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- Gucci0
my godfather's wife was on her death bed. cancer. i tried to cheer her up by talking about her cats and how she probably misses them she'll be able to see them soon, etc..
everyone in the room went pale.
Her cats had died only a few weeks prior. She had the saddest look on her face.
i felt terrible.
- ninjasavant0
sometime in the latter years of my college i had decided to compile all my design work and back it up then rebuild the computer it was all on. The compiling operation was going to take a few hours so i set it to go and went out with friends.
That was the first time I ever smoked opium (which was fantastic, btw).
Anway, I get home and see that the thing I did before I left had finished so I went ahead and delted the folder because I was thinking I had set it to back up.
I was wrong, stoned wrong. I had deleted the bulk of my then current portfolio with no backups since that was my goal to begin with.
don't do drugs.
oh, and then there's the time I almost got murdered in a brothel in Dubai (true story). but thats another thread.
- _me_0
i once had a print run of 200000 done and in the legal copy it read, " Blah blah blah, fuckin boring legal bullshit goes here... blah, blah, blah..."
- Tara0
i once had a print run of 200000 done and in the legal copy it read, " Blah blah blah, fuckin boring legal bullshit goes here... blah, blah, blah..."
No way?
- fullerc0
Today I made... a direct mail piece using stock photos...
that's it. I thought with all the creative people here me doing direct mail with stock photos would be considered a big mistake.
- emokid0
waking up in the morning is usually a big mistake.
- alkanenine0
car related story
i was helping my friend fix his car at local rally in one of the stages. we were fixing the axles and i was in charge to correctly place them into the hubs. they ended up not going into the grooves correctly but i didn't notice cause we were all rushing to get out to the next stage. axles ended coming out, lost all his drivetrain. had to retire the rally and lost his points. ended up only being able to get 8th.
- coolosxapps0
I once flipped the wrong switch at a club where I was assisting a DJ and turned off the music during a LIVE hot 97 radio show....
1991 @ the Pallaidium NYC LIVE on Hot 97...I got killed...lost my spot...got fired....but I learned my lesson about winging it....
- version30
I ripped this guys idea and base my existence here on that decision
coolosxapps
(Feb 9 06, 22:02)
- moxiedog0
Cant think of a work situation but there must be some. In the end u forget about it as in the big scheme of thngs, it really doesn't matter. It obviously doesn't feel like that right now, but dont orry, it'll feel much better in time.
I remember an episode on the tube once. This man stuck his head out of the doors of the train to see down the platform. The doors started to slowly close, he started to get back in, but too slowly and the doors closed with his head stuck and face sticking out. They opened and he got his head back in. He turned to the crowded train audience and sheepishly said, "Pretty smooth"
- chossy0
Didn't sleep a wink last night :'( and I also had to stay up for ages doing some shit animation. Man I suck right now.
- DavidFelt0
Chossy man, you must feel shit! This thread was a good idea though, some other peoples booboo's are waaaay worse than yours, jus apologise, work like a dog and youll all be laughing about it down the pub next weekend (I hope, fingers crossed), Goodf luck matey!
- chossy0
Cheers felt and thanks everyone for helping me feel better :)
- imakedesign0
i used to work in a shitty computer store that ripped off its customers. So whenever i was alone in the shop i used to tell the customers to go to the shop round the corner or buy off the internet.
anyway one day i was alone in the shop and launched into my usual speech about how you can get the exact same ink for £30 cheaper on the net.
turns out the customer was the show owners wife.
- kelpie0
oh Chossy that's shite - surely you won't lose your job though, you being an in-demand man of great talent an all?
I've printed things without dates and venues, printed things on the wrong side of inlay cards so we had to pay to re-print and spend days re-packaging ourselves. etc.
once electrocuted a co-worker in another job, and nearly killed a child while allowing them a shot on the floor polishing machine when I was a school cleaner (luckily they have an automatic cut off :/ )
- kelpie0
I should point out that it was a mild electrocution and I did it deliberatly. It was a running battle which at one point also invloved fish gut.
- chossy0
ha ha ha kelpie oh my sorry to laugh but I have this picture of a kid battering round a gym hall screaming and crying.
- kelpie0
you'd be pretty accurate there then :D
he was a wee shite anyway.
- chossy0
yessssss
kelpie you officially have made my day :D I amnae upset anymore, tell me kelpsie's did the kid have long hair and was it flowing in the jetstream along with his tie he he, did he stop in the center and piroette for like five long minutes? then blast of at a tangent very quickly he he.
