Have you recently had to put your foot in your mouth in a big way?
I dispatch, and sometimes I have to contract a courier service outside of our company. One of the services uses a lady who works from home to take the info for pick-ups. You can tell because you can always year Young and the Restless or ESPN or whatever else on her TV.
Today I was talking to her, and I heard what sounded like a moo. Not a cartoon mooing, but a real cow moo. And it was loud! Loud enough that she actually said “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you.” I thought it had to be her TV; there was no doubt in my mind that it was a cow.
So I thought I’d be funny and ask her, “Do you have a cow in your living room?” She said, “that’s my husband.”
Luckily for me she was laughing about it almost as hard as I was, but my laughing was more like “oh FUCK what did I just do??” I still feel my face getting beet red thinking about it.
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yeah, several months ago, one of the module leaders was leaving through my gate. He was leaving a few hours earlier than usual, and I said to him, “Going home early?” To which he replied, “Yes.” Then I said, not thinking, “I bet you’re going golfing aren’t you?”
This particular module leader is the only supervisor to use my gate because he is crippled and uses a wheelchair to get around. Fortunately, he saw the humor in it.
A few weeks ago, we had a competition in my media production class that involved two teams building sets. My team was going very fast when the other team needed to use the drill. So, we started putting the screws in by hand. One of the more attractive males on my team was particularly good at it so I said, “Mark’s really good at screwing.”
There was no laughter, only awkward silence.
@KatawaGrey that’s hilarious, but I would have busted out laughing!
LOL! I love that story poofandmook!
@Psychedelic_Zebra – sounds like something I’d say! I always try to make people feel more comfortable, which, in turn could backfire horrendously. But I’m sure he knew you weren’t being malicious!
KatawaGrey – I would have laughed!
I have done it so many times I have lost count. I’ll try and think of the worst one. But I love this question because it just goes to show ya – we’re all human!
at a job interview when I was a youngster I said,’ and I can work fart or pull time”. and my feelings got hurt when I told my mother and she laughed so hard she cried.
@trailsillustrated: ROFL!! I love when people accidentally swap the first letters of two words. I did it once last summer, and ended up saying “fatio purniture” and I still can’t think of it without cracking up at myself.
When my daughter hit her knee with something and was crying I asked her ‘did you knack your wee?’ She started laughing and I started crying cuz I was laughing so hard. Now, of course, we say it whenever we hit our knees anywhere.
@trailsillustrated @poofandmook Spoonerisms ARE a rare treat!
At the gym a few weeks ago, my friend brought a tape measure and asked what my bicep measurement was. I stated that I must be near 24” when I was really much closer to 17”. Not a funny story, but I sure felt foolish for thinking my arms were nearly the size of Hulk Hogan’s famous pythons.
Okay, had to tell you all about today. There was this couple with a young kid today at work. I was talking to the little boy and I said, “You’re going shopping with mom and dad today?” and the man said, “I’m not his dad.” I looked horrified for a moment and then my manager called me away.
Awkward…
I was talking to my supersivor at work one day after something was explained to me. I always have to know why, how, where, etc. So, I intelligently asked Now ‘what surpose does that perve?’ As soon as it came out we both started laughing and luckily, he had a sense of humor too!
(I’m in good company here I see! I say lots of ‘great’ things….but I can laugh at myself!)
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