It Reallly was the Dog

@AmbiePam (120685)
United States
October 30, 2007 9:40am CST
I think a lot of us of have heard that excuse of 'blaming the dog' when people smell a less than pleasant aroma from someone passing gas. I'm trying to put this is a non offensive way, LOL. Anyway, last night I was sitting on my couch with my dog and I smelled a rank odor. I looked around to see if maybe he had had an accident and I saw nothing. I got up and looked under things and around things to see if I just didn't see it. Still there was nothing. So I sat back down and the rest of the evening and into the night, my dog Sherlock continued to make the place stinky. He was fine, he wasn't sluggish, he just must have eaten something he normally doesn't. But that got me to thinking about a situation a decade ago when I was blamed for a similar smell, although I didn't do it. And there was NO dog around to blame it on. Someone got away with it by putting the blame on me. Sure, it must have been embarrassing because it was a group get together, but did they have to let me take the blame, LOL? So my discussion is about the times you have been blamed for a sound, or a smell, or even making some sort of rude face to someone, and you DID NOT do it. What did you do? Did you dispute the claim or accusation? Or did you laugh it off and go on. Perhaps even your boss saw someone roll their eyes and they couldn't remember who it was, but they blamed it on you. What do you think?
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16 responses
• United States
30 Oct 07
Hi Ambie, My Gram'ma Pearl would ALWAYS blame it on the dog! LOL She had a poodle namee Pierre, I really hated that dog, it was mean! It bit people and always barked, a shrilly bark. But anyway, this always has stuck with me. I was in the 6th grade. And we would switch classes at half day and go to the other room for other studies. We had two female teachers, one was really old, Mrs McIntyre, and a younger woman, Mrs Pierce. Well Mrs Pierce was pregnant, and I sat in the front row. She was walking by reading from her teachers book, and tripped when she got right in front of me. She caught herself and didnt fall to the ground or anything, but she turned straight to me and told me to go to the Principles office. I was confused I didnt know why she would be telling me to go! She seemed to think that I had stuck my foot out there and tripped her on purpose. I didnt, and I couldnt convince her otherwise. I got in serious trouble from this. I always had the feeling she didnt like me, but I was a good elementary student, I had good grades and didnt start any trouble. I was really upset over the whole thing, and they made me apologise to her, and I did even though I didnt do anything wrong. They started telling me what kind of things could have happened to her and made me cry. It was horrible, and they made me feel really bad for something I didnt even do. Bay Lay Gray xx
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@AmbiePam (120685)
• United States
30 Oct 07
Bayleigh, that's terrible! Do you think she felt like a fool and blamed you to cover for it? For a kid, there is nothing worse than being blamed for something they didn't do. Makes me want go look her up!
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• United States
30 Oct 07
I dont know what it was Ambie, but I really didnt do it, or try to or anything. I was sitting there reading along with her and all the sudden she just tripped. I think she tripped on her own two feet and yes was embarassed. I really dont think she liked me too much. But you can see this really traumaitized me, I still remember it like it was yesterday! I would never hurt anyone on purpose!! Not then, not now, not ever. LOL lets look her up and gang up on her! ;) Thanks!!
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@reinydawn (11642)
• United States
31 Oct 07
Oh Bayleigh - that's horrible!! To think that a teacher would do that to a child... Well, I'm sure you're the better person for it... Although as I look at your icon there I am not so sure it hasn't deeply affected you...
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@KarenO52 (2950)
• United States
30 Oct 07
We have a septic tank, and it needs to be emptied out every so many years. Ours is really not so bad compared to other peoples, I've been told before. The last time we had it cleaned though, the guy who did it was this really rude jerk. He made a statement like, look at all that stuff in there, is that all yours? I said yes, I did that all myself, like I was proud of it and it was a huge accomplishment. I sure wasn't going to let him embarrass me!
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• Philippines
30 Oct 07
Nice way of stopping someone embarrass you.. and stopping him to from insulting you more... or maybe humiliate you..
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@AmbiePam (120685)
• United States
30 Oct 07
GOOD for you! I wish I had been there to see his face when you said that.
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@reinydawn (11642)
• United States
31 Oct 07
Thanks for the giggle - you're also giving me some ammo. We need to get ours cleaned out soon too!
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
31 Oct 07
I laughed at this. We do have a very similar situation at our home. People deny they made the smell, deny even smelling anything & then blame the dogs or cats. I blame the cats of course. Our dogs live outside so it is hard to blame them. Our cats live inside, so when my hubby accuses ME of doing it, I blame the cat. My husband has a much stronger sense of smell than me. A few weeks ago he was positive that he could smell something in our bedroom which he thought was cat poo. Our cats don't normally poo inside, but I guess if they had a problem or something frightened them, an accident could occur. Anyway, most of the time I can't smell what my hubby smells, but even so, I did a big search for the mysterioyus cat poo. High & Low I looked. I couldn't find a thing & hubby kept insisting there was a poo somewhere.
