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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/lettuceandcucumber on 2024-11-12 03:07:32+00:00.

So yesterday, I was in class at 9am and had only slept 2 hours the night before so was totally zoned out when I finished that class. I had a few hours before my next class so decided to pop to the supermarket to grab some spuds.

I was minding my own business, blasting bullet for my valentine as loud as my headphones could go and talking to myself, choosing my sweet potatoes, when I noticed an old lady staring at me. It creeped me out because she was stood so still but I figured she just thought I was gross for touching the loose spuds as I chose them. I was thinking “don’t you wash loose spuds before you cook them?” So I continued listening to my tunes full blast in my loud clunky headphones, walking up and down the potato aisle humming and mumbling to myself as you do in the supermarket. I was very tired so was feeling very zoned out.

After about a minute, I really looked at this woman because I could still feel her staring. It was only when I looked up that I realised every single other person in the supermarket was stood still. It was so surreal, I felt like I was going insane. I was like why is no one moving?! So after about 5 seconds, I paused my music and the silence that fell was DEAFENING. It took me another 5 seconds to realise that it was the 2 minutes silence.

I had been playing my music so loud in my headphones, mumbling to myself and perusing the potato aisle for a whole minute of this silence. I had even checked the time 10 mins before this because I knew it was happening. I wear a poppy every year. I was the kid who’d get annoyed (and still do) when the silence isnt enforced or people speak during it. I was just so tired.

For the first time in my life I truly felt the meaning of wanting the ground to open up and swallow you. I have never been more mortified in my entire life. The whole area of the supermarket must have heard my music during the silence and seen me side eyeing this old woman who rightfully so was evil eyeing me.

I don’t know what’s worse. The fact that everyone there must have thought I was the most disrespectful toad ever born, or the embarrassment.

TL;DR I forgot about the 11/11 2 mins silence and was blasting music in my headphones, mumbling to myself and fondling potatoes whilst people looked on at me in horror. I realised and wished I was dead.