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Title: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 13, 2008, 08:49:47 AM
Just to start you off.

At a party, saw 2 women who looked a bit similar. "Ah, " I said in a jolly way, " you must be mother and daughter."

"No, we are sisters."

I left
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 13, 2008, 10:33:38 AM
Just to start you off.

At a party, saw 2 women who looked a bit similar. "Ah, " I said in a jolly way, " you must be mother and daughter."

"No, we are sisters."

I left

One of them probably thought you were charming.  ::)
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 13, 2008, 10:37:55 AM
Mistakenly impersonating a hovercraft in a job interview  redface:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 13, 2008, 10:45:13 AM
1. Offering the Round Table the muck-spreader to tart up as 'Santa's Sleigh'.
2. Trying to justify said offer on the grounds of "Authentic Reindeer aroma"
3. Telling Mrs DS #3 about 1 and 2.  redface:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 13, 2008, 10:49:02 AM
Saying a lot of very rude things about Virginia Bottomley to a woman I met at a reception.

When I had finished she boomed, "Young man. I am Virginia Bottomley's mother."  scared2:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 13, 2008, 10:50:09 AM
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3. Telling Mrs DS #3 about 1 and 2

Fetches popcorn
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Bar Wench on November 13, 2008, 10:54:37 AM
Father Wench telling Brother Wench, whilst pissed, that he was a mistake.
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 13, 2008, 10:55:11 AM
 eeek:

Mind you, so was I  noooo:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Bar Wench on November 13, 2008, 10:55:35 AM
I was wanted.  cloud9:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 13, 2008, 10:55:50 AM
But no longer...?
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Bar Wench on November 13, 2008, 10:56:31 AM
I was at the time and that is all that matters!  Angry9:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 13, 2008, 11:13:14 AM
I was wanted.  cloud9:

Did he tell you that when pissed as well?
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Snoopy on November 13, 2008, 11:20:16 AM
eeek:

Mind you, so was I  noooo:

Strangely, I think we had worked that out for ourselves like  whistle:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Grumpmeister on November 14, 2008, 10:09:28 AM
I'm impressed, I had assumed this would be a purely Nick thread.  whistle:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 14, 2008, 10:12:04 AM
We await reports of your top gaffe  whistle:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 14, 2008, 10:23:06 AM
We await reports of your top gaffe  whistle:

It must involve clotted cream and lard. .
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 14, 2008, 10:43:07 AM
I am assisting Mrs Nick with a project at her university. She has said that it would be impossible to work together (correct) but that I will liaise with one of her colleagues "You are the same personality type as him," she said.

"What's he like?" I asked.
"Can't stand him."

 sad24:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Snoopy on November 14, 2008, 11:16:26 AM
I am assisting Mrs Nick with a project at her university. She has said that it would be impossible to work together (correct) but that I will liaise with one of her colleagues "You are the same personality type as him," she said.

"What's he like?" I asked.
"Can't stand him."

 sad24:


 point: point: happy001 happy001 Fvcking classic!

But we love you  lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 14, 2008, 11:35:50 AM
I am assisting Mrs Nick with a project at her university. She has said that it would be impossible to work together (correct) but that I will liaise with one of her colleagues "You are the same personality type as him," she said.

"What's he like?" I asked.
"Can't stand him."

 sad24:


 point: point: happy001 happy001 Fvcking classic!

But we love you  lol: lol: lol:

In a wholesome, masculine, comradely kind of way, naturally.
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Snoopy on November 14, 2008, 11:38:15 AM
I am assisting Mrs Nick with a project at her university. She has said that it would be impossible to work together (correct) but that I will liaise with one of her colleagues "You are the same personality type as him," she said.

"What's he like?" I asked.
"Can't stand him."

 sad24:


 point: point: happy001 happy001 Fvcking classic!

But we love you  lol: lol: lol:

In a wholesome, masculine, comradely kind of way, naturally.

Naturally
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on November 14, 2008, 01:31:09 PM

Introducing Michael Watson onto a stage some time after his fight with Eubank (whilst he was still in wheelchair) and fillingin the long gap by announcing "maybe he's done a runner "  redface:

Saying the wrong name at the wrong time ....but we've all done that haven't we  redface:

Confirming invite to a surprise party by email and copying in the birthday girl by mistake  redface:


And the list goes on  cry: cry: cry:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 14, 2008, 01:34:05 PM
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Introducing Michael Watson onto a stage some time after his fight with Eubank (whilst he was still in wheelchair) and fillingin the long gap by announcing "maybe he's done a runner "
 

 lol: lol: lol: lol: lol:


Pray continue
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Barman on November 14, 2008, 01:39:10 PM

Introducing Michael Watson onto a stage some time after his fight with Eubank (whilst he was still in wheelchair) and fillingin the long gap by announcing "maybe he's done a runner "  redface:

Saying the wrong name at the wrong time ....but we've all done that haven't we  redface:

Confirming invite to a surprise party by email and copying in the birthday girl by mistake  redface:


And the list goes on  cry: cry: cry:

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Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 14, 2008, 01:39:40 PM
As previously reported, e mailing a young woman I had never met in a rather PC organisation and asking her if "she was busy", but writing "busty" by mistake.

