Moments when you spectacularly phrase things wrong...

Mr Jack · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:05

Last night we were out celemiserating a friend's viva and sitting around in the pub after a number of beers and cocktails. The subject of conversation turned to the olympics and paraolympics and someone mentioned they had tickets to watch some of the paralympics. Early that day, I'd been watching wheelchair fencing on YouTube, which is frankly brilliant and also bizarre, as much of the paralympics is.

How did I choose to phrase my enthusiasm for this fine sport?

"I love the paralympics. Some of the events are completely mental!"

Cue a sudden silence as everyone at the table looks at me in utter horror, and that horrible moment as my someone drink addled brain runs over what I've just said and tries to figure out why and then me apologising profusely and trying to explain what I actually meant.

Doh!

So, tell me, Overclockers, what hideous moments of ill-chosen words have you managed lately?

Kosmiche · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:08

Get some new friends.

If your friends don't instantly see the comedic side of that phrase, then they're **** as people.

[FnG]magnolia · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:09

BITCH, GET UP ON IT OR I BE FREEBALLIN'.

UNNGH.

Wasn't even awkward. Well but no.

.Lethal · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:10

Eames said:
Get some new friends.

If your friends don't instantly see the comedic side of that phrase, then they're **** as people.

My thoughts exactly.

I remember telling some people about some Dado rails I had put up earlier in the day - but in the moment I said ***** rails

Just laughed it off.

big_white_dog84 · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:14

I once put my foot right in it with one of my wife's friends. We used to have a neighbour we called 'big fat susan'. Not because she was big and fat, but because...well it's actually too long a story. However it's important to note that Susan was involved in coming up with the name and was not offended by it in any way. Also, the 'big fat' words eventually lost their meaning and became just part of the noun, so her name was 'bigfatsusan'.

However one night we were round at the wife's friend's house and she had been for a bit of a makeover - new hair, clothing etc etc. I made the HUGE mistake of asking the wife if she agreed that the friend now looked like 'bigfatsusan'.

I knew as I heard the words coming out my mouth that I had made a bit of a mistake. I didn't even bother trying to explain.

Nerusy · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:24

terrible "friends"

Malakite · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:28

I once signed off an email to a load of bank exec's with 'Retards' instead of 'Regards' :eek:

Mr Jack · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:31

Malakite said:
I once signed off an email to a load of bank exec's with 'Retards' instead of 'Regards'

Serious skills!

scorza · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:33

I've done the Bushism "misunderestimated" in a meeting before /blush.

Tyrone77 · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:41

Eames said:
Get some new friends.

If your friends don't instantly see the comedic side of that phrase, then they're **** as people.

+1
I mean come on, you guys should all be laughing your heads off at that!

Edrof · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:50

Mr Jack said:
"I love the paralympics. Some of the events are completely mental!"

I no understandz.

The Paralympics are for people with physical disabilities. Those with 'mental' disabilites compete in the Special Olympics. This isn't common knowledge?

Mr Jack · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:54

Forde said:
The Paralympics are for people with physical disabilities. Those with 'mental' disabilites compete in the Special Olympics. This isn't common knowledge?

I did not know that.

I thought the Special Olympics had been renamed the Paralympics at some point.

ng93 · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:55

Forde said:
The Paralympics are for people with physical disabilities. Those with 'mental' disabilites compete in the Special Olympics. This isn't common knowledge?

I hope not as I didn't know that

Lightnix · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:56

Surely you would have to try pretty hard to find that offensive?