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« on: December 05, 2006, 01:35:32 PM »

Yesterday, I bought myself pie chips and gravy to eat while walking around the town. Eating, walking, looking and not buying is one of my favorite pastimes.

Anyway, as I walked, from the corner of my eye I happened to notice a very striking young woman coming out of WH Smiths. She had long dark hair beneath one of those Russion type fur hats, a knee length fur coat, black leather boots and gloves. She smiled at me. (ok, perhaps she was smiling at someone else, but you can't prove it). Her mouth was a vivid red slash in her pale face, it was a great smile.

At that point, I stubbed my toe on the curb and started to fall. In an effort to regain my balance I began to run forwards, arms outstretched. Now, here comes the part that I don't understand. Why do people who are falling hold what ever it is they are carrying at arms length in front of them? Surely it would make more sense to bring the object closer to your body and therefore your center of gravity, but you just can't do it. Why not!!?

As I crossed the market square I was doing about 17 mph while leaning forward at an impossible angle. I narrowly avoided several old lady- shopping basket on wheels combo's before crashing, pie and chips first, into an artificial flower stall.

I am now the proud owner of a very pretty but somewhat gravy-stained bunch of artificial flowers, they give me something nice to look at as I contemplate the apparent conflicts between physics and reflex action.

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« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2006, 01:38:44 PM »

I hope the girl didn't see you fall over Smiley

I suppose it's because we would instinctively put our arms forward to help break our fall?
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« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2006, 01:49:56 PM »

Please tell me that the pie survived ??
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« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2006, 01:54:33 PM »

did Mrs Red like the flowers?
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« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2006, 01:54:44 PM »

Please tell me that the pie survived ??

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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2006, 01:55:12 PM »

did Mrs Red like the flowers?

it's not Christmas day yet Cheesy
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« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2006, 02:00:28 PM »

I once fell over coming out of assembly at school, i was the first one out and running for some reason, the contents of my rucksack and lunch box spread over a wide area and i shamefully had to limp around picking it all up while being humiliated by about 450 of my fellow pupils.

Anybody else got any embaresing fall stories or just embaressing stories?
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« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2006, 02:03:02 PM »

I fell in love once ......... NEVER AGAIN !! Smiley
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« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2006, 02:05:43 PM »

Surely it would make more sense to bring the object closer to your body and therefore your center of gravity, but you just can't do it. Why not!!?

your brains first reaction when it thinks you are about to fall is to put your arms forward outstretched so that they will help lower the speed of the rest of your body hitting the ground regardless of whether you are carrying anything or not.

also in this instance your brain also knows the reaction of Mrs Red when you arrive home with pie, chips and gravy smothered all over your shirt Wink

(another reason why it pays to have long arms!! Cheesy)
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« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2006, 02:06:14 PM »

I fell in love once ......... NEVER AGAIN !! Smiley

I hope not - I want our love to last for ever   
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« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2006, 02:12:56 PM »

I went to a posh school. Did me no good whatsoever but there you go

I was in the Combined cadet force, and we were having the CCF's big annual parade in front of visiting forces bigwigs.


Part of this was for all of us, a few hundred 14-18 year olds to do a big march past and we'd been practicing for weeks


So there were all, all dolled up, shiny shoes, berets on and the music starts

Off we go

EYES RIGHT as we walk past Colonel Blyth-Smithers-Farquarson at which point I stumble, push into the lad in front of me and half the parade stumbles like a pack of dominos falling.

They let us start again. I was put at the front!!




 
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« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2006, 02:15:59 PM »

I went to a posh school. Did me no good whatsoever but there you go

I was in the Combined cadet force, and we were having the CCF's big annual parade in front of visiting forces bigwigs.


Part of this was for all of us, a few hundred 14-18 year olds to do a big march past and we'd been practicing for weeks


So there were all, all dolled up, shiny shoes, berets on and the music starts

Off we go

EYES RIGHT as we walk past Colonel Blyth-Smithers-Farquarson at which point I stumble, push into the lad in front of me and half the parade stumbles like a pack of dominos falling.

They let us start again. I was put at the front!!

How old were you - did you have short trousers on? I want to really relish picturing this scene.  Grin
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« Reply #12 on: December 05, 2006, 02:16:22 PM »

Something else is bothering me now, which of the following do you think is true?

1: The world is full of pretty girls who smile at me.

2: I'm imagining it.
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« Reply #13 on: December 05, 2006, 02:18:35 PM »

Something else is bothering me now, which of the following do you think is true?

1: The world is full of pretty girls who smile at me.

2: I'm imagining it.

Number 1

most pretty girls smile when they come face to face with a famous tv celebrity........

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« Reply #14 on: December 05, 2006, 02:19:54 PM »

I was 17. long trousers, flat stomach. No, really.

Red, its 2. Trust me. It is for me anyway, unless I'm paying.
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