Social gaffes...... Ever done something really, really stupid at the worst time?

@James72 (26790)
Australia
January 13, 2007 2:49am CST
I have two occasions which I look back on and laugh about now but at the time I was absolutely horrified with myself! One instance was when I had started my first ever job in an office environment and I was at a function with some major property developers and directors of the company I had just joined as well as staff. The food on the table was fresh prawns and oysters etc so involved the use of your hands. Word of advice: The warm bowl of water they put on the table with the lemon slices in it? Don't pick up your soup spoon and start to eat it. It's for your fingers!!!! Everyone was very amused at the time..... I was not! Second instance was at an art exhibition by a famous Australian artist Pro Hart (who has now passed away). My wife at the time was there for work because she is a journalist and was covering the event for the newspaper. Eventually the time came when I had an opportunity to have a conversation with Pro Hart himself. My partner introduced herself and before she could introduce me I quickly jumped in with "And I am her wife!" This actually broke the ice and we had a great conversation but at the time I could have died! Also at that function I was having a conversation with an elderly man about many things and the topic got around to music. I was being very knowledgeable on the subject of classical music and composition etc etc(so in other words making crap up to sound knowledgeable!)and then to my absolute joy found out that the man I was speaking with was Bruce Rowland, the gentleman who composed the classical soundtrack to a famous Australian film called "The Man from Snowy River" (was played at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics) It was a fun night but by far my greatest in terms of carryi ng myself well! Can anyone share similar experiences?
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@korek222 (701)
• Poland
13 Jan 07
I can recall now only one gaffe i made - when i was dating my last girlfriend we were visiting some friend of her and they were suppose to give us a ride back home as it was snowing terrible. It was a late night when a friend came and asked should he take us home and i anwsered - "you bet - it's the time" i meant to say that it's so late and we are still taking their time so we should be going now and not to disturb them anymore but it sounded like i'm not happy that i'm visiting them and i want to go home as fast as i can. The only one who understood mine real intences were my girlfriend who started to laugh and then explained what i meant to say because i was feeling so embarassed for what i have done :)
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• Pakistan
13 Jan 07
I ate all the food from the lunch box......almost 3 to 4 students............and then fill them up with water........but later as you know,when you do these kind of things you never get away........so i was caught...and the rest i don't wanna disscusssss..hehe
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Jan 07
At least you made a lasting impression! Thanks for responding.
• United States
14 Jan 07
I have to say, that although I was young, my brightest moment was asking my mother loudly at the viewing of my grandmother if she had written a will and if we were in it at the age of about 8. I remember hearing someone complaining about my uncles only being concerned with the "good stuff" and in my imature mmind, wanted to know if we were going to get any of that. I think back in horror now of how I must have embarrassed my parents - because it looked like that's what they had been talking about.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Jan 07
Oh the innocence of youth! And the funny thing is, you said out loud what pretty much every adult family member was thinking! Thanks for responding.
@Sunset50 (1397)
• United States
13 Jan 07
When dating my husband, we were coming home from a trip when I had to go to the bathroom. It was cold and I wanted to hurry. When I came out of the restroom he looked nervous and embarrassed. I was dressed up in a skirt and blouse and in my haste, I had pulled my slip back in place but left the skirt hiked up high on my hips. I was sure glad I wasn't anywhere where anyone knew me.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Jan 07
You never know..... You may have started a new fashion craze! Thanks for responding.
@Randync (544)
• United States
14 Jan 07
My worst was the year after I graduated high school. I had played football 3 seasons and then was head equipment manager my senior year when I couldn't play do to health reasons. I came to a game after I graduated and was asked to come out of the stands and help out the managers. The main reason I decided to do it was because I had a crush on one of the ball girls. Well it was raining and a chin strap broke. I went running down the sideline for the box of chinstraps. I of course slipped and busted my butt in front of around 1,000 people including the hot ball girl. I got a standing ovation from our fan's setion.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Jan 07
That may have been your 15 minutes of fame! People in bars will recount this story and you will live on for ages! Not many of us can say that we ever received a standing ovation! Thanks for responding.
• Melbourne, Florida
14 Jan 07
Well, I once walked into a big 6 foot stack of cans while I was gawking at a cute bag boy. I was about 15 at the time. Last year I threw up all over myself because I was strapped into the rockin roller coaster at Disney World. I ended up getting free clothes from the gift shop.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Jan 07
Could have been worse..... You could have thrown up all over the cans in front of the cute bag boy! Thanks for responding.
