Woman Takes Along Her Husband For An Important Dinner At Her New Boss’ House, Doesn’t Expect It To End Like This
There are times in life where you need to be at your very best, make a great impression and start off in the best possible way. Meeting your new boss for dinner at her place can be considered as one of these occasions.
This is the story of a supportive man, accompanying his nervous wife to dinner with her boss at her brand new job. Sounds like a pretty cool guy right? Turns out, not so much. When confronted with a raw meat problem (think Mr. Bean, hiding little pieces of his steak tartar all over his table) he decided instead to use a less sophisticated and probably even dumber approach.
Scroll down below to read how this epic tale unfolded, first from the point of view of the husband, and then his wife. Bon appetit!
This supportive husband went along with his wife to her boss’ house for dinner, eager to make a good impression
(Image credits: nvernon123 | Not the author’s photo)
It did not go as planned…
After this story went viral, the wife of the now famous husband shared her version of the fateful dinner
People reacted with amused disbelief at the man’s way of ‘dealing’ with the situation
What would you have done instead? Let us know in the comments!
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The one time Bored Panda did not put "Hilarious" in the title is when they have a story so funny that I'm tears.
Crying of laughter. It's possibly the best thing I've ever read on BP.
For me it doesn't matter if it's a fake story or if it's real. Made me have a good laugh anyways! Lol
"I think the 'chuck it out the window' scheme is perfectly sound." - said every guy who reads this.
This is the funniest story I have ever found on Bored Panda, I can just see my husband doing the exact same thing. My eyes are watering I'm laughing so hard!
I thought this was sooo funny, I laughed all the way through it. It also made me think of the TV show King of Queens, as something Doug would have done to Carrie at an employers house. Funny!!
My family must think I'm crazy as I just started laughing out loud without warning. Wait, I'll get a handkerchief for the tears.
Just read this post out loud to my husband. Both laughing so hard! Threw it "baseball style"!!! OMG. Crying!!
Laughed until I wet myself. I don't care if it's true or a bit for a script on spec. I'm just glad I wasn't on the train in the quiet car.
I definitely, positively,absolutely, ASK cook the meat until it is near burnt, (I do not eat raw meat)
What would I have done instead? Good question. In hindsight, there are many reasonable solutions! But given the amount of time he had to do something ASSUMABLY inconspicuous, that was fantastic! I just wonder if the hostess was every privy to the situation.
You made my day with this story, Made me laugh like never before... Thanks,
Wouldn't have it that's for sure...don't care about 'bosses' feelings. I do care about my poor digestive system...
I would just politely ask for it to be put on the grill a bit longer, even offer to do it myself. Rare is much easier to correct than overcooked after all.
That's what a normal person would do yes ..which is why this story is obviously BS
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OMGosh this is without a doubt the absolutely funniest story I've ever read on Bored Panda. I was laughing so hard that my pets woke up and my aide came running from the other room to see if I was OK. I could hardly stop laughing. It reminded me of the time my husband wanted me to try escargot at this fancy French restaurant in Dallas. I kept protesting because I'm terrified of anything that slithers. Finally I agreed to at least try a tiny bite but, I made it very clear that I would cut the bite myself. So my husband removed the snail from the shell and placed it on the small plate in front of me. I swallowed a few times before sticking it with my fork. As soon as I cut into the snail it went flying off my plate acrosss the table beside me. The man looked at it then looked at me and I died a thousand deaths as I began apologizing profusely for the incident. He was very gracious and even smiled at me. Then I turned on my husband for insisting that I taste a snail in the first place!
Like this couple, my goofy (but well-mannered) husband and I have been in precarious situations but none that were this funny. Like the wife here, I would not have been comfortable if he told her it was under-cooked to his liking. When you are trying to make a good impression and a guest at someone's home, you simply DON"T send the food back. I would have split mine with him in her presence with an excuse that "the food always tastes better off of his plate," sort of thing. Or, simply made the switch for mine to his. Telling her I like my meat rare and he likes his more well done. The boss probably gave him the bigger cut of meat but cooked it for the same amount of time as the other 2. A simple mistake on her behalf too. The proper thing for the boss would have been to ask how her guests liked their meat cooked. :) Another funny ending would be if the window were open and it hit someone on the sidewalk. Seeing the window open, went up and said something, steak in hand.
