Good idea, drmike. Let me share some of my embarrassments moments. I know I have too many of them anyway. Some kitchen experiments I had:
At home I have a microwave oven and on top of it I have an electric oven, which is much lighter. With the microwave I use a plastic cover to reduce the splattering of some food that gets the inside of the oven dirty. But when I remove it to get at the food, I need to place it somewhere. A common location is inside the electric oven, which does not see too much use.
I'm sure you can already see where this is heading. One day I needed to use the electric oven, so I just turned it on to pre-heat it and went to the PC for about 15 minutes. When I came back I smelled burnt plastic. I immediately grasped what had happened.
It is fascinating that that plastic is not affected by the microwaves but melted completely inside the oven and produced funny stalactites that were very hard to scrape off the oven tray. I also had to air the kitchen for several hours to get that smell and smoke away. I just knew this would happen one day.
I once had some friends over to play some cards. We were waiting for the last friend so one asked me if I had some coffee. I don't drink coffee so I said I had none. He then asked me if I had any tea and I decided to check by opening the drawer. Yes, I have tea... and it seems I have instant coffee too! My parents seem to have bought some the last time they were over -- thanks for making me look like a liar!
We boiled some water, placed the tee bag in the mug and he asked for some sugar. I asked him "do you want the white sugar or the yellow sugar?" He was puzzled since it seems he never tasted the yellow sugar. I tell him, from across the kitchen "open that cabinet, on the top shelve". The other friend takes the clear bag, opens it and smells it. They take a spoon, add a spoonful of it on the tea as I say "Now, wouln't it be funny if that was actually breadcrumbs?" (we use what seems to be "powdered bread or toast" on some food). Both friends look puzzled as the yellow sugar starts to float on the mug.
That was not, indeed, yellow sugar, and I have no idea why my friend did not notice it when he inhaled from the bag or noticed from the weight. What mattered was that in two minutes I became the worst host ever, lying and tricking my guests. I was so embarrassed!
Since today is the "Wish Fulfillment Day", let me try:
I wish for Braid.
