Canvas This group is for anyone who often finds themselves in awkward situations, conversations, or circumstances. This group is also for anyone who believes awkwardness defines their life, or anyone who finds awkward situations entertaining.

This group is also for anyone who throws up an awkward turtle hand signal once they sense an awkward situation.

Definition of "awkward turtle":

When in an awkward moment, place your hands on top of each other, and spin your thumbs forward. Thus creating, the creature know as awkward turtle.


There is also the awkward upside down turtle, for any of you adventurous ppl.



AWKWARD MOMENTS that define life:

If you've ever...
1. walked down the hall and someone you know is really far away but you dont want to make eye contact too soon yet you dont want to miss it so you look at them then look away..
2. gone in for a hug and had your arms the wrong way or your heads both go the same direction then you bump heads
3. kept bumping in to someone... they walk right you walk right, they walk left you walk left etc.
4. messed up a high five; theres many ways to do this believe me... high fived it when they went for a pound. high fived someone when they ment to highfive the person BEHIND you and so on.
5. waved to someone when they were waving to someone behind you
6. grabbing someone elses food [i.e. drinking someone elses smoothie...]
7. someone spoke to you in bad english and you just smiled and nodded yes when the question wasnt a yes or no question
8. awkward silences.
9. calling somones name when its not them.
10. calling someones name and they dont hear you so everyone stares at you when you look like your talking to yourself
11. awkward conversations in general
12. stuck talking to someone and you both slowly start walking different ways
13. saying bye and then walking the same way as that person
14. talking really loud when loud music is on and then people turn it down and you say something really loud
15. typing something while another person ims you and you always end up sending them really weird sounding things by mistake
16. Walking down the hall and being at the point where you know them but you are not sure if you know them enough to say hi yet, so you dont
17. having a hole in your pants
18. joining in on a random conversation followed by stares
19. when you're at a restaurant and the waiter says "enjoy your meal" and you say "you too" only realizing later that they aren't going to eat anything
20. talking about a group of people or people who are of a certain ethnicity/religion or whatever and having somone of that group be right there.. also talking about somone whos behind and/or next to you
21. and best of all you just love to make awkward smiles in pictures.
22. told a joke that no one laughed at (or one that only YOU thought was funny)
23. told a story that people respond with "here we go again" or "that was the most worthless story i've ever heard"
24. this group.
25. sang REALLY loud and then someone changes the station or whatnot leaving you singing REALLY loud for a second or two..
26. on facebook you think your writing back to someone but then a day or two later you realize you had written it on your own wall. yeah you're awesome
27. getting caught hooking up...in front of ur parents
28. being in a different country where they dont speak english and saying something about someone and they understand you
29. when you have a conversation with someone in a store or something.. and then you say bye but then bump into them again and you dont know whether to say hi.. or just give them the smile

...if any of these have ever happened to you, you're not alone. welcome, because who isnt awkward :)

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