Things that weren't funny at the time, but you can laugh about now?

On holiday in Warsaw many years ago, my sister and I were walking back to our hotel after a boozy lunch. We both got caught short, desperate for a wee. As we walked over a bridge, we peered over the side to see a river bank close to a very wide river. There was no-one about, so we hopped over the bridge onto the bank and squatted side by side to pee, feeling pleased that the river bank sloped downwards to prevent us from getting our feet wet. But in mid flow, a boat very like the ones used in the Oxford and Cambridge races came flying along with 8 men rowing furiously. There was nothing we could do but stay put as they all turned their gaze to watch. Fortunately they were going so fast that we were hopefully a blur.

Standing in the long bank queue another customer's dog started worrying and pulling at my trousers leg. Lo and behold, had it not found a spare pair of tights in my trousers and started tugging away at them. I tried to pull them away quickly but they just kept coming and coming, stretching here, there and everywhere with the dog loving the battle. What a nightmare. Don't ask me what they were doing in my trousers in the first place.

Thank you so much for this thread. I've laughed so much. My recent embarrassing moment (not as funny as some of you) was on the weekend. We'd gone to my nephews indoor wall climbing party. Us adults were in the cafe above. As I leant over the edge to catch a glimpse of him a man appeared having climbed up the wall and I all but kissed the top of his head. In my shock I said "there's an easier way to get to the cafe you know" The shame.

My husband had been out on a Boys Night Out with a group of friends in a mini-bus.

They'd had way too much to drink, and unfortunately got stuck in traffic on the way back to Northampton.

When the minibus arrived in the deserted car park, all the chaps rushed out, and scampered straight over to the fence where they stood side by side in line... watering the flowers !

At that point I put my headlights on full beam... and they all swung round to face me.

Oh if only I'd had a camera !!

Haven't laughed so much for ages !!

Coming out of the Tesco garage one day, an elderly gent had parked right outside the door, as he clearly had mobility issues. He was walking with two canes, and as he took two steps inside the store, his trousers fell down to his ankles.

His elderly wife sitting in the car saw, and was doubled over in fits of laughter. He said to me ‘could you help please? I can’t bend down as I have a bad back.’

Guess who had to crouch down to pull up his strides for him

His wife was in absolute hysterics and as I passed she said ‘Good job I’m not the jealous type with you eyeing up my hubby’s under-crackers!’

That set me off laughing too, but boy was I red faced.

Saw them a couple of weeks later, again parked right outside the door. He asked if I would mind getting him a few bits as the last time he was there his trousers fell down.

I said ‘Yes - I know! I was the one who pulled them up for you! Set his wife off giggling again and asking if I wanted another look... I politely declined.

Big grey baggy pants wasn’t ever on my ‘to see’ list

I can’t stop laughing. Certainly is best medicine after a bad day. Thankyou.

Pernilla, your story reminded me of my mother’s hospital stay when she was over 90 and was admitted with a broken hip - at the time she also had pretty bad dementia.

Although reasonably compliant with staff, she was constantly telling the nurses that she was going to tell her father of them, and he’d have them all put in prison!

The staff were very good, though, and when my sister was there one of them replied, ‘Well, I’ve spoken to your father, and he says you’ve got to eat your lunch!’

On holiday in Italy went on boat trip. Stopped off at a seaside village. The crowd of us went round together and waited when I bought bikini which was measured by the lady cupping her hands round my boobs to measure them - much laughter. We then went on beach and I wore bikini without strap round neck them went into sea and stretched up to catch ball and the top slide down mush to all the young chaps delight. Oh to be young again. It was a nice bikini though.

Oh my word I haven't laughed like this in ages. Keep it going ladies we could write a book

Grr. Couldn’t let go !

Couldn’t

Having lost some weight, my husband often finds his trousers fall down, especially when carrying something in both hands. He was standing on steps putting up a new light fitting, watched by my mum. Of course, there was a trouser incident and he couplet go of the light. Mum calmly pulled his trousers up for him! ?

My mum told me that when she was a young mother she was pushing me in my big black pram when her silk knickers slid down to her ankles. She said she quickly stepped out of them and hid them under my blanket. She carried on doing her shopping wearing no drawers!

Jennil23,

I can’t stop laughing, that is sooo funny.

My ex husband and I had been visiting my penfriend in Amsterdam. We had driven in our campervan from 'Dam to Zeebrugge then on the ferry to Harwich. The plan was that (according to my ex) we were only a couple of hours from home , so might as well continue on our journey.
About 30 minutes outside Ipswich, he then decided that he was too tired to drive much further. We tried to find a quiet side road to park up in, but ended up parked on the side of the A45! (ex could sleep on a washing line!)
About 2 am, I decided I couldn't wait any longer so seeing that there was no traffic and just a lorry parked behind us that was in darkness, I hopped out and, leaving the door open (thinking it would at least cover part of me, I squatted down. Was in mid flow, when the truck driver, obviously trying to be helpful (!)decided to turn his headlights on me in full beam!!! You can imagine I hopped straight back in the camper van as quickly as I could! Ex continued to slumber on ...........

