Embarrassing Moments

[kazboot]

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my mother in law forever queuees up in mcdonalds for a "cod o`lay " she can never get it in her head the thing is called a "fillet o fish"

This cracked me up when I read it! Perhaps she thought it was a Spanish fish dish, do you get it?

[branny]

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off topic but this reminds me of my gran who used to make up her own words for things. For years she'd go to the greengrocers and ask for 'capookas'. She was after capsicums, but they never bothered to correct her she wouldn't be told either!

Mine used to think Sinn Fein was a nasty man and that the world would eventually be run by "Roberts" (Robots).

[branny]

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Mine used to think Sinn Fein was a nasty man and that the world would eventually be run by "Roberts" (Robots).

Sorry should have included quote. See below.

[stud1al]

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Credit card, Coke?
What a sheltered life you've led Stud1al

You could say that,sixtyten.

[sixtyten]

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Credit card, Coke?
What a sheltered life you've led Stud1al

[stud1al]

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Mine was when i went in Supercigs to pay my Water on my little plastic credit card payment thing, the night before i had spilt a can of Pepsi all over it, eventually after swiping it about 6 times the woman got it to work, then i said to her "Oh im sorry about that its got Coke all over it!
Then everyone who was in the Q and serving behind the counter just went really quiet and was giving me very odd looks i never twigged why till about 3 hours later when i realised they thought i had meant the shove it up your hooter kind of Coke

Strange how people's minds work.ITHAT sort of coke never would have entered my head

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Mine was when i went in Supercigs to pay my Water on my little plastic credit card payment thing, the night before i had spilt a can of Pepsi all over it, eventually after swiping it about 6 times the woman got it to work, then i said to her "Oh im sorry about that its got Coke all over it!
Then everyone who was in the Q and serving behind the counter just went really quiet and was giving me very odd looks i never twigged why till about 3 hours later when i realised they thought i had meant the shove it up your hooter kind of Coke

[n3llyo]

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off topic but this reminds me of my gran who used to make up her own words for things. For years she'd go to the greengrocers and ask for 'capookas'. She was after capsicums, but they never bothered to correct her she wouldn't be told either!

my mother in law forever queuees up in mcdonalds for a "cod o`lay " she can never get it in her head the thing is called a "fillet o fish"

[Flash Gordon]

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Wasn't really embarrassing for me but when i was a kid my mother asked me to go into a shop and ask for "toilet paper"I asked for "Bum paper "

That is embarressing.
We all know that toilet paper should be referred to as BOG ROLL.

[stud1al]

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off topic but this reminds me of my gran who used to make up her own words for things. For years she'd go to the greengrocers and ask for 'capookas'. She was after capsicums, but they never bothered to correct her she wouldn't be told either!

Wasn't really embarrassing for me but when i was a kid my mother asked me to go into a shop and ask for "toilet paper"I asked for "Bum paper "

[Trickyvee]

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I sure had a crazy mind as a wee kid. I used to call the foam mushroom sweets 'condoms'. I didn't even know what a real condom was back then, I was so laughed at. Just thinking about this little memory makes me want to blush.

off topic but this reminds me of my gran who used to make up her own words for things. For years she'd go to the greengrocers and ask for 'capookas'. She was after capsicums, but they never bothered to correct her she wouldn't be told either!

[wispa lover]

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I sure had a crazy mind as a wee kid. I used to call the foam mushroom sweets 'condoms'. I didn't even know what a real condom was back then, I was so laughed at. Just thinking about this little memory makes me want to blush.

[Richard1978]

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I remember hearing that my Grandad was visited by a political candidate in the run up to the 1992 general election, who ask him if he wanted a lift.

My Grandad's reply was "No thanks, there's already one at the end of the corridor"!

[Trickyvee]

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Isn't it funny how it's so often the little details that send our toes curling!
I went into a well-known electrical store for a ribbon for an electric type-writer (before they were obsolete).
The slick, unlikable guy asked, "Is it for a Brother?", referring to one of the main manufacturers.
I promptly replied, "No, it's for me"
A nothing, non-event...but
AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR(bites fingers).

Similar one happened to me just last week. I've been living in Birmingham but moved a couple of months ago and accidentally rang a Birmingham taxi company for a cab. When I stated my new address the woman sounded puzzled and asked me to repeat it, still not twigging I repeated it and she replied "Oh is that Shirley?" (a district of Birmingham) to which I replied "No, it's Victoria!" Aaaaaaarrrrgggghhhh idiot!

[Flash Gordon]

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Isn't it funny how it's so often the little details that send our toes curling!
I went into a well-known electrical store for a ribbon for an electric type-writer (before they were obsolete).
The slick, unlikable guy asked, "Is it for a Brother?", referring to one of the main manufacturers.
I promptly replied, "No, it's for me"
A nothing, non-event...but
AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR(bites fingers).