Hi dear I'm from Hawaii and we can talk on Facebook. Christiansen C kaposi
Load More Replies... I don't believe a word of this, sorry. You'd actually attempt to throw a steak out the window? 1) You wouldn't tell your wife what was happening before you threw it? 2) Why not walk to the window and not risk missing the window? 3) Why not man up and tell your host about the steak? A good host would be more than willing to fix what was obviously a mistake. 4) If, as you said, it was a huge steak and your host was gone for just a moment, you don't think she would wonder how you ate it so quickly? Yeah, I'm calling big time BS on this story.
I find this rather sad. Do we not all hate such akward, stilted, forced community? Making good impressions for the sake of it? Several people being together "because" but everyone just hating it? Why not avoid it? I think this wife should love her husband very much for going through it and trying to make the bets of it. Not stopping him from eating the steak afterwards is just cruel, and also wrong from the boss. Gosh, we have so many problems in this world, and yet so much joy, why live through such s****y situations?
I almost fail of my chair by laughing about the Mann throwing the rare steak on the window !instead out the window. Very funny Story Thank you for making me laugh.
I would have eaten the steak, I like my steak cooked what they call 'Black and Blue.
After finishing OP's portion, I took a sip of coffee thinking it was it while I kept reading. Bad time to grab a sip. I almost had coffee out of my nose. This was perfect hahaha.
Oh goody, I guess this means Dumb Wife threads are an option again!
OMG hahahahaha!!! This is WAY too funny! So good your boss can laugh it off. A memory for sure lol
Thanks for the ongoing belly laugh, that's exactly what I needed after a tough day at work! :)
OMG, this is so funny, I'm crying! This ranks up there with the waxed-shut hooha, the fart that almost altered my destiny, and the guy who tested his new tazer! Bloody hilarious!!
I have no compunction about asking for meat to be cooked a little longer. I do it at restaurants, asking if they'll just nuke it for 45 seconds. Nobody has ever gotten mad at me. I have to do it once a year at my minister's house when we have a picnic-style meal after Sabbath services. The other 15 people there are used to eating less than well done burgers, but I will not, so I nuke mine another 20 seconds before putting it into a bun---or I bring my own, since I can't eat the onions that are present in their burger mix. But throw it out the window? Nah! It's good food, just ask for it to be cooked a few minutes more!
Not sure why but I laughed until tears ran. Funniest line: "It was the cleanest fricking window you ever seen in your life"!
I would have loved to have heard the story from the boss's point of view, too!
The husband was the 'dumb s**t?' It's more like the dumb c**t who didn't even bother to ask how the husband wanted the steak, and didn't even cook it properly. And he's not 'dumb' if he genuinely thought the window was open. He doesn't work for the idiot, so why should he give s**t about what she thinks, especially if she can't cook worth a s**t? No wonder she's single. You women are some c***s sometimes, seriously.
1st - I am surprised that the hostess did not ask how her guests wanted their steaks cooked. I would never assume that a rare or medium rare steak is okay. 2nd - I don't understand why this man thought is was not okay to mention that his steak was undercooked and could he grill it a little longer himself so the ladies could just talk.
that was so awesome that no amount of clickbait-ish 'scroll down to unfold the awesomeness' could destroy it
I actually understand the husband's reaction. I probably would have reacted in a similar way. :) It's easy to give advice in hindsight, but it's not fair, because one never knows what is going through the mind of another. Besides, he was trying to diffuse the situation in his own unique way, whilst trying not to embarrass his wife's boss and potentially strain the relationship between his wife and her boss. That shows sensitivity, which got expressed through an unconventional solution to a problem. :)
What would I have done? I would have eaten the blue rare steak the way that steak was intended to be eaten and been grateful that it wasn't ruined by having all the flavor burnt out of it!
I don't understand why someone wouldn't just tell them it wasn't cooked to the degree they could eat it at.
I would have been disgusted if I were served that steak. When I eat at a restaurant I have steak medium well, and because tapeworm is common in my country when I eat at a person's home I will not eat any meat unless it is well done.
After he cleaned up the window, he should have put it back on the stove (to clean the steak) - would have prevented him from eating steak tar-tar.
OP, thank you for making me laugh till I cried for at least three minutes straight, it was just what I needed.
Well I've never eaten a grilled steak in the first place, mine are always fried, in a frying pan, with onions, and they are cooked slowly until there isn't a trace of red to be seen ANYWHERE. So if I'd been presented with that I would most probably have disappeared into the toilet to be sick :-(
First, the boss could not have hosted many parties. Who prepares a steak for first-time guests without asking how "done" they prefer their steaks ( I hope she at least asked the wife IF they eat meat). Secondly, as the guest cuts into the meat, I would ask if it was done to their liking. Lastly if it is too rare, I would gladly toss it back on the grill. Good steak is expensive, lovely and tasty. It's a shame when someone wastes it.....
