Putting one's foot in one's mouth
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
Rockingham, Australia
November 11, 2022 12:51am CST
Fellow myLotter, Kharla Jolly (@kobesbuddy) wrote about following a cyclist who she thought was her husband but wasn’t.
It reminded me that, shortly after we were married, we were wandering through the lingerie department of a big store. Vince spotted a sexy little nightie, nudged me and said ‘you’d look good in that’. He was slightly horrified when he turned and discovered he’d nudged a strange lady. I’d gone off in another direction.
The slightly out-of-focus photo is of an embroidered bodice that was in the little museum in Perenjori, Western Australia.
Any other embarrassing stories out there?
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@DaddyEvil (174336)
• United States
11 Nov 22
When Pretty was 13 or 14 years old she needed some new bras, so I took her to Walmart and was helping her look for the right size. (Her size was down at the lowest level, so I was crawling in the floor looking at the tags.) I pulled one out and held it up and told her here was one that should fit. I looked up and an older lady was standing there looking at me like I was a pervert.
Pretty had gone to the other side of the rack and I hadn't realized it. I jumped up and started hunting for Pretty and the lady followed me around the department until she saw I really was there with a young woman.
I told Pretty never to leave me alone in the ladies' department ever again! I still blush thinking about that incident! 


Pretty had gone to the other side of the rack and I hadn't realized it. I jumped up and started hunting for Pretty and the lady followed me around the department until she saw I really was there with a young woman.
I told Pretty never to leave me alone in the ladies' department ever again! I still blush thinking about that incident! 

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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Nov 22
@DaddyEvil I'm sure your situation would occur quite often with single fathers trying to help daughters shop for personal items.
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@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
12 Nov 22
@JudyEv Do you remember those "living mannequins"? Young girls who wore dresses in the store keeping a pose as they were fake. Well years ago in Miami there was one wearing a shirt skirt and a top, it was a pretty skirt.. She did not look real, so my husband approached to "check" if the mannequin was wearing a matching bikini. The poor girl had enough and jumped down from the platform with a red face. I scolded my husband.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Nov 22
You might have but I can't remember one at the moment. You'll need to tell us again. That's the good part about having old friends. You really only need one or two jokes/stories and just allow a little time between each telling of them and your audience will be awed all over again. 

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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Nov 22
One morning Jay and I were in church, the end of a service. We shook hands with other people and welcomed the visitors to come back again. I turned to welcome a couple I'd never met. Then asked, "And is this your mother?" His response was, "No, this is my wife." I wanted to crawl under the pew and become invisible.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Nov 22
@JudyEv A checker laughed at my son Chad, when he said I was his mother!

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@allknowing (153544)
• India
12 Nov 22
Cannot think of any right away but I am sure we have all had those moments. I can imagine how embarrassed your husband must have been.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
12 Nov 22
@JudyEv I now remember one moment We were at a picnic and I was chatting with the then boss. Whatever the conversation I now remember saying 'Have some passion on me" instead of "Have some compassion on me"
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Nov 22
@allknowing Oh dear, that was a bit of a slip. Sometimes, it's hard to pass these things off too.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
12 Nov 22
Now that is a story haa
No stories here. I am very careful. Boring I know.

No stories here. I am very careful. Boring I know.

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@wolfgirl569 (135664)
• Marion, Ohio
11 Nov 22
@JudyEv I bet. I did see a guy in the mall one time that I thought was a friends son. After I spoke to him I knew it wasnt.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Nov 22
I'll bet Vince's face found shades of red, that he never knew about before!
So this tells me, men go through these times of embarrassment, just like women do!


So this tells me, men go through these times of embarrassment, just like women do!

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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Nov 22
@JudyEv One time Jay asked a clerk in a store, "When is your baby due?" She responded, "I'm not pregnant!"
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
11 Nov 22
OMG. That is so funny. Things like that are so embarrassing. I can't think of anything that I've done like that.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Nov 22
@LindaOHio To be truthful, I do that too. I like awake at night going through all the stupid stuff I've said and done. 

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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
12 Nov 22
@JudyEv I have a tendency to remember and fret!
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
11 Nov 22
What happened after your husband realized he didn't poke you? Embarrassing story...as I was speaking to financial aid agent, face to face, my coffee candy, flew out if my mouth. He smiled, I apologized and must have turned crimson
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Nov 22
@oahuwriter I'm sure he would have stammered something. 

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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
12 Nov 22
@JudyEv
It was very embarrassing! I had to pick up the candy from the floor too. But he was professional about it, so it passed quickly. Too bad your husband didn't have the time to explain, that, he thought he was talking to you, not her.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
12 Nov 22
Other than taking off with another shoppers cart or placing items in another persons cart, that’s as close as I’ve come to embarrassing myself.
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@GardenGerty (169452)
• United States
12 Nov 22
If I have any my tired mind has mercifully obliterated them. Love the image, though.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Nov 22
It's okay. Sometimes a question helps people make a response but I often don't answer questions on comments. And, put on the spot, I can never remember particular incidents.
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
12 Nov 22
It happened to my parents. They were walking in a busy street hand to hand when my mother got separated but my dad didn't know and grab the nearest person's hand who was walking beside her. To his surprise, he got a slap on the face and some cussing. He had to apologize as my mom ran back to him to save the day.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Nov 22
Oh dear, that would have been awkward! Luckily, your mom was nearby.
@Marilynda1225 (91063)
• United States
11 Nov 22
Between you and Kharla I certainly got a few laughs. Your post today did bring a chuckle and here's my most embarrassing moment...
My best friend (from many years ago) was having her in laws come to visit and her MIL had lost her sight to diabetes. I was invited to visit and was so happy to see them but when I walked in the door I said "oh Mimi. long time no see"
As soon as the words were out of my mouth I realized my faux paus
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Nov 22
Oh dear. I'm not sure blind people really hear those sorts of comments. My brother was blind for many years but would say someone 'wasn't looking too good'. I guess he'd heard others talk about the particular person. But I'm sure it was embarrassing at the time.
@Dena91 (17038)
• United States
12 Nov 22
Those two stories are funny.
My Nana was leaving work one day. Normally she walked as it was only a couple blocks from home. But on this day it was raining and she and Pop Pop had some errands to do. When she got outside she got into a burgundy Ford LTD and began discussing her day. When the man didn't answer her, she looked over only to realize he wasn't Pop Pop. Pop Pop was in the car behind them and was laughing when she finally got into the right car. 

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Poor Vince! 

















