Witnessed a lunchtme implosion today

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My pension check came in today so I was feeling kinda of rich. I called Debbie and asked her what she was doin for lunch.

“Look here, you wanna meet me up at Longhorn for lunch?”

“Yeah, mind if Tammy comes?”

“No, but she’s gotta buy her own.”

“hush”

“I was just kidding, I’ll see y’all up there at 12:30pm. I’m gonna be out east anyway, I’m thinking about upgrading to a new Iphone.”

“whats the matter with the one ya got?”

“Nuttin, I just like having newest and best gadgets”

Tammy works in Debbie’s office, I don’t know her very well, but Debbie tawks about her often.

I went to the ATT store and ogled the new phone, but at the last minute backed out. My blackberry is only a year old. “I better get down to Longhorm.”

I beat the ladies on the scene, so watied for them in the waiting area. They were only a few minutes behind me.

I hadn’t seen Tammy (not her real name) in a year, and right away I could see she was, 1(pregnant, 2(recently delivered or 3( eatng too many happy meals.

Because I’m mature and wise about the world, I KNEW not to ask if she was pregnant. And to keep quiet unless she brings it up.

We sat down, put our order in, and made small talk. Eventually Tammy’s phone vibrated, and she excused herself to take the call. I saw my openig and took it, my curiousty was getting the best of me.

I leaned in to Debbie, “look here, does Tammy have one in the hangar?”

“Noooooooooo”

“ok, I was just checking”

Tammy came back and we ate lunch, it was good. Then this guy walks up in shiny shoes and wrinkled suit, he looked about 30 years old. His company sends him over Debbie’s every once in a while.

He was glad to see them and after exchanging pleasantries, he seemed nice enough. Then he makes a colossal mistake, but I saw it coming. Kinda like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

“Tammy! I didn’t know you were pregnant, how ya doin?”

I rose up, “ahem, I gotta take a call be right back”

Debbie grabbed me by the hand and pulled me back down.

“I’m NOT” Tammy said with a frown.

Man she was ticked off, and she wasn’t hiding it.

“well you look great, I’ll see y’all later?”

This guy was suddenly pale as a ghost. He was trying to get out of this and I was powerless. I wanted to throw him a life jacket but none were available.

She didn’t say much the rest of the time. Just kept goin "Humph, and other grunts. She was NOT a happy camper.

I couldn’t wait to get out of there. Finally I finished eating and bolted.

A couple hours later I called Debbie at the office. “Dang what was awesome.”

Yeah Tammy is still askin me, " Have I gained that *much *weight?"

“What didja say?”

“Not a whole lot, cos we’re not that good a friends, I’m just glad you didn’t say anything.”

“well you know I’m NOT that dumb.”

“she said she was goin to join a gym”

“dang”

So if ya don’t know, don’t say it, cause it might blow up. 🤷
 
Another story to make me laugh.

If you aren’t getting these published somewhere then you ought to look into it.
 
That was funny. Your phonetic spelling really adds to the humor.
 
I look forward to all your posts, Bama.
From your ‘fan’, (a different 😉 ) Tammy
 
Oh thank** goodness**, Bama.

When you said “lunchtime implosion” I was afraid you’d tried to use the microwave. . .and. . .well. . .

So, good lunch, eh?
 
I had a phase where the opposite happened - two of my friends became pregnant in a relatively short space of time. Neither made any announcement to me - at any stage 😦

I had to wait until they were well-and-truly-and-totally-unmistakeably-pregant and ask … the response on both occasions? ‘I thought you knew’. 🤷

Well, I can make an educated guess, but I’m not going to SAY anything for fear you’re just geting fat or have some awful medical condition simulating the look of pregnancy, am I!
 
We once ran retreat weekends for couples. On one occasion we had four pregnant ladies in the group. The priest working with us decided to give a special blessing to the pregnant ones.

He knew he was in trouble when he started to bless the fifth one. 😃

Fortunately he was very old and the lady had a sense of humor. i think she was the third one in line.
 
