Another unfortunate statement came one night when it was pointed out how pretty the clouds were lit up in front of the moon. At which I confidently replied “Those clouds are behind the moon.” The stupidity of the remark was immediately obvious. Unfortunately there was no way to correct it and it was pointed out that those clouds would have to be really far away to be behind the moon. I agreed and hoped the subject would quickly change.
My only solace in making such
remarks is that I’m not the only
one to do it. Proofreading a coworker’s letter one day I found
that he planned to be ‘inducked’ into a local organization.
That’s a ceremony that I don’t want to know about. During
an internship, a coworker was asked to find information on Fung Shui.
She found this difficult, as no one seemed to know anything about Mrs.
Shui. Finally, another coworker on the phone excitedly exclaimed, “You
hit the tip of the pin on the head!” combining several metaphors
into one. While not a great excuse for my own remarks, at least I’m
not alone.