by Rynski on Jul.06, 2009, under danger, date, disgusting, first date, life
10 things that ruin the moment
We all love those intimate moments with a significant other.
The lights are low, the mood is cozy and you feel prickles of excitement running up and down your spine.
But those moments can be smashed to smithereens if you or your darling makes a wrong move.
We’re not talking obvious wrong moves, like hauling off and hitting the person in the face with a baseball bat. Sometimes even subtler things can really ruin it all.
Illustration Ryn Gargulinski
10 things you can do to ruin the moment:
1. Fart
2. Clip your toenails
3. Call the person by another person’s name
4. Belch
5. Answer your cell phone
6. Make a bad joke about the person’s facial features
7. Text your boss
8. Play Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy”
9. Crack chewing gum
10. Start discussing your ex, your pet peeves, or how you once had a boil the size of Jupiter on the small of your back
What did I miss?
What’s the worst thing you’ve done or seen done to ruin a moment?
24 Comments for this entry
Leave a Reply
Looking for something?
Use the form below to search this blog:
Still not finding what you're looking for? Drop a comment on a post or contact us so we can take care of it!
Visit our friends!
A few highly recommended friends...
Archives
All entries, chronologically...
July 6th, 2009 on 11:02 am
The phone call thing is a great mood killer. Pets that stare at you is a little unsettling. The worst is not turning off the TV, ’cause this is my favorite show! Hasta la vista….
July 6th, 2009 on 11:04 am
You missed picking your nose, and/or answering the cell phone and answering in a sweet tone of voice, “Hi honey, can I call you back?” Ha ha.
July 6th, 2009 on 11:08 am
Argh!! those are all maddening mood killers, RadMax and Carolyn. The cell phone with “whispers” is pretty bad, too. And people pick their nose now in traffic. What’s the deal?
The TV example reminds me of that scene in The Wall where the woman’s trying to be all seductive and the guy shoves her out of the way to see the TV.
July 6th, 2009 on 11:13 am
There’s only ten?
July 6th, 2009 on 11:14 am
I think you figured it out Rynski! People in Tucson drive so slow and sloppy because they are preoccupied ‘diggin’ for gold’.
July 6th, 2009 on 11:17 am
Yuck!! on the gold diggin, RadMax…hahah
And A. Farley, give us another 10!
July 6th, 2009 on 11:23 am
Sorry, that is ultra gross.
July 6th, 2009 on 12:16 pm
11. Spam casserole
July 6th, 2009 on 12:17 pm
12. (coming from a guy) My hands are big, aren’t they? You know what that means….
July 6th, 2009 on 12:24 pm
glad to see that chewing gum made the list. that will kill a moment for me faster than anything else, and you don’t even have to be cracking it, just chomping on it.
i’d rather smell a good fart anytime.
July 6th, 2009 on 12:30 pm
Thanks, AZMouse and New York ultra-cool poet Jackie Sheeler, for three more laughs. I would disagree, however, with the fart stench…
July 6th, 2009 on 12:36 pm
Passing gas is the worst, intimate moment ruiner.
July 6th, 2009 on 12:42 pm
Try telling someone you are not compatible AFTER having sex!
July 6th, 2009 on 1:12 pm
Just say those three little words that mean so much to me…..
“What’s for dinner?”
July 6th, 2009 on 1:31 pm
Allow meself to add to the list……
Schmoking cigs, breathe stinks, hair stinks, the pad stinks, and on and on.
Non stop yackety-yack in the FULL ON MEME MODE! Shadup already, oy.
Don’t invite your mother along ladies, if you are still connected to your Mum by the embilical cord, stay with her.
I have to admit that being a dude right out of the military I could not cook for squat and one time invited a lovely lady of dubious qualities over to the mancave for dinner. I heated up a can of Spaghetti-O’s and boiled some weinies, chopped them up and put them in, Bam Emeril style. When she smelled what was on the menu she politely excused herself with a “headache” and left. She did leave the beer she brought, I thought that was way cool. Alas we did not meet again, but my cooking skills have vastly improved.
July 6th, 2009 on 1:51 pm
Romeo, that’s almost as bad as spam casserole, but you make up for your lack of cooking with personality!
All the women are thinking it, so I’ll be the one to say it, delicately….
We wmen need to get together and come up with a pamphlet (with pictures) on how NOT to touch the ta-ta’s. It will ruin the moment every time. Don’t do that turning-the-knob, dialing in thing, and they aren’t Charmin, so don’t squeeze.
July 6th, 2009 on 1:52 pm
oops, women was the word I goofed on, sorry.
July 6th, 2009 on 3:21 pm
Mouse, I am not even going there but thanks for the visual I just formed!
Why do they use this captcha thingie? MPITA
July 6th, 2009 on 3:27 pm
Romeo,
It had to be said. Now, get a cool avatar! LOL
July 6th, 2009 on 3:48 pm
Many avatars are called but chosing the right one is akin to trying to find the appropriate name for a new puppy! When it hits you then you know. Much forethought has gone into the proper av, I can assure you that when it is chosen everyone will want to be me! HA.
On the other note these captcha things make me feel like an idiot sometimes, wtf is that weird symbol thing, maybe it is Inca or Mayan.
July 6th, 2009 on 4:32 pm
Romeo, I’m sure there must be a fabulous picture of yourself you could squeeze into the allotted space.
Okay, now what is this ‘captcha’ thing you’re talking about….what am I not seeing?!?! I’m at a loss, as I’m not seeing Incan or Mayan symbols, but I’m wishing I was.
July 6th, 2009 on 4:51 pm
If you are not logged in, you will see a CAPTCHA when you go to post a comment. Register with the site and log in. There are benefits of registering such as being able to upload an avatar, not having to enter a CAPTCHA to post a comment, etc.
July 6th, 2009 on 6:05 pm
Ah, that explains all and I’m not an idjit, yay! Thanks for the tip.
July 6th, 2009 on 6:08 pm
Okay, now I get it….