By Anonymous - 22/03/2009 02:36 - United States

Today, one of my co-workers invited me to a cookout at her house with some other people from my new job. She said to wear my suit. Assuming she had a pool, I showed up in a bikini, only to find everyone else wearing business attire and staring at me like I had lost my mind. FML
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flask_fml 0

Why would they be wearing business suits to a cookout? Who does that?

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Maltastic 0

Not so much an FML, you should have asked her to specify. You'll be made fun of, and laughed at about it later.. I suggest when that time comes make a snazzy comment like "Well, I stood out and I had the best outfit there. Always expect me to make an entran (e(insert wink he) e)" Don't dwell on it too much, it'll drive you insane.

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wolfy_fml 5

Around here when someone says 'suit' they can mean 'bathing suit'. If I was invited to a backyard BBQ, I would assume a bathing suit as well. If someone had meant a business suit, usually 'suit and tie' is said. I don't blame you for misunderstanding... but why would you only be wearing a bathing suit? I'd have worn it underneath regular clothes or brought it along with me so I could change back into my dry clothes after swimming.

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ecce 20

Around here too, especially since most of us live nearly on the beach...

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cthulhu1138 1

And to think that all this could have been avoided had you only asked "What kind of suit?"

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14nickel 0

Did the boss see you? Maybe you'll get a 'raise';)

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DGross 8

...or maybe he will get a "raise" :-P

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youliftmeup 0

I mean, maybe she should have clarified, but I have NEVER heard of people wearing business attire to a cookout - it tends to be a casual affair, so how can you blame her for assuming a swimsuit is appropriate? At least where I live, people say "suit" rather than swimsuit...more often than not, in fact.

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AliSama 17

at least you did not think birthday suit and assume she is a nudist? lol.

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omg_18 0

it says that it's co-workers that went to the cookout so obv it was like a work thing so that explains why they were all wearing suits. on that note, you fail for wearing a bathing suit.

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kellster 2

I think that if someone said "suit" to me, as a female, I would be forced to ask what kind of suit they meant. I just associate the term "suit" with man-suits. Sure, there are woman-suits too, but the term itself is confusing. If I was just assuming one kind of suit, it would be the business kind, however. People normally call the bikini type a "bathing suit" or "swimsuit". You should have asked about this one. Also, who wears a bikini around co-workers??

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