Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Insert Foot in Mouth Part 2

This posting will be appreciated if you've ever been pregnant, been to the Jewish ceremony called a Bris or been around a total jerk. So the year is 2002 and I'm attending the Bris of one of my closest friend's son. A Bris is a Jewish ceremony where a Jewish baby boy 8 days old gets circumcised by a religious half surgeon/half Kosher butcher in front of his parents, all of their family and friends. It's brutal(especially for the little fella getting his equipment trimmed). Luckily for the baby, they dab a cloth that has wine on it in the baby's mouth to soothe him(basically the kid is drunk when the public surgery is performed). Well, this is not about the Bris but about something I was fortunate to witness at the Bris. Someone saying something unbelievably stupid who wasn't me. After the Bris, which was performed at a synagogue in this case, there is usually food and drinks for the guests.(Stand too close to the ceremony and you won't have an appetite, trust me). So I happen to be sitting at a table with the dad of the Bris Boy and a guy he works with. Well, this guy seemed a little slick. Not to stereotype all sales people(I've been in sales for 25 years so believe me, I don't disparage sales people) but this guy seemed a bit full of himself, kind of loud and kind of obnoxious. Half the time he said something, I would give my friend a look like "Is this gasbag for real?". Well, my friend had to leave to mingle with his other guests so I was left with Mr.Slick. Fortunately another guy sat down next to me who I knew. It was my friend Colin, the brother-in-law of my closest friend from college. Great guy. I introduce him to Mr. Slick. I'm talking with Colin and he's telling me about his work and his wife(Who is the sister of the same close friend from college and knew since she was 18). Colin also told me that his wife was 7 months pregnant. All this time, Mr. Slick is talking the head off of some poor soul sitting next to him not really paying any attention to me or Colin. Next thing you know  Colin's pregnant wife walks over and says hi to me. She immediately got called away from another friend without even acknowledging her husband. She's gone and Mr. Slick says to me and Colin "Hey, pregnancy has really treated that broad right. Did you see the rack on her?" Danny being Danny, I couldn't pass this one up. It was a layup. I say" Actually I didn't but this guy next me might have. Hey Colin did you notice that pregnant woman?" Colin replies "Actually I did" I then say to Mr. Slick,"Oh yeah, I forgot, that pregnant woman is Colin's wife" Mr. Slick turned white. He then said something like "Uh, Uh, I have to leave" and off he went. Colin and I looked at each other and just started laughing. Colin then said "Of all people I know, you are absolutely the perfect person to be here when that idiot made that comment." My good deeds seem to never end.

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