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Should I be embarrassed about this or am I overthinking..

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MyDogsPaws · 06/10/2023 19:14

I just met my lovely neighbour( older man) in my local Asda and for some unknown reason, clearly lacking anything better to say and allowing my socially awkward verbal diarrhoea to spew forth, I said the words “oh you look like you’ve got an exciting weekend planned with your wine and sausages” to which he laughed awkwardly and hastily departed. Now I can’t stop thinking about what he thought I meant about the wine and sausages 😬

Does anyone else get in trouble with socially awkward verbal diarrhoea and then overthink it for the rest of their lives?

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mambojambodothetango · 06/10/2023 19:46

Don't overthink it. He probably got embarrassed because he didn't have anything exciting planned and didn't know what to say. Next time, invite him over!

Manipulatorsbemanipulating · 06/10/2023 19:50

I just love this 😂 it's exactly the sort of thing I'd say!!

foxlover47 · 06/10/2023 19:52

Ha ha I love this !! Me I do it , I just panic and talk whatever comes into my mind 😂

PlantDoctor · 06/10/2023 19:52

I do this sort of thing far too often. I'll give you the advice I should take myself, and just forget it! I wouldn't hold an odd comment against anyone else, I'm sure they won't against you!

QueenFree · 06/10/2023 19:52

Haha, don't worry about it!

Aquamarine1029 · 06/10/2023 19:59

I totally would have said that because to me, having wine and sausages actually is my version of an exciting weekend.

Kitcatmouse · 06/10/2023 20:00

Ha this really made me chuckle

i was on the phone at work to someone in another department and was flustered at the end of the conversation and said ‘okay then, love you, bye’
i then had to go to said department and see them.
That was 10 years ago and I still think about it… 😂

Frances0911 · 06/10/2023 20:02

Yes I say this kind of thing all the time to people I don't know very well. It's a mixture of nervousness and feeling awkward.

NoIcePlease · 06/10/2023 20:02

We've recently returned to the office 2 days a week after being 100% wfh since 2020.

My managers' manager (big boss) was in on our first day back. We were chatting at about 5pm and he asked how I'd found it being in the office.

I told him it was good and I'd enjoyed...but I was exhausted after being around people since 8am as I'd been turned on all day.

He's a fairly mild mannered guy in his mid 60s and I don't know which of us was more horrified or mortified 🙈

I meant 'switched on' of course, like having to get used to being switched on at all times in a busy office etc 🤦‍♀️

Spyral · 06/10/2023 20:03

In answer to your question - yes!

My dentist once asked if I'd be interested in having a tooth implant fitted for free, to replace a back tooth I'd had removed, as he needed to do so many procedures as part of his training for a particular product.

My response to him was "oh yes, I'd love you to fill my hole"!!

I shit you not! Why the hell I would phrase it like that I have NO IDEA 😖

I have a different dentist now 😳

PurpleRadish · 06/10/2023 20:04

Hahaha ha, brilliant OP.

marmitegirl01 · 06/10/2023 20:04

Oh yes please keep them coming. 🤣🤣
Just what I needed this eve xx

SummerHouse · 06/10/2023 20:04

Oh lordy - just imagining his MN post:

Am I overthinking this or should I be embarrassed. Just bumped into my neighbour in Asda, got chatting and she said "ooooh you look like you have an exciting weekend planned. With your wine... and your sausages...." It was very loaded. Thing is have a weird sex thing whereby load up on wine and have fun with sausages. I can't help but think neighbour must know something. Surely it's not normal to ask if someone has an exciting weekend with their wine and their sausages?? Was neighbour being weird, does neighbour know something, if so was this a hint that they want to get involved.... Or am I overthinking....

Poursomesugaronme88 · 06/10/2023 20:06

I asked our new neighbour if she had gas….because we only had electric and storage heaters and no gas metre. This was 6 years ago and i still cringe.

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MyDogsPaws · 06/10/2023 20:07

hahaha thanks for letting me know im not alone 😂 I just spat out my tea when I read yours @Spyral and yes @SummerHouse maybe he looked awkward because he did have an exciting weekend’ planned with his wine and sausages!

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Crunchymum · 06/10/2023 20:10

Oh gosh I say stupid shit like this all the time.

Most recent are me telling another mum "they're all waiting for you" when she was clearly rushing to arrive for a party (I'd already dropped my DC and saw them literally running down the road). What I meant to say was they were all looking forward to this DC arriving.

Within days I made another faux pas. Was walking with two mums who have dogs, they were heading my way and we were just generally chit chatting. I needed to veer off in a different direction so I bid them farewell and as I walked off I waved and said "see you later, bye dogs"..... it looked like I was calling the women dogs 😂

saltinesandcoffeecups · 06/10/2023 20:12

Poursomesugaronme88 · 06/10/2023 20:06

I asked our new neighbour if she had gas….because we only had electric and storage heaters and no gas metre. This was 6 years ago and i still cringe.

So I used to be in the utilities industry and one day I got on a call with a lot of people including my VP. I was late so said something to the effect of “Sorry I’m late I had a gas problem” followed by an awkward pause where I realized what I just said and hurriedly filled in the rest “with customer x and their report”

Yup…everyone still laughed at me after my VP made a good natured smartass remark 😂

Createausername1970 · 06/10/2023 20:12

Many, many years ago, first job. Old building, heavy doors with door knobs.

The door to my boss's office was particularly difficult to open, the knob was difficult to turn.

You can see where this is going can't you.....

On this fateful morning, I was struggling to turn the knob with one hand, balancing cup and saucer in the other. I literally fell into his office and said...

"Oh David, your knob gets stiffer and stiffer"

I spent the next half hour hiding in the ladies loo, too embarrassed to come out.

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MyDogsPaws · 06/10/2023 20:15

@Createausername1970 I’d have handed my notice in immediately 🤣🤣

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SummerHouse · 06/10/2023 20:18

I was on the phone in a busy office. Was hoping something would fall into place but didn't want to jinx it so was meaning to say "touch wood" but in order to paint a picture for the person on the phone I said, "I'm touching wood right now!"

One colleague in particular adopted this as his favourite story.

monopolyg · 06/10/2023 20:21

Oh I often say daft stuff that I think is funny...but erm, maybe it's not! He's probably delighted that you think he's got an exciting weekend planned. 😂

Funkyslippers · 06/10/2023 20:26

I really fancied this guy I worked with but was really awkward round him. He asked me if I wanted him to get me something from the room upstairs and I should have said something like oh yes, get your steps up etc but I said oh yes, you need the exercise! He said sarcastically "oh thanks". I wanted to die....

Badgerstmary · 06/10/2023 20:30

Oh op it’s definitely not just you.
I went to watch my dd in a uni competition. I saw her car & a group of her fellow uni teammates in their uni kit & asked them if they knew where she was. They chatted & asked me if I knew her well. I stupidly replied I knew her well as I’d given birth to her. Why I couldn’t just tell them she was my dd I’ll never know. She wasn’t impressed.

Invalidusername88 · 06/10/2023 20:32

Funny 😄I don't think this is that bad OP you were just being nice.

Lovemychair · 06/10/2023 20:34

I've just started a new job that I was employed for due to my experience in this field and have been meeting different departments via Teams. Someone asked how I was settling in and I said 'Oh all good, I'm totally out of my depth' followed by an awkward silence.
I have no idea what I was even trying to say.