The Scottish government recently did series of Question Times around the country.
Being a bit of a political nerd, I went along for the crack. They invited questions in groups of three. The guy directly behind me got the first question (about tax dodging) and I got the second (something wanky about startups). First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said something about the first question, then invited John Swinney (finance minster) to continue. As he would be answering my question, I arranged my features in a sage, discerning expression (I probably just looked like constipated) and nodded judiciously as he made his points, looking directly towards me.

Except that, after about thirty seconds, I realised he wasn't answering my question. He was still responding to the first bloke's question. He was looking not at me but the guy behind me. Oh my god...! I didn't want to immediately stop nodding as it would seem too abrupt, so I had to kind of phase it out.

I'm a fucking idiot.
(McChinaman banned, Thu 30 Apr 2015, 19:52, 6 replies)

Lucky you
I've only been able to look like an idiot on front of my shitty MP and some of my MSPs.
(a humble reindeer herder serial milk-drinker, compulsive liar., Thu 30 Apr 2015, 19:54, closed)

I didn't feel too lucky at that point.

(McChinaman banned, Thu 30 Apr 2015, 19:57, closed)

Well, at least it was in front of strangers.
Some of my encounters with politicians have been in front of classmates or even when they sometimes get invited into my modern studies class.
(a humble reindeer herder serial milk-drinker, compulsive liar., Thu 30 Apr 2015, 20:00, closed)

They were serving crack?

( browser still relating boring anecdotes into a void on, Thu 30 Apr 2015, 20:06, closed)