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I have two more entries for you! And they are - if i may say so - horrifying! This is going to be a super tough call!
#4 Can I try that?
I was at a barbecue with some friends and one of the girls invited had brought her boyfriend who was sitting next to me. He opted for a burger while I had a sausage. She had some grilled vegetables. So he leaned over and examined the sausage I was eating and asked "Can I try some of that?" a good reaction would have been to say "sure, so ahead" and let him have at it. Was that what I did? Nope. I honest to god said "sure" and cut him off a piece of my sausage which was then of course on my fork. I have no idea what I was thinking but between the awkwardly fumbling with my fork and his knife on his plate and feeding him, there literally are no other options. Awkward fumbling it was. Everyone was clearly taken aback and I felt so embarassed. Since then, I avoid him at parties - and this was 2 years ago!
#5 My meet-and-kiss
I was incredibly lucky to have won a meet and greet with one of my favorite singers. I went there all giddy and excited and when he hugged me in greeting, we kind of went into the same direction with our heads? Which may or may not have ended with my lips brushing the corner of his mouth?
As a VIP fan, I had the perk of staying in the venue right after the M&G so technically front row rights. Trust me that I was standing way way in the back with the reddest face I've ever had and can't even recall most of the concert.
Thank you all for sending in your stories! Honestly, these are so amazingly cringeworthy - we sure enjoyed them a lot.
In a minute, a poll will go up where you can vote for your favourite! The entry that wins will recieve a copy of Noah Goes Nuclear!
The winner will be announced on June 30th! If your story wins, make sure to write either Mimi or me (Simone) a DM with your address! Thank you and Good Luck,
xx, Mimi & Simone
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If you'd both send my your full addresses, I will send you your prizes asap!
(We have decided on giving away a "Noah would never" button and bookmark to our second place).
Congrats Guys!
Also, do let me know if you would be okay to be named in our write up for the blog now that the giveaway is over or if you'd like to remain anonymous! :)
We hope you're enjoying Noah so far - we know we are! To quote my fabulous co-host Mimi: "never have I ever met characters who were this pure of heart but dumb of ass" - and WE LOVE THEM!
Okay, but this thread is not about what Noah et al. are experiencing, but what you've experienced.
We asked you for your most embarassing memories for a chance to win a physical copy of "Noah goes Nuclear" and without further ado, here are the first entries:
#1 Ordering a bear
Okay so I was in London and I was at a pub with some of my friends and the bar tender was seriously cute so I decided to give it my all and flirt with him when I went to get a round of drinks. I was kind of nervous because he was so hot and my English isn't perfect since I'm not actually from England. So I walked up to him and smiled at him and ordered in my most British sounding accent. It was all fun until I ordered a cider with berry flavour and for some reason my brain didn't remember the correct word for berries and ordered 'a cider with bear'. It took a while until he understood and when he did, he laughed so loudly half of the pub was looking at us and i was mortified. Obviously the flirting was put on ice but even worse, the guy kept looking over and randomly starting to laugh the rest of the night and my friends thought it was equally funny. I was so embarassed.
#2 Lunch in the Loos
Hi! what happened to me still haunts me today and i get random flashbacks to it. i was in high school at the time and i had this huge issue about eating in front of other people (i was slightly chubby back then and was bullied)... sometimes i would eat my lunch in the bathroom. Like sitting on a toilet getting my lunch out trying to be as quiet as possible so noone heard what i was doing...this one day it was very busy in the toilets while i was eating my sandwich and all of a sudden the door to my cubicle opens and my classmate is standing there staring at me... thatll teach me to never ever forget to lock a cubicle again. i was so embarrassed i didn't talk to her for the rest of our time there
#3 Drunken Shenanigans
A few years ago I was on a night out and I got drunk INCREDIBLY quickly to the point that I had to be supported down the street from friends so I didn't fall over. We went in a new bar but it quickly became evident that I needed to go home. A taxi was called. As we waited I fell asleep in the street and my friends later told me that a homeless person felt so sorry for me that he put his blanket over me to keep me warm while we waited. I got taken home (I don't remember any of this...) And woke to find myself completely naked in the kitchen as my brother's girlfriend walks in. Suffice it to say I couldn't look her in the face for weeks.