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" SHALLOW SITUATION &amp;quot;My ex-boyfriend dumped me two weeks before the junior prom, so naturally I asked the best-looking guy in school to go with me. What a mistake! Not only did he end up having chicken pox on his face for our date -- but he got drunk, danced on the table, and I left alone! That was really embarrassing.&amp;quot;Gabrielle Union   RE-GIFTING RETRIBUTION A male friend of mine was getting married, and my girlfriends and I were invited to his fianc\u00E9e&amp;#039;s bridal shower. We all chipped in to get her a gift certificate, and I added in a picture frame I&amp;#039;d gotten at my own shower and never used. At her shower, the bride-to-be held up the frame to show everyone. All of a sudden, a card slipped out of the box -- a card addressed to me! My friend&amp;#039;s fianc\u00E9e read it aloud, and with a confused look on her face, she blurted, &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t think this is for me!&amp;quot; My cover was blown, and in front of 50 women, I was busted for re-gifting!Christine LoPorto Brooklyn  WHAT A STIFF! My mom and I were at a sidewalk sale looking at women&amp;#039;s dresses. Seeing one she liked on a mannequin, my mother reached down and lifted the hem to see if it could be let out. Suddenly, the &amp;quot;mannequin&amp;quot; spun around and grabbed the raised fabric, aghast and embarrassed. My surprised mother exclaimed, &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m sorry, I thought you were a dummy!&amp;quot; To which the lady replied, &amp;quot;Well, I certainly hope not!&amp;quot;Crikett Linscott Omaha  IMPROPER OUTHOUSE While my husband and I were shopping for a new patio set, our son went off to play with the toys in a nearby section of the store. Two seconds later, a woman asked us if &amp;quot;that little boy&amp;quot; was ours. After we said yes, she explained that he&amp;#039;d just peed in one of the store&amp;#039;s garden fountains! I was mortified. We&amp;#039;d just spent some time at my parents&amp;#039; farm, where he was allowed to pee outside. Apparently, he thought their fountains qualified as the outdoors!Laura Kuecker Rapid City, SD FLY LIKE AN EAGLE I&amp;#039;m a flight attendant for a major airline. On my first training flight, the captain announced over the PA system that we were flying over Niagara Falls. Excited, I stood up from my jump seat to look out the window. When I went to sit back down, I fell spread-eagle on the floor with a loud thud! I forgot that it was a retracting chair. Everyone knew it was my first day, so they tried not to laugh -- but even my instructor was in tears.Jackie Laux Roanoke, VA  RACY REQUEST On Valentine&amp;#039;s night, my husband and I left our toddler with Grandma so we could go to the mall. Before heading home, we decided to get some ice cream. After mulling over the choices, I asked the teenage boy behind the counter, &amp;quot;Can I sample your banana?&amp;quot; The boy had to turn around to keep from laughing. It took me a minute to realize what I&amp;#039;d said -- but once I did, I excused myself to go to the bathroom, and let my husband pay for the treats!Dawn Han Houston, TX  THONG-DOING I was meeting all of my future inlaws for the first time. Since it was a weeklong trip, I washed some clothes in their machine and carried them back to the room where I was staying. While my boyfriend and I were folding laundry, my future sister- and mother-in-law tiptoed to the doorway and teased, &amp;quot;Did anybody lose these?&amp;quot; Dangling from my mother-in-law&amp;#039;s finger were my skimpiest thong panties! Not a great first impression.Susan M. Heim Boca Raton, FL  UNWANTED EXPOSURE I was in the hospital following the birth of my son, who was in intensive care due to complications. The nurse suggested I try using a breast pump while I was there. So I stripped from the waist up and attached the breast pump -- when, to my horror, I looked over and discovered a window washer hanging in front of my window! It never occurred to me to close the blinds, since I was on the third floor. Talk about a room with a view!Karen Koczwara Irvine, CA  Those aren&amp;#039;t the only embarrassing stories:  Felicity Huffman and moreMissy Elliott and moreJenny McCarthy and more  Has something really embarrassing happened to you? E-mail us at redbook@hearst.com (put &amp;quot;Red in the Face&amp;quot; in the subject line) and your story could end up in REDBOOK! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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