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Another put my foot in it embaressing moment

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TEEstheCEEsontobejolly · 05/12/2006 21:45

Oh God!

Not as bad as my tracheoctomey story but still a proper 'open the ground and swallow me now moment'.

Was at my childminders and one of the other kids dad's turned up. I've never met him before and he came in on crutches.

I said 'ohhhhh no a man on crutches, oh you poor thing, and just before Xmas, oh nooo'. He didn't really say anything and the kids moved us along with their manicness, as they do!

He went off and I said to the childminder, 'what has he done to his leg then?'

Her reply - "Nothing, he had Polio and has been on crutches since he was a kid"

Oh no
How awful
Feel so bad and just .... ohhhhhhh .... why do I always do this sort of thing?

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 05/12/2006 21:49
PinkTinsel · 05/12/2006 21:50

pmsl and on your behalf, but to be fair you weren't to know!

GoodKingWestCountryLass · 05/12/2006 21:51

Bwahahahaha!

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TEEstheCEEsontobejolly · 05/12/2006 21:52

I know, I totally wasn't to know, but all the same, sweet jesus!!! I've got my head in my hands but have to laugh.

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BudaBauble · 05/12/2006 21:52

Oh dear!

(Glad you are back though TC!!)

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TEEstheCEEsontobejolly · 05/12/2006 21:53

Hey Buda

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pelvicfloorSNOWmore · 05/12/2006 21:54

lol
You sound like that catherine Tate character.

KezzaG · 05/12/2006 21:56

Lol.

Why didnt he say something? I would rather someone put me out of my misery there and then, will you have to see him again?

Similar thing happened to me when we arrived in reception on our Carribean honeymoon. I looked out to the beach and said to the man who was showing us to our rooms "do you have sharks here?" just as he came round from the reception desk and I realised he only had one leg! I just giggled nervously which probably didnt help.

BudaBauble · 05/12/2006 21:57

Waving back at TeeCee!!!! - knew you wouldn't stay away! Well hoped so!!!

BudaBauble · 05/12/2006 21:58

PMSL at KezzaG!!!!

moondog · 05/12/2006 22:02

lol
TeeCee you are the queen of the faux pas.

When i first met my (absolutely gorgeous) childminder I said 'God,you look hot.Have you been to the gym??'

In fact,she is always that colour.
Poss. menopausal hot flushes I think.

My father's friend still goes white at a memory of him at a drunken Aussie party,shouting at some bloke

'Come out from that bloody bush you silly bastard! What are ya playin' at???' ad infinitum.

The man in question was a dwarf.

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TEEstheCEEsontobejolly · 06/12/2006 10:09

pmsl at that story Moondao. Oh my GOD! How funny!

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TEEstheCEEsontobejolly · 06/12/2006 10:09

Moondog, sorry, have wet nails!

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