Things that make you proud of yourself for no apparent reason

YellowFeather

I was in the GPO today, posting a letter by registered post no less.

As I walked out, I could see security guards milling around and making sure nobody robbed all the stamps.

I looked them right in the eye and thought - Well Mr. Security Guard (they were all men), You don't need to be suspicious of me. I'm not going to rob or pester anybody. I'm dressed for work and cleanly shaven (although, as I'm a girl, they probably didn't realise). I've been friendly with the tellers and I have caused no hassle.

And I walked out of the most general of all our post offices with my head held high, conscious of the fact that I didn't cause any of those security guards any hassle or worry.

That made me feel pretty good.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Being a big boy and making my own din din's.

heffo500

YellowFeather wrote: »

I was in the GPO today, posting a letter by registered post no less.

As I walked out, I could see security guards milling around and making sure nobody robbed all the stamps.

I looked them right in the eye and thought - Well Mr. Security Guard (they were all men), You don't need to be suspicious of me. I'm not going to rob or pester anybody. I'm dressed for work and cleanly shaven (although, as I'm a girl, they probably didn't realise). I've been friendly with the tellers and I have caused no hassle.

And I walked out of the most general of all our post offices with my head held high, conscious of the fact that I didn't cause any of those security guards any hassle or worry.

That made me feel pretty good.

You remind of Mark from Peep Show.

Cungi

YellowFeather wrote: »

... I'm dressed for work and cleanly shaven (although, as I'm a girl, they probably didn't realise)...

Giggedy

Death and Taxes

YellowFeather wrote: »

I was in the GPO today, posting a letter by registered post no less.

As I walked out, I could see security guards milling around and making sure nobody robbed all the stamps.

I looked them right in the eye and thought - Well Mr. Security Guard (they were all men), You don't need to be suspicious of me. I'm not going to rob or pester anybody. I'm dressed for work and cleanly shaven (although, as I'm a girl, they probably didn't realise). I've been friendly with the tellers and I have caused no hassle.

And I walked out of the most general of all our post offices with my head held high, conscious of the fact that I didn't cause any of those security guards any hassle or worry.


made me feel pretty good.

Wow, your like totes amazing,like, so proud of being just another like average law abiding

citizen, I like totes think you should like get a medal or something:rolleyes:

Senna

I didn't murder a single person since 10.40am today.

Nabber

I love causing hassle in the GPO.
Makes me feel great compared to the losers who just go about their business causing no hassle.

Ihatecuddles-old

Hmm...I haven't a clue. I guess when I do things that really help others. I can think of 3 instances where I've really stepped up and felt proud of my selfless actions.

Riddle101

That I can tell what's for dinner without even seeing what's for dinner. Just from the smell alone.

o1s1n

Pride is a sin OP.

Guilt isn't though, so best to cause a bit of hassle and feel bad about it - for the sake of your eternal soul.

Lando Griffin

Im proud of the fact that the team I support for no reason other than my brother picked Liverpool and daddy said I had to choose either Arsenal and Man Utd, have just notched another premier league title.

Jack Lumber

I felt so proud bleeding the radiators the other day, felt really manly too.

YellowFeather

heffo500 wrote: »

You remind of Mark from Peep Show.

I never got into that show. Sounds like I have a soulmate out there though! Might be time to start writing fan letters.

WileyCoyote wrote: »

Wow, your like totes amazing,like, so proud of being just another like average law abiding

citizen, I like totes think you should like get a medal or something:rolleyes:

Ah here - I'd go at one of the guards with a kitchen implement before I started saying totes. I resent your implication. :mad:

Felexicon

Whenever I do an oversized shít.

Don't know what it is but I feel proud as punch. Usually give the girlfriend a shout to come and have a look aswell

Ihatecuddles-old

Felexicon wrote: »

Whenever I do an oversized shít.

Don't know what it is but I feel proud as punch. Usually give the girlfriend a shout to come and have a look aswell

My ex used to do that too. Come here and look at This, its the size of your forearm!

Duvetdays

I recently learned how to do the Vulcan salute. The ring finger never wanted to join up with the pinky but I forced it into submission.

Frank Black

Successfully removing a paper jam from the photocopying machine in work.

I always feel very proud and even attempt to introduce it into the conversation during tea break.

'Hey guys, did the photocopier jam on you this morning? No? Oh, it did for me. Yeah, managed to sort it out though. Took a while, y'know'

ElleEm

I always feel really proud of myself doing any sort of DIY or car stuff- even filling up the screenwash makes me feel so manly. Once I lift the bonnet, I'm a badass!

orestes

When other people think that a comment I randomly make about sports apparently makes sense and nobody copping that I don't have a clue what I'm talking about.

Actually, the same could be said about anything that I say about anything.

Ilik Urgee

The amount of good looking women who've visited my profile to leave suggestive kinky PM's :cool:

YellowFeather

Frank Black wrote: »

Successfully removing a paper jam from the photocopying machine in work.

I always feel very proud and even attempt to introduce it into the conversation during tea break.

'Hey guys, did the photocopier jam on you this morning? No? Oh, it did for me. Yeah, managed to sort it out though. Took a while, y'know'

Beautiful skills! People need to know your achievements to appreciate them. I've done it in work. Yeah, I managed to fix that dodgy printer. Nah, it wasn't hard... (I turned it off and on again.) It helps that a lot of people in my office don't know what a plug is.

orestes wrote: »

When a comment I randomly make about sports actually seems to make sense and is taken to be clever despite me not having a clue what I'm talking about.

Actually, the same could be said about anything that I say about anything.

