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Seriously. Why? Why would I do that?

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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.

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GossipMonger · 16/03/2009 14:39

I said to the Deputy Head at school when she asked if my husband could do a cookery demonstration for the children,

'It shouldnt be a problem. I will ask DH when I get in!!!!'

Gorionine · 16/03/2009 14:36

I tend to do that on the phone. I concentrate so much I often go : hello this is XYZ, could I speak to Gorionine please?

LOL at intoducing yourself with you MN nickname!

4andnotout · 16/03/2009 14:31

I have referred to my dd's as dd1 etc rather than their names in rl

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pagwatch · 16/03/2009 14:29

I said my husbands name. It wasn't even a mangling. I even added our surname as a flourish as in " Hi I am Bob Smith, nice to meet you"

Pretty bad huh .

thanks mama. made me laugh
sure scorpio

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BatmansWilly · 16/03/2009 14:28

lol imagine if I introduced myself as my mumsnet username? I'd be 'escorted' out I think

AnyFucker would be ammusing too

"Hi, I'm any fucker ... and you?" pmsl

georgimama · 16/03/2009 14:25

Did you actually tell them your name was Pagman, then Pagwatch, or did you just mangle your real name? Because I have nearly introduced myself as Georgimama to people, if it is any consolation.

ScorpiowithabigS · 16/03/2009 14:20

(pagwatch can oyu email me please, i want to ask you a question please? a non-scary one stephaniematthews 943 at btinternet dot com Thankyou)

BatmansWilly · 16/03/2009 14:20

MamaG! pmsl! I missed that one lol

BatmansWilly · 16/03/2009 14:19

Oh that is EXACTLY the kind of thing I would have done.

I say allsorts of stupid stuff when I'm nervous

thumbwitch · 16/03/2009 14:17

pag - sadly scrambled-eggs-for-brains catches you out at the oddest moments, I find - have done similar things - best one I can remember just now was givine out my phone number to someone (who I actually WANTED to phone) and giving my landline dialling code followed by the second half of my mobile number. [doh!]

MamaG · 16/03/2009 14:15

lolol

reminds me of that thread where the MNer touched hger throat and said "hello" in an electric voice t hinking the ohter bloke was messing around adn then realised he actually did have a voicebox thing

Original poster
pagwatch · 16/03/2009 14:14

Doodle
not now !
I expect to see lots of people ducking into doorways to avoid me

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Original poster
pagwatch · 16/03/2009 14:13

I know its
I have embraced my own twattery. Just wish I knew why.

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Doodle2U · 16/03/2009 14:13

Nerves.

Out of practice.

Anyway, are you likely to see any of them again?

Lizzylou · 16/03/2009 14:13

I always do things like that when nervous, forget my name, kids names/ages, where I live

I went out on Saturday, meeting a group of women who I didn't know, but whose Husbands/partners all meet up regularly, I introduced myself as "DH's Wife" all night, like I have no name of my own or own identity. I knew I was doing it, I just couldn't stop it.

TrillianAstra · 16/03/2009 14:13

Sorry but that is quite funny. Next time I do that I hope people giggle with me (and perhaps hand me a drink as my body clearly needs to catch up with my mouth).

MarlaSinger · 16/03/2009 14:12

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Owls · 16/03/2009 14:11

Sorry but

compo · 16/03/2009 14:10

lol
I do that when I'm nervous!

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