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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A right bozoWhile at work in the lab about 5 years ago, I called a technical support line for a spectrophotometer (an expensive bit of lab equipment). They guy on the other end was a bit slow, and I was hanging on for ages while he took his time looking through files etc.
Anyway, a colleague walked by and asked "why's it taking so long?". I put my hand over the phone mouthpiece and said "this guy on the other end sounds like a right bozo!".
Needless to say, the next thing I heard on the other end of the hone was "Actually sir I'm not a bozo, and I suggest you look elsewhere for technical support!" Oooff.
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BamaSS, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 13:25,
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