Foot-in-the-Mouth Disease

Jules

Jules

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Do any of you want to admit to that verbal boo boo you inadvertently made? I’ll start.

When our family was visiting we were talking about people using food delivery services, even for 7-11. When I commented that I couldn’t believe that anyone would eat anything from there, the three of them went quiet and then started coming up with reasons why they did.

Years ago I got off lucky and didn’t ask a lady when the baby was due.
 
Jules said:
Do any of you want to admit to that verbal boo boo you inadvertently made? I’ll start.

When our family was visiting we were talking about people using food delivery services, even for 7-11. When I commented that I couldn’t believe that anyone would eat anything from there, the three of them went quiet and then started coming up with reasons why they did.

Years ago I got off lucky and didn’t ask a lady when the baby was due.
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I was about to ask a woman (who looked pregnant) when the baby was due, but I caught myself just before I started the "W". I thought, "What if she's not pregnant?"
 
Alligatorob said:
My worst one really wasn't my fault. I was giving a talk at a conference in Italy. I was asked a question and part of my reply was "what an ingenious idea". The translator must have misunderstood and translated it as "what a disingenuous idea". It took a while to straighten out.
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That sounds fascinating for you to be talking in Italy! You even had an interpreter. Wow!
 
palides2021 said:
That sounds fascinating for you to be talking in Italy! You even had an interpreter.
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I did a lot of work in Europe, back when I was more actively working. Italy more than any other country. I decided to try and learn Italian and took a few classes.

One day I tried writing a paragraph in Italian for one of my colleagues. He very politely told me that he much preferred my good English to bad Italian, translation was easier than heavy editing I guess. After that I stuck to English, in professional settings anyway.

I also discovered my being American added to my technical reputation. Gave me some unearned credibility... More than once I was told they hired me in part because I was American, better to act it. That was particularly true when I worked in Mexico, Latin America, and the Middle East.
 
I had just come out of the US Navy. I got a job with a NYC hospital. The head of the dept, threw a gathering. It was too ritzy to be called a party. There were Congressmen, TV news people, artists, etc. It was one of those things you could not go to-it's your boss, and livelihood The host went to get the night's wine. I began telling of this rot gut wine, we got in the Navy. It was $2.69 for a huge jug of wine. It ate the paint of a coke can. I kept saying that I couldn't remember the name of this super cheap wine. Then it came to me, I told everybody it was PAISANO wine. And who comes around the corner carrying a jug of Paisano at that exact moment?
 
I was walking by a church when I slipped and fell into a mud puddle. I said "Jesus Christ God almighty!" Just then a priest comes walking out and asks me WHAT DID I JUST SAY?! I told him "Cheese and crackers got all muddy."

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win231 said:
I was about to ask a woman (who looked pregnant) when the baby was due, but I caught myself just before I started the "W". I thought, "What if she's not pregnant?"
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At least you caught yourself....
I was with a couple of co-workers and I and one other were expecting...... the other lady no just a bit heavy...

when a person asked us ALL........ heavy co-worker was destroyed as she had been trying to have a baby .... what was an simple mistake has stuck with me for years seeing my co-worker so crushed.

I am sure I made some comments no one comes to mind but i specifically TRY not to after witnessing the above incident.
 
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