So at work today I saw an epic example of inadvertent "Open mouth, insert foot!" Oh dear.

[KatanaDV20]

I work in a hospital (admin staff).

I was up on one of the wards sitting at the nurses counter chatting to one of the nurses there. At that moment a woman walks up to the counter and says "Hi!" to the nurse.

Background intel: this woman was large & had a huge belly.

The nurse says "Oh hiii!" back. Turns out they knew each other and the woman used to work at the hospital ages ago and came to visit her old workmates. So while I do my work these two are bantering happily away.

And then the nurse says "By the way...you KNOW how to keep a secret dont you?! You never told me you were expecting!!!! How exciting!"

Deathly silence.

I fidgeted in my seat pretending not to notice.

"Im.....not......pregnant"

Nurse went white.

The woman picked up her bag and shuffled off. I mumbled something and took off @ hi-speed.

Oh man....phew...

I feel for the nurse, poor gal meant it in good faith and had such a horrified look!

 

[panyan]

Painful.

 

[Russinating]

I've done that before but it was even worse.

Got roped into door-to-door charity sales when I was desperate for work 4 years ago. Hated it. Knocked on this one door and a very obviously pregnant lady opened the door and I started the boring spiel. Her friend came to the door and I was all like "oh wow you're pregnant too!". She was not pregnant. Worst bit is I kind of had to carry on the spiel. The floor couldn't open up quickly enough.

 

[KatanaDV20]

I've done that before but it was even worse.

Got roped into door-to-door charity sales when I was desperate for work 4 years ago. Hated it. Knocked on this one door and a very obviously pregnant lady opened the door and I started the boring spiel. Her friend came to the door and I was all like "oh wow you're pregnant too!". She was not pregnant. Worst bit is I kind of had to carry on the spiel. The floor couldn't open up quickly enough.

Ouch I feel for you there mate, at least I could leg it after the exchange I heard!

 

[danza]

My mum did the same to her fat hairdresser during an appointmemt. However, even worse was when a retarded ex colleague of mine (the MD's son) did this to an old school friend he bumped into when shopping. Except she wasn't fat, nor was she pregnant. She had an abdominal tumour of some kind. :/

 

[banja]

I started working with quite an attractive blonde girl once. I noticed that she had something smeared on her chin, I assumed it was facecream, or talc or something, so pointed it out to her. She looked a little self conscious and her hand went to her face. I looked a little closer and realised it was facial hair

 

[Slade2]

I was a shift manager at maccies and I was asked by the boss to go and get a member of staff from the crew room who was finishing her shift. When said crew member asked what the boss wanted her for I said something along the lines of `oh, he just going to sack you thats all`. My boss was questioning me later about how I knew they where going to sack said member of staff.

 

[JBod]

I started working with quite an attractive blonde girl once. I noticed that she had something smeared on her chin, I assumed it was facecream, or talc or something, so pointed it out to her. She looked a little self conscious and her hand went to her face. I looked a little closer and realised it was facial hair

You are attracted to women with facial hair?

 

[estebanrey]

Hence why I never comment on preganant women unless I know they are pregnant. I would never say "well done on the pregnancy" to a woman I didn't know was pregnant mainly because I've seen this very foot-in-mouth scenario in many comedies and films.

Pregnant woman don't normally need encouraging to talk about their impending sprog anyway so just STFU until they mention in themselves.

 

[KatanaDV20]

Pregnant woman don't normally need encouraging to talk about their impending sprog anyway so just STFU until they mention in themselves.

Lol this is spot on

 

[RedMogg]

Said the exact same thing many years ago to my wife's aunt... Still gets brought up to this day!

 

[piggeh]

If I see someone who _looks_ pregnant I engage in small talk and steer them into that direction subtley (sp). Easier to get out of and it makes them think I'm interested in them when really I'm just trying to confirm if they're pregnant or not. So win-win really.

 

[No1newts]

I was at the pub with a few mates tonight including an African friend. A chap I vaguely know (friend of a friend) was with us and when Newcastles new defender came on someone asked his name and he said "umbongo or something like that" I don't think he meant it nastily but it was a pin drop moment

 

[Lethagized]

I don't know who it's more embarrassing for. The nurse or the fat nurse.

On the topic of embarrassments, a friend once told a funny story about his 2 mates and a girl. They were all in a room chatting and getting to know each other and this girl was sitting on a chair facing the 2 lads who were both spaced apart from each other. She was a cockeye looking at the 2 lads at the same time and one of the lads said during a conversation in reply to her question "who?? me or him?"

 

[MOOGLEYS]

My daughter a few years back in the middle of a shopping centre shouted " daddy why is that lady so fat " I quickly replied " I don't think she is fat she is pregnant " the lady looked at me and said " I'm not pregnant ". I felt bad and if it couldn't get any worse my daughter then says " have you eaten too many sweets and chips ".

I made a quick run for it...

 

[2013]

I've done that before but it was even worse.

Got roped into door-to-door charity sales when I was desperate for work 4 years ago. Hated it. Knocked on this one door and a very obviously pregnant lady opened the door and I started the boring spiel. Her friend came to the door and I was all like "oh wow you're pregnant too!". She was not pregnant. Worst bit is I kind of had to carry on the spiel. The floor couldn't open up quickly enough.

lol, I wonder what type of look you got.

 

[2013]

I was a shift manager at maccies and I was asked by the boss to go and get a member of staff from the crew room who was finishing her shift. When said crew member asked what the boss wanted her for I said something along the lines of `oh, he just going to sack you thats all`. My boss was questioning me later about how I knew they where going to sack said member of staff.

Just your luck, at least they don't think your eavesdropping.

Hence why I never comment on preganant women unless I know they are pregnant. I would never say "well done on the pregnancy" to a woman I didn't know was pregnant mainly because I've seen this very foot-in-mouth scenario in many comedies and films.

Pregnant woman don't normally need encouraging to talk about their impending sprog anyway so just STFU until they mention in themselves.

I never bother, If you get them started you cant get them to stop.

My daughter a few years back in the middle of a shopping centre shouted " daddy why is that lady so fat " I quickly replied " I don't think she is fat she is pregnant " the lady looked at me and said " I'm not pregnant ". I felt bad and if it couldn't get any worse my daughter then says " have you eaten too many sweets and chips ".

I made a quick run for it...

I wonder what type of look you got

 

[Roalith]

Ouch, that must have hurt!

 

[edscdk]

I worked with a guy who on his first week at work asked the a directors wife (jsut before a meeting so 10 or so people were within ear shot) when is it due...........

she was jsut a bit of a heffer and not up the duff

 

[oldbag]

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