Perhaps not so much "Foot In Mouth", but as my mate says
"Don't you just hate it when you say something dickish, trying to be funny, and people miss it and just think you're a dick?"

THIS is my problem.

For example, I generally find talking about work with anyone other than my workmates immensely boring, not to mention unimaginative.

I'd was temping, and that evening after work was at a birthday party, chatting to a girl Mrs V works with.

"I hear you're working at the XYZ govt department at the moment" says she, "How's that going?"

I know she was just trying to be polite, and I thought I would try to mock both myself and my work in my response, to try and get a laugh, and generally chivvy things along:

"Yes it's OK" I said, "Although ..." *dramatic pause* "The other day, I accidentally filed some A-Run topsheets ... with the B-Run topsheets! Hahahahahahaha!"

"Er ... yeah ... " said she, "I'm, er ... just ... er ... going to the loo ..." she said, taking her drink with her.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 20 Aug 2012, 13:36, 1 reply)

i have the same thing
My mates all know, but i forget that people i dont know, dont realise im joking.

Ive come off as racist, homophobic, misogynistic, paedophilic, you name it.
(tyrellsOwl, Mon 20 Aug 2012, 16:35, closed)