@AmbiePam (120685)
• United States
31 Oct 07
He's having smelling hallucinations! I guess it is kind of handy because if a rodent ever makes it into your house, he'll be the first to know! : )
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
30 Oct 07
Hello ambiepam:)Yep thats happened alot.One time in grade 10 a guy farted and it was stinky and he blamed me when the teacher asked who did it.He said me.Well i wasnt going to get blamed for this mind you,haha.I said it wasnt me and that it was him and became insulted and mad.His face turned red and they found out it was him after all.Another time when someone spit a spit ball at a teacher and blamed me,i was chewing on my pen at the time and i once again took up for myself.I never laugh it off,i always tell the truth if i did not do smething that i was getting the blame for.I have a feeling to defend myself because no one else will on this earth(as far as i know)and i dont like being blamed for something stinky,thrown,bad eyes or trouble making.Even if its a boss,i would still defend myself even if it met loosing my job.Theres other jobs out there,they should consider themselves lucky that i made my pressence to work for them,hahahaha!Just kidding on that one;) Peanutjar:):)Have a nice night ambiepam:)
@AmbiePam (120685)
• United States
30 Oct 07
You have a good one too!
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@laurika (4532)
• United States
31 Oct 07
Hi Ambie, my response will be a little bit longer, hope you will not get tired of it.Ok, so first blaming it on the dog.My fiancee tell me if they were like a kids sitting in front of tv and someone pass the gass they would blame it on the dog.But actually they didn't have one :) But I remeber when my man blame it on me.We have friends over in our house and we hear some really loud sound.HE asks me in front of everybody if it was me.I was staring like crazy at him, becuase he know I would never ever do something like that.So we went outside and we let the lighter on the sun and it explode on our balcony.We were laughing at it for long time. And the next one is about my school, when I was in High school.We had a slovak and the teacher was examing me.I was thinking about answer and she asks me if I didn't study last night?It makes me very mad, becuase I like the teacher and I would always study for her lessons.i just didn't had answer so fast like she wants it, becuase I wanted think about it before I say something.So it got me so mad, that I tell her I am not gonna be examing today and she can give me 5.I think in english is E?(I was very stubborn and hurt)After lesson she asks me to go outside and I explain her everything.but the time pass and when we had the final test(oral)I got very good question and I was sure, I would get one(A) and when I ask her, she tell me I was hesitating , so she got me 2(B)I think it was her revenge.I still hurt me, when I think about it and still probably will, because I was study four years for that oen final exams, because I wanted have 1(A), but it never happend.
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@AmbiePam (120685)
• United States
31 Oct 07
I hate when teachers call out their students when the student didn't really do anything. It's almost as if they have a bad day, so they will take it on one of their students.
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@kiobug (2250)
• United States
31 Oct 07
Boy do I have stories about this topic. I am the queen of bad smell stories. Shortly after I met my boyfriends parents I went with them to a family relatives house for thanksgiving. My boyfriends birthday is around the same time. Anyways we took the dog, Max duke of McMinnville. Anyways my boyfriends dad farted. Not loud but it sure did smell and he thought it was hilarious that he blamed it on max. It was awkward. He eventually started blaming me over time but we all know its him when it happens. Once, also, one of my coworkers farted. She would hate it if she knew I told but once at work we were talking and laughing and all of a sudden she just ripped one and all we could do was stare at each other and laugh. It didnt smell but it as funny. She did once at dinner too. She says she cant help it. At least they dont smell, they are just loud. Haha.
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@reinydawn (11642)
• United States
31 Oct 07
Oh, that's funny about your friend. I don't hold them in - my husband does. He wont even let loose around his FAMILY!!! I think it's hilarious!! I mean, it's natural, you can't really control it.
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@AmbiePam (120685)
• United States
31 Oct 07
I think the worst ones are S.B.D., Silent but Deadly.
@Duvessa (913)
• United States
13 Nov 07
My chihuahua that me & my ex used to have, Kingsley, he used to pass the WORST gas EVER! I'm talking about he did it in a room ful of our friends once, and it was obvious the dog did it & we all had to leave the room & were gagging. It was disgusting. I've heard that bigger dogs pass gass badly but I never knew such a rank thing could come from such a tiny pooch!
