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ORIGINAL: HarryVanWinkle

The purpose of this thread is to 'fess up.  To tell tales of times when you've opened your mouth and stuffed your foot in, clear to the ankle.  We're all human, so we've all done it.  Are you humble enough to tell stories about times you have made a spectacular fool of yourself with your mouth?

I'll start:

'Twas many and many a year ago in a kingdom by the sea.  Actually, it was 1982 in the Southern Sun Groggery in Ft. Myers Beach, FL.  I was making my living as a commercial fisherman in those days.  That particular day, or rather night, I was sitting in the bar, feeling sorry for myself, in a grouchy mood and getting drunk.  I was sitting at a long, low table when I finished my beer.  Across from me was another guy, one whom I had never seen at the Grog before.

As I got up to go fetch myself another beer, the stranger asked, "Would you get me one too, while you're up?"

I growled in response, "What're you, fucking crippled?  Get your own."

I went to the bar and got my beer.  When I turned around to go back to my seat, I saw him approaching the bar.  In his wheelchair.  Both of his legs ended considerably above the knee.

Boy, did that make me feel like a first class, grade A Asshole, a feeling I richly deserved.

The bright point was; he'd been in there drinking a lot longer than I had that night, was pretty drunk when the incident occured and didn't remember it the next day.  He became a good friend.