[theronkinator]

I have way too many stories.
Last Christmas I was going home, wanted to get a cheap train which was at 6:30, booked my taxi the night before for 5:45 (20 min journey didn't want to be late), woke up at 5 to get ready, well back to sleep, woke up at 5:50 to my phone vibrarting had three texts from the taxi company saying they were outside, I had to run down and say 5 mins, run up, get changed, find my work I needed, grab my laptop, luckily most stuff had been taken home a few days before by my dad who was up with work, was so stressful though, I forgot loads of important stuff. Train ended up been delayed and changed platform and it was raining that sucked.

Another time I almost failed the year because uni are really unorganised and the hand in time changes depending who you asked, I'd checked multiple times and they'd always said 5, went to hand some work in at 4:30 to be told it was 5 every day except deadline day when it was 4. What the hell, no signs or anything to say this, I had to go see my course leader who'd gone home, so had to get another one I knew to sign a note for me, put it under his door and hope for the best. They accepted it, but I'd have failed the year if they hadn't (this was only in Feb aswell). In march a month after they emailed saying hand in time was changing from 2pm to 4pm from now on. It was never 2pm, I'd always been told 5. Nightmare.

I'm sure I have many many more, will add them when I think of them.

(Original post by Alenda)
In my first computer lab of the second year i was installing my new harddrive and i noticed there was tape covering some pins. I hadn't been paying attention so i said to the girl next to me "Did he say to remove the tape?" she said he did so i removed it and carried on. Half way through the lab the lecturer came over because he could smell burning metal. I'd managed to fry the motherboard and ruin the computer. I wasn't supposed to remove the tape...

Second year and you you messed up installing a hard drive...

[mdr]

locking myself out of my room with just a pair of knickers on, and no neighbours in their rooms to help me.

[kka25]

(Original post by H.JJJ)
Called the tutorial lecturer "Mum" instead of "Miss"

FML

I somehow did this as well!! **** humiliating! Don't know if she heard though..

[kka25]

(Original post by theronkinator)
I have way too many stories.
Last Christmas I was going home, wanted to get a cheap train which was at 6:30, booked my taxi the night before for 5:45 (20 min journey didn't want to be late), woke up at 5 to get ready, well back to sleep, woke up at 5:50 to my phone vibrarting had three texts from the taxi company saying they were outside, I had to run down and say 5 mins, run up, get changed, find my work I needed, grab my laptop, luckily most stuff had been taken home a few days before by my dad who was up with work, was so stressful though, I forgot loads of important stuff. Train ended up been delayed and changed platform and it was raining that sucked.

That's horrendous. I could imagine the stress! The thing that always frightens me about long journeys is if I'd miss the train/flight!

Another time I almost failed the year because uni are really unorganised and the hand in time changes depending who you asked, I'd checked multiple times and they'd always said 5, went to hand some work in at 4:30 to be told it was 5 every day except deadline day when it was 4. What the hell, no signs or anything to say this, I had to go see my course leader who'd gone home, so had to get another one I knew to sign a note for me, put it under his door and hope for the best. They accepted it, but I'd have failed the year if they hadn't (this was only in Feb aswell). In march a month after they emailed saying hand in time was changing from 2pm to 4pm from now on. It was never 2pm, I'd always been told 5. Nightmare.

such incompetence really shouldn't be tolerated. It really messes up the mind isn't it?

[Aspiringlawstudent]

(Original post by Mr. Approachable)
What the hell is SOTON?

The University of Southampton

[I HEART KFC!!!]

was in the kfc drive thru which is right next to uni.. and i was checking my order when i got it.. and i didnt realize my handbrake wasnt pulled.. and i rolled downhill and smashed into my lecturer who was in the car in front of me...it was all good though..

[Alenda]

(Original post by theronkinator)
Second year and you you messed up installing a hard drive...

Pretty simple mistake to make. I'm not exactly studying computer science and my degree doesn't focus on hardware much. Infact the hard drive was installed and partitioned fine, just needed a new computer to plug it into . And i still got a First.

[Jetblast]

(Original post by chaz1992)
I just found out yesterday that my flat key works in other flats

is that standard for all unis? so anyone can access anyone else's room?
quote me plz

[BeautifullyTragic]

(Original post by Jetblast)
is that standard for all unis? so anyone can access anyone else's room?
quote me plz

Of course not.

[Sapphire_Eyes]

I had organised an IS meeting with my supervisor, in his office after a lecture to get enrollment confirmed. Made appointment with him for friday, thought it was next Friday. Only realised when he sent an email with 'you did remember we had made an appointment for today?' Head hit the desk and I sent back an email apologising.

[DomWall]

(Original post by Kenny_uk)
lets just say it's nothing to actually do with gravy or any liquid/solid etc... it's more of a clever link to the name that someone came up with.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[such_a_lady]

Subscribed, this thread makes me giggle

[TheSownRose]

I've accidentally elbowed one of my favourite lecturers (and dissertation supervisor) in the head.

