Went to a drinks thing earlier this evening for a recently-retired boss of mine, in a very upmarket restaurant. Pretty much our entire workforce was there, as well as company top brass.
There was a free bar, but I wasn't really in the mood for a beer so I got a glass of water. A few minutes later, while I was standing chatting to some colleagues, the glass slipped out of my hand and crashed onto the floor, breaking into several pieces.
Somewhat stupidly and without thinking, I bent down to pick up the biggest pieces, in the process placing my foot squarely in the puddle. I slipped savagely and landed squarely on my back, legs in the air, like an upended beetle. It took me about ten seconds to get up as well.
What made it worse that was nobody laughed; instead the room just went deathly quiet as everyone stared at me struggling to get to my feet.
So, anyone else made a complete fool of themselves in front of their peers lately?
There was a free bar, but I wasn't really in the mood for a beer so I got a glass of water. A few minutes later, while I was standing chatting to some colleagues, the glass slipped out of my hand and crashed onto the floor, breaking into several pieces.
Somewhat stupidly and without thinking, I bent down to pick up the biggest pieces, in the process placing my foot squarely in the puddle. I slipped savagely and landed squarely on my back, legs in the air, like an upended beetle. It took me about ten seconds to get up as well.
What made it worse that was nobody laughed; instead the room just went deathly quiet as everyone stared at me struggling to get to my feet.
So, anyone else made a complete fool of themselves in front of their peers lately?
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