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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Long ago when I worked in an Off Licensea group of old acquaintances came in, a group of people i hadn't seen for 3 or 4 years.
one girl was looking very obviously and heavily pregnant, so using it as a conversation-starter i congratulated her loudly on her bump and asked when it was due.
turns out she'd just got very, very fat since i'd last seen her. To say that the next few minutes while her friends chose wine were uncomfortable would be understating it rather...
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Reverend Dan, Tue 20 Apr 2004, 22:40,
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