When you goof up with words....

Hey Mimpi, This reminds me of my college principal. Every year he gives a speech when the academic year starts and in the beginning itself he made a blunder He began like this "My name is such and such and i have two daughters, and both are girls" Well u can imagine his condition when u say something like that infront of so many college students Cheers, Tutul

Nothing come to my mind except for this which I heard when I was waiting to collect my daughter room the school. One gentle man was telling to another parent that 'the school management should keep the stray dogs out of the compound or else the children may get anti rabies'. I just cannot shake off those words from my memory.

Hello Mimpi! The examples mentioned by your appear quite funny and these are clear 'cases' of getting a different meaning than the concerned person intended to convey. I can recall one such statement, which Winston Churchill said in the British Parliament to a Member of the House (House of Commons). A debate was going on and a Member wanted to put forth his view and he was shouting - "I conceive, ........ I conceive...........I conceive....." Winston Churchill said to that Member - "You conceive thrice but produced nothing" (Conceive has more than one meaning, as you know). Have a great evening! Deepak

Brooke Shields, Winston Bennett, Colonel Gerald Wellman, goofing up with words spring surprise. But certainly not the one with Al Gore.. as he ALWAYS GOOF UP WITH WORDS.. Mimpi check for Obama and Clinton's goofing up with words.. where you can find tons and tons of it.. Tc Saivenkat

Thanks for sharing the link; I will take look at it. When it comes to happiness I can be my worst enemy because I have the tendency to be paralysed by perfectionism and it can paralyse me and stop me from trying again the next time. I have completed the questionnaire and my score was 65% so there is room for improvement!

Hi mimpi, i have to admit, sometimes i am quite lame at making excuses, one day my friend was asking me if i was busy, i was guessing he wanted to meet me, i didn't want to leave my hostel and go meet him, i was thinking about something to make up... i said i am very busy man, i have some work to do in my hostel, it is going to get late here tonight. He asked about the details of the work.. i said about something going on in our hostel(it was going on for real).. i have to do them and it's going to be late , i have to do them but i am not going to do them. He then told me i am not even good at making excuses.

Hi Mimpi! Personal blunders and famous quotes don't come to mind at present but I would like to share a few here Sentences (with all the BLOOPERS) actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice . Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children. : Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house .Bring your husbands.

I remember when Brooke said that! So funny. I like the ones about things dumb lawyers asked people during depositions such as "The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?" and "You say none of your three children were boys, were any of them girls?"

I sometimes goof up with words at home when I am talking to my partner. I really think it depends on what type of day you are having. Seriously because I think I was really tired that day and making quite a few mistakes and he was laughing at me and repeating everything that I stumbled on back to me. Yes it was of course so frustrating to say the least.

Those were quite funny, however I don't think the last one is case of foot in mouth: "We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people" There are many reason for excluding people that is not discriminating. For example smear testing, you wouldn't smear test a man as he does not have the right anatomy for a smear test. So men are excluded, but they are not being discriminated against. So in the case of the ROTC instructor, he could have meant that they do not hire people with poor health since for the job you need stamina, this isn't discriminating it is just saying that some people are more suitable for the position than other.

Trying to teach my son English i would often ask him,Karam,what is your name?