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Awful slip of the tongue committed, I'm a shitty, shitty person.

163 replies

MrsBertMacklin · 07/06/2013 16:50

Went to the shops this afternoon and the lady who served me had a lazy eye. We were having a bit of small talk about the flowers I was buying when she leaned down behind the counter to get a flower bag and a pen fell out of her shirt so I told her:

"Oh, you've dropped your eye."

To which she said, "Sorry?" and I said it again, then realised what I'd said so corrected myself and said sorry, I didn't get much sleep last night and keep getting my words mixed up, but she gave me a Hmm and stopped chatting to me.

I feel horrible. Sad

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Olbasoil · 07/06/2013 17:20

Poor lady & poor you!
But very very funny.
I've got a much worse one , can't tell though everyone will hate me !

happyhorse · 07/06/2013 17:30

I told DS to "give the man the money" in a shop before realising it was actually a woman. Very embarrassing.

QuietNinjaTardis · 07/06/2013 17:40

I once announced that a friend had had sex with all her friends in front of someone else. What I meant was that she only had sex with friends, ie no one night stands with strangers but I made it sound like she'd shagged everyone she knew. She wasn't happy. Blush

Thisvehicleisreversing · 07/06/2013 17:47

My colleague once said while serving a gorgeous looking lad "do you want a shag? I mean BAG, BAG, I mean do you want a BAG?!"

I laughed, the lad laughed but my colleague went bright red and wondered away muttering "oh god" under her breath Grin

mrsjay · 07/06/2013 17:47

DD1 once said to a fat woman at her till Thats a lot of chocolate you have there Shock she said it just slipped out the woman didnt hear her though

SquirtedPerfumeUpNoseInBoots · 07/06/2013 17:48
Grin
LEMisdisappointed · 07/06/2013 17:52

Are you likely to see her again? If you do i suggest Flowers with a breif message - sorry, im a twat!

firstpost · 07/06/2013 17:53

I once offered a one armed woman "a hand" Blush Blush

mrsjay · 07/06/2013 17:55

oh god just remembered I fell over a guide dog once and then I said to the man sorry I didnt see you Blush

neepsandtatties · 07/06/2013 17:58

'a hand'

'I didn't see you'

The tears have started!

youarewinning · 07/06/2013 17:58
Grin

Sorry, but another who just laughed. I have also done this before and it is horrifying.

I once said to DS at a till (he was buying chocolate and trying to give the cashier the money before it was scanned)

"don't give your money to the chocolate man" Obviously meant - "don't give your money to the man, give your chocolate to the man"

Blush
ALannisterAlwaysPaysHerDebts · 07/06/2013 18:23

I'm still laughing..

Tiggygirl · 07/06/2013 18:32

MrsBert ,that has made me giggle out loud .My dog is giving me a really funny look too !

MimsyBorogroves · 07/06/2013 18:33

Sorry, but I'm laughing. Laughing in sympathy because most days I don't know how I manage to talk through the giant foot in my mouth.

LunaticFringe · 07/06/2013 18:34

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ALannisterAlwaysPaysHerDebts · 07/06/2013 18:50

Lunatic- I still cringe when I think about it!

ChippingInWiredOnCoffee · 07/06/2013 18:56

I'm laughing too - because it makes a change that it wasn't me Grin

LunaticFringe · 07/06/2013 18:59

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usualsuspect · 07/06/2013 19:17

I cringed at work serving a very short man, when he asked for a coffee .I said 'just a small one?'

I usually ask 'large or small?'

ALannisterAlwaysPaysHerDebts · 07/06/2013 19:18

The worst thing is we both knew and I couldn't say anything as it would only of highlighted my faux pas, so we just looked into each-others eyes for about ten seconds.

ALannisterAlwaysPaysHerDebts · 07/06/2013 19:19

Usual- Glad I'm not the only one with the short gags.

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 07/06/2013 19:22

Ohhhh dear Grin

Mine: was at the hair-dressers, and he asked what I wanted (wet cut, dry cut, blow dry etc). "Just a wet cunt please."

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usualsuspect · 07/06/2013 19:23

Hahaha at wet cunt

QOD · 07/06/2013 19:25

Wet cunt!!

I just wet mine myself laughing

AprilFoolishness · 07/06/2013 19:27

Between this and the gavroche thread mn is on bl