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To have done the most embarrassing thing ever

492 replies

faceonfire · 08/03/2022 11:46

Happened about an hour ago and I think I’ll need to go home and never come back to the office again

I work with a very very very handsome man. He was on the phone in the office this morning trying to sort out someone to come and fix his boiler.

He happened to say his postcode and me being the creepy wee lady I am put it into maps on my phone to see where he lived Blush

For some reason (and I still don’t know why) my phone blared

STARTING ROUTE FROM current location TO handsome man’s postcode

I was 6 feet away in a quiet office. He turned to look and I couldn’t even look up for wanting the ground to swallow me whole.

How do I come back from this? 😂

Please someone else tell me you’ve done something equally as embarrassing

OP posts:
Lavender24 · 09/03/2022 16:54

Just spotted this on the Daily Mail...hopefully Alan doesn't read it!!

Dizzywizz · 09/03/2022 16:56

Omg this should be a reason why not to put anything embarrassing on mumsnet…it has spread so far! I’m sorry @faceonfire

hopeso · 09/03/2022 17:15

I'm surprised that Mumsnet doesn't mind these tabloids willynilly picking up threads and screenshots of responses. Also twisting the story. OP never said she desired him, only that he is extremely good-looking and she is rather nosey!

sussexoldspot · 09/03/2022 17:38

Definitely, definitely style it out as others have suggested!

If this makes you feel any better, I used to work with someone whose nickname was Blobby for some reason. It was his birthday and we spent a huge chunk of the Friday afternoon making him a card with a pic of Mr Blobby on it, taken from the internet.

Anyway, artistry all done, I deleted the contents of the Word document and got to drafting an e-mail to our various country managers, telling them off for selling products we didn't actually have. Printed it, took it into the Boss to OK it, then copied the whole thing from Word into e-mail, sent it out and went off the the weekend.

I returned on Monday morning to a blizzard of replies, asking "Is this a joke?" Unfortunately, I had somehow not deleted the link to the Blobby website, which appeared at the bottom of my stroppy e-mail. Clicking on the link resulted in a pink screen with yellow spots and, for those who had sound on, "Blobby, Blobby Blobbeeee!"

I still go all hot at the memory of this and it was a good 20 years ago.

Lolabray · 09/03/2022 17:45

That’s something I would do and quite hilarious 😂 .. bless you just act like nothing happened x

nicoladuffell40 · 09/03/2022 17:48

I’m sorry but that is soooo funny! Thank you for making me laugh x

Wavypurple · 09/03/2022 17:50

If it’s any consolation I cracked up reading that. Probably more than anything I’ve read on here 😂😂😂😂😂

AHungryCaterpillar · 09/03/2022 17:51

The comments on there 😣

Sooziewoozie · 09/03/2022 17:51

He might be okay, he might not realise that he is the handsome man to whom you were referring Blush

LaTangerina · 09/03/2022 17:52

@sussexoldspot

Definitely, definitely style it out as others have suggested!

If this makes you feel any better, I used to work with someone whose nickname was Blobby for some reason. It was his birthday and we spent a huge chunk of the Friday afternoon making him a card with a pic of Mr Blobby on it, taken from the internet.

Anyway, artistry all done, I deleted the contents of the Word document and got to drafting an e-mail to our various country managers, telling them off for selling products we didn't actually have. Printed it, took it into the Boss to OK it, then copied the whole thing from Word into e-mail, sent it out and went off the the weekend.

I returned on Monday morning to a blizzard of replies, asking "Is this a joke?" Unfortunately, I had somehow not deleted the link to the Blobby website, which appeared at the bottom of my stroppy e-mail. Clicking on the link resulted in a pink screen with yellow spots and, for those who had sound on, "Blobby, Blobby Blobbeeee!"

I still go all hot at the memory of this and it was a good 20 years ago.

😂😂😂😂

lovedoris · 09/03/2022 18:00

I’d say I was typing in a route and you heard his postcode and it was very similar to the one your were typing & you just automatically typed it without thinking but then you realised and couldn’t tell him. I often type words that someone has just said on the tv and then realise that’s what I’ve done a few words later!

dhfoody47 · 09/03/2022 18:03

Just seen this on Tik Tom & can't stop laughing, I feel your pain 😂

Plinkyplonkyplonk · 09/03/2022 18:11

Ooooh did I laugh.
I so hope you hook and laugh about this in years to come!

bigmumsymcgraw · 09/03/2022 18:18

OMG thats hilarious!

Chandimum · 09/03/2022 18:27

This happened to me about 6 months ago on a packed bus, except it blurted:

ROUTE TO THE G.U.M. CLINIC

I was actually visiting for a coil fitting with the family planning doctor 🤦🏽‍♀️.

Hazey19 · 09/03/2022 18:28

No advice I’m sorry but I’m Dying laughing for you 😂😂😂

Yogalola · 09/03/2022 18:42

I’d hit the gin tonight, if he’s a decent guy he’ll just laugh and think how nosey. He probably thinks you’ve got the hots for you

Openskeptic · 09/03/2022 18:43

Ha ha this is the one that made me laugh out loud

Openskeptic · 09/03/2022 18:43

I meant the weeing and singing to your boss on the toilet post

Pinklemonade1 · 09/03/2022 19:05

I don't think I've ever laughed so much at something on MN 🤣🤣🤣

JangolinaPitt · 09/03/2022 19:06

Sorry have not read the whole thread but the Ozp had me literally howling with laughter. OP you have totally made a stranger happy after a shirt day @ work !!! FlowersFlowersFlowers

WalmartWitney · 09/03/2022 19:14

You have absolutely made my week! 😂🤣😭

theworldsgonefeckingmad · 09/03/2022 19:17

I vote this for classics @mnhq I can't stop laughing Grin

Imabitbusyatthemoment · 09/03/2022 19:34

@PeeAche

Solidarity, OP:

When I was at university, Facebook came out.

One day, I was searching for this guy that lived in my halls. I had such a thing for him because he was so dark and brooding. 🤤

I put his name into FB over and over but every time I hit enter, the page just refreshed and still only showed me my own "wall". So I gave up.

A few hours later, my friend from a few doors down asked me why I had just covered my own FB wall with this guy's name. Over and over and over again as my status.

I realised then that I'd been writing him into my status bar instead of the search bar.

I wanted to die.

This is amazing. Grin
MurmuratingStarling · 09/03/2022 19:42

Fuck me that's brilliant! Grin Nice one OP! Grin