When you say something stupid...

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-09-21 02:22pm

What do you typically do?

is there a particular reason you do what you do? (Traumatic experience as a child, you just don't care, Etc.)

No fair saying you never say stupid stuff, either. We all have.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-21 02:26pm

I voted other,when i say something stupid i know its too late to retract it,and the only thing i can say is "Great i`ve just given you more ammos"

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-09-21 02:30pm

Are you talking about in real life or on the board? In real life I usually say stupid stuff on purpose to get a laugh but when I say stupid things unintentionally I retract what I said and apologize. On the boards I swear and watch as I get torn to ribbons.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-09-21 02:33pm

Captain_Cyran wrote:Are you talking about in real life or on the board? In real life I usually say stupid stuff on purpose to get a laugh but when I say stupid things unintentionally I retract what I said and apologize. On the boards I swear and watch as I get torn to ribbons.

Real life and on the board. Just in general? Why, do you react differently? I, personally, don't. And I was kinda referring to unintentional stupid stuff.
like, "Turbolasers are lasers!"
"No they're not, Here's why...blahblahblahblah...yakyakyakity schmackity, blah blah blahblah, yakyakyak..."
"....

.... Conceded..."
Or
"The moon is a star!"
When you believe what you say, or you are trying to make someone ELSE look stupid...

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-09-21 03:00pm

When I say something stupid on the board, I either try to explain it later (if it's a joke) or go all red-faced and use the embarrassed smiley.

In real life, I don't say stupid things except by accident or through ignorance. I'll usually apologize then.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-09-21 03:25pm

First and third options.

During a real-time debate, sometimes one or two slipups will go unnoticed. Hell, in a recent debate, I contradicted myself from what I said earlier.

(Of course, the other person didn't catch it, and in the transcript I made a note about it.)

Nova Andromeda · Post by **Nova Andromeda** » 2003-09-21 03:44pm

--Often I just retract and move on without worry, but sometimes I need someone to point out the problem for me. I mean 2 * 3 = 5 makes perfect sense right?

Demiurge · Post by **Demiurge** » 2003-09-21 04:26pm

I never say anything stupid.

But seriously, I usually just pretend it never happened and continue on.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2003-09-21 04:28pm

When I say something stupid, it's usually to confuse or get a laugh out of people. When it deals with school work, usually I get corrected and we move on.~Jason

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2003-09-21 05:24pm

If you never miss a beat and keep a confident air about you, no one ever figures it out.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2003-09-21 06:02pm

Usually I say something to the effect of "That didn't sound right..." followed by rephrasing. I don't know why I do that, but I remember at college my Sponsor Group set up a "Quote Board," which held all of the stupid things people used to say. There was this one girl who had about a dozen quotes up there in the first few months, and they were always things like "I need to put on pants," "Anyone else wanna take a shower?" and "I'm not the one who's trying to screw you."

I remained off of the board longer than anyone else, before I was talking with this girl who was forced to leave her room for the night because her roommate and her roommate's boyfriend were in there (if you know what I mean), and so I asked "Who did you end up sleeping with?" We had so much fun with the quote board that I've put up a similar board everywhere I've ever worked--even in foreign countries (which is bad, since I'm not as familiar with the languages as my co-workers usually are).

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2003-09-21 08:08pm

first and second, but either way I tend to get guilded a lot.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-09-21 08:15pm

I never pull a WoI. Nearly anything else is an option.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-09-21 08:41pm

I'm infallable, but thanks for asking.
[/Dogbert]

I usually correct myself if I think they noticed or rephrase what I said which may have sounded right but was worded badly.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-09-21 08:46pm

Usually one of the first 3, I haven't done a gaussian of my dumb remarks so I'll leave it blank.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2003-09-21 09:14pm

I pretty much never say stupid things in conversation because of something I did WAAAAY back in elementary school.

Here's the story: There was a morbidly obese kid in my second grade class, probably deuce-and-a-half. (that's 250 lbs. at age eight, mind you). So naturally the teacher (a nun, btw) is constantly vigilant to keep his self-esteem up. But one day she's making this thing for parents' day where each of us is represented on the board with a fish that has our name on it. And, for some reason or another, she makes the large kid's fish about twice the size of anyone else's.

And I say, "well, look his is bigger than our fish, just like he's a lot bigger than us."

This was the wrong thing to say, of course. He's crying, I get reprimanded and a parent teacher conference (fucking nun ripped right into me!) and no recess for a long time. My dad told me to always, always think before I spoke. And I do. People sometimes get mad at me because I speak slowly with a measured pace and even tone, but it's a good survival mechanism. Make the world move at your speed, I say.

As for on the board, I'll admit it. I'm not too bright, and I say stupid stuff. Generally I stonewall for a while and then breakdown and admit it. D'oh.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-09-21 09:19pm

I was explaining the movie Tremors to my grandmother one night when she was babysitting me and I accidentally let slip one word in my explanation which, while subtle, completely altered the intended statement. I said the giant subterranean worms popped up from beneath people and "enveloped them in their testicles" and dragged them down to be eaten.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-09-21 09:28pm

I make far less sense while speaking than I do in writing. I'm like Pablo Sanchez in that I need to think though what I'm going to say and then speak as clearly as I can. If I don't consciously do this I tend to slur words together, mis-pronounce things (bad enough that I have an accent), and miss words altogether. At least I don't stutter....

So usually option 2. If I've said something dumb chances are I've fudged things to the piont where no one understands me anyways, so I think things over and restate what I was saying or trying to say.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-09-21 10:08pm

In a debate I will retract and appologise. In a conversation, I will twist reality, manipulate people and in general fight to my death to make it seem like I was right. I hate being wrong.

Demiurge · Post by **Demiurge** » 2003-09-21 10:11pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:I was explaining the movie Tremors to my grandmother one night when she was babysitting me and I accidentally let slip one word in my explanation which, while subtle, completely altered the intended statement. I said the giant subterranean worms popped up from beneath people and "enveloped them in their testicles" and dragged them down to be eaten.

I would watch that movie.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-09-22 09:03pm

Option three. Doing something to make up for it won't work, as if you say something stupid in front of most people, then they're probably going to remember it for years, and perhaps associate it with you, regardless of whether you correct yourself or shape up from that point.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2003-09-22 10:13pm

I tend to make fun of myself. That way, I beat everyone else to hte punch and can make people laugh too.

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-09-22 10:15pm

I do 1-3 all the time, but usually 2. When I say something stupid, I usually have the misfortune to do it when many people hear me, so I pretty much have to correct myself.

Lt. Dan · Post by **Lt. Dan** » 2003-09-26 11:23pm

I don't talk to people I don't know so when I say something stupid it's with my friends and they make fun. Sometimes we make mistakes and it stays with us for a while.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-09-26 11:41pm

I usually make fun of my mistakes. What a shitty life I'd live if I couldn't laugh at myself.

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