The strangest thing someone said to you that sticks in your mind

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Over 35 years ago a workmate of mine a bloke asked me why I was off the day before and I told him I went to a funeral of a relative.

As we talked he said his brother had died when they were both in their early 30's and then blurted out "I did not go to his funeral." (They both lived locally to the other) I asked him why not. He said, "he was dead he (his brother) would not of known.."

The guy was not joking and it has stuck in my mind since - the bloke was a good workmate we had laughs/chats but that made me feel uneasy and funny about him

On telling my (female) boss I was pregnant - "Was it planned?". First comment, no small talk leading up to it.

It’s anonymous on here, you can tell us about your kidney transplant in confidence

so bizarre! Did you ever find out where she got the idea from?

Thanks @PineappleWilson, I still haven't got over it.

I was in my first job appraisal, with my perfectly nice (female) boss (approx 60 yes old) and I sat there expectantly, waiting for questions or comments and she just came out with " I was married when I was 18, and I was living in Scotland. He was abusive and I think he might have become a serial killer" ! I just looked at her and said "Oh. Right".
She went into further detail about him (which I obviously googled later) and when she'd finished I said " Is everything ok with how I'm doing my job then?" And she confirmed it was, and I went on my way. Asked my colleagues if it happened to them and it didn't!

HA 😂

Not a clue although I had a kidney removed but that was years before but still..

@HuwEdwardsraisedeyebrow - you must have one of those faces like me. Within 5 minutes of meeting someone for the first time they've usually given me their life story or medical history! 😄

Was she telling the truth? Please tell us!

Do you think she was married to Peter Tobin?

Was on a trip with my cousin several years ago when a guy comes over to us and said I'm Steve and i turn trash into treasure and proceeds to show us something random he had found and decorated, he was very friendly and asked where I was from when i said I was from Ireland, he then went on to tell me that he had written a well known Irish song and they had stolen it from him.

Lol, maybe they had. You couldn't prove otherwise if it was stolen!

That reminds me of a dapper old cockney gent who came up to me at Finsbury Park station one train-delayed wet and miserable evening. "Do you like my 'at?" he asks with a grin. So I said yes, just to pass the time really, and then he goes :"I stole it! That's right girl, I stole my 'at" and gave me a wee chuckle then walked off.

Sorry, very inappropriate but this made me laugh!

A woman at a Play and Stay said to me “your kids have different dads don’t they?”. DD was 2 and DS a couple of months old. I told her that was not the case and she smiled conspiratorially and said “no need to pretend love”. I later found out she gossiped with other mums house that whilst DD was mixed race, DS clearly was not and so they must have different dads! (we are a mixed heritage family and DP is the father of both DC but DS is darker than DD).

My late MIL one New Year’s Eve. We had our neighbours in for a drink. My MIL suddenly came out with “let’s hope it’s a good year to bring a new baby into the world”. Neighbours were startled clearly wondering if I was pregnant. I wasn’t pregnant. We had been ttc for a couple of years at that point. MIL later claimed she couldn’t remember saying it. But DH had heard and so had the neighbours.

My dentist said to me that I was in the back of the queue that gave out good teeth!

When I was 5, in the school playground an older boy strangled me with my scarf.
When the depute head teacher came out to see what all the fuss was about, and I told her, she replied "if he'd strangled you, you would be dead".
I was terrified, crying my eyes out and only tiny! What a bitch!

Walking down the road when pregnant and a man shouted from his van ‘if you weren’t already knocked up I’d give you one’.
It was so humiliating.

😂

I know a friend through a hobby, in unmumsnet fashion going to come straight out and say it's horse riding. Generally when I see her it's at a lesson or competition so am wearing clean but not my best clothes.
She came to a function at my house and said , in front of about 20 people, " oh I never thought you would have such a lovely house as your wear such cheap clothes"

It's now a classic line with other friends 🤣

Woman in the supermarket eyed DS and DD with great disfavour, sniffed and said "very Aryan".

I mean, yes, they both have pale skin, blonde hair and blue eyes, but they can't help that!

Recently I said to a friend without thinking, it was meant to be a boost to her confidence...... 'if your DH wasn't around there isn't anything you could not do or manage yourself'........he died suddenly two days later.

It was the most stupid comment I've ever made and can't get it out of my head

Ive loved reading this thread.

My weirdest one was when I was expecting my 3rd child and when my neighbour noticed my rounded belly, said to me "I hope you are stopping after this one, because it's not that kind of neighborhood"

Not sure what kind of neighborhood is required to have a large family 🤷
However I went on to have 2 more DC.

@Puffalicious , DC1 just having found he liked to walk fell over and stated crying. I ask 'Where does it hurt, my sweetheart?'. Passerby says 'Why on earth are you talking to it, it can'y understand!' . Me: 'How do you think they learn?'

I was 30+ weeks pregnant and my colleague called me across the store to where she was stood with a customer, pointed at my stomach and said to the customer “I wouldn’t do that to my body for anyone” I just replied “is that everything?” and walked away.

I was shopping in a supermarket when a lady stopped me and said " Can you help me please? I'm looking for an ingredient I saw in a cookery programme on telly last night and you look like the sort of person who would know what it is"

After a few questions, I realised she was looking for some passata.

Over a decade later, I've still not worked out how my ordinary appearance led her to believe I could answer her question.

"It's just kids having kids isn't it" a middle aged woman to me in the doctors surgery.
I was 28 taking dd 3 months check up

Where do these people crawl out from? Because children emerge at 5 the complete article with no input from parents, don't they?! Referring to your DS as 'it' 😡