Moments where you've said the wrong thing.

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We had company over our house a few weeks ago, they were all in the kitchen eating lunch and talking when I walked passed our living room desk and exclaimed "hey, I found where the cat pissed!". (the room went silent) lol

gee, where to start?
when i was a 'tween, my brother had just gotten hitched, and i said to his SO, "man, that ring you're wearing looks like two pop can lids glued together."
luckily, she just dismissed me as a stupid twerp and let it go at that. she seems to have forgiven me in recent years.

I do not often wear a neck tie, but I picked a really lovely pink silk one when my brother got married. Apparently the sample wedding photos featured a really visible character (a bit like my current avatar image) and they had to have the whole album printed in black and white. My sister-in-law is still angry after 20 or so years.

This story is in my book, but I feel I must share it here.

This happened about 3 months before I was diagnose back in 2003. My girlfriend and I were on the same bowling team and one evening she came in with this outfit. In my mind I thought she was either a walking teepee or about to audition for a role on Star Trek. It was awful! Also, she was late so it was her turn to bowl right away, but beore she got her shoes on I pointed at her and asked, "What.....is.....that?"

My teammates said she had the look of wanting to hurt or maim on her face. Of course I was oblivious to this and I politely pointed to the lanes and said, "You're up" adding to the raging inferno that was in her mind.

She didn't talk to me the rest of that night and I didn't know why. One frame, while she was bowling, I asked my team, "What was so wrong about me wanting to know what planet her outfit is from?"

I learned from this. Yes, I learned that I should never ever open my mouth in public, and if I do I should not prompt someone to bowl when they want to strangle me.

Not such a magic moment topic

Just found this..I have been away.

Most times when i hav said the wrong thing I can cover it by explaining whey I have said it. If people do not accept this, then that is the way things are. But there is very little i have regretted saying, and if that is the case, I will apologize, of course.

Not to long ago I was commenting on a website quite frequently and there is this man I like who also comments there regularly. One day I realised he had an English Accent. I was so happy and laughing because I love English Accents. Like an idiot I commented "That's Hilarious". So of course he didn't appreciate it. I felt so bad about it when he brought it to my attention. I don't know how I got hilarious from being happy. I thought maybe it was that Rx Lyrica, that had something to do with it because it does make me stupid. I still feel terrible that I upset him and hurt him. But its true I was not making fun of him and the way he talked, I was just happy and excited about it. I love English Accents. If he met my family, they would tell him its true. I'm sorry FAO.

When my mom asked how dinner was, I told her "I've had better." By this I meant: 'it was very good, not the best in the world, but still very good'. I understand now that this was not a nice thing to say, but I didn't then, and my mom was very angry at me until she realized that I honestly didn't mean to insult her.

I'm not sure if this is the kinda story for this thread, but when I was much younger I once tried to compliment a young lady by saying that I thought she was good looking enough to be a prostitute

I think I kinda thought it would be a compliment for people to want to have sex with you for money. I'd be flattered.

This is the main reason that I'm perceived as being quiet!!

I am constantly saying the wrong thing and kicking myself afterwards.. The kid that asked "How?" in another post is me!! LOL.. Except these days I normally ask that after saying "I'm so sorry for your loss".

Only yesterday I did this...

A colleague at work told me that he had his very young kids bike race thing to attend at their school/kindy after work.. The first thing that I said was "God, you lead an exciting life" in a sarcastic tone.

I knew straight after I had said it that it was wrong thing to say. Even if it were true I shouldn't have said it.. What I should have said wass "oh, that's nice. I hope they do well"

I've said the wrong thing too many times to count. I still do it. UGH!! !

Instead of making a new topic I thought I'd post here. WOW! What a day I said the wrong thing one after another SHEESH! Me: Well it looks like you'll have to take me since I can't reach my job coach (to my interview) said this to mom. Mom said I didn't ask I SAID she would take me. She said that was rude and such. I told her like it is IMO that I don't think then she went off saying I need to think I'm going to a job interview but I never do and IMO never will IT'S IMO WHO I AM!! ! I just don't think SHEESH! I saw a bill and mention Hey mom you still owe me $5 (she said Well you should of asked or How about the $5 Mcdonalds I bought you the other night!) Me: Uh. SHEESH! What a day!! Always saying the wrong thing SHEESH!

I think this is the worst verbal blunder I've ever made:

There was an incident at work a few years back... I told a woman that expressed interest in me that I was gay. I liked/trusted here, so I told her the truth. A few months later I found out that she told EVERYONE. I confronted her about it. She flipped out and stopped coming into work. Apparently me telling her I didn't appreciate her telling everyone my business was too traumatic for her. The human resources director pulled me into his office. I discovered that the rumor has changed to that me and a gay manager of another department were going out (we weren't). I had seen him in a gay chat room several months previously and sent him a private message he never replied to. The HR director said the source of the rumor was either him or this lady. I said "well... if it was him, the rumor that he was on the receiving end of some man love probably sets things square anyways."

Zelda my grandmother often misinterpret things I said because she would not always be really listening to me. Then she would become upset with me. I'm not sure that is the same situation with you. But I know what its like to be misunderstood.

J0sh that's terrible what that woman did to you. People can be so cold hearted.

Yesterday I was invitedto a work mea out by the agent of my partner and after we finished the food I was asked how the meat was (which was only a small part of the dinner) and I sad truthfully that it wasnt good not that tender but still good, and my partner then fell into the word 'best meat ever most tender) well he brought the point across as I obviously forgot to tell the charming thing rather than the truth d'oh.

A few days ago, I was in tutoring for Sign Language. I don't need this tutoring, but we're required to have 16 hours of "Deaf" interaction by the end of the semester, and I don't like going to public places that the events are held at.

The sign for "city" is done by steepling your hands, aligning your fingertips, and tapping them together. I thought this was hilarious and burst out laughing, saying that it looked ret*d, because I FELT ret*d, like someone with rigor mortis trying to clap their hands.

Unfortunately, insulting Sign Language is a big no-no in Deaf culture. Apparently. :/

I feel that I've said something terribly wrong, in the Perfection thread, started by another member. I told him that he was very intelligent for his age, and that I've met my match, because he did beat me at my cheeky game. He sent me a PM, saying that he was crying, over it. I feel that I've gone against what I preach. Perhaps, I should lose 100 lbs, instead of 50 lbs, use a picture of cheeky, skinny Ray Davies for an avatar, change my rank title to Ray Davies and change my signature. I feel horrible.