Submitted by mightierthor t3_z2ummj in tifu
It's the late '80s. I am at the local rock club, playing Arkanoid. I was a regular at the club, and had gotten pretty good at the game. Even I didn't realize how good.
A gal comes up behind me and says, "If I beat you at this game, you have to buy me a drink; but if you beat me, I'll buy you a drink." Of course, the right move here is to stop playing, declare "You win.", and go buy her a drink. This is the wrong sub for that. Hmm, this is the wrong site for that.
"That makes no sense!", I think. "I bet she isn't even any good at this." I don't even drink much, but the prospect of a free drink from a gal was all the incentive I needed. I CRUSHED it. Played longer than I had ever played before. "OK. It's YOUR turn!" "Where the F did she go?" I am still wondering.
TL;DR: TIFU by being competitive instead of not an idiot.