10 Funny Stories About Falling Down

It's funny when people fall. Well, only if they don't hurt themselves. I don't laugh if someone falls and impales themselves on a Barbie arm sticking straight up in the air or something like that. I don't want anyone breaking their arms or legs or hips or kneecaps. I don't think that is funny. I also think a fall is less funny the older you get. I won't crack up if you tell me your grandmother fell down in her kitchen. That's not a funny fall.

I am just talking about your good ol' run-of-the-mill fall.

I have had a lot of them.

My most memorable fall was when I was running out of a haunted house in high school and tripped on someone just as I was exiting. I splayed out everywhere for all to see. I have to admit that I am sometimes an angry faller. My friend was laughing so hard at me that she could barely talk. When she managed to get out, "Are you okay?" I snapped back that I wasn't because I didn't love swimming in concrete. Funny thing is, all these years later, I still don't love swimming in concrete.

I don't wish an embarrassing fall on anyone. If my sons came back home and told me they fell in front of the whole school, I would feel bad for them because I know how humiliating that can be. I've fallen down school steps before. I would feel bad for them just like I felt bad for the lady who fell down in the Crate & Barrel parking lot when a big gust of wind flew by. She popped her little self right back up and kept walking.

But, it was sort of funny.

Thankfully, the likers of my Facebook page have had a lot of funny falling moments. They shared a bunch with me. I smiled and laughed with each one I read. Here is a collection of ten of them.

#1 The Pothole Fall (by Mollie): My friend and I were walking in downtown Houston during our lunch break and I was going on and on. Next thing I realized, she was face-down on the sidewalk. Apparently, she fell in a pot hole. I knew I should help her, but I couldn't stop laughing!

#2 The Overturned Turtle Fall (by Michelle of Mommy Back Talk): After reading all these funny falling stories, I realized I have another one. I had just moved to the Chicagoland area from North Carolina, and unlike Game of Thrones, winter came early. It was late November and there was already snow on the ground and ice everywhere. When I got home from work, I stepped out of my car and put on my backpack, which had my work laptop in it. So far so good. I walked down to the end of the driveway to get the mail. What I thought was a wet spot (still in an NC mindset) was actually black ice. I stepped on it and my feet went out from under me and I fell flat on my back. My backpack broke my fall and kept me from cracking my head on the asphalt. I laid there like an overturned turtle for a few seconds before realizing that I was laying on my work laptop. I got up and went inside to survey the damage. Miracle of miracles, my laptop was fine. After all this excitement I realized I never got the mail.

#3 The Slacks Fall (by Amy): I was wearing slacks with cuffs at the bottom and four inch heels. I tried to take a step and my heel got caught in the opposite pant leg. I face planted in a crowd of people. You're welcome. :)

#4 The Post Office Fall (by Kayley): We had a post office box when I was in my early twenties and I loved getting the mail around Christmas time because of all the fun letters and boxes. One day I went down to get it and slipped on a slick patch of tile in the middle of the main wait here in this line of 40 people area. I honestly think I blacked out for a bit.

When I got home and told my mom about it, she told my dad before I could and he said to me: "So, you took an insurance fall, huh?"

This is my life. I fall down a lot. If you think it's not possible to slip and fall on a banana peel, you're sadly mistaken. I have another story about that.

#5 The Runaway Grocery Cart Fall (by Wendy): I fell chasing a runaway grocery cart...and broke my shoulder. I wound up having surgery and a metal plate and pins put in. It is okay to laugh because it is stupid funny!

#6 The Head Nod Fall (by Kirsten):  That moment when your walking your child home, head nod to someone in a passing car but realize you don't really know them so you try to pretend you were just doing a dance move & trip on the cracked sidewalk.
True story...

#7 The High School Diploma Fall (by Kimberly): Tripped and fell down the stairs after receiving my high school diploma. Just add it to my list of embarrassing things that happened in high school. :-(

#8 The Clam Chowder Fall (by Ashley): I was carrying a huge pot of clam chowder at a restaurant I worked at, it was prep for the next day so it was cold going into a fridge, someone had just mopped the kitchen and of course warned all of us, I forgot, did you ever forget....I forgot, turned to go to the walk in cooler, down I went and up went the clam chowder....what goes up must come down, I spent the next couple hours of my shift smelling like a bag of fish and limping because my hip hurt like hell. Ended my day with a shot of pain meds in my hip and a hot shower.

#9 The Courthouse Fall (by Bridget): I had to go to court once for a traffic ticket. While waiting for my name to be called I sat with my legs crossed, not realizing that one of them was falling asleep. When it was my turn I walked out to the end of the aisle and started up towards the judge when I fell completely on my face. Of course I busted out laughing (who doesn't laugh at falling?!). The judge didn't find my fall as amusing and put his glasses at the end of his nose and asked if I had been drinking that morning (it was 9AM). He still made me pay the full ticket!!!


#10 The McDonald's Fall (by Debbie):  I was walking into a McDonalds about 20 years ago on the way to work, in a hurry, of course. There was a mirror behind the counter where you order. I was walking fast with my blue jean skirt, brown boots and blouse. I thought I looked presentable when I saw a leg fly up in the mirror in front of my nose. Wouldn't you know it was mine? I didn't know my leg would go up that high. By the look of people's faces, neither did they. Maybe it was the way I hit the floor with a huge slap followed by a thud. Well, I was mortified. I got up as fast as I possibly could, ordered a coke and limped my butt back to the car.  No one asked if I was okay. I tried to act like nothing happened. I had a black and blue hip for 2 weeks. I didn't go back in there again!

There were a bunch of really funny ones in that thread! You can see them here. Do you have one to add? Come tell us about it on Facebook!