One sunny Summer afternoon, my mom and I were sitting on lawn chairs out in her backyard having a nice chat. Buddy next door is out in his yard too and because their backyards are side by side, he is less than 40 feet away working around his property in full view. Seems his wife is a big fan of hanging flower baskets and we notice that as he walks under one of them, a long flowering vine clipped the back of his head. This innocent little tap just happened to knock a bumble bee off that vine and right down the back of his collar and deep inside the back of his cotton shirt.
As we watch, we see him pause, wait for the confirmation as he feels it buzzing around inside his shirt and then the party begins! He starts peeling around his yard with his back arched, bellybutton pointing straight up at the sky squealing like a girl with his arms flailing. He's yelping and hollering that there's a bee in his shirt and yes, rather than calmly remove his shirt, he decides to try to outrun the bee instead.
Now, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that trying to outrun a bee stuck INSIDE your shirt would be like trying to outrun one inside the back window of your car. It just ain't gonna work. After a few wild trips around his yard, he stops, starts hollering some more and we watch as that poor cotton shirt of his takes a hell of a beating. He grabs the front, pulls it apart and we watch all those shiny buttons go flying through the air in front of him. He tears the shirt off his back, throws it up into the air, and then goes running up the steps and into his house.
As hard a it was, yes, my mother and I kept a straight face sitting there taking in the entire escapade that lasted all of 30 seconds. Once we moved our butts up off those lawn chairs and into the house though, all bets were off. We quickly shut the windows and then laughed so hard and so loudly there were tears streaming down our faces.
BTW, no he's not allergic to bees, seems he just doesn't like them in his shirt. After seeing what happened to that poor cotton shirt though, we just thank God that bee didn't fall into his pants instead!
Now, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that trying to outrun a bee stuck INSIDE your shirt would be like trying to outrun one inside the back window of your car. It just ain't gonna work. After a few wild trips around his yard, he stops, starts hollering some more and we watch as that poor cotton shirt of his takes a hell of a beating. He grabs the front, pulls it apart and we watch all those shiny buttons go flying through the air in front of him. He tears the shirt off his back, throws it up into the air, and then goes running up the steps and into his house.
As hard a it was, yes, my mother and I kept a straight face sitting there taking in the entire escapade that lasted all of 30 seconds. Once we moved our butts up off those lawn chairs and into the house though, all bets were off. We quickly shut the windows and then laughed so hard and so loudly there were tears streaming down our faces.
BTW, no he's not allergic to bees, seems he just doesn't like them in his shirt. After seeing what happened to that poor cotton shirt though, we just thank God that bee didn't fall into his pants instead!
51 comments:
That's so funny!
My Abby got stung once at the park. Which wasn't so funny...now she's paranoid about bees!
Always funny uless you're the one running from the bee!
I probably would have kept a straight face from sheer shock in that 30 seconds, but certainly would have bust out laughing after that :)
Poor guy! I would not have been able to keep a straight face at all. I'm awful that way!
Ok I would have laughed while telling him rather loudly TAKE OFF THE SHIRT DUHHHH
Oh my gosh! Too funny. I'd have died watching that.
I don't think I could have kept from bursting out in laughter, let alone keep a straight face. This is from someone who once saw a girlfriend fall flat on her face on the sidewalk and almost burst her pants laughing, barely able to talk from trying to catch her breath in between gales of laughter, while trying to help said girlfriend back on her feet. (Good thing my friend was a good sport.)
That is hysterical!! I would be running like a mad too and laughing at myself!!
After the initial shock of having seen it wore off, I would have done the exact same thing you did...burst out laughing!!!
How do you not laugh?
I would have hollered over, "Do you need some help?" while trying to maintain my composure, and hoping that he could manage to say "no." Then I would have gone in the house like you and mom did,and crack up.
Funny story!
