Have you ever done something that, in hindsight, was not your best choice? I'm not talking about a "Wow, I could have had a V-8" moment, I'm talking about a "For the love of god what was I thinking?" moment.
I can only imagine what Megan Barnes from Florida was thinking when she recently (allegedly) crashed into the back of a pick up truck because she was driving while shaving-- her coochie!
Swear on Scouts honor. True story!
Ms Barnes, who at the time was driving on a suspended license had, just the day before, been convicted of driving under the influence. With her ex-husband beside her, which in and of itself raises a red flag on her judgement, she was behind the wheel with her foot on the accelerator while her Ex was steering the car.
Why you ask? Ms Barnes was busy giving her "bikini area", as the cops called it, a little freshening up, you know, a trim of the bush so to speak.
Picture that for a moment if you would....
Sitting in the driver's seat...
Cruising down the road...
With her Ex-husband...
And a sharp object close to your va-jay jay!
Yep, I'm guessing Ms Barnes, or at very least her Ex-husband will be wondering "What was I thinking?" for a very long time.
But wait, there's more.
After the crash, the crazy couple allegedly drove further down the road and changed seats (and possibly put her panties back on?). When the police arrived, the Ex was behind the wheel with a deflated airbag and not a scratch. But Ms Barnes, covered in airbag opening evidence on her face and arms, was in the passenger seat, whose airbag did not open.
Uh-oh, busted!
Why would anyone make such bad choices? Ms Barnes told police she was preparing for a date with her boyfriend. No mention was made of the Ex-husband's lame excuse.
I've made some poor choices in my lifetime and I'll probably make a few more, but there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that I will never make a choice that bad.
How about you?
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hahahahaha!!!!
ReplyDeleteI posted the yahoo article about his very incident on my face book page.
Boy, did I get some reactions! ;-)
"this"
ReplyDeletenot "his"
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Oh my word! What was she thinking? Or not! That is quite the story!
ReplyDeleteand all along, i thought women putting on make-up while driving was bad enough!!
ReplyDeletei got nothing to top that...so did she cut herself when the airbag went off? oh my...
ReplyDeletewow! that's is one thing no one should be doing while driving, I kind of feel bad for the ex, what was he thinking covering for her?
ReplyDeletestill, it makes a great story to tell
I saw that story too! Unbelieveable!
ReplyDeleteThis comes under the "you can't make this stuff up" category. It was just wrong on so many levels, not to mention very dangerous to her "bikini area".
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is, "EWWWWWW, Nasty!!!"
ReplyDeleteHubby and I were chuckling about this story the other day. It is especially appalling since she was in court just the previous day for the DUI. Duh!! This woman should not be behind the wheel and I hope she has her license revoked and her car permanently removed and sold at auction.
ReplyDeleteOh My Gosh. I've made plenty of bad choices in my life but this hits a level I pray I never will achieve on the disgusting scale! Pretty skanky!
ReplyDeleteI read this the other day, and could not stop laughing!!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure these people were born just to make me look like a genius.
ReplyDeleteHugs!!
This gives a whole new meaning to going on a road trip. Especially if some is asking are we there yet, are we there yet....good lord. lol Take care, thanks for the laugh. hugs.
ReplyDeleteSomeone told me about this. I thought they were joking. Eeeewwww!!! Crazy!!
ReplyDeleteOh no I soon will be going to bed and was hoping for sweet dreams, now I think I will be having nightmares.LOL...
ReplyDeleteIt's really lucky that no one died in that accident. I guess you could call it a close shave.
ReplyDeleteWA WA WA
I can't believe the things some people do!
ReplyDeleteIs there any limit to the stupid not to mention dangerous stuff people can get down to?
ReplyDeleteWhat really angers me is when the lives of innocent people are affected, who have to suffer due to such stupidity, for no fault of their own.
this makes me think the world needs an isolated place (island?) to put these dumb think only of themselves people.
ReplyDeleteI just thought of a great idea. Remember that big iceberg that broke off a few weeks ago. That's the place for them. Drop them off with some food and let them float.
I thought texting while driving was bad.
Hehe...two prime cadidates for The Darwin Awards!
ReplyDeleteI seriously can't understand the stupidity behind that one. She had to have been high on something...the ex also. I mean, what was he doing while she was shaving? Watching for the cops or a tree???
ReplyDeleteMy gag reflex kicked in picturing this one.
ReplyDeleteWow! That's all I have....wow!
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is "WTF".
ReplyDeleteThe mind boggles! Hilarious and yet scary at the same time...
ReplyDeleteI peed on a snake once, but my excuse is that I didn't see it until afterwards.
At least she wasn't waxing!
ReplyDeleteThank you for a great laugh on a Thursday morning.;)
ReplyDeleteI guess perhaps this is more than a bad choice, this must be a bad connection between the nerve endings in the brain.;) To put it mildly.;) The most stupid thing I ever did was trying to take out a stuck nail from the wall with my teeth. Yes, very dumb.;)
xoxo
Zuzana
Oh dear, I know women have to be multiskilled but she clearly is a risk taker. I am curious as to why she chose to do her personal grooming at that very time. Where was she off to I wonder with he ex husband? Odd but at least it will give many people across the wrold a great laugh. Strangely I was going to do a blog post about Brazillians - it doesnt get any better than this though.
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable!!! You can't be serious?? This really happened? OMG!!! This goes beyond "what was she thinking"!
ReplyDeleteLOL!
Hugs
SueAnn
Ah, makes you feel proud to be part of the human race, eh? This tale is too daft to be made up (shaking my head in despair), hope the airbag shoved the razor right up where it belonged!
