This is why you shouldn't read your emails in public

[Fraca]

Just received an email from a colleague - the email was entitled "Shits Today". She's sent it to approximately 100 people and I wish, more than I've wished for anything in a long time, that I could see a) her face when she realises what she's sent, and b) read the replies she gets.

Im in a cafe and am trying very very hard not to laugh out loud!

This reminds me of a work trip. A colleague sent out a message to a large number of people reminding them to bring their willies (he meant wellies) 🤣.

Why be nasty ?

I loved that day. My favourite bit was the people replying to tell people to stop replying.

I love that one.

I am also unreasonably amused by "Durchfall" ( = "through-fall" = diarrhoea).

There are some seriously miserable buggers on this thread.

A childish sense of humour makes the world go round. Thank you for all the giggles this evening!

They’re good. I also like sitzpinkler.

😅

Klugscheisser is a good one, too.

Hush now Mrs Miseryguts. No one cares about your opinion. Plenty of other threads for your sanctimony.

I think the typos are amusing and have enjoyed reading them, same as the majority.

I shared a document with a draft obiturary notice after my grandmother died. My sibling pointed out an unfortunate typo referring to her as a 'very dead mother and grandmother'. I was mortified but I think she'd have quite enjoyed it.

I am at home so can LOL 😆
It was inset day for my son and. As I work in a school. I asked the Head if I could bring him in, except I emailed every single member of staff 🤦‍♀️. Cue 45 emails saying it was OK with them 🤦‍♀️

Thank you l may have a little mind but l needed a laugh 😃

I am also unreasonably amused by "Durchfall" ( = "through-fall" = diarrhoea).

And also Durchfall's arch enemy, Verstopfung!

German is fantastic!

Do the kill joys go to art galleries and loudly announce which paintings they think are crap? Or start bellowing declarations in the cinema that the film is rubbish?

Sadly, they probably do!

Football absolutely bores me to tears and I cannot for the life of me understand why anybody would like it.

I cope with this by never going to matches or watching it on TV and leaving those activities for those who do enjoy it - as they have every right to do so.

Were I to feel the need to turn up regularly at Anfield and make a massive scene in the crowds about how pointless I thought it all was, I can't imagine that in any way being a positive experience either for me or for the fans: very much a lose/lose situation all around.

Best typo in a work email at my place was ‘drinks and nipples’. Ten years later, it’s still the go to phrase!

Fellow German speaker here. Durchfall's a great word! 😄

I feel that people who comment negatively on this type of light-hearted post are not as mature as they like to think, as surely any self-respecting adult would understand the concept of a different sense of humour?

I'd have sniggered too OP (and then done something on my phone to make it look like I was messaging someone rather than laughing to myself, which I have found is somehow frowned upon).

Gave daughter a kiddy golf voucher for grandkids. When she went to use it the guy gave it back to her and said don't worry about it I just took the £10 off you can use it next time. She told me this in a WhatsApp message. I replied, "well next time you go just make sure you take SNUFF money with you, if he doesn't let you use it". Should have said enough money.

Oh god that reminds me of a mortifying incident at a temp admin job when I was about 19. Not sure what possessed me but I was so bored I wrote a rather rude ‘memo’ to my BF slagging off how tedious the job was and signed it off (as you do!) ‘hugs and handjobs xx’ - but when I printed it nothing happened, so I just deleted the note and assumed the printer was down. clearly my tiny brain did not consider the fact the print job was still in the system…

next morning I rocked up, only to be called straight into the boss’ office - as soon as I walked in I saw the print out on his desk and he just raised his eyebrows and said ‘I don’t think there’s anything else to say really, is there?’ Not sure who was more embarrassed but I mumbled an agonised apology and did the walk of shame straight to the exit. Naturally the temp agency black listed me from then on … 😆

Another slightly more innocent error happened the other week in fact…

I’m a lawyer (if you can believe it lol) and was sending an email about adjustments at court for 2 deaf witnesses, in which I wrote ‘unfortunately the usual setup won’t work in this case, as two of the witnesses are dead and require an interpreter to communicate’.

Luckily I only sent it to a couple of people (other lawyers rather than clients / third parties), but I still cringe remembering it. And I’m normally so anal about proof reading!

Made me chuckle OP, and I genuinely laughed out loud at the frozen chicken!

Im fine with being easily pleased, it means I’m often happy.

Yeah life is hard sometimes so it's good to find humour, whatever we class as humour, in our every day lives.

Ive remembered another incident, not a typo but nonetheless funny - in hindsight.

My cousin had been to gay Mardi Gras and was trying to send pictures to my phone. They didn't seem to be coming through so he said "give me your phone, maybe you've got the wrong settings or something". Duly handed my phone over.

I still have no idea to this day (and neither does he) what he did, but he somehow sent all his pictures to everyone in my contact list.The pictures were, um, shall we say flamboyant ? I had a pretty large list consisting of work colleagues and contacts, medical people involved in dh's care, parents of dc's friends etc.

Am I missing something? This seems to me more about issue of sending than of reading in public. Or are you saying that it's humiliating to laugh in public?

You're very easily amused OP.

When did that become a bad thing?? To be able to find joy in small things?

Thank you OP, this thread is one of the best I've read in ages. Nothing better than a good guffaw before bed!