Harrigran I’m still laughing and at yours too jenni123

DH and I had gone away for the weekend. Set out one morning for a long walk along by a canal. We walked and walked. And after some while I needed the loo, and not just for a wee. We continued to walk, hoping we'd come to an area with a cafe. Nothing. The countryside was inaccessible as it was completely fenced off on one side, with the canal on the side we were walking. We came to a road that veered off into a residential area. We turned into it, hoping to find a cafe or garage. By this time hours had passed and I was suffering extreme stomach pain. But nothing but big houses. DH said I would have to knock on someone's door to ask to use their facilities. I was horrified at the thought, but truly desperate. Just as we were passing a house a lady had driven up in a jeep, let her dogs out and was opening her door. So we asked if I could please use her loo. She was absolutely lovely. We were clearly dressed for a days hiking. She let me in to her downstairs loo. (Dont read any further if you are of a delicate position). To put it mildly I used the loo, but in the process I exploded like a ww2 bomb. The floor suffered the fallout. The loo was dark and the floor tiles dark brown. I used a whole toilet roll and large packet of wet wipes, but struggled to see where was actually clean. I was in a cold sweat and panicking. Eventually I crept out, hoping she wasnt outside the loo door, as it was not fragrant. She was talking to DH outside her front door. I thanked her profusely and we rushed off. I was absolutely mortified at the time. I can laugh about it now, but still feel dreadfully guilty.

My late MiL was racist in the sense that she disliked being cared for by anyone with a different skin colour to her. She would make her objections very clear (fortunately we were never around when this happened). She had mental health and physical problems and on one stay in hospital she was spoken to by the ward sister and told in no uncertain terms that her behaviour was not acceptable, and she must accept care from all the qualified staff regardless of ethnicity. My husband visited her in hospital when there were several black members of staff on duty. She was sitting up in bed saying loudly "Black lady, I like you " "You are very nice black lady" DH said he wanted the earth to swallow him up, but in the context of all the strange things connected with her problems we did have a little smile about her naive attempt to make amends at her wake.

A friend had to go to hospital for iron injections, this day I accompanied her and her 4 yr old daughter, the daughter insisted on going into the cubical with her Mum. We left the hospital and got on a very packed London bus, it was when we still had bus conductors, Suddenly her daughter said (in a very loud voice) 'Mummy why did you take your knickers off and let that man stick his thing in your bottom?' my friend went scarlett and the whole bus went silent.. when she did not get an answer the child repeated the question, my friend in a very embarrassed, squeaky voice said, 'That man was a doctor and that was called an injection', you could hear the relieved sigh go round the whole bus, then the conductor walked by and said 'Cor, that was a relief love'. I couldn't stop laughing.

I can't remember any incident like his happening to me,but would just remind everyone who had mishaps in airports or restaurants or wherever, that the onlookers have no idea who you are, so really you're the only one who needs to be embarrassed. If I saw someone in such straits, I would probably feel awfully sorry for them and then carry on with my day without a further thought.

Ive had many over the years but this is the one that still makes me cringe
Getting ready to go to a docs appointment early one morning, i had slept in, grabbed clean undies and then picked the jeans i was wearing the day before, pulled them on finished getting dress and rushed out to the bus stop. As i got on the bus i could feel something wasn't really right but couldn't work it out, paid for my ticket, turned and walked to a seat half way up the very packed bus, my knickers from the day before fell out of the leg of my jeans and laid there in the aisle, im sure the people about saw, i really wasn't sure
What to do, so i picked them up ans
and stuffed them in my handbag and learnt to drive

On a slightly black humour note
I sat with mum while she passed .
Last breath was expelled...no sounds ..I was about to be absolutely bereft and mum's jaw started moving..
I laughed and said mum give dad a chance you have just got there
Mum would have appreciated it as well

I used to talk a lot of baby talk to our dog, ‘Mummy love oo!’ etc. (Yes, I know).

I was once out in our local park, talking like that to her in what I thought was a deserted, heavily wooded area.
Only to realise that 2 blokes who were sitting up in a big tree were wetting themselves laughing - I dare say it was a snort of said laughter that made me look up!

Still, if you can give someone a laugh, however embarrassing to yourself, I suppose your day is not entirely wasted.

Another time (rather more embarrassing) when I was waiting for the thousandth time to pick dh up from Heathrow, I whiled away some time in a very busy cafe. When I got up to leave, I slipped on the wet floor between occupied tables, very nearly went arse over breakfast time (as my father used to say), only just managed to save myself, but in the process let out a very noisy fart!

How I managed to summon some aplomb and exit in a more or less dignified manner I still don’t know.

I had been going out with my husband to be for a few weeks and he took me to a very swish coaching house for a special new year's dinner. Bear in mind that this was in the 60's when some subjects were not as openly discussed as they are now.

It was a lovely place with a flagsone floor, but because it was so old the floor was on a slope. During the meal I knocked my handbag over and a Tampax came out and rolled down the floor and under the next table. I was so embarrassed and so was he, but now we laugh about it.

DH was 'caught short' with a tummy upset while we were out in the wilds of the Highlands. We parked on the verge and he ran quickly up towards the nearest bush where he crouched down. ?. Around the bend came a tour bus, and all (mainly grey!) heads turned to look. I was absolutely mortified, sitting there in the car, pretending to look for something in the glove compartment. ??