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ThatNiceMan asks: Have you ever been talking with people down the pub when somebody throws such a complete curveball (Sample WTF moment: "I wonder what it's like to get bummed") that all talk is stopped dead? Tell us!

(, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:53)
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At a friends rather grand wedding in Greenwich when we are about 23 or so. All the gang are there, including W, a guy who is known for a lack of subtlety, especially when booze has been imbibed, so we are all curious as to which table he's to be sat on.

Turns out its with myself, one more of the gang, and 5 or 6 of the brides relatives, a bunch of considerably older, richer and quite well to do Americans. Not the best line up, but it could be worse, as at least myself and D are there to help steer W though his more impetuous conversational sallies.

All goes well, much wine and beer is drunk, and W is on a well behaved roll much to our happy surprise. The meal is finished and the speeches done, everyone is sitting back with coffee, and whiskys etc, and the all female string quartet have fired back up to entertain us all though our digestifs. Job done we think, we made it. and there were no major US UK diplomatic incidences or annulments or anything, brilliant.

As we are thinking this, W leans over, and engages the brides family with a

"You know i really like this string quartet."
"Yes ?"
"yeah, they look like they drink red wine by the case and can really take it up the arse"



Fuuuuuuuuuu......More coffee anyone?"
(, Mon 16 May 2011, 1:50, 7 replies)
Gosh!
He sounds beastly!
(, Mon 16 May 2011, 2:10, closed)

:) i'm glad i managed to convey the poshness of the wedding, even if i ambiguously misrepresented W as a posh lad in doing so.
(, Mon 16 May 2011, 19:35, closed)
I know a number of girls who play in all-female quartets/quintets.
There's a good chance he was 100% correct.
(, Mon 16 May 2011, 9:50, closed)
I want names and numbers
and a few photos, especially if they're incriminating.
(, Mon 16 May 2011, 20:36, closed)
have a click
for a genuine office lol
(, Mon 16 May 2011, 11:33, closed)
funnily enough...
that's exactly how I look too!
(, Mon 16 May 2011, 16:18, closed)
Photos, please
:D
(, Mon 16 May 2011, 20:36, closed)

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