Stupidity

[Hawkear]

If there is anything subject on which there is never any shortage of in the world today, it is stupidity.
So I thought that would be a great chat subject.
I'll start off with this ripper.
A guy in NSW with a big 4WD and boat, tries to fill his boat with fuel by sticking the fuel pump hose into his rod holder and finds $560 worth of fuel washing around in the bottom of his boat.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/nba...pc=U531&cvid=9058c6f5080a4d09801dbfe0ee66bfcf

 

[sand surfer]

yes i read that myself yesterday hawkear,
i don't ever recall a rod holder having a lid on it, let alone one with a keyhole in the lid

 

[user 7268]

I think this was perhaps his sister?

 

[Moneybox]

We used to have a service station at Beaudesert Rd Calamvale. Those times we served the customers but even so we had a lady come to the counter and ask for more oil. She'd used all the bottles on the driveway and the engine was still not full

 

[user 4386]

I know a number of outback fuel centres where up to a litre of water comes free with your fuel.

 

[user 7268]

I know a number of outback fuel centres where up to a litre of water comes free with your fuel.

Thats performance fuel, helps de carbon piston crowns

 

[OzzieAu]

From a historian and philosopher.....
https://bonpote.com/en/the-5-basic-laws-of-human-stupidity/

 

[Pete E]

I will put my self forward for one....as a youngster, probably only 6 or 7, I was in the local swimming baths, andin an idle moment, decided it would be a good idea to try swimming with my inflatable arms bands on my ankles

In a life full of questionable decisions, that is one I remember rather clearly.

 

[Grey Panner]

I will put my self forward for one....as a youngster, probably only 6 or 7, I was in the local swimming baths, andin an idle moment, decided it would be a good idea to try swimming with my inflatable arms bands on my ankles

In a life full of questionable decisions, that is one I remember rather clearly.

Many years ago, when flying foxes were regarded as a pest and bounty was paid on their heads, a number of us teenagers went into the rainforest where we knew there was a flying fox colony.
Standing directly underneath them we said,"One, two, three" and fired simoultaneously.
I am writing this to tell you that if you ever find youselves standing directly underneath seven million fruit bats that have been gorging all night on ripe mangoes, the last thing you do is startle them.
We smelt life fruit bats for three weeks but at least we learned.
Some people never do.

 

[Nightjar]

Not quite as bad as a million bats but: When a kid I collected birds eggs, one from a nest. Needle the ends and blow then let them dry.
One day while climbing a tree and as you do looking up, I startled two champions of camouflage, Mowpokes.
They left their mark as they flew off, a face covered in *****.

 

[rustyhooks]

Hahahahha NY similar thing happened to me when a lot younger collecting eggs at the 5 mile swamp , i climbed a large paper bark tree and the blue heron left the nest and **** as it tokk off covering myself and my mate below in the most foul white crap you ever smelt!

 

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[Dave's Office]

Stupid is as stupid does according to Mrs Gump. A couple of weeks ago I was heading in to the boat ramp at Cape Jervis and this big flash boat flew past and beat me in, for some reason the boat stopped before it got to the pontoon so I just went past it, hopped out and tied my boat up ready to retrieve it, the guy in the big flash boat started yelling at me "I was in here first you stupid idiot" my reply was "your waiting for me to get my boat out, I'm not waiting for you, so who's the idiot" a few of my mates at the ramp cracked up laughing and so did I.

 

[Jaros]

Yeah boat ramps supply a lot of laughs..

 

[Simmo]

Yeah boat ramps supply a lot of laughs..

I can only do 5 or 6 trailers perfectly, after that I'm not so good....

 

[David-Karratha]

Some people learn by watching.
Others learn by listening and reading.
But there are some, who need to piss on the electric fence for themselves…

 

[Calico]

When we were kids we lived on the beach at Pearl Beach and after a big storm one time we collected all the driftwood and made a bonfire. Lots of aerosol cans had also washed up so my brother and I threw those on once the fire was raging and stood close to the fire to watch. As soon as the first can heated up it exploded in rocket like fashion nailing my brother in the guts and knocked him flat. Pretty funny at the time!

 

[Jaros]

I think a lot of us did that-and lived to tell the tale.

 

[Hawkear]

Whenever I hear someone say “Watch this” I get nervous.
Over on WA a few years back camping out rough with a mate, we had a big fire going.
Devoid of entertainment my mate said “Watch this” while he put a full can of spaghetti in the fire.
We retreated to a supposedly safe distance watching the can slowly expanding and making ominous noises, then whoom!
The can exploded sending a shower of not only sparks but a directed stream of hot spaghetti further than we had counted on. Fortunately the spaghetti was not towards us but unfortunately a lot went into the back of my Jackaroo which had its back doors open towards the fire.
Not done as kids but supposedly sensible mature adults.

 

[Manpa]

I pretty much think we have all done dumb ***** as kids, teenagers or adults, just part of a long and arduous learning curve called life. Gives us the ability to say “I told you so” and ”it’s all fun until someone loses an eye” later in life.