My course involves performing sight tests under supervision in the university clinic; on this particular day, he was my clinic supervisor. I was standing in front of the patient showing them different lenses and, unknown to me, he'd come into the cubicle and was crouching down making sure I was showing the lenses correctly.

I quickly drew my arm back to pick something else up, still didn't know he was there until my elbow connected with something and I heard him say "Ow!" I apologised more than I needed to, the patient was laughing and he said it was fine ... but he hasn't done that again to my knowledge.

[Devil's Advocate]

Hadn't done any seminar prep because I went out the night before and thought I'd get away with it as my tutor never asks us to share what we've done. About 5 mins into the seminar he starts going round the class asking us what we've read and made notes on. He NEVER does this apart from the one time I haven't done the work. It got to the guy before me and I was ****ting myself that I'd look like a ****ing idiot for not doing any work because my tutor already thinks I'm a lazy git. Anyway, the guy next to me finishes and I'm running through excuses in my head just as the tutor looks to me, then to the clock, and then announces that we needed to move onto the next thing to do and didn't have time to hear from any more people. My ******* loosened and all was good in the world.

A small victory but it made my day slightly better.

[S_123]

(Original post by Devil's Advocate)
Hadn't done any seminar prep because I went out the night before and thought I'd get away with it as my tutor never asks us to share what we've done. About 5 mins into the seminar he starts going round the class asking us what we've read and made notes on. He NEVER does this apart from the one time I haven't done the work. It got to the guy before me and I was sh*tting myself that I'd look like a f***ing idiot for not doing any work because my tutor already thinks I'm a lazy git. Anyway, the guy next to me finishes and I'm running through excuses in my head just as the tutor looks to me, then to the clock, and then announces that we needed to move onto the next thing to do and didn't have time to hear from any more people. My a**hole loosened and all was good in the world.

A small victory but it made my day slightly better.

Lol lucky!

I love this thread

[Iron Mask Duval]

(Original post by Cicerao)
This takes the prize so far for me. Not only was it awkward as hell, but could have been seen as racist which ups the embarassment factor. Wasn't she wearing different clothes and have at least slightly different hair and face? How can you not notice?

Yep, I could have dug my grave even deeper if I had said "Sorry, I got you mixed up. All ya'll look alike".

Yeah she was wearing different clothes but her hair was the same.
But I didn't really take that in. I just assumed "I was talking to a Chinese girl before, she got up and left. A Chinese girl has come and sat next to me, it must be the same one".

Doesn't help that i'm not great at remembering faces either.

[X_mark_the_spot]

(Original post by chaz1992)
I just found out yesterday that my flat key works in other flats

Haha me too!. One day I walked up one flight too many (had one too many cups of coffee), and was able to open the door to the flat above me. .

[yunghamz]

(Original post by Devil's Advocate)
Hadn't done any seminar prep because I went out the night before and thought I'd get away with it as my tutor never asks us to share what we've done. About 5 mins into the seminar he starts going round the class asking us what we've read and made notes on. He NEVER does this apart from the one time I haven't done the work. It got to the guy before me and I was sh*tting myself that I'd look like a f***ing idiot for not doing any work because my tutor already thinks I'm a lazy git. Anyway, the guy next to me finishes and I'm running through excuses in my head just as the tutor looks to me, then to the clock, and then announces that we needed to move onto the next thing to do and didn't have time to hear from any more people. My a**hole loosened and all was good in the world.

A small victory but it made my day slightly better.

LOOOOOL. I'm out of reps, but good story, i've been in similar situations but i didn't get away with it.

[Mr. Approachable]

My biggest "Oh ****!" moment was a 24 hour time period celebrating my 19th Birthday. We'd started the night by pre-drinking in my flat where I had drank about 2 Litres of cider and changed into an 80's Hawaiian shirt. Jump to the clubs and bars where I was force fed a cocktail of stella, birthday cake shots and absinth. Soon after we headed home and called a taxi, after my friends decided I had partied enough after trying to kick the bouncer out of the club and I finished doing a solo act to 'my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard' in the middle of Revolution.

In the taxi, I put the window down in case I chundered everywhere. We drove past a police car and I shouted at the top of my voice "HELP!! I'm being kidnapped!!". The taxi driver was not impressed. I was left in the safety of my bed by my friends.

The next morning, my friend came to my halls to make me a birthday meal I had been promised and got me out of bed... and my mouth tasted like Satan's dick. I managed down some bacon and a bit of pasta. 20 minutes later I threw up the pasta..... through my nose. I'd forgotten to move my hand from my mouth.

Truly an "Oh ****!" 24 hours.

[PhoenixFortune]

I fell asleep in an afternoon seminar once, in the presence of about 10 people. It was so warm and stuffy and I didn't even realise I was drifting off, until the lecturer said loudly behind me: "AM I KEEPING YOU UP?!" It scared the life out of me, and it was so embarrassing! She kept dropping it into the talk for the remaining hour too, just cementing my wanting-the-earth-to-swallow-me-up feeling.

I only had that lecturer for that one-off seminar though, so I'll never have to see her again...