Busted!

by Mary Anne on May 19, 2009

I’ll be the first to admit that I am typically the first to find themselves in an odd and slightly uncomfortable situation.    I fall out of elevators, I have been known to  make an ass out of myself in front of major movie stars, I sometimes say unfortunate things that members of senior management see when they check their facebook status.  Those are just a few of the tales I’ve shared with you.  Long story short, I usually manage to bust myself at every turn which is why I rarely try to bust on anyone else, especially in a public forum

But last week, I sort of went out on a limb with Prom-a-Palooza.

And I got busted again.

I did my due diligence,  I really did.   The friend who set me up for prom, Chris,  and I recently re-connected on facebook.   I browsed through his friend list to see if my prom date, Ben, was there.   He was not.   In fact, I hadn’t heard a peep about him in 25 years so I felt pretty safe throwing my little story of teen angst out there on my blog.

What I didn’t count on was that Chris and Ben would be sitting in Chicago together  (even though they both still live around the same area we all grew up in) some 26 years later,  waiting to go to a Cubs game.   Yeah…that kind of stuff doesn’t happen to anyone but me.    Don’t rub it in.

So here’s how the bust went down.   Chris is explaining all things facebook to Ben who had not joined at that point and had never even really looked at it.   Chris starts to scroll through and show him pictures and profiles.   It bears repeating here that Ben has not really been on facebook so the odds of him looking at it the very day I wrote about him are slim at best.   Yet there they are, scrolling through, looking at pictures of everyone they went to high school with and all of a sudden, according to Chis, Ben says, “Wait a minute!  That was a picture of me!”

Seriously?  What was the chance of that happening?   Add me into the situation and the answer is INCREDIBLY HIGH.

Needless to say, I got a message on facebook less than 10 hours after I had posted letting me know Ben had in fact seen the story I wrote.  At that point, after a minor freak out,  I had to re-read my  post to make sure I had not been a total bitch…which THANK YOU GOD,  I had not.   (Some days are better than others with my attitude, you know?)     The resulting comment flurry on my profile page was the likes of which I have never seen with several members of my high school class either taking turns laughing at me getting busted or trying to figure out which particular brand of malt liquor we drank as Seniors, because we were all classy like that.

The next morning, Chris pinged me to let me know they had died laughing over the whole thing.   They spent the day calling Ben “Internet Sensation” at which point I promptly had to inform him that I have many Canadian readers as well as a smattering from the UK and that Ben was, in fact, a “WORLDWIDE INTERNET SENSATION”.   I mean really, he should know about his *cough cough* worldwide fame at this point, right?    Chris, of course, was not going to let such an opportunity go and told me he would spend the rest of the day at Wrigley Field saying, “Hey, Worldwide Internet Sensation, can you hand me a beer?”

Sorry, Ben.  Really, my timing is almost as bad as my stalking when we were 17.   Some things never change.

Thankfully, Ben still has his sense of humor and we are now friends on facebook.   I look forward to trying to live this moment down should we ever have the class get together we are all now chatting about.

In the meantime, I’ll probably keep my mouth shut about any more dating stories…or at the very least, I won’t post them on facebook.

PS:  Jen over at Steenky Bee FINALLY got her prom pics up…um, I really don’t think you want to miss this…go there!

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{ 36 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Sticky May 19, 2009 at 8:37 am

Hysterical!

Seriously, what are the odds…?

Stickys last blog post..Duuuude…

2 blissfully caffeinated May 19, 2009 at 8:38 am

Men should know that if they put on makeup and/or full drag, that sooner or later it will end up on the internet. In Ben’s defense, when you guys were in H.S. there was no internet, but still. Ya gotta have a sense of humor about these things, and it sounds like he does. Glad you guys were able to reconnect and laugh about it all.

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3 Jan May 19, 2009 at 8:49 am

Jeezus, my life is boring…

Jans last blog post..The Truth, And Nothing But the Truth. Sort Of.