I had a phase where the opposite happened - two of my friends became pregnant in a relatively short space of time. Neither made any announcement to me - at any stage 😦

I had to wait until they were well-and-truly-and-totally-unmistakeably-pregant and ask … the response on both occasions? ‘I thought you knew’. 🤷

Well, I can make an educated guess, but I’m not going to SAY anything for fear you’re just geting fat or have some awful medical condition simulating the look of pregnancy, am I!
From a woman’s perspective, that is almost as bad. I’ve had that happen, where I thought it was obvious and everyone knew, only to get some “Oh. You’re pregnant” comments. In other words, all along they thought I was fat but were too polite to say anything.

And as I am typing this, I am remembering the comment my dry cleaner made to me when I was about 7 months pregnant. I came in to drop off the dry cleaning and she looked at me and said “You big. You need exercise.” I’m just glad I was pregnant, because otherwise that would have ruined my day.
 
I thought every male knew not to comment on the pregnancy status of a female unless you absolutely knew without a doubt she was pregnant.

That is just asking for trouble. My leg still hurts from when my wife kicked my 7 years ago. We were at a work party. I had a few drinks, when the wife of a co-worker showed up. From talking with my co-worked I knew his wife was pregnant, but my wife didn’t. And the co-workers wife was at that stage where she looked bigger, but it wasn’t obvisous that she was pregnant. I asked how she was doing and when the baby was due. My wife proceeded to kick my shin. But I knew she was pregnant and wasn’t just guessing. Now when I know something like that I tell my wife before I open my mouth. It helps to save my shins.
 
thought every male knew not to comment on the pregnancy status of a female unless you absolutely knew without a doubt she was pregnant.
You would think, but the guy in Longhorn was a little on the young side. Late 20s? And Tammy really did look prego because she had on one of those smock looking tops pregnant ladies like to wear.

I also learned not to say anything about when the baby is due even if you KNOW she is prego, because she might’ve delivered 2 months ago. :eek:
So, good lunch, eh?
Well the food was good, but it was so cold at the table after that I was gonna go out to the car for my sweater. I thought I was gonna go under the table when the waitress came back and wanted to know if we wanted dessert.

Tammy said " NO because someone people think I’m FAT." But I know if shiny shoes hadn’t messed up she woulda ordered one up.

Some guys are just clueless when it comes to proper protocol.
 
Sounds to me like ol’ shiny shoes did the poor girl a favor. No dessert and going to the gym? 👍
 
Ha! I also thought that you were trying to make some lunch in the microwave;) !! Well, let me admit that I was once on the receiving end of that blunder from a young man in his 20’s (it must be the age:shrug: ),who is a friend of DH’s family. He blurted out “I didn’t know you were pregnant!” I looked at him over the top of my glasses with eyes shooting daggers, :mad: “No. I am not.” He knew he made the mother of all blunders & quickly moved on! I already belonged to a gym at the time, but soon after that encounter I started the Adkins Diet & lost 50 lbs. He dosen’t know it but I have a love/hate relationship with that young man:p .
 
My pension check came in today so I was feeling kinda of rich. I called Debbie and asked her what she was doin for lunch.

“Look here, you wanna meet me up at Longhorn for lunch?”

“Yeah, mind if Tammy comes?”

“No, but she’s gotta buy her own.”

“hush”

“I was just kidding, I’ll see y’all up there at 12:30pm. I’m gonna be out east anyway, I’m thinking about upgrading to a new Iphone.”

“whats the matter with the one ya got?”

“Nuttin, I just like having newest and best gadgets”

Tammy works in Debbie’s office, I don’t know her very well, but Debbie tawks about her often.

I went to the ATT store and ogled the new phone, but at the last minute backed out. My blackberry is only a year old. “I better get down to Longhorm.”

I beat the ladies on the scene, so watied for them in the waiting area. They were only a few minutes behind me.

I hadn’t seen Tammy (not her real name) in a year, and right away I could see she was, 1(pregnant, 2(recently delivered or 3( eatng too many happy meals.

Because I’m mature and wise about the world, I KNEW not to ask if she was pregnant. And to keep quiet unless she brings it up.

We sat down, put our order in, and made small talk. Eventually Tammy’s phone vibrated, and she excused herself to take the call. I saw my openig and took it, my curiousty was getting the best of me.

