what was your most awkward moment recently?

the good thing is that you both were at a place that gives help and support.  I'd worry more about those who aren't getting that. 

too many ackward moments to remember.  life goes on.

Hmm, that wouldn't be awkward for me. Everyone I work with obviously has a mental disorder (myself included) or we wouldn't be working here.....

Last night, my wife (lkct01234) and I went out for dinner. Two of my three sisters were in town, and Lisa had never met them before. So we get there... And my oldest sister is the last to arrive. She called Lisa "Carrie" three times in a total of maybe 10 minutes of conversation.

ingleshteechur - 2011-04-12 2:57 PM Our 8th graders are gender split so I have two classes of boys and two classes of girls.  I was remarking to one of my male classes that the girls and I were excited for sandal season to get started.  I went on to exclaim how much I loved thongs, that I have several pairs of colored thongs and that during the summer I wear nothing but thongs.  Jaws were dropping lower and lower the more I kept talking.  I finally realized what I was saying and sputtered "Flip flops!  I meant flip flops!!!"  They were called thongs when I was a kid!  Yikes.

THAT is some funny stuff right there.  Just awesome!

ingleshteechur - 2011-04-12 12:57 PM Our 8th graders are gender split so I have two classes of boys and two classes of girls.  I was remarking to one of my male classes that the girls and I were excited for sandal season to get started.  I went on to exclaim how much I loved thongs, that I have several pairs of colored thongs and that during the summer I wear nothing but thongs.  Jaws were dropping lower and lower the more I kept talking.  I finally realized what I was saying and sputtered "Flip flops!  I meant flip flops!!!"  They were called thongs when I was a kid!  Yikes.

I can see those kids going home to their parents... when asked what they learned today all they will say is how much their teacher loves her thongs.

As for me, my entire life is one big akward moment. I will give a not so recent example. so a year ago this coming Sunday I was driving the launch for one of the refs at my alma maters regatta. (drive the boat back and forth up the lake, following the crews rowing in different races to make sure no foul play occurs and to be there in case of an injury etc.) Anyway we had finished a lot of the races and I was coming back from a break to get in the launch and start it up again to go back out. next thing I know the engine is on fire and there is a crowd of people (probably 200) standing on shore near the docks watching me as I hurry to unhook the gas and make sure nothing else catches. To be fair - it was apparently not the first time this engine has caught on fire and was not the last. Hopefully they have it fixed now before I am driving it again this Sunday!

bel83 - 2011-04-12 3:08 PM

ingleshteechur - 2011-04-12 12:57 PM Our 8th graders are gender split so I have two classes of boys and two classes of girls.  I was remarking to one of my male classes that the girls and I were excited for sandal season to get started.  I went on to exclaim how much I loved thongs, that I have several pairs of colored thongs and that during the summer I wear nothing but thongs.  Jaws were dropping lower and lower the more I kept talking.  I finally realized what I was saying and sputtered "Flip flops!  I meant flip flops!!!"  They were called thongs when I was a kid!  Yikes.

I can see those kids going home to their parents... when asked what they learned today all they will say is how much their teacher loves her thongs.

As a former 8th grade boy, I can tell you that they were not likely doing this and more likely doing something else. 

Heh. Me too. Good thing I don't embarrass easily. Pretty much not at all.

This happened yesterday, although I'd call it more annoying than awkward.

I am sitting to my sister's left in a booth in a small restaurant.

Just to pizz me off, she lifts her left butt cheek, aims, and fires a seriously audible fart at me. Then she gives me a horrified look and says, "Excuse YOU!"

Good thing I live in a country where people don't make much of burps or even farts, but still ... they looked.

Another fairly recent one is that I was seeing the son of a friend of mine. The first time I brought him home in the morning ... AWKWARD.

