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7 May, 2009

What Not To Say At A Wine Tasting

Filed under: Awkward moments, Thing of the Week, wine tasting — tyrnyx @ 3:32 pm

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Allow me to explain:  Another person at the tasting asked why a wine, which had been described in advance as “very sweet”, came in a blue bottle.  The taster-lady (vintner?  pourer?) explained that this was traditional for German-style sweet wines.  Hilariously (I thought), I invoked the name of Blue Nun, which I know only as a really bad, really sweet German wine that comes in a blue bottle.  That didn’t go over so well.  Oh, the non-hilarity!

Full disclosure:  I’ve never had it and know it only as Alan Partridge’s wine of choice.  He’s the guy on the right, below:

30 April, 2009

Oh, Deer!

Filed under: Awkward moments, crossing the street, sober animals — tyrnyx @ 9:49 am

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So I drew this dippy deer (it’s either got its head on the wrong way or someone has just shouted its name:  “Hey, Bambi!”), and days later I actually saw one dash by me, while running on a trail in Mississippi.  Coincidence?

Naturally it scared the bejesus out of me, as I am a sheltered city girl.  Anyway, later in the run I’m pretty sure I saw a wombat.  Did I mention I’m not going to get the Junior Naturalist merit badge any time soon?

And then a cocker spaniel chased me for a while. 

The End.

11 December, 2008

Awkward Moments: This Never Happened [day 4]

Filed under: Awkward moments, Hell, Love triangles — Tags: — tyrnyx @ 5:50 am

Get out the brain bleach!  It’s that Awkward Moments Classic for the ages:  Walking in on two people doing something they’re not supposed to be doing.

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Bonus awkward points if they’re your colleagues.

10 December, 2008

Awkward Moments: UNSEND! [day 3]

Filed under: Awkward moments, Thing of the Week — tyrnyx @ 6:38 am

There’se sending an email to the wrong person, then there’s….

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See you tomorrow!

9 December, 2008

Awkward Moments: False Positive [day 2]

Filed under: Awkward moments, I'm not pregnant, Thing of the Week, actually. — tyrnyx @ 10:25 am

Whoooo-ee am I late today. No pun intended!
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Tune in tomorrow for a lesson in email etiquette.

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