WHAT IS SHAME?

I was on the treadmill in my office's fitness centre. I was about 10 minutes into a "random" program (a combination of different gradients and speeds) when I looked up. On the TV were the highlights from yesterday's playoff football game. I was oo-ing at a bone crunching tackle when all of a sudden, the ground shifted beneath my feet (which in itself is an odd statement since I was on a treadmill!). Before I knew it, I was skidding off the contraption. I grabbed for the handrail, but this one has really short ones, so I missed. I landed flat on my butt and was shot backwards right at the much too close mirrored wall! Luckily, the mirror absorbed my hurled body and then I was flat on my back. The guy next to me hopped over and hit the emergency kill switch. Man, everyone in the place heard the noise and was looking my way. And then, who do I see around the corner looking at me? My boss. Nuff said!