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lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#1: Aug 26th 2014 at 7:29:27 PM

In the spirit of "Learn From My Fail," post stuff you've learned the hard way!

This moment just happened to me.

If there's enough cereal for a bowl but not enough milk, do not put yogurt in it, especially if it's plain yogurt. All the sugar in the world won't save you.

edited 26th Aug '14 9:27:25 PM by lalalei2001

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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
#2: Aug 26th 2014 at 7:31:06 PM

I don't know, I find plain yogurt sweet enough.

I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.
lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#3: Aug 26th 2014 at 7:34:49 PM

[up] It was organic nonflavored yogurt. It tastes somewhere between having no taste, bitter, and sour.

The Protomen enhanced my life.
Parable State of Mind from California (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Holding out for a hero
State of Mind
#4: Aug 26th 2014 at 8:00:19 PM

I learned light bulbs can burn your hand if they are on for a while. Why I decided I needed to personally confirm this is still a mystery to me.

"What a century this week has been." - Seung Min Kim
DaftPunch hiya, the name's scout. from lesbian Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
hiya, the name's scout.
#5: Aug 26th 2014 at 9:03:01 PM

I learned that even SLIGHTLY playing with somebody's fears is extremely rude, after one of the person's friends was like "DO I NEED TO SLAP A BITCH" and I was like "I honestly didn't know they were afraid of it." and got put on a guilt trip.

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Twentington Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Desperate
#6: Aug 26th 2014 at 11:22:34 PM

1. "Regina" does not rhyme with "vagina".

2. "Butch" has lesbian connotations and is not exactly the same thing as "tomboy".

3. Never watch the sequel first. There will always be a reason to watch the first one, even if the sequel is an Even Better Sequel.

4. The Rodeway Inn in Fenton, Missouri is possibly the worst chain hotel in metro St. Louis.

5. Big John Steak & Onion may be a Flint tradition, but their food is blander than cardboard.

6. Don't correct your teacher's grammar. Not even if they abuse the English language more than Yogi Berra did.

7. Even though I have a stomach of iron, the chili on the nachos at Buffalo Wild Wings apparently has some voodoo ingredient in it that makes it really not agree with me.

8. If you're a kid, it's okay to ask for a new computer until you get one. Believe me, still having the same Mac for nine years got really annoying after a while.

9. The piano bench is not a good place to hide porn.

10. Don't slap the computer when you're angry. Especially don't slap it right where the hard drive is...

YawgmothBlue fake geek girl Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
fake geek girl
#7: Aug 27th 2014 at 1:20:43 AM

Lie all the time! Just not to people you care about.

movin out to the country
kablammin45 Prim, proper, and yet so socially awkward from Misty Brook (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
Prim, proper, and yet so socially awkward
#8: Aug 27th 2014 at 10:40:09 AM

Going commando isn't always a good idea, especially if the pants your wearing has a tiny hole in the front that you didn't realize was there that certain little..."things" can push their way through.

"I shall not be foolish again, my dear Gwendolyn!"
resetlocksley Shut up! from Alone in the dark Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
Shut up!
#10: Aug 27th 2014 at 1:40:07 PM

Don't open files downloaded from the Internet without scanning them for viruses first.

Fear is a superpower.
InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
'80s TV Action Hero
#11: Aug 28th 2014 at 3:23:36 AM

[up][up] Oh, be nice, by all means, but be honest too and let them know you're interested, otherwise you're just silently lurking around the dinner table and have no right to complain when someone else walks off with the cake.

Lesson learned the hard way: make sure you know what's inside a room before you climb in the window.

'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
Quag15 Since: Mar, 2012
#12: Aug 28th 2014 at 6:11:21 AM

[up]That too, of course. But by the time I was being fully honest, said person dismissed my feelings with a' 'tsk' sound. And never looked me in the eyes.

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#13: Aug 29th 2014 at 3:12:34 AM

@Quag: That person was obviously not as good as they seemed, then.

lesson learned: do not choose the pendant

And then there was silence
Midna Basically canon from way down south in the land of the traitors Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Basically canon
#14: Aug 29th 2014 at 10:01:15 AM

Straight with you here? If someone is the kind of person who'd just casually dismiss your confession with a "tch" noise, they're probably not the kind of person you should be investing yourself in anyway.

pearlina brainrot affects millions of people worldwide. if you or a loved one are suffering from pearlina brainrot, call 1-800-GAY-NERDS
Quag15 Since: Mar, 2012
#15: Aug 29th 2014 at 10:28:54 AM

[up] / [up][up]I know that now. Back then, it hurt like hell (she was my best friend) and I had put the blame squarely on myself (because the thing that originated her attitude was a mistake on my part).

edited 29th Aug '14 10:31:17 AM by Quag15

Midna Basically canon from way down south in the land of the traitors Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Basically canon
#16: Aug 29th 2014 at 11:31:39 AM

Trying to spread awareness of a subject via ranting about it constantly is counterproductive if anything.

pearlina brainrot affects millions of people worldwide. if you or a loved one are suffering from pearlina brainrot, call 1-800-GAY-NERDS
InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
'80s TV Action Hero
#17: Aug 30th 2014 at 10:49:18 AM

Never run into a burning building without your mask on.

'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
Demetrios Do a barrel roll! from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
Do a barrel roll!
#18: Aug 30th 2014 at 7:42:53 PM

Meeting up with old classmates isn't always what it's cracked up to be.

Flora is the most beautiful member of the Winx Club. :)
NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#19: Aug 30th 2014 at 10:43:34 PM

No matter how useful it looks, or how much it puts up, AT&T Uverse is an utterly useless system.

Sign on for this After The End Fantasy RP.
Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#20: Aug 31st 2014 at 3:34:01 AM

People here really, really don't like having the extent of their celebrity obsessions pointed out to them. Celebrities running on Quality by Popular Vote result in even more vigorous responses.

edited 31st Aug '14 3:34:16 AM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#21: Sep 3rd 2014 at 3:07:58 PM

Do not watch funny videos if you are eating or drinking ANYTHING.

The Protomen enhanced my life.
drfurball Two-bit blockhead from The House of the Rising Sun Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
Two-bit blockhead
#22: Sep 4th 2014 at 5:16:15 PM

If walking down a sidewalk littered with potholes, don't read the TV Tropes forums on your phone. Hello, twisted ankle!

Weird in a Can (updated M-F)
Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#23: Sep 5th 2014 at 3:33:47 AM

Oh the freaking irony.

And then there was silence
lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#24: Sep 5th 2014 at 7:28:07 PM

Double check the label on that jar of brown paste, even if you saw it right next to the new peanut butter jar. Otherwise what you intended to be a peanut butter and jelly sandwich will end up a horseradish and jelly sandwich.

The Protomen enhanced my life.
Twentington Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Desperate
#25: Sep 5th 2014 at 7:42:22 PM

If someone is selling a large TV, make extra-sure that it's a flatscreen, or be prepared for a real workout.

Also learned the hard way: given enough time, a petite woman in her late 50s and an out-of-shape man in his late 20s can move a 36" console TV out of the car, up two steps, through a narrow entryway, and into an already crowded spare bedroom.

edited 5th Sep '14 7:42:44 PM by Twentington


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