@CatEyes (2448)
• United States
14 Jan 07
Yea, I have done many,many things. I was preg and working a a ins broker. been there for about 3 -4 yrs, and I had my shoes off (my feet were swollen and everyone was doing it anyway) well I had some clients come in and say me and sd "bare foor and preg. just the way we like to see women" Oh my face turned red. Onother time was when I had just had my son and had extensive of um injuries that were inflicted during labour, any way let just say I did not have control of bodily funtions. I was in church and it was during a quite prayer time and bam, or shall I say boom it happend. I let it rip, I tried I realy realy tried, but like I sd I had no control. EVERY one turned and looked at me, they knew, and my husband was laughing and pointing at me. Oh, I still blush to this day. And another; when I was 16, I had a little brother about 6 months old, I was holding him in church and went up to rcv Communion, and well when I got up there the priest looked down at me and I noticed that I have my whole front of my dress unbuttend, by the baby. He kept trying to open it and just would not stop, so I just put hime in front of me, recv Communion, ignored the smiles and laughter, went to my seat and re-dressed my self. Everyone saw this. Oh well, I could go on and on, but I will stop here, my face is so red it looks like a radish. I'm going to get some iced tea. by
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Jan 07
Ha ha. Maybe next time you let one rip in church say "Amen" very loudly afterwards! Thanks for responding.
@Sunset50 (1397)
• United States
13 Jan 07
When dating my husband, we were coming home from a trip when I had to go to the bathroom. It was cold and I wanted to hurry. When I came out of the restroom he looked nervous and embarrassed. I was dressed up in a skirt and blouse and in my haste, I had pulled my slip back in place but left the skirt hiked up high on my hips. I was sure glad I wasn't anywhere where anyone knew me.
@Sunset50 (1397)
• United States
13 Jan 07
And I wish whatever makes this double post would soon be solved by myLot.
@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
13 Jan 07
Isn't if funny to look back at what dummy's we can be sometimes. I was workiing in a shoe factory as a repairer. My job was to repair shoes that had been damaged during production, returned shoes, and repairs that were not done correctly. Because I was very good at my job, I frequently had to re-repair shoes done by those that were learning, couldn't handle the repair or just did a lousy job. It was a union shop, but there was one repairer that worked elsewhere in the factory that was not in the union. This was the topic alot because those that knew her, knew she did a lousy job. Anyway I knew of her and I had complained myself about always having to repair "lorraine's" shoes all over again. The most difficult repairs were sent to her first. I had never met her however as she was on another floor in her own little room and didn't associate with most of the other workers.(Really big factory that makes popular golf shoes) One day a woman was on our floor looking at the repair jobs. She came to my area and was full of compliments about the job I did. She went on and on that I should be the lead repairer, etc. As we got to talking I brought up "Lorraine" and went on and on about her. How I had to re-repair most of her repair jobs, how unfair it was that she didn't have to join the union. How I had heard she made alot more money than union repairers, on and on. Well after I went on and on and we were done talking she left. I thought I was going to die a thousand deaths when the lead repairer came over to me and said "Well you seem to be quite good friends with Lorraine, tyring to get buddy buddy with her won't get you anywhere" I just turned white, felt sick and said Oh My God what have I done? I then told her my story and we both had a good laugh but I felt terrible. I never had the opportunity to talk to "Lorraine" again but when I would see her I would just smile and wave. I found out later she had been sent up to me for me to show her the things I always had to fix of hers. I don't know what she told the president of our conversation but she didn't work there after about a month, and she had been there over 10 yrs. After that I got all the difficult repairs first and no one had to fix mine..lol
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Jan 07
Ha ha. Man oh man, that is up there with asking a woman when the baby is due and she is not pregnant! At least she was gone after about a month and you didn't have to face her day after day which would have always reminded you of this! Thanks for responding.
@CatEyes (2448)
• United States
14 Jan 07
That was rude of them to send her to you; I would have been ^^^ mad. She was obv. messing up and had been written up time after time, so they decided to let her go. again that was horrible for them and for her, she did not even identify herself. Ohhhhhh.
@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
15 Jan 07
Oh believe me I turned all shades of red at the mere mention of her name for a year...lol
• India
13 Jan 07
no dear..i never had a chance to do somthng stupid at worst times..