Foot in Mouth Disease

I put my foot in my mouth really badly yesterday.

The Scene:
Office of a new grad student. She has a whole bunch of pictures on her wall in front of her desk. I walk into her office to say hello and chitchat.

I see a picture of a girl on her wall. I ask her about said girl. She says it is a friend of mine and that another picture of her is around here somewhere. I spy picture of girls standing in a line posing for the camera. One girl is profile view. She has a large belly and looks to me like she is pregnant...

I say, "Oh, is that girl Pregnant?"

She says in a monotone voice, "No. That girl is me. Thanks."

Embarrassment washes over me like a flood from a broken dam.

I am apologizing like no tomorrow, while sort of laughing a little at my stupidity. I backed away talking about how embarrassed I was and how I was sorry and that it was the shirt she was wearing that confused me.

Yep...I am a dumbass.