She went bonkers
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on November 14, 2008, 01:46:14 PM
One of the members of my team had circulated a Theasurus of profanities to his friends...was very funny but obviously triggered the IT Support Defcom 3 button.

As his manger I was then sent an email from our IT dept stating that action was required against this officer as he had sent an email containing:
24 F**K
6 c***
32 Ar**holes
21 Bas***d

and the list literally went on for over a page but they had not put in the asterisk's

Was hysterical .... so what did I do...forward their email to my mate (externally) ....D'oh !!!!!!!!!   noooo:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 14, 2008, 01:48:18 PM
Pressing Reply All instead of Reply in an e mail making invidious comparisons between the physical characteristics of 2 women at a meeting  Banghead
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 14, 2008, 01:49:01 PM
I wonder if BM has ever made any gaffes  whistle:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Snoopy on November 14, 2008, 01:55:03 PM
I wonder if BM has ever made any gaffes  whistle:

 rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 14, 2008, 01:57:35 PM
I wonder if BM has ever made any gaffes  whistle:

 rubschin:

Perhaps LL could tell us some of them, like
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Snoopy on November 14, 2008, 02:02:29 PM
I once met the MD coming into the building as I was sidling out.
"Where are you off to?" he asked
"To get a haircut" I replied
"In company time?"
"Well it grows in company fvcking time"

MY next appraisal was not good. whistle:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 14, 2008, 02:15:24 PM
Not directly my gaffe, but Mrs DS #2 farted loudly at a wedding during the silence after the "Does anyone know any reason . . " part.

I sniggered of course, and got an elbow in the ribs which everyone took to mean that I was the culprit, which on this rare occasion, I was not.

That may have been the high point of our marriage.
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 14, 2008, 02:20:36 PM
Let the fart gaffes commence.
























I imagine Wenchy has a few  eveilgrin:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Barman on November 14, 2008, 03:09:16 PM
I wonder if BM has ever made any gaffes  whistle:
I started a website once for my pals but they just take the piss out of me all the time like...  sad24:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 14, 2008, 03:09:58 PM
What website was that then?
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Bar Wench on November 14, 2008, 03:11:06 PM
You have pals?  eeek:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Snoopy on November 14, 2008, 03:11:28 PM
I wonder if BM has ever made any gaffes  whistle:
I started a website once for my pals but they just take the piss out of me all the time like...  sad24:

I wasn't going to mention that one.  whistle:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on November 14, 2008, 03:12:03 PM
They visit his cinema  point:

Only once, mind
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Barman on November 14, 2008, 03:13:05 PM
You have pals?  eeek:

I used to....  sad24:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Bar Wench on November 14, 2008, 03:22:10 PM
You have pals?  eeek:

I used to....  sad24:

As Nick says that must have been before you tried to cram them into your "cinema"  point:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 14, 2008, 03:44:14 PM
You have pals?  eeek:

I used to....  sad24:

As Nick says that must have been before you tried to cram them into your "cinema"  point:
point:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Pastis on November 17, 2008, 06:20:08 PM
This one speaks for itself...

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A RETIRED teacher who sent an email to Jamie Oliver complaining about him swearing on TV has received a foul-mouthed response.

The 61-year-old, who does not wish to be named, criticised the chef for his use of the F-word during his Ministry of Food series on Channel 4.

Days later he had a reply from Oliver's team, which said: "What do you think I should write back apart from 'F*** off you ****'." The teacher said: "I found that quite offensive. We are coming to the stage where the use of the F-word is completely unacceptable. I had gone to the trouble of writing something that was reasonable and their response was to laugh."

The email was written by Kris Boobyer, 25, from Oliver's enquiry team, and had been intended as an internal joke between him and the chef's publicist Peter Berry, but it was accidentally copied into the formal response.
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Barman on November 18, 2008, 05:33:00 AM
This one speaks for itself...

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A RETIRED teacher who sent an email to Jamie Oliver complaining about him swearing on TV has received a foul-mouthed response.

