Wow! THAT was a big fish that just jumped over there. I'd better cast quickly or he'll get away!" In my hurry I forgot the way my dad had taught me to cast my fishing line from the side, and I also forgot that he was sitting right behind me in the boat. But he didn't let me forget for long. "Wise up, son. The fish are in the lake and I'm not interested in your bait. Try casting from the side like I told you." Luckily, the hook just got caught in his coat. It could have been much worse. Have you ever done something really stupid, then almost as soon as you did it, wondered how you could have acted so foolishly?
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