21 tales of excruciating public embarrassment to make your toes curl
12.
I was advising a company whose boss was making a big city presentation.
Sitting in the middle of the front row was a shareholder who had only one eye.
In response to a question, the boss started off “Well, as they say, in the land of the blind…” then tailed off completely.
— James Anderson 🏛 (@tufnelljimmy) September 12, 2018
13.
Once I was on the phone to a patient with the surname Manjina. I put him on hold to contain my giggles and when I picked the phone back up instead of saying hello I just said ‘Manjina?’
— Alex Frances (@alexandra_kuri) September 12, 2018
14.
Took a call from a woman enquiringly of a patient, jovially went to his bedside to tell him his girlfriend had called asking after him. He’s sat there with his wife, obvs.
— Malcolm McKenzie (@fourhourtarget) September 12, 2018
15.
I got into a crowed lift after a lecture and said “Jeez, did you hear Malcolm in there, what a fucking dick”. Crowd silently parts to reveal Malcolm.
— alanbenzie (@alanbenzie) September 12, 2018
16.
My sister, chatting to a colleague on a Monday morning:
“What did you get up to at the weekend?”
“We went out for dinner & cocktails…”
“Oh great! Glad you’ve moved on from [guy she’d broken up with.] He was a total arsehole.”…
“Actually, we decided to give it another go.”
— Fraser Galbraith (@frgalbraith) September 12, 2018
17.
I used to work as a lecturer in an art college. One day I was in a tutorial with a student in the studio and her friend walked up behind me and playfully ruffled my hair- then realised I was not the student he thought I was
— Lucy Harrison (@lucyhharrison) September 12, 2018
18.
I once bumped into a lecturer as I was about to skip his lecture. The location had recently changed and I hadn’t been to the new room. He said “lead the way” and we both knew I had no idea where it was. An awkward kind of walking dance all the way across campus ensued
— Ross McCafferty (@RossMcCaff) September 12, 2018
19.
Just started working for a record company. One of their groups is doing a gig so I go along for a freebie. Sitting in the bar beforehand, I ask the guy next to me if the group are any good. “They’re alright,” he says, before getting up on stage. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
— Jonny Morris (@jonnymorris1973) September 12, 2018
20.
Dinner party. I had just been reading an article about the Daily Mail owners.
Me: ‘And Lord Rothermere’s wife is called Bubbles. *Bubbles*!!! A grown woman!!’
Woman next to me (Yes, NEXT TO ME): My name is Bubble.
Me: chh….cl…s……hhhh……t…..ch— Lissa Evans (@LissaKEvans) September 12, 2018
21.
Managed to give a bespoke Christmas cracker to a lady with one eye once. It's a long and appalling tale. https://t.co/K6q34HWcZG
— Panini Cheapskates (@CheapPanini) September 12, 2018
