[Rhodes22-list] Fw: From the Geankoplis Book: Another Business Dilemma, or How to Embarrass Yourself Without Even Speaking

[Chris Geankoplis]

Since my little sister is a great sailor and ran her own charter business and marine salvage in Grenada along with working for a wave energy company in Portland I figure this qualify's as sailing related.   Something about what happens if you have spent too much time out on a boat by your self and return to civilization:
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To:Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 2:18 PM
Subject: From the Geankoplis Book: Another Business Dilemma, or How to Embarrass Yourself Without Even Speaking


At a business lunch, wearing my best business outfit:

PART 1:  I went to a Vietnamese restuarant.  I had soup for lunch and splashed it on my pants.  Everyone says you can't see it, so I'm not going to worry.  

PART 2:  Next, a freak accident when, having no pockets, I slipped the end of my wallet into the back of my pants to carry three glasses of water to the table...I set the glasses down, grabbed the black wallet (which was caught on the back of my thong underwear) and gave myself a ig wedgie in in front of the restaurant.  I couldn't get the wallet zipper unstuck from the panties, prolonging the whole embarrassing event.  

THE DILEMMA:  I had the option of either spinning around, keeping my back to my lunch partners in order to fumble around with my panties in plain view of them, or continue to face my lunch partners, my back to the restaurant, and make a complete fool of myself with the entire restaurant clientele.  


What would YOU do?








I chose to make a complete fool of myself with perfect strangers.  Kevin and Bob didn't see a thing other than my (now) purple face and my elbows wiggling around with my hands behind my back.  sigh. 

-- 
Greta G.