ReplyDeleteOMFG! LOL, well my mistake which would rank w/this is giving an alcoholic a second chance.. I will never ever involve myself w/a person who has an addiction...
ReplyDeleteSee this is why we have Natural Selection.
ReplyDeletePlease tell me she doesn't have any children.
Now that's an episode of COPS I'd love to see.
ReplyDeletePeople never cease to amaze me!
ReplyDeleteI've done plenty of lame brain things for which I've kicked myself in the butt later on....but I've never suffered any ramifications. I'm incredibly blessed.
I nearly choked on my coffee when I read that! I've done some (okay, lots) of stupid things, but that's just crazy!
ReplyDeleteHoly cannoli!
ReplyDeleteI'm just thinking that I only shaved my LEGS for a date. Clearly going about the rituals of mating ALL wrong here.
ReplyDeleteKind of makes the whole "texting while driving" thing a non-issue, doesn't it? LOL!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a candidate for that show "A 1000 Ways to Die"
ReplyDeleteIt never fails to amaze me the idiots I see driving down the road while putting on make-up, doing their hair, reading the newspaper or a book, and shaving (men of course). Is it really that difficult for them to get up 10 minutes earlier in the morning to get some of these things accomplished before leaving home?
Um, that's what they make salons for.
ReplyDeleteSheesh.
Sheesh x 10
Crazy people!
Now, can ya just imagine the thought process here. I think I'll go pick up my Ex so I can drive around and shave my va~jay jay! What WAS she thinking!!! Heeeheeehe! Made for a hilarious post baby!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy this beautiful day!!!
I'll be gigglin' all day over this!
I saw that story, but you recounted it sooo much better. Yes, they walk among us... and they breed.
ReplyDeleteWhat a moron! Seriously, what in the HECK was she thinking?! Oh, I know... ;)
ReplyDeleteAre you sure her name was Barnes and not Miss Hilton by any chance? Sounds like something she would do! WHAT an idiot! lol
ReplyDeleteI'm dropping another comment here. I just want to say your profile pic (avatar?) inspired me to change mine.
ReplyDeleteI really like the colors in your little pic.
One more think - I just read a comment of yours about FB - interesting I guess I might drop it too if I ex-related stuff going on.
later
That lady should wax!
ReplyDeleteIsn't this just the epitome of (pardon the pun) hitting the bottom ?!?
ReplyDeleteSometimes I wonder how crazy/stupid humans could possibly be, and I think, "Nah, we're basically smart creatures, we are." And then I hear stories like this, and I start to wonder if we are really evolving or not...
Thanks, btw, for you comments on my Victoria magazine essay. Really appreciate that you read it, JJ !!
HA! Now I am usually confident in my decisions.....but then I look at old photos of my ex, and I think....WWIT!
ReplyDeleteOne can only guess what she was thinking?!
ReplyDeletewow, unbelivable...Why didn't the ex drive..Maybe cause he had a beer he had to finish..
ReplyDeleteSounds to me like that was a "you know you are a redneck when...."
ReplyDeleteI can't think of any "I wish I hadn't....." that I can pass on
but I loved your comments.
Where on earth do these people come from? I've made some whopper of mistakes too, but come on lady...you give us all a bad name when you do shit like that!
ReplyDeleteYep I read about that idiot woman! She's lucky she didn't do her va-ja-ja some damage!
ReplyDeleteYes, I read about this story. Now if there had been a serious accident, this would have been no laughing matter.
ReplyDeleteI've done some dumb things, but I sure would never be doing THAT. My commons sense does have it's limits.
haha! can you believe i woke up to this tidbit on the spanish morning news?...
ReplyDeleteThank you for my morning laugh. Unbelievable.. and very well written. You have a future in comedy. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh, Joanna! So awesome. So, why in the world did they tell the cop what she was doing? She could have just said she was changing the station on the radio, not changing the shape of her vjj runway... or whatever. Jeesh!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
SLC
I have done some stupid things but this is one thing that will never happen to me!!
ReplyDeleteSo much for multi-tasking!
ReplyDeleteYeah, that woman deserves to make the Darwin Awards sometime soon, doesn't she? I'm sure everyone knows about them, but for the one person whose yet to encounter them: A Darwin Award is presented to people who manage to remove themselves permanently from the gene pool in some spectacularly stupid manner.
ReplyDeleteThis was clearly just her warm exercise. She's in training, you see. Got limber up those stupidity muscles. The judges will take points off if the eventual demise doesn't have the required degree of imbecilic difficulty.
Yup, she's in training, clearly.
She's also just guaranteeing a shaving rash, and probably ingrown hairs too, so really, that choice is the gift that will keep on giving.
"whose yet to encounter them" should be "who's yet to encounter them". Not enough coffee yet this morning folks.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I rarely mock people for being stupid...partially because, as witnessed above, I tend to do something moronic all on my own while doing so :-)
Dear Lord! Your title just about sums it up. I never cease to be amazed by what people will do.
ReplyDeleteOne day, I was driving on a major highway at a good clip when I noticed the man passing me was reading "The Firm", at 60 mph.
This has that beat by miles.
To paraphrase Henry Rollins, some people are just pissing in the gene pool.
Congratulations on a very funny potw.
Oh this is a hoot and a half .. and your telling was superb .. Congrats on POTW mention from Hilary
ReplyDeleteNow THAT is a poor decision. Wow.
ReplyDeleteOh my...how did I miss THAT story? Love the Home Alone picture to accompany it. Priceless.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh that's just nuts. Thanks for sharing the story, and congrats on Post of the Week!
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