A couple. One is, naturally in elementary school. I was the lead in our school Thanksgiving play, and totally spaced it on a line. There was an awkward silence, my teacher trying to mouth the line: The men all built long tables to me, but her gesticulations were even more confusingm . I decided, "The men were loooooong," arms outstretched, was the appropriate line. The audience erupted in laughter.
I was at an awards banquet my junior year, had accepted the two awards I knew I won, and slipped my shoes off for comforts sake. I ended up winning an art award, had to get my shoes back on and make my way to the stage. The principal apparently thought I wasn't coming and turned his back, right as I got to the edge of the stage. I turned to the audience, in an inadvertently comedic and exaggerated arms out shrug, which resulted in hysterical laughter.
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