doodlebug wrote:Not as funny as the pp's but here's mine.
I am a nanny and I take care of an almost four yr old girl and her 2 yr old twin siblings. This past week we went on a longish bus ride to a cool park we don't usually go to, but I think we stayed too long because the 4 yr old was getting cranky when we left (maybe because we were leaving?) She was pretty obstinate and demanded watching a certain TV show (she's allowed a show before nap while I put the twins to bed). I said don't hold your breath (she also has to at least somewhat earn the show.) She stomped her foot and said I WANT TO HOLD MY BREATH!
Another time I was on vacation in Seattle and stopped on the waterfront for fish and chips. There's a covered eating area outdoors and there were some birds (pigeons and seagulls) who got in and were scavenging for food. One of my fries ended up on the table somehow so I flicked it for the birds. When I flicked it, instead of it landing on the floor like I intended, I went straight up in the air and landed about 3 tables away right in front of a guy who was sitting there eating. He was so puzzled and was looking all around and up at the ceiling trying to figure out where it came from. Everyone was in the area was minding their own business eating and I was trying to play it cool like I had no idea where this rogue fry came from but was laughing so hard inside (and laugh every time I think of it.) I'm not sure he ever did figure out where that came from.
Oh my Gosh. I really laughed out loud for a while with that.
It reminds me of when I was a kid and my friends and I used to hang out at Montgomery Mall and drop tiny, inoffensive things- like a tiny piece of shredded paper/cardboard, a clump of dirt, a fry, etc down from the balcony onto the first floor.
Two of the three in our group would stand across and watch the person's (usually puzzled, sometimes angry) reaction while the "dropper" skedaddled so even if they were to look up and go out of their way to see up the person would be gone.
We never got caught and oh man, it was funny as hell. We were little shits, obviously- but man was it funny.