It's so hard not to laugh,isn't it? I know because I have also been on the recieving end of the laughter many times. Glad the pants didn't come off? I guess he wasn't one of the better looking neighbors?LOL.
I would have probably been the guy with the torn shirt in this story because stupid stuff happens to me all the time. Of course you would have laughed harder at me because I handle "surprise" situations poorly! Good stuff there.
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LOL I don't know how you kept a straight face...maybe you should have offered to squirt him with a hose?? :)
Ya, I'd have laughed too, but inside like you did. That sounds like something out of a movie or cartoon, just too funny!
That poor guy! A scary moment for him and hilarious one for you and your mom. At least you went inside to shed your tears of laughter, I don't know if I could have lasted that long!
Poor guy! Too bad you didn't get it on youtube! LOL
I would've rolled with laughter but of course, inside the house like you did.
Then, I wouldn't have been able to look at him without wanting to laugh.
Oh my, I don't think I would have been able to stop from laughing. You both did a good job on that one.
What a sight !! hahaha.. did he even see you guys watching ??
I would totally have laughed. Although, after the fact like you did. I would be caught up in empathic horror during.
Ahhh...I bet he was embarrassed. I would have done the same thing you did though.
My Mum stood in a hornet's nest a few years ago and was stung all over her body and the only way to escape was to jump into the river fully clothed where my dad was fishing! At first he was cross that she had disturbed the fish with her bizarre behaviour!! She was quite poorly and needed hospital treatment, but we could laugh about it for years later!
Glad I found your blog - I had a baby at 45 too and went straight into menopause. :)
Haha your too nice! If he was my neighbor I would have been laughing and yelling run run run!! Hes very lucky to have a neighbor like your mom! What a sight!!
I would not have been able to keep a straight face, I would of been laughing so hard.
Oh my gosh, I had to control myself from literally LOL at the coffee shop while reading this. Thanks for the laugh today.
Thank you for stopping by and all your kind words and encouragement. It meant a lot to me.
Thanks too for this story, I needed a good chuckle today!
wow!
I may have laughed...well maybe just smiled unless I was scared for him! I am alergic and i dont even freak out like that! haah. Thank you for the image though!
I don't fancy having a bee inside my shirt, but honestly, I'm sure the bee was more worried than he was! Not sure I could've kept a straight face.
You're so much nicer than me. I would've run into my house ASAP and grabbed my Flip video camera and recorded it. Then I'd put it on Youtube.
Poor little guy! But I would have been laughing, too!
I would have died laughing!
Poor guy! But it is too funny! I would have laugh too!
That was so funny..I can just see it...am I bad for wishing that it got in his pants...:)
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Well, if my reaction reading is any indication, no! I could not keep a straight face.
Thanks for your kind words on my blog.
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Keeping a straight face might depend on which neighbor it was. I might even have reached for my camera.
What a funny funny post. So glad you found the time to share this with us. I set here laughing but so glad it was not in my shirt.
Oh my
Maggie
that would totally have me rolling.
I have no idea how you kept from laughing for a full 30 seconds. I wouldn't have been able to hold it for sure!
Oh, I was so afraid the bee would be in his pants and you'd get a full moon!
How sweet that you caught the prologue - that's bonus funny icing on top of the hilarity cake!
LOL... Thanks for sharing. That description you gave is... Priceless.
Sure, I'd keep a straight face long enough to see all the drama. Then, like you, I'd have to let loose with the laughter.
This is such a great story, and I can picture every second of it. Thanks for the laugh!
Oh, this made me laugh..its a great story unless you are the one in a tangle with the bee. LOL.
Funny but also dangerous!
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O man, I am still chuckling, that is too funny :)
I laugh at everything. Absolutely no straight face here!
I don't know how you gals where able to do it?!?!?!
Too funny. Thanks for bringing me over to see this post. I have been away for a few days and needed to catch up.
I don't think I could have kept the laughing inside.
Lady, you know how to tell a funny story.
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