Batlou - 2011-04-12 3:57 PM

bel83 - 2011-04-12 3:08 PM

ingleshteechur - 2011-04-12 12:57 PM Our 8th graders are gender split so I have two classes of boys and two classes of girls.  I was remarking to one of my male classes that the girls and I were excited for sandal season to get started.  I went on to exclaim how much I loved thongs, that I have several pairs of colored thongs and that during the summer I wear nothing but thongs.  Jaws were dropping lower and lower the more I kept talking.  I finally realized what I was saying and sputtered "Flip flops!  I meant flip flops!!!"  They were called thongs when I was a kid!  Yikes.

I can see those kids going home to their parents... when asked what they learned today all they will say is how much their teacher loves her thongs.

As a former 8th grade boy, I can tell you that they were not likely doing this and more likely doing something else. 

As someone who currently has the maturity of an 8th grade boy, I can imagine that the comments you were making were correct no matter what "thongs" you were talking about. 

To keep these awesome stories going, I have another.

Last summer I wore some shorts to work.  These particular shorts have pockets in them that do not fold inside out.  I reached for something in these pockets and found a bunch of cookie crumbs (I later found out that my daughter put them there so I could have a snack).  I went to the studio next door (I work in a photography studio). to use their vacuum.  I put the hose attachment on it, turned it on inserted it into my front pocket, and started going to town with it to keep it from sucking all material, and not cookie crumbs.  Just at this moment, a guy walks around the corner, sees me vigorously vacuuming my front pocket and turns around and leaves without saying a word....

At least it made for a good Facebook update..

Haha!  That is hilarious. 

I'm having boudoir photos taken as wedding gift for my fiance (google it, if you've never heard of this before).  In preperation, I've been saving some pictures that I've found online that I like and might want to show my photographer for ideas.  So, at work a few weeks ago, I have my laptop on the projector and I go to upload a file....and the folder with all of those pictures I'd saved pops open.   On the big screen.  In front of my customers.  Ugh!  I can't imagine what they could have been thinking....

2 weeks ago, I'm backing my car into a space at Best Buy...sounds like a normal experience, right?  I'm easing into the spot slowly, and gently start pressing my brake...MY CAR'S NOT STOPPING!  I freak a little knowing I'm getting closer to the car behind me!  I literally push my foot down with my body weight thrown into the act...

yeah, you probably guessed it by now, the car next to me was slowly advancing OUT of their spot!  I thought I was moving backwards, but I wasn't.  I totally felt like an idiot but had a good laugh about it!  I just finished a half-mary about 30 minutes before this happened.  Crazy stuff. 

Well, I don’t know if this is awkward or just embarrassing but a couple of months ago I was in Puerto Rico in a conference with two of our clients.  The conference is in San Juan and then at the end of the day we had to drive to another city that is about 2 hours away.

Anyways, after the conference we go for a drink and then have dinner.  I don’t know what they put on what I had, but I just know that it killed my stomach.  I was driving on the way back and they were talking about projects, etc, and I couldn’t concentrate on the conversation because of the huge stomach ache I had.  I don’t know if any of you have ever driving in the interstate in PR but there are no rest stops with restroom like here in the US.  I couldn’t take it any longer and I had to apologize, pull over on the side of the road, and go into the bushes.  Once I’m done which it took forever I realize there is nothing handy I could use as a substitute to toilet paper, I had no other option but to use my shirt.  Imagine their faces when they saw me walking back to the car shirtless, sweaty and full of mosquito bites.

Now I have to put up with the chuckles every time I go to their plant, good thing I have thick skin and a good sense of humor.

when you gotta go...you gotta go!  that's freaking halarious!

Less than one year out of college I was working my first job.   I was also living with a female co-worker.  Yes, life was good.

Nobody at work knew we were seeing each other so we arrived at work at different times.

She came in looking particularly good one day, so I decided to tell her so in email.

I clicked on the wrong name (directly ABOVE hers) in the company directory and sent the following email to a guy I went to college with:

"You look DA*N fine today, baby!"

I didn't realize what I'd done until he replied:  "Uh.  OK?"

Completely embarassed!

And then there are those times when I get mistaken for my sister ... some guy will come up and slap my behind, or run up to me with a great big hug and sloppy kiss ...

*horrified look* "You're not Tina!"

No, dumbazz, and Tina is married. You are who?