These are actions that embarrass us more than regret over serious misconduct.
“Caught red-handed!”
A sentence we all know only too well.
But children are children and adults… adults should be ashamed.
I’m kidding.
As long as no one was hurt or named, it’s usually a great story.
And witnesses never let you forget, they share the emotional scars.
Redditor No_Strawberry9221 wanted people to confess the worst examples of bad behavior, so he asked:
“What’s the worst thing you’ve ever been caught doing?”
21
“I go to a house party with a case of beer. The police stop me and ask for my ID. I was 20 and had 2 months until my 21st birthday! He makes me open every single beer and pour it down the gutter and gives me a MIP.”
– DiscoLibra
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Noises in the night
“So I usually fart around the time I wake up. That moment when you’re almost awake but you just roll over to sleep a few more minutes. So in my own house it’s not a problem, but I was 19 and at a slumber party after a party. I slept on the couch in the living room with another guy and about five girls in the same room. I woke up four of them with the loudest fart you can fart after a night of drinking, the rest were already awake.”
– count down
cooper
“I had been out all day and was on my way home to the train station. I had to pee urgently, so I ran off a busy street into an alley and then into another alley. I found a quiet spot and peed. It was a great feeling.”
“A flashlight shone on me and a group of police officers gave me a disappointed look.”
“They asked me what I was doing. Since I was obviously caught red-handed, I confessed and said, ‘I was trying to find a quiet place that was out of the public eye.’ Copper said, ‘Sure, but did you have to do that on the wall of our police station?'”
“Let me get off with a warning. He was a good guy. The others thought it was funny.”
– TuteOnSon
Big loss
“Gambling. Seriously, if people know you have a problem and see you gambling in secret, it’s incredibly embarrassing. Especially if you’ve borrowed money from them before.”
“Thankfully it never got to the point where I got into trouble or owed a friend/family member more than €50. However, I know people who have been ruined by it and as someone who has gambled a lot, I find it sad and embarrassing.”
– NuggetEagle
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Unclean
“I had explosive diarrhea – the kind of poop so voluminous it flew through me with the force of a Butterbean right hook. I barely had time to make it to the bathroom, so it wasn’t until I finally stopped moaning and crying that I realized there was no toilet paper.”
“It was chaos. I had to waddle through the house with my pants down to get a fresh roll. As I passed the large window next to the front door, I felt a drop of liquid ass syrup roll down my thigh and I cried out loudly, ‘Damn God!'”
“That’s when I heard a very embarrassed giggle. It turned out that my bathroom adventure coincided with someone knocking on my door to get me to sign for a delivery. I shuffled back to the bathroom, wiped myself as clean as I could with a washcloth, washed my hands, and opened the door. Neither of us looked each other in the eye or said a single word. I put the package down, threw the washcloth away in shame, took a shower, and then closed all the blinds in my apartment.”
– No robot
Oh Tootsie
“There are worse things, but the one that stands out is so stupid. I stole a Tootsie Pop from a Quik Chek when I was about 7 years old. My mom sent me inside to get milk, on the way out I grabbed the candy and she noticed me stuffing it in my bag as I left the store (she had parked right in front of the store) and as soon as I got in the car she confronted me. I lied, she wouldn’t let up until I gave in, and she made me go back into the store with her and give the Tootsie Pop back to the confused 19 year old cashier and tell him I stole it and apologize.”
“There were at least 5-10 other people in the store at the time. I was close to tears and my voice was shaking. We went home, I think I got beat up and grounded for about a week, but absolutely no punishment could have topped the feeling in that store. I’ve been caught doing much worse things since then, but THAT is what still haunts me 25+ years later.”
– PrayForMojo78
Problems with overnight stay
“Nothing bad, just embarrassing. I was about 11 years old and visiting a friend who was staying over with a few other friends. At one point we were playing truth or dare. I chose dare and was given the task of stealing my friend’s older brother’s Playboy from the top shelf of his bedroom closet.”
“I’m sitting on a chair and reaching into the closet when my friend’s mother comes in and asks what I’m doing. I run back to the rest of the group, who immediately tell on me to their mother.”
“Later that night, unfortunately, I was the first to fall asleep, so of course my face was smeared with permanent marker and shaving cream. Not my best night as a kid.”
– nunnigan
Frightening
“Well, in my experience, the worst thing that happened to me as a teenager was that I was caught copying my classmate’s exam papers without realizing that my professor was looking directly at me with her scary eyes. That was an awkward moment for me and she would watch me closely every time after that. I don’t know if that was the worst thing for me since I’m an introvert who doesn’t want to interact with others.”
– iCroW20
Take off a shoe
“Playing strip poker with my ex. We ran into each other by chance at a party where no one knew we knew each other. We’ve always had insane chemistry but we’re definitely dangerous together so we usually tried to stay out of each other’s way. He pulled out a chair for me next to him and a friend who knew both of us came to the party and said ‘Oh, hell no! You two shouldn’t be near each other! 😂'”
– WandaDobby777
Illuminate it
“Smoking in the freezer of a grocery store where I used to work.”
– Resophonic420
“At least in every grocery store I’ve worked in, you’d have to be very… stupid to get trapped in one. There are so many backup systems now. One of the stores I worked in that didn’t have a loading section even had wall phones.”
– qcon99
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CAUGHT!
“My boyfriend and I, both working professionals, were caught sneaking onto Stanford Golf Course. We had been there once before and knew what we were doing, but as we walked down the first fairway, the groundskeeper walked right up to us. I apologized and we left.”
“Around the same time, I used to sneak onto the Olympic Club’s Lake Course. I was never caught, but one time I couldn’t figure out the layout of the course and played the last seven holes with a member who certainly knew I had sneaked in.”
– Live_Vegetable3826
PB requirements
“The night before our wedding, my wife caught me with her wedding ring in my mouth. I had been using it to scoop peanut butter off the rim of the jar because it fit perfectly into the grooves. She looked at me funny during the ceremony when I put it on her finger, but hey, I still had sex that night. LOL.”
– Kizejacks
Live healthier
“I don’t know if it’s the worst thing, but when my brother and I go out to eat with our dad, he’s notorious for not tipping, so when it’s his turn to buy something, one of us distracts him while the other goes back to the restaurant table and slips the waiter something. One time I thought my brother had him busy, and as I reached into my wallet and put more money on the table, I looked up and my dad was staring at me with a raised eyebrow.”
“We’ve told him many times, but he insists that 10% is a perfectly adequate tip.”
– Jcampbell1796
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10%?!?! How can you tip that these days?
We all really need to rethink our behavior.
I guess people are just weird.
There is nothing we can do about it.
Clearly…
