Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly
Prompts Weekend Challenge, using
the phrase ‘back to front’.
Here’s were the prompt took me.
Helen was a stunning, elegant-looking woman accustomed to admiring glances; she wasn’t surprised when people looked her way as she dined alone in her favorite French restaurant. This particular night was a little different, however, as people seemed to be intrigued and even amused by something instead of simply appreciative of her good looks. Helen started feeling quite uncomfortable and quickly finished her dinner, asked for the check and left the restaurant. It wasn’t until she got home and removed her coat that she discovered she was wearing her blouse inside-out and back to front! You would think as a frequent patron of the restaurant, the maître d’ would have said something. How mortifying!
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I needed that laugh, excellent..
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Happy to oblige.
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without humor, laughter, life would be so boring, mundane….
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I laugh a lot so I’d be miserable!
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Well, you know…fashion these days. And then there’s trend-setting!
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No kidding! I’m all for comfort but do people really need to look like they just rolled out of bed?
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I appreciate morning hair sculpture…😆
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There’s even a hair product called Bed Head!
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Love it!
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It is a good question, why doesn’t anybody say something?! Everyone does something like this at least once 😂
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It’s kinda like the guy with a ridiculous toupee and no one …. not even his closest family members …. tells him how awful it looks.
Thanks, Lisa.
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Why does no one ever tell us when these types of wardrobe malfunctions happen? I will tell you- of that you can be sure. I love this.
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And I’ll tell YOU! I do it all the time. If it were me, I’d sure as hell wanna know!
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Oh no! Though I think many of us have been there!
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It happens …. but I sure hope someone tells me!
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It’s happened to the best of us!😆
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For sure! Thanks, Tiffany
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This happened to me! Not back to front but I went to dinner with my husband and the in-laws and when I took my jacket off my top was inside out!
I even asked my husband before we left if I looked okay and he just grunted a yeah without even looking.
I was fuming.
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Are you kidding me!? I don’t blame you for fuming!
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So funny! Yes, someone should have said something, but maybe they thought it was a new trend!
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With a tag that size? Kinda doubtful. 😂
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I’ve seen stranger…
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It’s a great word 🙂
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Hahaha! Yeah, fun to say. Thanks, Glyn.
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I’m assuming M is an up market fashion house, not a cheap and cheerful budget retailer! The latter would have caused even more embarrassment!
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You’re right ….. except it stands for Medium, her size! I like your explanation better!
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Perhaps the maître d’ thought it was a new style or just didn’t want to embarrass Helen.
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Could be. I think Helen would have preferred being slightly embarrassed in front of the maître d’ as opposed to a restaurant full of people. I know I would although I’d probably laugh at my gaffe.
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Great use of the prompt Nancy. Embarrassment had to sting a bit when she figured this out.
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You’re right about that, Ernie; she looks like a very proper woman who has impeccable taste.
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Oops.
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Really! Could that tag be any bigger?! 😂
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Haha! 😆
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Sounds like she had too much on her mind that day. Perhaps she could do with a ladies’ maid – Poor Helen! Thank you for sharing this with our challenge, Nancy.
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She does look a bit pinched. I hope it wasn’t something she ate!
Thanks, Sue; it’s always a pleasure for me.
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Oh well, at least she had a blouse on!
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Hahaha! This is very true, my friend! Thanks for an oldie from P&G. 🤩
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And yes, I have an old Peter and Gordon vinyl LP 🎶😍
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Yes, that would definitely be mortifying, although wasn’t it not that long ago when it was kind if a fad for teens to wear their clothes inside out?
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Yeah, I don’t think that fad lasted too long.
Bill and I went for our annual check up a few weeks ago. When it came time for him to remove his T shirt, we realized it was on backwards! I guess the doctor felt it wasn’t necessary to test our cognitive awareness after that! 😂
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Oh! Bless! 💜
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💜
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