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Seriously. Why? Why would I do that?

219 replies

pagwatch · 16/03/2009 14:09

Sat night party. Mostly people I don't know so feeling a bit nervous. I manage to mangle each one of my childrens names ( when asked) and then , when introduced to someone, I shake their hand and give them my husbands name ... " hello I am Pagman" I said
Long silence. I said " actually I am not. I am pagwatch. I am not sure why I said that"

DH then shook their hand and said " and i Mr Pag and married to a woman who isn't quite sure who she is"

Why would I do that. I wasn't even drunk FFS. And then I had hours ahead with people who think I am too dim to get my own name right.
I apparently AM too dim to get my own name right.

OP posts:
moondog · 19/03/2009 22:29

Snort at BC.
How coud he not notice and how could you confuse the arses??

KillerOfTheThreads · 19/03/2009 22:29

How many threads will i kill?

ClaireDeLoon · 19/03/2009 22:28

I am like this - even when starting to learn french and you have to go around the class saying my name is.... in French I got my name wrong. The laughter still haunts me. Its just nerves I know but it it's awful when you get so nervous.

Belgianchocolates · 19/03/2009 22:25

LOL so much my bump is hurting. These sort of threads are no good for heavily pregnant women.

The most embarrasing thing I've ever done is pinch + stroke my dad's bum thinking it was DH My dad didn't react and pretended nothing happened.

chimchar · 19/03/2009 22:07

these are fantastic! more laughing out loud here..dh is wondering what the hell i'm reading!'

beautiful....you ledgend! love your story!

BEAUTlFUL · 19/03/2009 22:07

Rhubarb - yes I met her loads more times. They went out for years. It was hell.

Just read your train story to DH and he doubled over!

Rhubarb · 19/03/2009 21:55

beautiful!

OMG, I don't think I've ever been that much of a drunken state to do that!

Did you ever meet her again?

moondog · 19/03/2009 21:53

No Kitten, it's a goody.

OhYouBadBadKitten · 19/03/2009 21:52

which actually isn't nearly as funny as the rest of the thread

ihavenewsockson · 19/03/2009 21:52

i was doin some door to door work once and forgot which side of the door i was on so to speak.

a guy opened the door and i said " yes? can i help you?" he was aa confused as me.

raisingrrrl · 19/03/2009 21:52

Beautiful - I am literally PMSL. Thanks for that!!

OhYouBadBadKitten · 19/03/2009 21:45

stop - you lot are killing me!! Am sat here by myself giggling insanely.

Have had a slightly awkward day myself - am running on not enough sleep.

Tonight I was talking to my mum on the phone. She has some very serious health concerns atm but I was trying to get dd bathed. I've been on the phone for much of the day trying to get info out of various officials so ended our phone call with a very distracted 'well thank you very much for that - bye'. My poor Mum must have been

moondog · 19/03/2009 21:44

Beautiful!!!!!!!
Are you insane???????

'Sadly for everyone, I kept drinking the mulled wine.'

Barking!

BEAUTlFUL · 19/03/2009 21:42

Mine's really bad. A friend of mine makes me re-tell this story every time I see him.

OK.

It was Christmas. My brother was deeply in love with his new Christian GF and wanted me to meet her. So he brought her along - with her 13-year-old daughter - to what was supposed to be an "elegant" little Christmas drinks party at my house.

Privately, I was a bit stressed and nervous about the party so I'd started early on the mulled wine. When brother, GF and daughter arrived, I was just at the merry stage so made a big fuss of them and then chatted to them all evening, being all lively and nice.

Sadly for everyone, I kept drinking the mulled wine.

10pm, they decide to go home. FOR SOME REASON, as I rocked on my heels, I thought it would be hilarious if I said goodbye in a pretend-nasty way. ???? My reasoning (such as I was capable of) was something like: We had all obviously got on very well, so wouldn't it be funny if I ironically pretended that we hadn't?

So, I turned first to my brother's new, quiet, deeply religious GF and said, with a huge smile, "Well, goodbye then, you f**king bitch."

THEN, I turned to her 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER and thinking it'd be even funnier if I upped the ante on this one "And goodbye to you, you f*king c*t."

Stunned, shocked silence all round, which I only broke by falling over.

It took months of carefully crafted apology emails to even get me nearly out of that one. I still die remembering it.

benfmsmum · 19/03/2009 21:38

My next door neighbour came to introduce herself to me just after I had moved in. She said "hello, I'm Jane" I replied "hello, I'm Jane, err no I'm not I'm benfmsmum!" We both then stood and looked at each other not really knowing what to say after that!!

moondog · 19/03/2009 21:32

My dh worked in Chernobyl for a few years.On first visit, they (mistakenly) thoguht he was a VIP and to his horror as he arrrived at station with interpeter there was a whole welcome committee. Kids' choir, bread and salt, local bigwigs, tv cameras, the works.

He was however feeling really queasy after an odd meal the night before. As he walked into the town hall, feeling he was in a bad dream, he realised he was gonig to vomit, rushed across the room and did so.

Room full of Ukraininians just went silent..........

moondog · 19/03/2009 21:29

at Three's dh.

BEAUTlFUL · 19/03/2009 21:26

Rhubarb! I'm dying.

theDreadPiratePerArdua · 19/03/2009 21:24

Was thinking about re-fencing at bottom of yard of previous house, so went round to adjoining neighbour to discuss. Got house next door by mistake, but woman who answered door was very friendly, pointed out the right door, then said - oh your friends with x aren't you' so we had a bit of a chat about x. Then knocked on right door, got no answer, went home to write a note, returned, yes, put it into the first woman's mailbox 'knock knock, it's the f-wit again'

Rhubarb · 19/03/2009 21:23

rofl at these!

threestars · 19/03/2009 21:22

I used to work for an accessories company and went to the US to visit the stockists and explain to sales staff how the merchandise was designed/made etc. I'd usually just talk with 6-7 people and it was always really enjoyable.

BUT...at one v. exclusive department store, every single member of staff had been gathered together, from fashion to homewares, to hear my spiel. I went into Porky Pig mode and stammered and spluttered my way through. And at the very end, after any questions, said "thanks for listening. See you later. Oh, but I won't, because I'm going back to London now. So...see you later. Oh, err". DDDUUUUURRRR.

DH also had a problem with goodbyes. At the end of an interview he looked the interviewer straight in the eye, shook his hand, and said "hello".

Blarbie · 19/03/2009 21:19

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I'm nearly crying laughing. I can just picture myself doing the same. I hope I don't or I might remember this and fall about on the floor wetting myself!!!!!!!!!!!

Alambil · 19/03/2009 21:18

I'd have wondered who the hell you were...! Am amazed they never said anything!

DisasterArea · 19/03/2009 21:16

neither of them said anything either. why? wouldn't you?
am so glad i've never kissed my boss. would never be able to go back. ever.

PuppyMonkey · 19/03/2009 21:16

ROFL, DisasterArea..

We have a family joke here about DP who was once on the phone to his brother's horrid girlfriend. He was waiting for his bro to come downstairs and just passing the time of day with gf. So he for no reason at all said to her: "Ah, sprange then." This is not funny to anyone else but it makes me have tears of laughter run down my face.

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