Putting your foot in it

Just wondering what stories you all have to share when you have done something you wished you didn't

For example.

Yesterday before setting off to work the postman arrived with some parcels. So I went the door and took them off him and said thanks. He was side on as half of him was off to the next house. I noticed purple around his eye and said "Bloody hell thats a corker who give you that" at which point the postman replies oh it's not a black eye its a birthmark, turns to face me and I clearly see a big birth mark covering most of one side of his face
I just went oh right.......sorry mate and shut the door
Thinking back I have no idea why I thought it was a good idea to even start talking to a complete stranger about a black eye anyway

So what things have you done?

I have asked someone when their baby was due and they weren't pregnant oops !! I am much more careful nowadays
My dad is a chatterbox and is renound for saying the wrong thing .... He has good intentions though !
When my son was about 3 he asked me why the lady in the bank had a moustache , I was mortified ... I tried to distract him but he just said loudly " mummy why aren't you answering me " poor woman

I do it all the time (just look at my posts! )

The day when I don't put my foot in something will be one to treasure. 40 years ago I said something similar to yours Mike, but much worse - I still wake up at night sweating about it and can only hope that that poor person has forgotten all about it.

I told someone not too long ago that they had some snow on there shoulders......... turned out to be just alot of dandruff LOL

Some good ones so far.

I asked someone when their baby was due once too. The girl in question had put a lot of weight on, I was mortified

This is something I am very good at.

When my sister in law had just had my little nephew, my brother and her were discussing names for him. I had completely forgotten that sister in law's previous husband was called Robert, you can guess what name I suggested
and got the strangest look from my brother I was thinking of Robbie Williams, they were not.

Thats funny. Could of been worse you could of said how about Robert after his daddy

I do this on a daily basis as I don't know when to shut my mouth

Well dave if the rest of the world can't take our friendly comments then their loss

I actually got a thanks 2 years later from my mates girlfriend when I did the "didn't know you were expecting" one as she went on a diet

I've went up and hugged people who I didn't know. Jumped into cars that are the same as mine but not mine. Forgot family members names.

When I was about 3 in the supermarket by the wine and spirits I loudly asked my mom if she would get me some wine. She was shocked and said and emphatic "no! you don't drink that, your too young!" I then proceeded to wail "But Mom! You know how much I love it!" That was the beginning of my long and sorted list...