Awkward moments

Amp34 · 17 Oct 2010 at 19:47

So apparently some of my friends do certain things if an awkward moment occurs...

One does something with her hands and does an "awkward turtle", another apparently pulls at the bottom of her t-shirt/jumper and yet another does something else.

Anyone else ever heard of this? Personally I think they are a bit mental but maybe I'm in the minority by not having my own motion?

Mat · 17 Oct 2010 at 19:48

Just have a motion then when things get awkward... you'll soon distract everyone from the original awkwardness.

Amp34 · 17 Oct 2010 at 19:49

So you have one then?

byteagig · 17 Oct 2010 at 19:59

My face goes bright red if I have an awkward.

Gerard · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:00

Anyone else think this was gonna be a thread about caught in the act fapping?

Skull · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:01

It's an American thing. They were doing "Awkward Turtle" and "shady" and all that in the states at least as far back in 2008. It was stupid then and it's stupid now.

Mark A · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:02

I scratch the back of my neck

JBuk · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:02

I do a little pelvic thrust dance

arc@css · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:05

JBuk said:
I do a little pelvic thrust dance

I tend to look away and break eye contact

, regain some of my lost composure then resume looking at them again as I speak. Sometimes I crack jokes and 'go into character' but this doesn't always work.

scotty365 · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:07

Go quiet and smile awkwardly....

Amp34 · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:09

Skull said:
It's an American thing. They were doing "Awkward Turtle" and "shady" and all that in the states at least as far back in 2008. It was stupid then and it's stupid now.

Ahh, that explains it then.

Stupid American things.

At least she didn't make it up.

Retorted · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:16

I usually end up saying something really stupid to break the silence

Deific · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:47

whats an awkward turtle?

PardonTheWait · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:48

Deific said:
whats an awkward turtle?

It's a website that allows you to look up phrases and so on to find out what they mean

oh wait

Deific · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:50

PardonTheWait said:
It's a website that allows you to look up phrases and so on to find out what they mean

oh wait

yet another douche in GD

oh wait...

no, I was right the first time - a douche.

PardonTheWait · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:52

ah, you got me

Tonyator · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:53

Best thing to do is say out loud...

"Well, this is awkward!"

[FnG]magnolia · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:54

I scream "LOOK OVER THERE!" and do a runner in the opposite direction. This works particularly well in meetings.

Begbie · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:55

Awkward moments are great!!!

Tom0 · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:59

Tonyator said:
Best thing to do is say out loud...

"Well, this is awkward!"

This is what I do.

That or I end up overly apologising and over-try to explain how things never meant to be/end up being awkward.

Basically just end up in such a cuffudle that the person feels sorry for the gibbering mess I become, laugh at me and tell me not to worry about it.