Potentially embarrassing moments

[Ghoulish Delight]

I was hanging out with friends on a Wednesday night, while employed. I had a lot of alcohol. A LOT of alcohol. I was then reminded that I had to call my parents that night, there was something I needed to tell them that couldn't wait until the next day.

Fortunately, my dad answered the phone, not my mom. I was calling late and they were already in bed.

I have absolutely no clue what I said, thought I vaguely recall rambling about work. All I know is that the call ended with my dad saying, "Well, you don't sound like you're ready to sleep any time soon. So, um, have a good time."

[Deebs]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Have you, or someone you know ever made a serious faux pas, whether it was an incorrectly addressed text message or something else?

Not that long ago, actually. I sent an email, with pictures attached, to the wrong email address. I asked the person if the email showed up.

No.

So I sent it again. Again I asked if the email arrived.

Nope.

Then I had the genius idea of verifying the email address. I was one letter off. Whoopsie. Someone got those pictures. Twice. Never heard from them though. And truly, the pictures were nothing exciting. Still, it was embarrassing.

[scaeagles]

Before I started working for myself, I got a phone call at my office and the receptionist told me it was my wife. I answered by speaking to her suggestively in frech, but it wasn't my wife, it was a work contact at a very important client. She spoke french. Oops.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I just had a non-near-miss, i.e. an actual embarrassing experience.

I end every conversation with my husband with the same terms of endearment every time. I was just on the phone with a coworker who was doing something nice to me, and without thinking I said the terms of endearment. OOPS!

[€uroMeinke]

At the previous Car-b-Que, Zapppop sent me photos from his cell phone of the gay porn he had planted. Often images sent to my cell phone don't show up for days. This time it was later in the week - while I was at work - in a meeting - and I forgot to check who it was from before I opened it.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Planted?

Kinky.




I've been on the receiving end of two embarrassing moments. The first was years ago. I answered my phone to, "Is this Jim?" "Yeah," I said. "Hey, this is Danny DeVito!" We chatted for a minute or two before I finally asked him if he knew I was the Jim from the toystore he and his wife shopped at. It turns out that his wife, the talented and lovely Rhea Perlman, had left my phone number sitting on their kitchen counter, he thought I was an old college or Army buddy or something, and called me out of the blue.
The second was at one of my markets recently. A kid that stops by for samples every couple of weeks ended his visit with, "I love you." Poor guy. Embarrassed hardly covers it. "That's how I say goodbye to my parents!" was all he could squeak out as he beat a hasty retreat. All I could think of to say, and to not dig his hole deeper, was, "Well that's a nice thing for anyone to hear. See you later." Oy.

[lashbear]

Diarrhoea in a sleeping bag is probably my worst, but I'm not telling where, when or why.

[CoasterMatt]

I threw up at work, while some delighted guests videotaped the whole thing and laughed.

[Morrigoon]

I threw up in someone's bathtub on our first date. Can't believe he's still with me

[MouseWife]

No potential moments here....

But, one I will share that isn't so bad. My husband always had people and employees calling our home phone. I always seemed to be answering these calls. One friend always played tricks on me, saying I'd won the lottery and things like that.

Well, one time I answer the phone and the guy speaks and he has a really strong accent. I think it is the jokester and imitate him back, as good as I could. I get back a confused response and realize it isn't the jokester but rather a friend with a very strong Spanish accent.....