By Awkwarddinner - 06/04/2017 12:30

Today, the cute receptionist at a restaurant asked for our coats. I call my trench coat my "tent", due to its size. When I handed it over, I jokingly said, "I have a tent for you!" She started blushing and stuttering, and it wasn't until later that I realized "tent" is a synonym for "boner". FML
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Leveritas 12

OP here. Didn't think this would have posted, let alone so quickly. I spent the first half of my evening thinking about what I may have said wrong. Do you know a 'realization' moment, like in the cartoons? That's what it felt like. She didn't make eye contact with me the entire evening, and I felt terrible afterwards. Also yes, pitching a tent is correct, but it was both translated from Dutch and close enough for it to be extremely awkward. My friends couldn't stop laughing though.

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biopilot17 9

Well if she blushed and started stuttering maybe you should make a move XD

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Alup132 22

I had never heard of that before. I'd probably do the same. If you see her again perhaps you can apologize and make up for it.

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Arashikage 18

Obviously he didn't mean it to sound the way it did, lighten up chuckles

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Alup132 22

I had never heard of that before. I'd probably do the same. If you see her again perhaps you can apologize and make up for it.

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RichardPencil 30

Instead, you should have thanked her for taking your coat saying, "I prefer to go bareback," and then winked. It would've been less creepy.

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biopilot17 9

Well if she blushed and started stuttering maybe you should make a move XD

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DraconicFeline 31

...Ooor maybe she was just horribly embarrassed to have a customer (supposedly) make a sexual pass at her. "Blushing and stuttering" is not a synonym for "flattered".

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Cali 54

Honestly I think it could go either way.

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maharb01 17

maybe she was embarrassed because she actually was checking out your crotch, and thought she'd been caught in the act!

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jonny_salsa 7

I mean, the term is technically "pitching tent". Regardless, it's still an unfortunate situation

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rodfergie 18

That is really stretching for a reason to be embarrassed.

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mattyiscool123 26

It's usually pitched tent, not just tent.

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Leveritas 12

OP here. Didn't think this would have posted, let alone so quickly. I spent the first half of my evening thinking about what I may have said wrong. Do you know a 'realization' moment, like in the cartoons? That's what it felt like. She didn't make eye contact with me the entire evening, and I felt terrible afterwards. Also yes, pitching a tent is correct, but it was both translated from Dutch and close enough for it to be extremely awkward. My friends couldn't stop laughing though.

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Cali 54

That's what friends are for! ☺︎

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