One time a group of friends convinced me to do a "high wire" ropes course. I somehow managed to climb up the giant post in the ground. Even though I was in a harness, it was still terrifying.
Our instructor said to never say the word "fall". Otherwise we'd have to do the teapot dance. As soon as I was up there on the wire stretched between the two posts I start screaming "I'm gonna fall!"
There was a rope that I had to stand there holding while I waited for the next person to come from the other platform. As I wobbled back and forth, I kept chanting the taboo word a few times then as soon as I realized what I was saying I yelled "I'm gonna do the teapot dance!"
Eventually they had to lower me down by the harness I was wearing. So yeah. Nobody is ever gonna get me to do a ropes course ever again.
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