"I climbed a tree once!"
19I never told you guys about the first time I went camping with classmates in high school. About 100 people showed up for this massive overnight party at the lake near our hometown. Some kids tried to use paint cans as fuel to start a fire, which upset some folks, and fights were breaking out left and right. In the middle of the growing tension, while guys were yelling obscenities and insults at each other, a kid screamed at the top of his lungs, “I climbed a tree once!” Not sure if was code for something or an inside joke I missed, but everyone just fell silent for a second and then had a good laugh. I guess they figured out how FOOLISH they looked. 
The night went on from there more like a family get-together with music and laughs. The most fun you could have for $5 on a campsite reservation.
True Story. Small town life in Texas. These days I yell out that same mantra when two people start arguing around me. Doesn’t always work, but it’s worth a shot and fun if only for the looks you get.
I’m off work today but I wanted to share that since it popped in my head when I woke up. Hope you guys are enjoying checking out the deals and maybe managing to catch an IRK or some other treat.
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Sweet - I wanted another couch cover
and didn’t expect that this morning I’d be able to save some money on it!
My friend sam and I once sung… it was a terrible cacophony caught on video. luckily it was only accessible through a usb drive that was “lost” at sea. Those awful chords will never be heard again. Everyone is thankful for that.
@ExtraMedium now that was a very FOOLISH story indeed and I thank you very much for sharing it with us.
I very much enjoyed your FOOLISH story. Thank you
Yeah, it was probably FOOLISH to buy the $5 sidedeal universal travel adapters, but what a deal! Add my thanks for your story.
Sometimes I’m FOOLISH, but sometimes I’m just foolish. Like not reading this before a couple of orders.
Thank you for the lovely story, though. Did you ever get back down from the tree?
@mehcuda67 I find falling to be the fastest way out of trees. Not safest, but you can’t have it both ways, really.
@ExtraMedium @mehcuda67 As my friend the Boeing engineer says, lithic braking is suboptimal.
/giphy fools
Thanks for sharing!
Btw, are there trees in New Zealand? Random maybe, maybe not…
@ladyhawke001 Yes, indeed, including this fabulous species. I’d love to go see them sometime.
@ExtraMedium - so did very many people get in on this? I didn’t get an Irk, so I saved $5 two ways, I guess.
Great story, btw - is it actually true?
@Kyeh I was trying to figure that out earlier and I’m honestly not sure how to tell.
The story really is true and was in fact much more exciting than just the bits I’ve shared, though that might be my teenaged-self remembering it fondly. While it did spring to mind this morning, though I might have had an ulterior motive in posting it.
@ExtraMedium Very skillfully told!
@ExtraMedium I just now came across this thread. Shame, actually, since I bought several things yesterday. What’s really funny, though, is how that honestly almost exactly mirrors an experience I had except that it wasn’t a campout, just a bunch of people drinking, it was small bottles of gasoline instead of pain, and the kid didn’t yell about a tree, he just yelled a curse word. Other than that, yeah, it was like I was reading about my own memory. Maybe we all have some memory along those lines of being young and stupid in the woods?
I used it to save $5.
@Star2236 Whaddja get?
@Kyeh
Got my dad a nose trimmer. His just broke.
@Kyeh @Star2236 Plastic surgery is available from Meh? Not sure I like the thought of that. Well, good luck to your dad, and all.
Oh, you mean a nose hair trimmer…my bad.
Next time someone posts a political thread on Meh, please yell “I climbed a tree once!” as loudly as you can…
@shahnm Yes please.
Thank you for the foolish story. I think I gained weight reading it.