Nearly everyone is put on the spot at some time or another. For some it's a flaming toddler tantrum in the grocery store. For others it's public speaking, an unwelcome confrontation, being caught doing something naughty or making a buffoon of oneself in some way. Always a tough one for me on how to respond because these all seem like valid options to me. But if you must know, the one that pushed this one out was the spectacle I caused earlier this year at the airport. I stuffed my skirt into my favorite textured tights and wandered through the main terminal oblivious that my rear was on display until three cleaning ladies chased me down, hooting and howling and pointing. My friend Liv tried to make me feel better, writing, "I'm sure you rocked that fanny with style." And no doubt I did, because I had no idea that I was rockin' it. (and after that I freaked out profoundly, then vanished into the undertow.) Thank you, Liv, for that spot-on closing line.
(Your stories of public embarrassment are heartily welcome but not required.)
26 comments:
Oh my goodness :) I love this story :) I did the same thing, but I was in kindergarten. We had a bathroom in our class. I used it during class and backed out with my dress tucked in to my undies. The whole class laughed at me :( but now I can say, "yeah, but I rocked that fanny!" Thanks for putting a big smile on my face with this post :)
-Kristen
Oh my. That's one of those 'lost in translation' things. Because although I do know what you mean, 'fanny' means something else over here, and I can't quite get it out of my head...
Fantastic story, though!
you should have heard Liv, Carissa and me giggling in the car on the way to the airport...
OMG... that happened to me years ago :-) Actually it was the last time I wore either a skirt or dress! I walked the length of Sydney's (Australia) main airport in peak hour and NOBODY, not one person pulled me over and told me.
Mind you people will stop you to brush hair off your shirt after the hairdresser, but for some reason not with a skirt tucked into panty hose.
It was also in my low self esteem days, so I wasn't rocking' anything, just dropped my head and walked back to the loo to fix it up.
Wish I had your poster then :-)
DJ
i always wonder why these things happen just when we think we're looking really good that day! you know, strutting our stuff with our new shoes or haircut? tripping is the worst for me and women respond differently than men. women try to pretend it didn't happen at all while men act like it was intentional. i'm sure your fanny in those tights was adorable and thank goodness for nice cleaning ladies! rock on!
Love this one.. I so love your work.. I love every one of your creations! hugs xo
Holy Crap! That story rocks! I think Rockin' your fanny is the perfect response! Love the line and will remember it when in a pickle.
An embarrassing story.... hmmmmm.... which to pick? How about the fact that I went to the chiropractor for three damned years before I figured out it's not like the regular doc. When they hand you one of those doctor snap on cover up thingeys, they don't mean you are supposed to completely strip before putting it on! Thank God for cute bras and panties.
Three years!!!! I learned two lessons that day.
1. laughing at yourself is therapeutic
2. keep your pants on!
So laughing my fanny off at you.
One time I lost my bikini top at the beach trying to be all coy and sexy for a creepy ogler.
Another time, in college, during an all night studying session with a group of friends, mostly guys, I farted so loud it shook the windows.
Feel Better now?
I had a tiny moment today while waiting for my husband to have his bloodwork done. My tummy started growling in the quiet waiting room and wouldn't stop. My husband's veins are impossible to find so I rumbled for an hour!
My biggie though was probably 25 years ago now when I was wearing a white skirt and walked to the military grocery while living in Japan. I didn't know it because it's so warm and humid there, but I had a major monthly spillover. Thank goodness a friend stepped behind me to let me know and gave me a ride home.
I love it so much- the story, the doodle, the saying "rock my fanny with style," you, all of it! hahahahaha! Wish I would have been there :)
oh these do make me feel better! and sally, glad i could provide a bit of shock value for you.
Oh my gosh, leave it to you to make lemonade out of lemons ... you're also rocking this little illo.
As for myself, I'm still traumatized by the 2nd grade Christmas Choir Concert. We had a little hand dance and shimmy thing to go with Rudolph and I shimmied right off the back of the risers. That (always being in the back row) and pants that never reached my shoes really made my adolescence suck. ;-)
I did the same thing! It happened in high school and I was just SOOOO flattered that the popular boy I had a crush on finally noticed me! I vanished into the undertow for the rest of the year. Ugg.
Well....at least you didn't have a toliet paper tail......Not that I've ever had one!! Gotta just smile and wave and go with the flow cuz it'll always happen when you think you've got all your bases covered!!
Aimee,
I continue to be amazed at the wonderful things you can come up with!
okay... I needed this today! I have a rocking headache & need to crawl in bed ~ but I'm so glad I checked in with you... laugh-out-loud! sorry! for your personal discomfort though!
good the package & adorable stickers! thanks Aimee! love it all!
oh & my husband looked at the envelope & said, "why are you sending a packet to yourself" I'm sure I looked puzzled until I realized our handwriting looks a bit similar (although I don't do the cool stuff like you post on your blog)...
Love it! It's good to be able to laugh at yourself. Like that one time I fell off the bike in the middle of a beginner's spinning class... :-0
I walked three flights up on a holiday boat with a line of toilet paper attached to my waistband, hanging down like a tail. My daughter was the one that came to my rescue -- I think she was more embarrassed than me!
the giggles were rippling
out my way too...
fanny rockin' ripples!
xox
i've done the exact same thing. i recall my moment was at the mall while on break. i worked retail in high school. :-) rockin' that fanny with style sounds awesome.
Oh aimee! Well on the plus side there wasn't any toilet paper hanging out right? Right?
xo
mari
Oh Aimee - your story? Funny! Some of these comments? Hilarious!!!
My most embarassing moment? Teaching a 3 hr long night class back in Kentucky, a student left the room for awhile, I started to smell pizza, which made me hungry - this info I of course shared with all 55 students, going on and on about how the smell was making me hungry...until the student came back and asked me what to do about...wait for it...throwing up in the hall...
Yes, I told an entire class that smell of vomit was making me hungry!!!!
Oh my goodness, I have just had the best laugh at the me of 15 years ago...tears and all. WHat a life!
"rock my fanny".
if only you could see all the mental images the brits (and I, solidair moi) are getting in their heads... ha!
Oh, thank GOODness you wore your favorite tights that day, and not the ones with the embarrassing holes in them.
Okay, in college, I was cramming with some other students at an all night study session before finals. I hadn't done laundry in a while -- who had the time -- so I had no undies. And I was wearing a skirt. At some point during the night, I fell asleep. The next morning, my buddy (who was a guy) was chuckling as he told me that I fell asleep in the strangest and wildest position, and would I like him to demonstrate? I shouted NO and wanted to just die!
This makes me grin from ear to ear!
I love completely that you air and share these funny little tid bits into your life through your doodles and we even get the full description a la blog! I'm totally taking the "rock my fanny" line with me from now on and using it when appropriate or not ;)
So a good, funny embarrassing act of mine was my first day of freshmen year when I decided to wear my brand new WHITE Guess jeans (do you know the hell I had to cause with my mom to get those things?!?) to school, and proceeded to my hormones bust out on me at totally the wrong time? I went to 5th period without knowing I'd really decided to recolor those jeans all the way down to the inside of my knees practically until I looked down to pick up the note the really popular girl group behind me tossed near my desk. The note had a maxi pad folded into it and said "You must be too poor to afford one, so I thought I'd be generous."
Eek! Introduction to Mean Girl 101 and U.S. History all in one day :)
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