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One Very Important Tip for Avoiding a Shopping Mall Mishap

Now, I know I can be a pretty slow moving person, but I'm aware of the fact, so I try to be considerate of the people around me. For example, last weekend I ended up going to buy some new clothes, and I knew people would be waiting for me while I was in the dressing room.I was trying on some button down shirts, and as it turns out, every single button was buttoned all the way down on the shirt, even on the hanger. I thought that maaaaaybe, if I only unbutton the shirt just enough to get it over my head, I can get changed faster. So, I was trying on a fitted size small. I put my arms into the sleeves, lifted the shirt over my head, aaaaand promply got stuck with my face at about the third or fourth button. I tried the easy way out, which was back the way I came. No dice. I couldn't even bend my arms to grab the shirt. I tried waving my arms. That didn't work either. I stood there for a moment, with my face in the belly of the shirt and my arms signaling a touchdown, thinking my way out of the situation I had gotten myself into.
I settled up jumping up and down, flailing my body back and forth, then dragging myself against the walls of the dressing room to pull the shirt back up. So, I got the shirt off. But the half buttoned method was not faster. Undoing every button is clearly the way to go. That's my story.
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1 comment:

  1. Nigel VH6/20/2011 1:21 PM

    God that's brilliant. The real problem is that I can see myself in your situation there. Glad you made it out without asking for help....

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