4 Becky May 19, 2009 at 9:25 am

A classic Stiletto Facebook trainwreck moment! Seriously though, I bet he was tickled to death to have reached such heights of fame.

Beckys last blog post..Maybe Don’t Ask Her to Watch Your Kids

5 bex May 19, 2009 at 9:52 am

at first i am reminded of the southwest airlines commercials, “wanna get away?” then i realize this is the internet … you can’t get away!

6 Captain Dumbass May 19, 2009 at 9:54 am

And here’s a Canadian. Hey Ben! Wow, Stiletto, that was impressive.

Captain Dumbasss last blog post..Random Tuesday: בְּאַקרָאִי Tiwes dæg *

7 Kathy May 19, 2009 at 10:01 am

Sorry but that is classic! I’m glad he has a sense of humor…damn internet alway bites you in the ass!

8 The Mother May 19, 2009 at 10:06 am

Did you not read the Dear Abby about the woman who announced her pregnancy in a chat room but sorta kinda forgot to tell hubby?

9 Michele May 19, 2009 at 10:19 am

I can totally relate to this because I too say and do completely inappropriate things and get busted for them. And please, please, please do not leave me alone with the band.

Micheles last blog post..RTT = They’re Back

10 Peggy May 19, 2009 at 10:24 am

I. Love. It.

Except, I hope it doesn’t happen to me! I don’t use FB so it shouldn’t be a problem…but if anyone I went to HS with happened to stumble across my blog…I think I’d have to move to Canada with Captain Dumbass! Or maybe to the U.K….that way, I could be a part of your “smattering”! That sounds fun!

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11 Mo May 19, 2009 at 10:36 am

That is exactly why I don’t connect my blog with Facebook. A few of my high school friends on FB know about the blog, but they are sworn to secrecy and threatened with death.

12 BIG PAPA May 19, 2009 at 10:40 am

I get the deathstare so many times for asking stupid questions usually involving/incriminating people in our direct company.

Also I’ve started wearing shin guards.

BIG PAPAs last blog post..Lost in Translation

13 Writer Dad May 19, 2009 at 11:03 am

That’s hysterical with an exponent.

14 Connie @ Young and Relentless May 19, 2009 at 11:08 am

Oh my goodness! That is actually kind of funny. I’m just waiting for someone from my hometown to stubble upon my blog and my diary entries. I have changed everyone’s names but if you knew me…you can probably figure it out.

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15 Sprite's Keeper May 19, 2009 at 11:33 am

Luckily I silenced all my former boyfriends, so they will never pop up out of the woodwork…. :-)

Sprite’s Keepers last blog post..RTT: Too’s Day, Not Thur’s Day. Thur, don’t be greedy.

16 Divine Chaos May 19, 2009 at 11:53 am

lmao hysterical! I call that cosmic karma when it happens to me … and yes, it happens to me. Often.

Glad he had a sense of humor about it :)

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17 zelzee May 19, 2009 at 12:42 pm

That is so funny.

I wonder if he has any regrets…………….he should!!

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18 Damon May 19, 2009 at 1:38 pm

Well remember back in the day, we thought worst case a “questionable” photo would end up in dusty photo album in someone’s attic and a video tape would eventually deteriorate or be destroyed….none of us could predict the proliferation of the internet…..OH GOD, now I’m starting to get heart palpitations, what does someone have on me?

Damons last blog post..Random Tuesday

19 Dana's Brain May 19, 2009 at 2:02 pm

I swear I am laughing with you – not at you. Mostly because something like that would be bound to happen to me too. Luckily I am friends with both the guys I went to prom with. Now if only I could find some damn pictures!!

20 The Lawyer Mom May 19, 2009 at 3:14 pm

There are no secrets on the internet, that’s for sure. But no need to be beet red — your Ben post was sweet.

21 Amber May 19, 2009 at 3:19 pm

Oops! I’m glad Ben was cool about it. Some people can get nuts and be all, “I’m so going to SUE!” I’m glad he found it funny.

