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OAITW r.2.0

(32,686 posts) Mon May 25, 2026, 10:20 PM Monday

Wierdest thing happened to me last night.

As I normally do, I went to bed, Stripped to my boxers, got into my flannel bed sheets....god, I do love my flannel sheets....and settled in for my expected sleep.

Then I got stung. At first. I thought, "wtf is this?" Like a piece of hot metal burning into my back. Then I knew...it was a friggen bee that was pissed with my sleeping decision. Probably, my 1st sting in 20+ years.

So I laid there in bed for about an hour. in the dark, thinking about that bee sting in my back, my brain refusing to shut down. Eventually, I went to bed and no lasting results in the AM.

Moral: Always check your sheets..

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Wierdest thing happened to me last night. (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Monday OP

Moral for the bee: dgauss Monday #1

It was a Dumbobee. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #3

Well, Dumbobee. Never heard of them but they sure sound dumb. dgauss Monday #5

It's an evolutionary thing. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #6

I once got stung by a bee while I was programming in an environmentally-controlled computer lab unblock Monday #2

I got stung by a wasp once when I was in a closet, Bayard Monday #4

I opened my back door KT2000 Yesterday #7

They are stupid fuckin' assholes. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #9

better than a scorpion Kali Yesterday #8

Don't you die from Scorpion strikes? OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #10

maybe in some places or some cases Kali Yesterday #11

dgauss

(1,587 posts)

1. Moral for the bee:

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 10:39 PM

Monday

Stake out the bed the night before so you know what to expect. All parties benefit that way.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,686 posts)

3. It was a Dumbobee.

Reply to dgauss (Reply #1)

Mon May 25, 2026, 11:29 PM

Monday

He stung, but I killed.

dgauss

(1,587 posts)

5. Well, Dumbobee. Never heard of them but they sure sound dumb.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #3)

Mon May 25, 2026, 11:42 PM

Monday

You need smarter bees. Good luck.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,686 posts)

6. It's an evolutionary thing.

Reply to dgauss (Reply #5)

Mon May 25, 2026, 11:49 PM

Monday

unblock

(56,279 posts)

2. I once got stung by a bee while I was programming in an environmentally-controlled computer lab

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 10:44 PM

Monday

Must have followed someone in.

It quietly lit on my thigh and, even though I was wearing shorts, I didn't realize it was there, and i crossed my legs.

So I guess I inadvertently stung myself with a bee....

Bayard

(30,384 posts)

4. I got stung by a wasp once when I was in a closet,

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 11:40 PM

Monday

Cleaning the litter box. Go figure.

KT2000

(22,231 posts)

7. I opened my back door

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 12:28 AM

Yesterday

and a bee flew in and stung me on the hand while I was just standing there.

I hang my sheet outside to dry but I give them a couple minutes in the dryer to make sure there aren't any insects hiding in them.