I leaned in to Debbie, “look here, does Tammy have one in the hangar?”

“Noooooooooo”

“ok, I was just checking”

Tammy came back and we ate lunch, it was good. Then this guy walks up in shiny shoes and wrinkled suit, he looked about 30 years old. His company sends him over Debbie’s every once in a while.

He was glad to see them and after exchanging pleasantries, he seemed nice enough. Then he makes a colossal mistake, but I saw it coming. Kinda like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

“Tammy! I didn’t know you were pregnant, how ya doin?”

I rose up, “ahem, I gotta take a call be right back”

Debbie grabbed me by the hand and pulled me back down.

“I’m NOT” Tammy said with a frown.

Man she was ticked off, and she wasn’t hiding it.

“well you look great, I’ll see y’all later?”

This guy was suddenly pale as a ghost. He was trying to get out of this and I was powerless. I wanted to throw him a life jacket but none were available.

She didn’t say much the rest of the time. Just kept goin "Humph, and other grunts. She was NOT a happy camper.

I couldn’t wait to get out of there. Finally I finished eating and bolted.

A couple hours later I called Debbie at the office. “Dang what was awesome.”

Yeah Tammy is still askin me, " Have I gained that *much *weight?"

“What didja say?”

“Not a whole lot, cos we’re not that good a friends, I’m just glad you didn’t say anything.”

“well you know I’m NOT that dumb.”

“she said she was goin to join a gym”

“dang”

So if ya don’t know, don’t say it, cause it might blow up. 🤷
Very wise words…and actions!!! I feel the same way, I am not rude and know better…I usually will say things like wow you look great today and then the person will usually be like “really I think I gained weight,” Or “oh this baby’s driving me crazy!!” So then I know what to respond with and not feel like a JERK after words for saying something wrong you know? Talk about embarrassing!!
 
Oh thank** goodness**, Bama.

When you said “lunchtime implosion” I was afraid you’d tried to use the microwave. . .and. . .well. . .

So, good lunch, eh?
Me too, I opened the thread thinking, hmm, what did Bama make for lunch today and why did it implode ;).

Great story and great advise - for both men and women, I’ve been there when a woman does the same thing!

Brenda V.
 
Even a Neanderthal like me know not to make a comment like that :cool:
 
I HATE comments like that. 🙂

I was at Sunday School a few weeks ago with one of those flowy tops on. A mom of one of the kids from my class last year walked up to me and gave me a hug then congratulated me on my marriage.

Then she said.

Wow! You two sure must be busy! How far along are you? 3 or so months?

HMMMM…NO! :mad:

I know it was just the top, because I’m pretty thin…but seriously. I spent the rest of the day in the tightest shirt I owned making sure I didn’t look fat! Nathan just kept laughing at me. 🤷
 
I HATE comments like that. 🙂

I was at Sunday School a few weeks ago with one of those flowy tops on. A mom of one of the kids from my class last year walked up to me and gave me a hug then congratulated me on my marriage.

Then she said.

Wow! You two sure must be busy! How far along are you? 3 or so months?

HMMMM…NO! :mad:

I know it was just the top, because I’m pretty thin…but seriously. I spent the rest of the day in the tightest shirt I owned making sure I didn’t look fat! Nathan just kept laughing at me. 🤷
Well that’s weird even in flowy tops thin women don’t really look pregnant? Hmmmm weird…but anyhow, maybe she was just hoping to know there was a sweet couple expecting a wee one!! 😃 Anyhow I get scared I will be told that…since I am over weight…Well a year ago I was slimmer than now, and I was wearing one of my really baggy shirts, and my bf and I were visiting a friend, when we got there my stomach started getting upset and I was complaining about it to my bf, I held my stomach for a few seconds and our friend’s wife saw me, she then didn’t comment but went and called everyone and told them we were expecting before marriage!!! I was like uhm what? His mother was yelling and everything and we were like ok so what happened again? We didn’t even know she had spread that rumor around!!! It was very sad for people to make assumptions…it started a whole new bag of beans with his mother!! 😦
 
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