...and say "there there"
In meeting today and part of it was a discussion about personal illnesses or conditions each of us has/had. I mentioned that most of my family - female side has an underactive thyroid and that I have yearly blood tests as mine is slowly getting there. I said "Thyroid" about ten times
Only I didn't...
I said "prostate" and wondered why the rest of them were looking at me like this 
. I clocked what I'd said and said "No, not my prostate, my thryoid. I am actually a women, at least my husband thinks so" ending on a horrible, whinnying haw haw laugh that I haven't heard before.
Ended up doing a comedy wipe of my face, and knocked my glasses off, where they landed on the middle of the floor. I said "shite" when this happened and not quietly either.
Dear God...not one of them cracked a smile or reacted- just looked at me for a split second and then started talking about something else
CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE..I am squirming in my seat just thinking about it
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Gatekeeper · 20/11/2013 16:49
Second time this week I've had to go in the stationery cupboard at work because i'm laughing so much i've got tears running down my face 
Poor you but ohhh my god the comedy face wipe and knocking glasses off KILLED me
There therepats head
That is brilliant and really just brightened up my dull day
oh god sorry Gatekeeper but that really made me laugh!
It is exactly the sort of thing I do all the time and is reassuring that I am not alone. It's the lack of reaction that makes it so much cringier isn't it?
Have a manly slap on the back from me
Wankers. How could they not appreciate what an awesome comedic moment you provided 
There there Gatekeeper, it's not your fault they were miserable buggers.
It's actually quite funny
This kind of thing happens to me all the time. I'm dysphasic (getting better). No-one ever laughs 
Thank you so much for brightening up a crap afternoon at work.
Your embarrassment was not in vain. 
Oh Gatekeeper here's a big pat for your shoulder!
What a boring twunch of bunts you must work with, not to crack even a smile!
I do know what you mean about when a horrible sound comes out of you that you haven't heard before! Not fun.
Time and hopefully this thread too, will make you feel better!
Oh dear what a pack of dry arse wallys! Just think though you will look back and laugh, I promise. At least you never kicked a stray piece of underwear from the leg of your trousers across your workplace floor in front of your boss and half your colleagues................................ Not that it never happened to me like 
In situations like this I fail to see how no one can laugh! It would make it 100 times better if they could have a giggle with you about it, what serious periods I've found myself in many a similar situation, many pats and a big !
I would have laughed
And thrown in an " Fuck, i always make a dick of myself too" - slightly too loudly so that everyone would have thought I was a right tosser too
Are you my best friend cos she does this all the time!
Best one was when she declared loudly in a packed cafe that if she would ever have a son she would call him...
Wanker.
She meant mark.
She's lovely. Don't be embarrassed!
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