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@AmbiePam (120685)
• United States
14 Nov 07
It's the small cute ones we have to watch out for! LOL
@wavelander (1526)
• Portugal
31 Oct 07
ahahahaha! It happened to me once! And i started waving my head in a negative way looking at a friend of mine! lol I'm so bad!
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
30 Oct 07
Oh thats so funny! Well my cats do that everyonce in awhile. And my husband will look at me and I say no it wasnt me!LOL Im usually blamed for that.LOL And I dont think thats fair. Get some of those plug in air freshners I did!LOL
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@AmbiePam (120685)
• United States
30 Oct 07
Are you kidding? I've got an air freshener in every corner! : )
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@reinydawn (11642)
• United States
31 Oct 07
Hey, this is awesome!! I love the responses, too bad I can only give you one plus!!! But, I always take the blame for mine. And people just laugh at me!! Three good ones come to mind.. #1 in the movies with my sister, a girl walks by as I pass gas - and it was a bad one! My sister leans over to me and says "Can you believe that girl just did that in my face?" And I bust out laughing, it was so hard to tell her "It was ME!" because I was laughing so hard. We both started laughing (and I'm about in tears again!) I'm surprised we didn't get kicked out!! #2 I was in Vegas with a boyfriend and I let loose at a slot machine (I'm lauging so hard I can't type, but this is TRUE!) so we walked away. Well some lady ran up to that same machine right away and about 10 seconds later has this choking-like look on her face!! My boyfriend was upset because she was most likely thinking it was HIM and she was feeling sorry for ME!!! #3 at a New Years Eve party I walked up to a friend to wish her happy new year and one snuck out on me. She crinckled her nose and said "Do you smell that?" and my friend and I both said at the same time - It was me. We were laughing really hard! The other girl about had an accident in her pants laughing so hard - but did tell me that I should have waited to wish her a happy new year until after I had passed gas!!! Oh, just remembered another priceless one!!! I met my husbands sister for the first time - he proposed to me later that night believe it or not... We went to this really nice restaraunt, had rented a limo for the night, it was just a great party night. Well, after dinner, I'm climbing into the back of the limo and don't ya just know it... Oh, and it was BAD!! All of a sudden we see people putting windows down!!! I just stood up and said - Sorry, that was me! We had a BLAST that night! But, truthfully, when my dog lets loose, it's pretty foul. Actually, now that she's on a raw diet, we don't have that problem (with her) any more... Thanks for the giggles!!!!
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@reinydawn (11642)
• United States
31 Oct 07
Oh, I'm so sorry, I just hope that lady wasn't me!!!
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@AmbiePam (120685)
• United States
31 Oct 07
#2 is so hilarious! I can just picture that lady's face! I was in Walgreen's once, and I turned the corner and went down another aisle that a lady was already standing in. She saw me and hurried away. So as I continued down the aisle I figured out why she ran off. She had left me her cloud of stink!
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@AmbiePam (120685)
• United States
31 Oct 07
Hmmm...now that I think of it... LOL
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• United States
30 Oct 07
I have been blamed for so many things in my life that I have lost track of them. However, I don't take thing lying down. I make it clear that I did not do it whatever it was. Next time someone blames you for something you did not do...show a little teeth.
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@jillhill (37353)
• United States
30 Oct 07
There have been a few times around my brother when he is the guilty party at passing gas or other such things....we just laugh because we know who the culprit really is......I also had a situation when I had my dog with him passing gas....it was so rank my son and I had to put him down the basement and we got sick smelling it!
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@Flight84 (3048)
• United States
17 Nov 07
Ha ha! A few weeks ago, my husband and I took my sister back home to my mom's house. We were play fighting in the living room and she backed me against a wooden table. It made a weird sound that kinda sounded like a fart for some reason. Of course, everyone started asking who did it and she tried to blame me. I was like, come on people! It was the table. Then I realized how ridiculous it sounded to blame a table. But it really was!!
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@AmbiePam (120685)
• United States
17 Nov 07
That is pretty funny. It MUST have been hard to convince them it was a table, because it sounds so funny.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
30 Oct 07
Our dogs and even our cats sometime give off a nasty odor. It is so nasty sometimes it is hard to believe they didn't make a mess somewhere. When I was growing up my dad used to always say it was the dog or if it was loud he say, "did you hear that frog?"
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@jedhimura (194)
• Philippines
30 Oct 07
I think its a good thing to blame someone directly... hehe.. its just pure insult.. There is one time i was put in a situation like that too... what did i do? well, i ignored them... just that simple.
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@rebelann (117218)
• El Paso, Texas
3 Feb 20
I've been talked about behind my back but I've never actually been able to prove anything either to my innocence or blame. All that giggling behind hands and I still don't know what the heck all that was about except they were looking at me.