I read your Tom Cruise entry and had a chuckle. I’d probably make an ass out of myself if I ever met anyone famous too. Heck, I make an ass out of myself on a daily basis towards REGULAR people so why would a celebrity be any different?

Ambers last blog post..You Prime It

22 Leslie May 19, 2009 at 3:36 pm

Ahhh, Facebook – I love it. I’ve reconnected with so many folks from my past. But all I do is post pics of my kids -no stories etc. I barely have time to post things to my blog. Sigh. Great story!

Leslies last blog post..Toy Envy

23 foradifferentkindofgirl (fakdog) May 19, 2009 at 3:41 pm

Sweet, sweet heaven! This is all OMG!! and LOL!! wrapped into one! How awesome that Ben is a great sport about it!

The day I posted mine, I checked my stats and found that someone had been Googling “Who is the person who writes For A Different Kind of Girl?” and my fear-induced panic was whoever was behind the search was someone from high school! Luckily, I’ve had no Bens come out of the woodwork. Knock on wood. Seriously. I’m talking sequoias kind of wood here.

foradifferentkindofgirl (fakdog)s last blog post..i wish i was in tijuana

24 pamela May 19, 2009 at 3:42 pm

that. was. awesome.
i’m going to go make friends with ben on facebook.
i’ve always wanted to be friends with a worldwide internet sensation.

pamelas last blog post..prom-a-palooza

25 Casey May 19, 2009 at 6:09 pm

Hah, you got busted hard core. At least you were kind. I thought twice about posting pics of my prom date and then saw peeps show up from VA that day and I was paranoid that he had somehow found it. Alas, he was sort of stoopid so I’m safe.

Caseys last blog post..Random Tuesday Thoughts: Cheap Thrills And Irrational Fears

26 Amo May 19, 2009 at 6:33 pm

Ben or no Ben, I will post mine as soon as I find them…

dammitwherethehellarethey?!

Amos last blog post..There is a reason that dog was only $40 and a six pack.

27 Sammanthia May 19, 2009 at 6:56 pm

That totally sounds like something that would happen to me and the internet is just another way for me to embarrass myself. I don’t mind. Really. What does that say about me? I also want to tell you that you were a vision in pink. Like Molly Ringwald, minus the bad hair and freckles.
PS I’m never going to forgive my mom for not sending me my prom pictures. I tried. I really did.

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28 paige May 19, 2009 at 7:05 pm

I am starting to think Paige-asters are catching.

I am so behind and I really meant to do the Prom-a-palooza

paiges last blog post..Photo shoot

29 The Dental Maven May 20, 2009 at 3:46 am

Now, now! I’m sure Ben was, uh, um, flattered to be called “wholesome.” Yeah. I’m just sure of it.

The Dental Mavens last blog post..Remember When Anybody Could Afford To Buy A Toothbrush?

30 Kat May 20, 2009 at 6:49 am

Hi Ben! I am one of the ones in the UK.

Kats last blog post..Alright Blogger

31 Jenni Jiggety May 20, 2009 at 7:17 am

D’oh!

I actually stopped linking my posts ib facebook for fear of that VERY thing happening!

Glad it ended civilly!

Jenni Jiggetys last blog post..WW: If You Need Me….

32 Carolyn Online May 20, 2009 at 10:37 am

…and then I died. Because I would have. Seriously.

Carolyn Onlines last blog post..Sweep the leg!

33 vodkamom May 20, 2009 at 5:52 pm

after THAT, I am CONVINCED we are related.

34 vodkamom May 20, 2009 at 5:52 pm

no question about it.

35 Keely May 20, 2009 at 8:47 pm

*waves to Ben*

That totally would have happened to me, except I would have been a raging bitch in the post.

Keelys last blog post..Victory is mine!

36 Kate Coveny Hood May 20, 2009 at 9:26 pm

This sounds like something that would happen to me!

Kate Coveny Hoods last blog post..Magical Thinking, The Secret and Wishing Really, Really Hard

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