Funny social faux pas...

Stripe · 27 Sep 2006 at 00:07

I once called this guy in my politics class a brown noser. not that bad i guess but it felt pretty awkward seeing as he's black.

Fantom · 27 Sep 2006 at 00:18

Fraggr said:
I'm left handed and I want the knife in my right hand!

lol i have suddenly realised that which i use in which hand is totally random :confused:

does that make me ambidextrous (sp)?

PsiFox · 27 Sep 2006 at 06:19

danza said:
I'm a rightie and use my right hand to operate a fork. I'm worried my left hand lacks the motor skills and would remove my eyes.

So now you can just slice your eye open

rpstewart · 27 Sep 2006 at 09:11

Ex-RoNiN said:
...for example, sending a birthday card a month before its the person's birthday

Been there, done that...

I'm actually a highly evolved member of the speices - I can walk, talk, eat and generally exist with at least one foot in my mouth

For example, I recall having a conversation with a work colleague about his upcoming trip to Spain and made the usual comment about Spanish women - absolute stunners until they hit 30 and then it all goes downhill rapidly. Real shame the guy's wife was Spanish

penski · 27 Sep 2006 at 09:36

I met my ex girlfriend's parents for the first time, got on great with them, had a few drinks and her dad was telling an anecdote that ended with something along the lines of "Typical Belgian..."

I said "Well, you know what they say about Belgians, don't you?"

"No?"

"They're like the French...Except they traded culture for the ability to wash themselves."

"Both my parents are Belgian."

"Er..."

At which point her mother piped up with:

"Both my parents are French."

BUT!

I saved the day with "Does that mean that Amanda is boring and smelly?"

*n

Ron Burgundy · 27 Sep 2006 at 10:49

penski said:
I met my ex girlfriend's parents for the first time, got on great with them, had a few drinks and her dad was telling an anecdote that ended with something along the lines of "Typical Belgian..."

I said "Well, you know what they say about Belgians, don't you?"

"No?"

"They're like the French...Except they traded culture for the ability to wash themselves."

"Both my parents are Belgian."

"Er..."

At which point her mother piped up with:

"Both my parents are French."

BUT!

I saved the day with "Does that mean that Amanda is boring and smelly?"

*n

ROFL, cant see you getting an invite back

penski · 27 Sep 2006 at 10:58

Ron Burgundy said:
ROFL, cant see you getting an invite back

He threatened me with a shotgun three months later for "corrupting [his] beautiful daughter."

I had the last laugh - I posted them polaroids when they moved to Australia with the note "I didn't corrupt her - she asked for it. See."

*n

jas72 · 27 Sep 2006 at 11:57

lol polaroids... showing your age then penski

mark_t50 · 27 Sep 2006 at 12:00

When I was much younger and got sent away with work for the first time. Was having an evening meal with all the big bosses at a posh restaurant and the waiter came to me first asking "How would you like your steak Sir ?" to which I answered "With chips". There was a very uncomfortable silence after that.

Later the same night at the Hotel I was looking for the Light switch to the bathroom and could only see a bit of string. I kept pulling it but the light didn't come on, only a little red light blinking at me. The phone went in my room and it was reception asking if I was ok, I had been pulling on the emergency assistance cord!

I always hated getting sent away and staying at posh hotels after that experience.

iamgud · 27 Sep 2006 at 12:52

haha comedy.

penski · 27 Sep 2006 at 13:04

jas72 said:
lol polaroids... showing your age then penski

What? I'm 22, grandpa

*n

Pookie Bear · 27 Sep 2006 at 13:07

jas72 said:
lol polaroids... showing your age then penski

Yeah, and polaroids are high-tech up here

Exentia · 27 Sep 2006 at 14:38

Not me but made me laugh when it happened, new years party loads of friends round my apartment in town (was damn nice :cool:

) anyway...a couple had broken up not too long ago, now the girl is absolutley plastered wanders up to me and her ex in the kitchen looks at us both a bit weirdly and slurs......."dont let me get too drunk and sleep with my ex tonight"....2 hours later she was running around half naked

alexakasloth · 27 Sep 2006 at 14:40

PsiFox said:
I'm right handed and I want the knife in my right hand

Same here!

penski · 27 Sep 2006 at 14:58

Skidmark said:
Yeah, and polaroids are high-tech up here

Good job I'm not a local, eh?

I was 16, didn't have a digicam but I had a polaroid.

Now would you use what you have or go spend a couple of hundred quid on something you're barely going to use at the time?

*n

Putty · 27 Sep 2006 at 15:06

Skidmark said:
Yeah, and polaroids are high-tech up here

Blackboards are high-tech up there

Pookie Bear · 27 Sep 2006 at 15:43

penski said:
Good job I'm not a local, eh?

I was 16, didn't have a digicam but I had a polaroid.

Now would you use what you have or go spend a couple of hundred quid on something you're barely going to use at the time?

*n

Hey, don't take it the wrong way - I used a polaroid as recently as....errr, 1998, and I went out and bought it brand new at the time. I was desperate. Not for quite the reason you did, but that's how they all end up.......

*runs off to look through his old photos box*

penski · 27 Sep 2006 at 15:55

Putty said:
Blackboards are high-tech up there

Down Nottn'm way they're still scratching on slate...

*n

Putty · 27 Sep 2006 at 16:17

penski said:
Down Nottn'm way they're still scratching on slate...

*n

Still drawing in the sand from what I've seen

Psyk · 27 Sep 2006 at 16:30

This one happened to a friend of mine. Me, him and another friend were on our way out one night. He turns round to my other friend and says "So how's it going with your girlfriend?". They had been broken up for about a month or so. But to be fair he had no way of knowing that really since he doesn't lives in Gloucester and he was just visiting for a few days.