Foot in Mouth SyndromeWhat's the worst social gaffe you've ever made? When you know you've said the wrong thing to the wrong person and wish the ground would swallow you up. In other words you've just contracted a bad case of foot in mouth syndrome. Tell us your stories and we'll share your pain.
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rob, Tue 20 Apr 2004, 22:27)
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crap directorUsed to work at a software company doing their website. We sponsored a big marketing event one year, and as part of the marketing team, I got to go along to the gala awards ceremony, where I was sat next to the Director of Marketing. She was quite an imposing lady, and we got along quite well, but we had some differences at work, so, emboldened by at least two bottles of wine, I turned to her and said, "Cath, you are a CRAP director", then promtly turned away again.
In the morning I hobbled towards work, and the horror of what I had said the night before struck me about half way to the office.
I went straight up to the director, thinking that honesty was the best policy in this instance, and said, "Cath, I'm sorry I called you a crap director"
She looked at me aghast, and I suddenly realised that she had been even more wasted than me and hadn't remembered a thing..
Boy was I in trouble...
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expf, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 10:19,
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