Friday OT #1 - Open Mouth, Insert Foot

[MeanDean]

I used the phrase "good enough for government work" unknowingly when talking to a government employee at work. He laughed.

As a retired Federal Employee I can assure you we use it probably as much or more than anyone else.

 

[Al_4_State]

Buddy of mine in college was at his girlfriend's apartment one weekend; her roommate had left for home. They were going at it, and being quite vocal, when they heard the door slam. Roomie had forgotten a couple items.

I was throwing a party in college in my apartment, and a friend of mine had come down from Iowa Central for it. She got hammered, and went to pass out in my room so no one would mess with her. I was terrible about cleaning up clothes, and there was usually a pile of clothes scattered around my room, including the narrow path between the bed and dresser.

There's a young lady at the party who finds my company agreeable and decides to spend the night. So we go back to my room, and get on with the business. I have completely forgotten that my friend went back there to pass out.

Things start getting a little vocal, and suddenly, my friend pops up from under a pile of clothes between my dresser and the foot of my bed. She had been passed out when we got back in the room, and I couldn't tell she was in there. She screamed in horror, and ran out of the room, to spend the night on the living room couch. Still gives me hell about it to this day.