To think this guy must be cringing?

[managedmis]

And never want to look me in the eye again?

Bloke at work was chatting about work and was spelling out some bloke's name : Cockrem.

But he didn't just say 'Cockrem', he said ' you know, COCK'

I said, 'oh yes, him, John (not real name) Cockrem'

I was so embarrassed - surely he must have been?

Wtaf?

Not sure what my aibu is really

I don't follow. What on earth could be so embarrassing about a rooster?

Isn';t it "Cockram" not Cockrem.

So? He can't pronounce a name and made a bit of a TIT of himself.

Oops sorry op, have I offended you by loudly mentioning tit?

Fucking hell. You think the point is that he didn't know how to pronounce it, miss pronounced it and OP is making it into a big deal?
Are people really this thick?

The guy knew what he was doing. He saw a rude word in the clients name, and announced it to the room because he thought exclaiming "COCK" to the office would be funny.
OP, and I assume the other staff, didn't find the syllables cock funny, and probably gave him a raised eyebrow look. So he needed to shuffle off embarrassed that his attempt at humour had failed.

I really can't believe so many people interpreted this as him genuinely trying to spell the name out, and now as being unable to pronounce the name.

He made a penis joke. No one found it funny (since the OP thinks he will be embarassed). OP just wanted to share the childish behaviour of her colleague to see if anyone would have found it funny and laughed, or if we'd also have given him a raised eyebrow with a look and he should be embarrassed.

Fuck me blind I know it's gone down hill on here but still!

You're right OP. Did you see the thread someone posted about a colleague shouting the word COCK? It's going down hill on mumsnet I tell you!

Too right it’s gone downhill on here OP, and you’re the one right at the bottom of the valley.

Maybe he's not as immature as you 😴

@Lulualla and @managedmis I really don’t know what people aren’t getting on this thread! If it’s any consolation OP I totally understand what you are saying. Don’t worry, it’s them, not us!

@Monty27.

OP didn’t find a man loudly exclaiming the word COCK funny, given that they were in the workplace and discussing a client. The guy found it funny, seems quite gleeful to have come across a name with cock in it and couldn’t help himself going basically going ooooh, cock!

And OP is immature? Can you explain that?

OP is saying that she didn’t find it funny and thinks he should be a bit embarrassed, and wanted to know if we’d have found it funny or if we’d have been thinking “you’re acting like a child”.

I'm finding this thread hilarious, tbf I have a high temperature, or maybe I'm actually the OP's colleague

I've never heard of that surname. Sorry. I would've said cock too

Why, @HauntedMessfrogbeaver? Do you normally leave out the second syllable of people's names?

Why are you posting this?

It's a bit of a non event isn't it. I don't understand why you think he will never want to look you in the eye again? Are you ten years old?

Trebilcock is a name around here. Stress on the second syllable, fortunately.

Jeez, you'd be great fun down on the chicken farm. A man said a word, really, it's a non event

@Beveren

I meant the pronouncing of the hard CK in the name if I didn't know it. Like saying CoCKburn instead of Coburn if you didn't know the CK was silent.

That's what I thought the Op meant. That the colleague had mispronounced the name unintentionally and that's why he was cringing after she clarified. From further comments it appears that wasn't the case.

@Beveren

So in answer to your question, no I don't leave parts of peoples names out when speaking to them.

I get what happened, I just don't see why he'd be cringing or embarrassed to look people in the eye afterwards! But then in my workplace everyone would have laughed.

I wondered why they were bringing back all those sit coms from the 70's.

Now I know.

Oh yeah he should never show his face again