Ever said something just completely stupid?

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The other night I took my daughter to her friends house to drop her off. I met the friends mother. She was nice, we chatted for a minute and I complimented her hair. It was a cute cut. Short and on the top it stuck up like Kate from Jon and Kate Plus 8. Sort of like a rooster. I was fascinated with the part that stuck up. I asked lots of questions about it, how she styled it, etc. Entirely too many questions. More questions than somebody my age would ask. Then, I actually said "Can I touch it?" She looked surprised and said "Uh, yeah" and let me touch the top of her hair. I asked her the name of her hairdresser and left. It was only later that night when I realized that I shouldn't have asked to touch an almost total strangers hair. Or asked that many questions. I was just fascinated though and way to pleased with looking at the part sticking up.

That was like something a five year old would do.

My daughter wasn't embarrassed. I asked her when she got home. She said "I told them that's just how Mom is"

Can I touch it.

I still can't believe it. I'm not upset over it. I was just wondering how often this sort of thing happens to others.

Frances

haha, you're so awesome!

according to a girl at work i always say 'weird little things', which she finds funny. but none of them stick in my memory because they don't seem like weird things to say to me:/. even after she remarks on them i often don't see what was so strange about what i said

The other day I was filling out a form and it required my mobile phone number. I got a new phone so I put my new number on the phone, I didn't have my phone on me. "uhhh I just got a new phone number and I can't remember it" the lady pointed out that I had previously filled out one with my new phone number "oops I forgot it was there, thanks"

No...wait. What?

Yes always. Mine are considered funny and make good anecdotes later, well at least it could be, well, like the hair thing. I only do that kind of stuff when talking to women...

I do it with anybody, for no reason whatsoever sometimes. Sometimes what I intend to say isn't what comes out when I open my mouth either. Here is an example. And it's funny and makes a good anecdote too, but I still didn't get the job.

A few years ago I went to an employment agency to find a part time job. I wanted something like receptionist or secretarial or some sort of office work that didn't involve computer programs that I don't know. They sent me to a few places and I interviewed but they were too far to drive. There was an opening near me, but it was at a funeral home! I do not want to work at a funeral home and I didn't then, but a job is a job, and it was at the front desk answering the phone and putting information in files, etc. Nowhere near dead bodies. I could deal with that. I needed the money.

I still didn't want to work in a funeral home.

So, I went to the interview. It was going fine. Until. He asked me why I wanted to work there. In my mind, in the FRONT of my mind, I thought "You need a receptionist, I need a job, I don't have to go near the back, it's a win-win situation for both of us. I'm reliable, I'm a hard worker, I'm polite, I'm quiet" that was what I was going to say.

In the BACK of my mind I thought "army of zombies". WHY I thought this, I do not know. I don't like zombie movies. It just popped in there.

All this went on in the space of like five seconds. I opened my mouth intending to say the first statement. What came out was "Well, it's NOT to create an army of zombies, I can tell you that right now!"

I did NOT get that job. Even though I followed it up with my original statement.

I have no freaking idea whatsoever why I said that, it came out before I could stop it. That happens a lot to me.

Frances

Hahahahaha. Both of these situations made me lol. The "An army of zombies" statement would have landed you in my office . I feel I'm guilty of stuff like this. It's probably not nearly as charming, and probably what I end up beating myself about all the time. It's really not that bad, though. We all know that there are people out there who do this daily.

I Dont think that I could even get a story that hilarious and write it withought laughing.

"Oh, wow, you're old!" No, wait! That didn't come out right!

I have said a lot of stupid things. My husband says I say the weirdest things.

I end up saying incredibly stupid/funny/embarrassing things both intentionally and unintentionally from time to time. Sometimes I'll make (in a good way) some totally ridiculous, irrelevant remark, and people'll laugh if they get it or maybe look at me weird; and others, I'll words something completely wrong, and realize it the instant it comes out of my mouth that that was totally not what I meant to say (usually accidentally wording something innocent to come out sounding disgusting or creepy). But since I usually catch those instantly and can laugh them off and correct myself, everyone else who heard me just ends up laughing about it too and not making a big deal out of it.

Honestly, I have said some pretty stupid things over my short life. I can remember this one time, my mother in-law was complaining about her looks, as I recall. I meant to say, "If dad didn't find you attractive, he would have left you a long time ago." What came out was, "I can tell Dad didn't marry you for your looks." I was mortified and tried correcting myself, but everyone kept telling me to "stop digging the hole." Evidently my trying to correct myself was worse than what I said in the first place.