# TGIF silly mundane mistakes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tgif-silly-mundane-mistakes/644033>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 14, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tgif-silly-mundane-mistakes/644033 "2012-12-14T16:07:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tgif-silly-mundane-mistakes/644033/1 "2012-12-14T16:07:35Z")

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Here’s mine.

Pull up to Shipleys and the lady comes to the order window. She looks at me and I order a ham, egg, and cheese croissant breakfast sandwich. Nothing, no response at all, she’s still looking at me. 😕 I repeat the order and there’s still this blank stare. Then I realize my door window was still up. :smack: It’s amazing how much better things went after I lowered it. 😃

You have any silly, dumb stuff that you did today or recently?

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**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tgif-silly-mundane-mistakes/644033/2 "2012-12-14T17:27:16Z")

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A few years ago I left a store, stood between a couple of cars parked in front, and pointed the keyfob at my car, parked across the street. I pressed the unlock button as I crossed the street, but nothing happened. By now I was standing at the driver’s door, pushing the button, and looking at the lock button which stubbornly refused to lift.

(On the side of the street I’d crossed from, a line of cars had gathered at a red light.)

I peered into the car, and saw some magazines on the front passenger seat. I’d never seen those magazines before, and wondered how they got there. Then I looked to my left, at the car parked in front of this one I was standing at.

Yep. Same color and model of Volvo. I pointed the fob at it, and it unlocked.

Then I saw the woman in a car waiting for the light, laughing at this bit of street theater.