Today I was perusing the social-site-with-faces for news and sundry, when I noticed my friend PajamaMomma‘s status:
Running late…..washed my hair in the sink with dish soap. I hope I don’t get “dish pan” hair.
And that got me to thinking of all the stupid things I have done simply because I saw them on TV. I’m not saying PJM’s hair washing was stupid. I consider it sheer genius. It just so happens that her status post triggered a memory avalanche.
I hate it when that happens.
#1– I have tried and enjoyed milk with Pepsi™.
On a dare at the college cafeteria, this n00b took on a member of the elite baseball team (Chris Knoblauch, if you must know) and drank a glass of milk with ghastly Pepsi. It is the only way I will drink either.
#2– Soaked my fingernails in Palmolive™ dishwashing liquid.
To this day I don’t know why doing that was a Good Thing™. All I got out of it was clean cuticles.
#3– Wrote my name using Era™ liquid detergent, on a grass stain that I incurred on my jeans while doing something no doubt stupid.
Yeah, you have to actually LET IT SET for hours before you see any change. I wasted half a container and incurred motherly wrath.
#4– Washed my hair with Ajax™.
Obviously, I learned a lot from Laverne and Shirley. Also, Ajax™ strips your hair of oils and residue pretty well. Do not do this more than once a month, though.
#5– Carried Certs™ around just in case I had a “Certs encounter.”
The closest I had to a “Certs encounter” was years ago, in the wine section of the supermarket, and the gentleman was in his late 70’s. Neither one of us had Certs™. Thank goodness.
These are just a few of my…. fails, I suppose. I am sure I am not alone. At least PJM has done her share. So I have that going for me 😀