I pretty much repeat what I heard on the sports section of the radio and instant kudos!

orestes

YellowFeather wrote: »

I pretty much repeat what I heard on the sports section of the radio and instant kudos!

I find that "I've seen them given" and "it depends on the ref" can get you through about 80% of almost any football match.

YellowFeather

orestes wrote: »

"I've seen them given."

I don't know that one. What does it mean???

Supporting a non-premier league team seems to work as well. I support Wolves. Supported them through thick and thin. They'll have their day yet. People like that, but Jebus help me if I ever have to name one of them.

ToddyDoody

The washing, done and on the clothes pony.

NuckingFacker

Ilik Urgee wrote: »

The amount of good looking women who've visited my profile to leave suggestive kinky PM's :cool:

Same, only they're usually asking the going rate for copper and lead.

sand678

proud for not being an abnoxious poster on ah, for not putting up stupid replys thinking im really smart when actually i would just sound dumb

orestes

YellowFeather wrote: »

I don't know that one. What does it mean???

It means nothing, that's why it works. It's a catch-all for pretty much any disputable decision though if you use it right and tweak it a bit when you need to.

Any time there is a decision made that people are giving out about (offside, free-kick, goal disallowed, pretty much anything) and everyone is giving out about if the right decision was made by the ref (eg: "that was never offside!" - "Yes it was, by a mile!" -etc.) just throw it into the arguement and people will all remember some other time that something similar happened and assume that's what you're talking about. Usually they will even give you an example themselves ("that's right, in the xxxxx game a while back, same thing!") and validate your pointless point for you.

Not only do you look like you know what you're talking about, you get bonus points for connecting the debatable decision in question to another debatable decision and using it as a precedent, all without saying anything at all. Just keep things nice and vague and let people fill in the blanks for themselves, it seems to work quite well.

TheUsual

I killed a really nasty virus yesterday on my computer.
"Delta Search", it's pretty bulletproof, you can check it on yahoo.

So I just tooled up and zapped it myself, didn't have to call for help. Not even on thread on here about it.

Taking care of biz-niss ladies.

YellowFeather

ToddyDoody wrote: »

The washing, done and on the clothes pony.

Try doing that AND making sure all your matching socks are hanging beside each other. Makes me feel like a real grown up.

pragmatic1

When I use my problem solving abilities and powers of deduction at work.

getzls

I've given blood over 50 times and people say i should be proud of my-self.
I'm not in the least.

JD DABA

GPO you say...why those slack jawed gawkers certainly took their time when I tried to send a letter to the Prussian consulate in Siam...didn't know how to operate the autogyro. The ignorance.

Ended up I had to send it via the spruce moose.

Being prepared for security in an airport and not taking half an hour to realise I need to take my shoes off or laptop out of bag or empty pockets or what do you mean I can't bring my water?

a vommit so loud it woke my housemates.
proudest moment of my life

soggy biscuit

Woman pulled in on the side of the road today and looked in a bit of bodder. I kindly stopped my car. Got the jack, jacked up her car, loosened the nuts, took off the wheel, replaced with spare and made sure it was on good and tight.....

Now this didn't solve the fact that her car was on fire....... but i felt i did my bit

Remmy

I needed to move one of the cars off the lawn to cut the grass. The battery was dead so instead of jumping it off another car I put my shoulder to the door pillar and pushed it 20 metres. I felt pretty chuffed with that

YellowFeather

soggy biscuit wrote: »

Woman pulled in on the side of the road today and looked in a bit of bodder. I kindly stopped my car. Got the jack, jacked up her car, loosened the nuts, took off the wheel, replaced with spare and made sure it was on good and tight.....

Now this didn't solve the fact that her car was on fire....... but i felt i did my bit

I now feel good because I'm not the one who set her car on fire. Two in one for you!!

YellowFeather

getzls wrote: »

I've given blood over 50 times and people say i should be proud of my-self.
I'm not in the least.

Who did you give it to? This is important.

Super-Rush

I feel proud when i pay the rent each month.

Seaneh

Making it to the top of a really steep hill on my bike.

effing and blinding all the way up, sometimes worried I'm about to die of exhaustion, and BOOM, hit the top of the hill and then bomb down the other side!

ToddyDoody

ToddyDoody wrote: »

The washing, done and on the clothes pony.

Piles of neatly folded towels and sheets and I'm delighted with myself. Only surpassed by the special feeling I get when I clean the fluff filter in the dryer.

iDave

Not stalling on a hill start

osarusan

We had a coffee maker that was quite expensive, and when it broke we decided it was worth getting fixed. We took it back to the shop (or, another shop that sells the same model), but they told us they wouldn't be able to fix it.

So we took it home, I decided to have a go (before throwing it out) and I was able to fix it.

I remind my wife of this at every opportunity.

StewartGriffin

I once let 12 black binliners of rubbish build up in my shed. One day I heard the bin lorry coming so I put a few of them out.

They took them.

The next week they came again.

By the end of the month my shed was clear.

Who-Da-Man!

:cool:

Frank Black

Successfully parallel parking into a tight space on the first go.

Try to maintain an air of nonchalance as the wife glances over with admiration shining in her eyes.
No big deal.
Don't call me a hero, please - I'm just a regular guy.

Frank Black

Frank Black wrote: »

Try to maintain an air of nonchalance as the wife glances over with admiration shining in her eyes.

She's looking in the window of the shoe shop behind you.

But well done you!

bellylint

YellowFeather wrote: »

I'm dressed for work and cleanly shaven[/I] (although, as I'm a girl, they probably didn't realise).

Well you gave me a good hearty chuckle at this, so may you feel proud about that too.

Just to keep with the vein, repairing punctures. I set my bar high it seems.