Embarrasing Moments...

[Aishe]

So, just challenged a buddy to a race from the top of Mount Waterdeep to the north side of town, thinking "I've got this, no problem." Turns out, I should have checked my stamina, as I had just climbed the damn mountain and was at 2%! Got off to a running start, then promptly was too exhausted to move...

Anyone else have moments of of deflated egos to report?

-Aishe

[Terageld]

I once thought "barrette" was an alternate spelling of "beret". That led to an awkward moment.

[Roderick]

Do you mean besides the millionth time I have created an elaborate smote of departure that in some way involves:

Saying My Goodbyes
Bowing/Nodding/Showing some other form of respect
Throw away one-liner
Kissing/Winking/Hugging anything that doesn't fight back
Dramatically Turning Away and Striding off like Indiana Jones into the sunset at the end of The Last Crusade

...and then realizing I am still sitting on my rear?

[Lysha]

When I was a horrendous speller and first started playing FK, I spelt 'bowl' as 'bowel', When I realized I'd been misspelling it, it was really embarrassing. My spelling has only slightly improved, but no more 'emptying bowels' everywhere. ugh.

[Terageld]

I used to get challenged to fistfights with male elves that have "lithe" or "slender" in their additive. I see those words and it instantly wires by brain to assume that they are female, without me reading the rest of the adjective.
There was another time, when I just started playing, my adjective was set to "E" for some reason. I walked around as "a E male human" for a month, but I didn't ever notice until a imm stopped me.

Employer: How would you describe yourself?
Me: The letter "E."
( •_•) (•_• )

[dolifer]

Areia nods faintly, then offers a bow of her head toward Alitar. 'I think so, Sir Alitar.. If I can be of any help, pray call.' She smiles as she straightens her gaze to regard Alitar, adding, 'I am but a spell away.'.


An adventurer walks west.


Alitar stops following you.

You stop following Alitar.


An adventurer walks in from the west.


Alitar gives a faint nod, then touches his hands before his breast and bows respectfully to you, 'Be well, Miss Areia. Live Long.'.


An adventurer walks west.

Areia replies a quiet, 'You, also.. And die well,' before closing her eyes and beginning a drawn out incantation, eventually taking a step into nothingness and fading away.

c 'astral walk' bradigan
You begin to chant.


Some gem powder glows briefly.
A jacinth gem glows briefly.
You lack the components for this spell.


Areia's form shimmers back into view, for those who can see, and she mutters something quietly under her breath.

c 'mass fly'
You begin to chant.


A feather glows briefly.
You rise into the currents of air...

So much for cool wizardly exits. XD

[Aishe]

Ha! Glad I'm not alone. Getting a kick out of these, thanks!

[Kinni]

I used to get challenged to fistfights with male elves that have "lithe" or "slender" in their additive. I see those words and it instantly wires by brain to assume that they are female, without me reading the rest of the adjective.
There was another time, when I just started playing, my adjective was set to "E" for some reason. I walked around as "a E male human" for a month, but I didn't ever notice until a imm stopped me.

Employer: How would you describe yourself?
Me: The letter "E."
( •_•) (•_• )

I suddenly found myself looking for the Facebook "like" button as I read this and relived the pain of doing the exact same thing!

[Gwain]

I once thought I could not spell, but I was inncorect.

[Lylena]

I once thought I could not spell, but I was inncorect.

I c wat u did there


I go on typo streaks that are very embarrassing and I get to the point that I simply refuse to fix them. I start out strong, wanting to fix every single typo, and then I hype myself into it. "Yeah, this typo ain't nothin'! I'M ON TO YOU TYPO!" 5 typo's later I resign myself to my fate of just typing poorly for the evening. By that time, it's catching, and everyone else suffers typos also. BUT I WON'T LET MY EGO GO, NO. I'll blame whoever's in the room.

#confessionsofsomeonewhotakestoomuchprideintheirtyping

[Terageld]

Should we sticky this thread in General Discussion underneath funny moments?

[Raona]

I dunno...some may prefer that the public airing of their foibles quickly fade into the ether...like the many times I've charged into battle without a weapon ready.

[Alitar]

I dunno...some may prefer that the public airing of their foibles quickly fade into the ether...like the many times I've charged into battle without a weapon ready.

The very, very many times.
I've done it mid tourney though. I can't judge.

[Aishe]

I vote for sticky! This is turning into a great thread to read after a long day.

[Dranso]

It's always embarrassing when you're playing your super smart wizard and then you run into someone whose vocabulary is waaay better than yours. #savedbygoogle

And I wouldn't be embarrassed about that Raona. Dual wielding shovels takes a lot of skill and can be very deadly.

[Aishe]

Dual wielding shovels takes a lot of skill and can be very deadly.

Heh...

[Melusine]

I once went into a fight wielding parchment. I was going to papercut them something fierce.

[Terageld]

About the shovel-fighting thing, you guys should check out my improvised weapons suggestion thread. *cough*
Back to embarrassing moments... I once saw the number of the sword I wanted in Delboorgan's (sure hope I spelled that right) store. I had one of those blunt bastards swords in my inv, that I was going to sell for some extra coin. I sold the sword and typed in the buy command for my new sword, but everything moved up one because I sold my blunt iron bastard sword first. I got a buckler instead of the dagger I wanted.
It reminded me of those days when you screw up at the vending machine. The Doritos are at A10. You start punching in "A," then "1," then you realize that there is a "10" button. The machine registers the order "A1" and it gives you the little box of Sun-Maid raisins instead, leaving you there to sink to your knees and cry into your palms.

[Gwain]

There's a shovel available in game that can be used as a weapon or for digging.

[Mele]

I don't know how many times over the years I've "shits on the fountain's edge". Sorry, fountain.