Without realizing there's company...

[MystyGlyttyr]

I meant to put in the title that there was a bit of a rude joke included, but hit enter before I could. So...there's a rude joke involved. If you're on the sensitive side, skip this.


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I'm minding my own business, shuffling through the faxes today, when I found one for a new feed store called "Donner's."

Without even a THOUGHT, I blurted out "Donner, party of seven!" to amuse the editors with. (Yes, our sense of humor is very dark up here. Also, if you don't get the joke, look here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party )

Then I realized the mayor was being interviewed about fifteen feet away. *headdesk*

Fortunately, she thought it was pretty funny, too. *dodges bullet*

So, who else has done something to embarrass themselves in front of customers/higher-ups when they were just trying to amuse their coworkers, or were just in general behaving without realizing there was someone "out of the loop" around?

[Emrld]

does it mean I still haven't come down from the sugar plum high that I didn't get it the way it was intended.

Donner party of seven 1. Donner 2. Dasher 3. Prancer 3. Comet 4. Dancer 5. Cupid 6 Vixen 7 Blitzen

[wagegoth]

As a product of the California school system, the Donner Party was a BIG part of the history section. Always the first thing that comes to mind. Also, if you take Interstate 80 through the Sierras, you go over Donner Summit and can stop at Donner Lake. If I hear Donner, the first thing I think is unpleasant munchies.

[Trayol]

"Donner, party of seven!"

Ooh, ooh can I join. I could bring the Barbeque Sauce for a lip smacking good time.



I'm so sorry.

[the lawsmeister]

its even more disturbing if you've ever eaten a Doner Kebab

[Antisocial_Worker]

Nothing to add regarding the Donners, but there was a time at the hotel, when I thought I was alone and let out a huge belch only to discover a guest had been coming down the hallway about that time. The burp was loud enough to echo, which meant they got quite an earful right as they stepped into the lobby.

[akilika]

During the "volume"--aka the dead point between lunch and dinner--I was having a mock fight with a server; he was spinning a tray and I was trying to flip it out of his hands with a dishtowel.

. . . yeah, and then some customers tried to get through the foyer I was blocking a few seconds later. *headdesk* Not the most professional thing I've ever done, no.

[Rapscallion]

Heh - reminds me of the Belch that Time Forgot. It wasn't the Belch that will Herald Armageddon, but it was certainly in the top ten.

The Boss and I were packing up. One of the first bits he did every night was to bring in the flowers and put them on top of the display freezer. I was dealing with the meat, which meant walking in and out of the walk-in fridge. Just as I was coming out, the need arose and I opened my diaphragm rather adriotly, what with a lifetime of practice.

The looser of the tiles on the walls rattled slightly. It was ... magnificent, mais c'est ne pas le guerre. I was satisfied.

I assume the chap who was inside looking at the flowers at the time, whom I hadn't seen until that moment, was also satisfied. He didn't say anything to say he wasn't.

Rapscallion

[PepperElf]

its even more disturbing if you've ever eaten a Doner Kebab

YUM! I've never called them by that name, but after i clickied the link... yeah i've had those before. tasty, though somewhat salty.

[Becks]

I'm so sorry.

No need to be. I'm surprised I didn't think of it myself.

Anyone want County Stadium/Miller Park's Secret Stadium Sauce?

[Raieth]

In all honesty I wouldn't eat human meat. We're almost toxic! All that plastic and shit we eat everyday. I think it's the reason we aren't hunted by non-starving animals.

[morgana]

One of the state office buildings here (because of someone's twisted sense of humor) came within days of naming their new cafeteria "The Alferd Packer Cafe".

Look him up.

[Geek King]

One of the state office buildings here (because of someone's twisted sense of humor) came within days of naming their new cafeteria "The Alferd Packer Cafe".

And anyone truly interested in his story should see Cannibal: The Musical. It is based on Packer's story.



Sorta.

[princess4life]

I live in Utah and the first thing that came to my mind when you mentione Donner's was also the Donner party.

As for saying something out loud when you didn't think there was anyone there to hear it. When I was working at Wal-Mart I was in the infant department and had to get some diapers from the back to fill the diapers. I was having a hard time grabbing the box so I annouced "That's it I quit I am not dealing with this anymore!!!" I looked up just in time to see the store manager and district manager standing right in front of me. There reply was "Do we get a written notice?" I was so embarressed that I has annouced it like I did thinking no one was around.