But that doesn't even come close!
What were you thinking........
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What were you thinking........
Have you ever done something that was purely stupid and wish you would have never done it?
I think the stupidest was starting a lil 1 cylinder nitro engine in my hand, had it out of the nitro truck and wala...it runs in hand but floods in truck...lol
I've done other things that only my best friend and girl friend know about..lol.
What are some of the stupid things you fellow FTE'ers have done?
I think the stupidest was starting a lil 1 cylinder nitro engine in my hand, had it out of the nitro truck and wala...it runs in hand but floods in truck...lol
I've done other things that only my best friend and girl friend know about..lol.
What are some of the stupid things you fellow FTE'ers have done?
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Oh oh, i got one that i thought of that i can tell...lol
My best friend and i were changing the rubber hose that makes the connection between the line coming out of the cab for the fuel tank and the line following the chassis forward. Well, we took the old one off and it didn't lose that much fuel, let it sit there a while. After i got the new one on, i noticed a small leak, so no big deal, only a lil gas leaked out last time....yeah....that syphoning system works good. I ended up soaked in gas, he ended up soaked in gas, and then we had the idear of actually disconnecting the line coming out to the top of the tank in the cab........dumb dumb......what were we thinking.....nothing..lol
My best friend and i were changing the rubber hose that makes the connection between the line coming out of the cab for the fuel tank and the line following the chassis forward. Well, we took the old one off and it didn't lose that much fuel, let it sit there a while. After i got the new one on, i noticed a small leak, so no big deal, only a lil gas leaked out last time....yeah....that syphoning system works good. I ended up soaked in gas, he ended up soaked in gas, and then we had the idear of actually disconnecting the line coming out to the top of the tank in the cab........dumb dumb......what were we thinking.....nothing..lol
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Not the dumbest thing I ever did but one of them.
I was 16 or 17 and my '74 Maverick (my first Ford!) had a tempermental solenoid. My father had shown me how to jump the solenoid using a piece of battery cable. I was leaving work one night, wouldn't crank so I figured I would jump it but no battery cable in the trunk. There was a wire coat hanger that I bent into shape and put one end on the + side of the battery, the other to the start side of the solenoid, pulled up on it and voila! Instant burns on all ten fingers and both palms. Blistered every one of them....
Learned a never forgotten lesson on the why electric wires are insulated.....
I was 16 or 17 and my '74 Maverick (my first Ford!) had a tempermental solenoid. My father had shown me how to jump the solenoid using a piece of battery cable. I was leaving work one night, wouldn't crank so I figured I would jump it but no battery cable in the trunk. There was a wire coat hanger that I bent into shape and put one end on the + side of the battery, the other to the start side of the solenoid, pulled up on it and voila! Instant burns on all ten fingers and both palms. Blistered every one of them....
Learned a never forgotten lesson on the why electric wires are insulated.....
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Dumbest thing I ever did wasn't the baby sitter... It was getting drunk the night after with my ex-wife.
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hmmm.....marriage seems like the dumbest thing so far (more guys have said it, i wouldn't know cause i'm a lil young to get married)....lol.... I bet you guys haven't done a dare like the one i did one night......i wasn't even tired and i was sober.....dumb..
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Wow...so many events seem to compete for first place in my memories.
Back in a galaxy far, far, away (about 36 years ago) I took a Honda 350 Dream hill climbing...
...They don't fly or bounce to good coming off a 15 foot drop off. Looked like a huge cliff at the time.
But the worst is any time I knew I was OK to drive...if you know what I mean?
Back in a galaxy far, far, away (about 36 years ago) I took a Honda 350 Dream hill climbing...
...They don't fly or bounce to good coming off a 15 foot drop off. Looked like a huge cliff at the time.
But the worst is any time I knew I was OK to drive...if you know what I mean?
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A buddy of mine had a 305...oh but for the good ol' days. I truly do not know how I could have possibly survived those days. Maybe one of my descendants is supposed to save the world some day.
Like I said earlier, so many "stupid things" memories race to the forefront...some of which I would never divulge.
Like I said earlier, so many "stupid things" memories race to the forefront...some of which I would never divulge.
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Originally Posted by lcampbell
Dumbest thing I ever did wasn't the baby sitter... It was getting drunk the night after with my ex-wife.
What was even dumber was that after I broke it off with her (or she broke it off with me) for that reason, I actually tried to carry a relationship with the mom.
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I was very young, and reasonably athletic. Trying to get my moneys worth out of one of those extra large superballs. I hurled it with every last ounce of strength I had. I held nothng back. I threw with such vigor that enough innaccuracy crept in sending the orb down at the concrete slab I was on and instantly back up hitting myself, that's right, square in "the boys" 
. I kept thinking to myself that I threw it as hard as I possibly could... as hard as I possibly could... as hard as I possibly could...
That's a whole new kinda pain guys. You see new colors, funny shapes, hear strange sounds...
. I kept thinking to myself that I threw it as hard as I possibly could... as hard as I possibly could... as hard as I possibly could...That's a whole new kinda pain guys. You see new colors, funny shapes, hear strange sounds...
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I'm just wonderin... how many of these dumbest things actually started with the words, "Hey, watch this, it's really cool"? like when I was jumpin off the roof of our neighbors 2 story house into their 3' deep Doughboy swimming pool? I remember all the kids yellin at me to not put my head back in the water as it very swiftly turned pink then red.
Then there was the time a buddy came over with about a million rounds of .22 ammo. Those little suckers bounce off of toilets real fast and have a way of embedding themselves in soft objects, like... well, chests. Hurts too.
Rubber hammers used for checking truck tires for flats?? Not a good idea, people. causes immediate swelling and black eyes.
Getting up in the morning, even at 51 yrs. old and believing, "I ain't doin' nothin dumb today". yeah, sure...
Then there was the time a buddy came over with about a million rounds of .22 ammo. Those little suckers bounce off of toilets real fast and have a way of embedding themselves in soft objects, like... well, chests. Hurts too.
Rubber hammers used for checking truck tires for flats?? Not a good idea, people. causes immediate swelling and black eyes.
Getting up in the morning, even at 51 yrs. old and believing, "I ain't doin' nothin dumb today". yeah, sure...