Party Talk

drawmack

ever been at a party and had it get really quite just as you said something that without the context just sounded wrong. Well this thread is to post such things, could be a true story or just something that could be taken two ways.

I'll start:

[TRUE]
[quip]
So there I am standing over her dead body

[context]
Talking about the first time I found a dead resident when I was a nurses aide.

tekky

lol non-party but still funny (and true I might add)

At the lunch table in school (many years ago now 😛)

"You cant just whip it out, then put it away and say nevermind!"

In reference to a photo album I wanted to show my friend, but by the time she stopped yacking with everyone else at the table, I put it away just as she finally acknowledged that I had it out for her to look at.... she was just a tiny bit embarrassed when about 2 tables worth of people (60+) heard her say that, not to mention the fact that we (her immediate friends at the table) never let her live it down 😃

LordShryku

I got a co-worker that did this the other day. I got a set of golf balls from Ceaser's Palace on a shelf in my office. She comes walking in, and in a voice louder than she probably thought, she bellows "Ooooh, nice balls!". The whole office area instantly went quiet.....

Merve

Memory from Grade 1:

"And so I told him to use a calculator!"

What people thought I was talking about: They thought I used a calculator on the math test.

andymoo

Titter titter, here's a couple, i used to present some local radio in the uk. it was the Queen Mother's birthday and i was on the air that afternoon so made some comment along the lines of:

"Happy birthday maam, i can just imagine her sitting there with a large gin, crumb filled blanket over her lap smelling of peppermints and wee - she's 98 so she can get away with it"

Next thing I know is I'm getting complaints from people who were sure they'd heard me say "the Queen Mother stinks of p***" including some muppet who thought he'd have a stab at getting my job while he complained......

Another one was a Good Friday, so I simply asked what was so great about it, after all Jesus was crucified and that's not good unless you're a twisted sadist. Next thing, switchboard full, line 1, a local Vicar kicking off as I'd said Jesus was a sadist.....

There are more, like saying s and f by accident on a medium wave station, i was still wrecked from the night before (wicked party hence a touch of relevance) and not in a state to waffle to 200,000 people, never mind............

I'm not on the air now, can't think why for the life of me?

piersk

Which local radio station? I've sworn a few times on student radio (doesn't sound much, but we do broadcast online)

Weedpacket

Oh, you cheeky darkie!

bliss322

"We stayed at her ex-husband's place."

actually, there's no out of context for that. my wife and i stayed at her ex-husband's place.

people tend to double-take on that.

andymoo

Originally posted by piersk
Which local radio station?

Been at a few, was a touch of a media whore 😉

Student radio is a good breading ground for talent and the kind of place where you can get away with the odd language goof 😉

Weedpacket

"...So I went a bit further down the street and found one woman who'd do it for five dollars."

Haircuts.

Weedpacket

Meeting with clients, a momentary lull in conversation. Suddenly, to fill the gap, there came a voice from the next room...
"I'll go and take a dump, then."

I knew what he meant...

andymoo

after a three hour meeting with another company that was going over old ground, again and again and getting nowhere fast my business partner stood up and said:

"we're here, business wise we're all naked, now are we gonna f*** or are you gonna put your knickers back on?"

one of the guys on the other side of the table just threw a wobbler and stormed off. even though i was gobsmacked at the time i was behind him in saying what he did, it really did save us a fortune - we would have lost half the company otherwise!

goldbug

Wow, being from the US, I have no freaking clue what you just said.

wobbler? gobsmacked?

andymoo

lmao

apologies for my lack of queen's english.

wobbler = throwing a fit, having a tantrum
gobsmacked = shocked, astonished

Weedpacket

Originally posted by andymoo
apologies for my lack of queen's english.

"My husband and I were quite gobsmacked by the response..."

Merve

Not at a party, but whatever:

Me: "I'll be with you in a sec, just let me take off my pants."

I was wearing my gym shorts underneath my jeans.

dalecosp

Originally posted by goldbug
Wow, being from the US, I have no freaking clue what you just said.

wobbler? gobsmacked?

I got it from context, I think; but I was quite an Anglophile back in the day ...

andymoo

Anglophile - Pervert! You can get locked up for that you know, it's just not moral or ethically correct 😉

drawmack

Originally posted by Weedpacket
"My husband and I were quite gobsmacked by the response..."

weed is a chick?

dalecosp

Originally posted by andymoo
Anglophile - Pervert! You can get locked up for that you know, it's just not moral or ethically correct 😉

Spoken like a true brit. Now, if I'd said I like to bite the heads off of small animals, that'd be OK, right???

😃 😃