All I've done for the last three months is moan about by shower.
I haven't bothered eating or sleeping. I've just sat about whining about my stupid shower. It hasn't been heating up, which has been a nightmare.
Anyway, today, the University finally sent somebody to sort it out.
So, around 11 a.m. there's a knock on my door.
I'm still half asleep at this point, so I dragged my sorry ass from my bed to open the door, and there was a short smiling, ginger guy standing there with a tool belt.
"Hello.” I said. Wondering 'WTF!’ since nobody had informed me that someone was coming around to sort out my pipes. ;)
Anyway, it turns out that this short smiling ginger guy is mute. He can't talk! So he communicates through lots of hand gestures and weird noises.
Now imagine him trying to communicate, "I am here to replace your shower knob, which should allow you to get hot water!" through hand gestures and weird noises. Exactly.
IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS HERE TO OFFER ME A HANDJOB!!!
There's nothing that can prepare you for when you open your door to find a man there making enthusiastic hand job actions, with a merry face. I did not know what to say!!! I just stared at him... terrified!!!
I was thinking "He has GOT to be here to fix my shower... he MUST be here to fix my shower. He can't possibly be here pedaling foreplay! People don't peddle foreplay in England!"
So I took a huge leap of faith, and let him in.
I was quite thankful when he made straight for my bathroom.
If he'd made straight for anything else, I'd have screamed. I am far too young to be sexually assaulted by short smiling ginger men.
Besides, I wasn't quite in the mood for a hand job. I was happy with him just sorting out my shower knob, and not my own, thank you very much.
So yes. He fixed my shower. Then buggered off. He didn't attempt to put his hands down my pants or anything. And now I have a lovely hot shower to look forward to later. Life is divine!!
But it so could have gone all wrong.
What's been your most awkward misunderstanding? And how did you rescue yourself from it?
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HAHAHA. No way!
I can't recall any awkward misunderstandings off the top of my head... just that there have been way too many times when I keep smiling and nodding in response to some mumbled comment I couldnt' hear, only to have it turn out to be something terrible like "Her mom has cancer".
Hahahah, this was pretty funny. Can't say I've had anything of the sort except that I'm a short smiling ginger girl...who is deaf in her left ear.
Hmm, I have small misunderstandings about everyday...for me to pick out my largest one might mean I have to sit down and think about it much longer than I willing to sit on this webpage.
Oh my! It is a rocky road we walk!!
My most awkward misunderstanding? Whenever people think I'm gay because of my social status. I'm not; and I've grown tired of trying to tell people why I'm not interested in the dating scene right now.
How did I get over it? I just don't let it bother me. They don't know me, so why bother trying to explain? It'd be like explaining co-existence to an Aryan.
"People don't peddle foreplay in England!"
Gods, that explains so much.
lol. you are thinking way too much..
hahahah nice nice. >.>
This kid I know named Daved is kind of a ditz and one day he was talking with this kid (he didn't know him very well and the other kid was doing most of the talking) and he was super distracted or something so he was doing the "Uh-huh. Yeah. Uh-huh. Definately." thing with out even thinking...Then the kid he was talking to said, "Wait. You serious? You smoke pot?"Of course, Daved doesn't. Awkward. From then on we've called him DaWeed.xP
lmao. that wouldve been weird XD
sooo..ummm...did you get the hand job? ... WHAT? you guys wanna know too... looks around...sheesh...
I laughed my ass off when I read this!
I was scared right when you said Ginger
YOU'VE SEEN THAT SOUTH PARK EPISODE!
@lolquack@xanga - :D
@xxmarionettes@xanga - Lmao!
Seriously. That south Park Episode is creepy.
How ignorant and stupid your comment, lolquack@xanga.