asking her to get it, to no avail.

After a couple of months she brought it back. About a week later, her friend's dad came to our door and said 'Can we have our cool box back?' and I gave it to him! confused

Skydancer Mon 16-Dec-24 12:08:12

I was showing 2 friends around the small town where I was brought up. It is a quirky old place full of interesting buildings. I took them through a cobbled part and showed them a house where an old lady used to live back in the 1950s. She was kind to children and used to give us biscuits and orange juice. But now there is a sign on the wall saying Cider House. It was a very hot day so we pushed the door open and sat down. A lady came through from the back and we asked her for 3 glasses of cider. She laughed and said that Cider House was just the name of the house but in fact it was her home and not a public house. We felt really embarrassed, apologised and stood up to leave. She said no, sit down. Then she produced a bottle of champagne and poured us a glass each. It was lovely. We all did have a laugh.

foxie48 Mon 16-Dec-24 13:01:18

After an afternoon trip to the cinema with OH, we parked at the supermarket, OH went in a different direction to another shop but we met again outside the supermarket. It was dark and lashing down with rain, so he took the trolley and said he'd load it in the boot and for me to sit in the car. I ran towards the car, saw the lights flash and got in, removing the lovely bunch of roses from the passenger seat thinking my OH was really kind. Suddenly the car door opened and a woman asked me why I was sitting in her car. Ours was parked a little further along the row!