The 61-year-old, who does not wish to be named, criticised the chef for his use of the F-word during his Ministry of Food series on Channel 4.

Days later he had a reply from Oliver's team, which said: "What do you think I should write back apart from 'F*** off you ****'." The teacher said: "I found that quite offensive. We are coming to the stage where the use of the F-word is completely unacceptable. I had gone to the trouble of writing something that was reasonable and their response was to laugh."

The email was written by Kris Boobyer, 25, from Oliver's enquiry team, and had been intended as an internal joke between him and the chef's publicist Peter Berry, but it was accidentally copied into the formal response.
happy001
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Pastis on December 07, 2008, 05:20:43 PM
I had a very lovely Sunday lunch today with some friends. One of the gents had brought his fiancée, a charming and attractive lady who spoke with a European accent; the others clearly knew where she was from, I didn't, so eventually I asked her. She said she was from Finland. Oh, I said, small talk continued and I eventually mentioned that I had an old friend who was Finnish... difficult language to pronounce... I could never get his name right...
What was his name, she asked. I attempted to pronounce his name just as there was a lull in the conversation...
She screamed with laughter and embarrassment, holding her hands to her face and had to leave the table! What have I said? Was my accent that bad? She was so embarrassed she couldn't say... more giggles and looks at me as if I knew!

Eventually she whispered to her man the translation of what I'd said... He turned to me and said, "You've just told her that your friend's name was Heikki Shag-you-from-behind-in-a-rough-kind-of-way!"

 redface: redface:  redface:



Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on December 07, 2008, 05:31:43 PM
They have names like that in Finland.It prolly IS his name
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Pastis on December 07, 2008, 05:34:20 PM
They have names like that in Finland.It prolly IS his name

Well, he might have bloody told me!  eeek:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Snoopy on December 07, 2008, 05:38:49 PM
I had a very lovely Sunday lunch today with some friends. One of the gents had brought his fiancée, a charming and attractive lady who spoke with a European accent; the others clearly knew where she was from, I didn't, so eventually I asked her. She said she was from Finland. Oh, I said, small talk continued and I eventually mentioned that I had an old friend who was Finnish... difficult language to pronounce... I could never get his name right...
What was his name, she asked. I attempted to pronounce his name just as there was a lull in the conversation...
She screamed with laughter and embarrassment, holding her hands to her face and had to leave the table! What have I said? Was my accent that bad? She was so embarrassed she couldn't say... more giggles and looks at me as if I knew!

Eventually she whispered to her man the translation of what I'd said... He turned to me and said, "You've just told her that your friend's name was Heikki Shag-you-from-behind-in-a-rough-kind-of-way!"

 redface: redface:  redface:



Perhaps a bunch of flowers and a note confirming your apologies and total innocence might not go amiss.
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Pastis on December 07, 2008, 05:51:17 PM
Perhaps a bunch of flowers and a note confirming your apologies and total innocence might not go amiss.

I was apology'ed-out by the time I left and she insisted it was quite alright, still laughing. I think the others'll be dining out on it  eeek:

In the meantime, Heikki has mail  evil:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Nick on December 07, 2008, 08:17:51 PM
You must try getting your tongue round some Finnish
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on December 13, 2012, 08:55:48 AM
Mrs DS #3 had a woman from the WI and her husband round for a drink last night. They were telling us how their son had just returned from Germany after a tour of Christmas fayres, where he had an excess of beer and huge German sausages.

My quip that it sounded like something Quentin Crisp would have organised was met by a stony silence and much shoe staring.

It would have helped if Mrs DS had told me before they arrived, that the lad actually is gay.  redface:
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Baldy on December 13, 2012, 09:41:32 AM
Mrs DS #3 had a woman from the WI and her husband round for a drink last night. They were telling us how their son had just returned from Germany after a tour of Christmas fayres, where he had an excess of beer and huge German sausages.

My quip that it sounded like something Quentin Crisp would have organised was met by a stony silence and much shoe staring.

It would have helped if Mrs DS had told me before they arrived, that the lad actually is gay.  redface:

 happy001
Title: Re: The all new gaffes and foot in mouth thread
Post by: Barman on December 13, 2012, 09:44:09 AM
Mrs DS #3 had a woman from the WI and her husband round for a drink last night. They were telling us how their son had just returned from Germany after a tour of Christmas fayres, where he had an excess of beer and huge German sausages.

My quip that it sounded like something Quentin Crisp would have organised was met by a stony silence and much shoe staring.

It would have helped if Mrs DS had told me before they arrived, that the lad actually is gay.  redface:

 lol: lol: lol:

I should get #4 lined up PDQ Darwin....