"Tired Think" Story Shares

[pensmama87]

I had an experience this morning that I wanted to share:

I haven’t been getting a lot of sleep lately (despite, really, a very comfy bed and many, many pillows - something about those late night bathroom trips and being kicked awake by a kid in utero ). I do try to pray in the mornings and I find that really helps me throughout the day regardless of how tired I am. I have a book of devotions that I use a lot first thing in the morning and right before bed.

Anyway, this morning I got stuck while reading my book on the strangest word I had ever seen - “hurribly.” Now, I was an English major and I have a pretty good vocabulary. But this one was a head-scratcher. I re-read the sentence at least 10 times to see if there was a typo. This book isn’t known for using slang, but maybe an attempt to combine “hurry” and “horrible?”

Finally, after five minutes of trying to figure it out, it hit me - the word I was reading was “humbly.” I hadn’t separated the letters properly. :doh2:

I’m sure a lot of us have dealt with “tired think” every once in a while, frequently to humorous effect. Anyone else have fun stories to share?

 

[mommy_k]

Very funny!

Sounds like a tigger word from winnie the pooh–hurribly.

 

[AKDee]

Good story!

My “tired think” moments are more things I do. Such as coming off of an aircraft bleary eyed and exhausted and going into the “Ladies room” first wondering why it had urinals and second to wonder why there was a very embarrassed man standing at one of the urinals, at which point the “Aha” moment hit my sleep-deprived brain and I did an about face and left the Men’s room.

 

[lalindsay225]

I was so sleep-deprived, I once put a clean diaper on my son – over the dirty one.

 

[jmcrae]

I was once so tired that I stepped out in front of the bus I wanted to catch, and tried to stop it with my hand.

It took them four days to put me back together again.

And I still work late at night, and get up early in the morning - but I will never again work for 36 hours straight.

I find that I become dyslexic when I’m over-tired, and I lose my ability to speak.

 

[pianistclare]

This week, I was returning a shaver I had bought for the hubs that we were not satisfied with. I asked the Church custodian if I could borrow his roll of packing tape to secure the package.
At which point he said “You’ve got to get a Bra On!”
I said WHAT???
Repeated: You’ve got to get a Bra On!
I freaked out. I’m thinking, OH GOSH, Wardrobe malfunction!!!

I said Why do you think I’m not wearing a bra???

He was aghast! "It’s a brand of shaver! Bra On. "

He’s from UCLA = Upper corner of lower Alabama. He meant BRAUN.

How embarrassing. But the staff laughed sooooo hard…

 

[liturgy96]

This week, I was returning a shaver I had bought for the hubs that we were not satisfied with. I asked the Church custodian if I could borrow his roll of packing tape to secure the package.
At which point he said “You’ve got to get a Bra On!”
I said WHAT???
Repeated: You’ve got to get a Bra On!
I freaked out. I’m thinking, OH GOSH, Wardrobe malfunction!!!

I said Why do you think I’m not wearing a bra???

He was aghast! "It’s a brand of shaver! Bra On. "

He’s from UCLA = Upper corner of lower Alabama. He meant BRAUN.

How embarrassing. But the staff laughed sooooo hard…

Laughing so hard at your story and everyone else’s. Thanks so much for brightening my day! I confess I can’t think of one right now despite the fact I often have late nights, but if I do get to think of one, I’ll post it here

 

[E_7]

I was so sleep-deprived, I once put a clean diaper on my son – over the dirty one.

! I always use a baby wipe (although this time I make my own disposables) that I always put over my son’s parts (he his a good shooter) while I clean his butt or just change the diaper. But once, I went to change him and when I opened the diaper, I noticed that I left a baby wipe inside.

This week, I was returning a shaver I had bought for the hubs that we were not satisfied with. I asked the Church custodian if I could borrow his roll of packing tape to secure the package.
At which point he said “You’ve got to get a Bra On!”
I said WHAT???
Repeated: You’ve got to get a Bra On!
I freaked out. I’m thinking, OH GOSH, Wardrobe malfunction!!!

I said Why do you think I’m not wearing a bra???

He was aghast! "It’s a brand of shaver! Bra On. "

He’s from UCLA = Upper corner of lower Alabama. He meant BRAUN.

How embarrassing. But the staff laughed sooooo hard…

That is so embarrassing!

 

[E_7]

One day, I was so sleep-depraved or maybe absent-minded (more likely) that I was cracking and opening eggs to make scrambled eggs. I cracked the eggs on a corner of the kitchen sink, and opened one on a plate and threw the eggshell in the already open trash bin, and then the second and third egg too. But for the fourth egg, I cracked it like normal, but opened it on the trash bin as if it was there were I was going to beat the eggs. I laughed it off and opened another one.

 

[pensmama87]

One day, I was so sleep-depraved or maybe absent-minded (more likely) that I was cracking and opening eggs to make scrambled eggs. I cracked the eggs on a corner of the kitchen sink, and opened one on a plate and threw the eggshell in the already open trash bin, and then the second and third egg too. But for the fourth egg, I cracked it like normal, but opened it on the trash bin as if it was there were I was going to beat the eggs. I laughed it off and opened another one.

Oooo, I’ve done that, too!

AKDee’s story reminded me of the sadly multiple times I have confusedly tried to open a door and get really mad because it was apparently locked or broken, but actually it was just that I was pulling instead of pushing (or vice versa.)