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To have carried on regardless?

56 replies

Megatron · 30/05/2012 13:12

So, this morning I am in a well known supermarket and I spot a friend further down the aisle. I trot up to him and the conversation went something like this:

Me: Hi, how's it going? (giving quick kiss on the cheek)

Him: Eh?

Me: God, it's hot isn't it, how's the new job going?

Him: Er, em, what?

Me: Well, best be off, tell Ali (his wife) I'll be in touch about that night out. take care. Bye! (followed by cheery wave).

I feel it is important to point out that within about 2 seconds of seeing this mans face properly I realised that I have never seen him before in my life. He is not the man who is married to my friend Ali, actually he didn't even look like him very much. I have no idea why I carried on my conversation rather than just say 'oh sorry I thought you were someone else'. He will think I am completely mental. Poor man.

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Catsmamma · 30/05/2012 13:13

Hahahahahaha!! :D :D

poorbuthappy · 30/05/2012 13:14

Fantastic. And yes you did exactly what you should have done. Well done!! Grin

JaxTellerIsMyFriend · 30/05/2012 13:14

HAHAAAAAAaaaaaaaa you probably made his day!

You will be known as "mad lady in supermarket" and of course you will see him EVERYWHERE you go now! Grin

fuckarama · 30/05/2012 13:15

I have done that.

Blush

Off on maternity leave.

Saw my friend in front of me.

She was supposed to be in work.

So I tapped her on the shoulder and said "Why the fuck are you not in work you lazy midden"

And this complete stranger turned round.

Blush
MarquiseOfMelburnia · 30/05/2012 13:15
Grin
Original poster
Megatron · 30/05/2012 13:16

I can never go back there can I? I keep thinking that as I get older I will stop doing ridiculous things but I don't, it just seems to get worse and more embarrassing.

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LST · 30/05/2012 13:16

Haha! Grin

bagelmonkey · 30/05/2012 13:16

He will think he's just forgotten who you are, not that you're crazy.

IAmBooybilee · 30/05/2012 13:16

not at all UR. there was no other option, you had to carry on you had kissed the man for gods sake!. Grin

twolittlemonkeys · 30/05/2012 13:16

Hahahahaha. Thanks for sharing that Grin Impressed that you fronted it out and carried on after realising your mistake!!

onetiredmummy · 30/05/2012 13:17

:o

Original poster
Megatron · 30/05/2012 13:17

fuckarama HA HA HA HA HA that's worse! At least I was nice to my stranger, I even gave him a wee kiss.

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bagelmonkey · 30/05/2012 13:17

You'll have to say hello to him every time you see him again.

DailyMailSpy · 30/05/2012 13:19

Hahahahahahaha that is hilarious!

Mrsjay · 30/05/2012 13:19

That has made my day Grin poor guy but well done you for keeping it up

captainbarnacle · 30/05/2012 13:21

Grin he would think he had forgotten who you were, but then he'd have forgotten that he has a wife called Ali. And a new job.

Brilliant.

RevoltingPeasant · 30/05/2012 13:23

What's the betting he is wandering around now going 'Who the f is Ali??'

A friend of mine once went up behind his wife in a bookshop and 'goosed' her as she was engrossed in a book she'd picked up off the shelf.

Only it wasn't his wife.

Apparently he had to do some fast talking to keep her from calling security Grin

BettySwollocksandaCrustyRack · 30/05/2012 13:24

Bless ya, did you realise before or after you kissed him on the cheek!!

Sounds like exactly the sort of thing I would do......it's probably driving him mad now wondering who the hell you....and Ali...are!

WillieWaggledagger · 30/05/2012 13:25

i think you did the best thing you could have done!

in a reverse situation, when we were at university (and not living together) I happened to spot DP in Topshop. i went up to him and gave him a kiss, and it wasn't until AFTER he had kissed me back that he realised it was me and not a random stranger!

maddening · 30/05/2012 13:27

having had too many shandy's I once spent a whole night introducing my friends to my brother who had randomly shown up at the party I was at (it was dark!) but then a friend who knew my brother saw the chap and told me it wasn't him -'luckily was too squiffy to care and the next day it was just funny (plus will never see the poor chap again as he will likely hide whenever he sees me

Original poster
Megatron · 30/05/2012 13:27

Betty I don't know actually. I can't believe that even I would decide to just kiss a random stranger but I think I may have been at the point of no return by then. God I'm mortified.

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Unlurked · 30/05/2012 13:29

That has brightened up my day, thank you!

Hahahahaha!

BettySwollocksandaCrustyRack · 30/05/2012 13:29

Dont be mortified, you have given me a much needed laugh! :)

IceCreamCastles · 30/05/2012 13:29

Dh did this once when we were snowboarding- grabbed a fellow snowboarder at the top of the mountain thinking he was one of our friends from university saying 'fancy seeing you here!', had a lengthy (one sided) conversation whilst it gradually dawned on him that the bloke was not who he thought he was.

Worse though, he was actually staying in our hotel so we had to see him every day.

Unlurked · 30/05/2012 13:30

Did you carry on shopping or abandon your trolley and run?

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