First, the boss could not have entertained often if she didn't bother to ask her guests how they like their steaks ( hopefully she asked the wife if the ate meat at least). Secondly, when her guests cut into the steak, she should have asked if it was done to their liking. And lastly if the husband had honestly told her it was a bit underdone for his liking, she would probably have cooked it a bit more. A good host/hostess finds pleasure in pleasing their guests.
oh god, I'm dying here. Then I picture some poor schmoe walking down the street, minding his own business only to get clocked dead on by a 3 story steak throw.
This reads like a classic fake story, down to the second person account to back up the first-person account. Interesting how the backup story perfectly iverlaysmthe first—no altering point-of-view. The “wife” even chooses an account name that has no identity of her own “mrs_...” I’m sorry, but my b.s. meter is highly accurate and this story sets off the alarm as a classic try-to-turn-a-joke-into-a-true-story post.
Why not just tell the wife's boss' wife that the steak was underdone and you could not eat it?
I would have saved the seven minutes it took me to read this article and popped a pimple or something, instead.
Brilliant!! I'm in the office and just burst out laughing!! Now I am getting looks from management!! Ah well, I'm having a nice time :)
I would have traded with my wife and let her deal with it as it was her bosses dinner party for her.
OMG! I can just picture this one! It had me laughing so hard, esp. the wife's side of the story!
Laughed so hard, my dog was wondering what the problem was. Wet my nickers.......... such a good story!
I laughed so long and hard I nearly fainted from lack of air! It left me dizzy! Funniest thing I've read in decades!
Literally cried while reading this.... dayum. :D What a story. Poor dude :D
Hilarious...what would I have done instead? Nothing half aa hilarious as this!
I have to laugh! I buried some nasty meatloaf in my purse for one of my kids one day.
Happened something similar to me in China. When the meal came, the main dish was ducks heads cut diagonally in two half's - to eat its face skin and... That big brain. Thats a common Chinese dish. Fearing my stomach would make me throw up and create a very embarrassing atmosphere in the room, I took the first discret chance to pass my bf that huge ducks head into his plate. He got pale and couldn't believe in what had just happened while I smiled totally satisfied. Thats called justice even why I was convinced to come. Later we both pointed the meal was delicious. One of us is such a lier, and I assure you it isn't me.
I actually read this bullcrap all the way through, just so I can comment on it, after reading other comments.
Treated the way I did liver when I was little. Cut it ino small bites move i around as I ate sides continued with the sides eating add salad on top of bites to hide the once everyone was done clear the table so my wife and boss can talk. Clear the uneaten food from plates and rinse the plates off. Done looks like I ate it and I politely helped my host.
Say they like butter on the steak and throw it in the microwave about 3 minutes to melt the butter
The one time Bored Panda did not put "Hilarious" in the title is when they have a story so funny that I'm tears.
Crying of laughter. It's possibly the best thing I've ever read on BP.
For me it doesn't matter if it's a fake story or if it's real. Made me have a good laugh anyways! Lol
"I think the 'chuck it out the window' scheme is perfectly sound." - said every guy who reads this.
This is the funniest story I have ever found on Bored Panda, I can just see my husband doing the exact same thing. My eyes are watering I'm laughing so hard!
I thought this was sooo funny, I laughed all the way through it. It also made me think of the TV show King of Queens, as something Doug would have done to Carrie at an employers house. Funny!!
My family must think I'm crazy as I just started laughing out loud without warning. Wait, I'll get a handkerchief for the tears.
Just read this post out loud to my husband. Both laughing so hard! Threw it "baseball style"!!! OMG. Crying!!
Laughed until I wet myself. I don't care if it's true or a bit for a script on spec. I'm just glad I wasn't on the train in the quiet car.
I definitely, positively,absolutely, ASK cook the meat until it is near burnt, (I do not eat raw meat)
What would I have done instead? Good question. In hindsight, there are many reasonable solutions! But given the amount of time he had to do something ASSUMABLY inconspicuous, that was fantastic! I just wonder if the hostess was every privy to the situation.
You made my day with this story, Made me laugh like never before... Thanks,
Wouldn't have it that's for sure...don't care about 'bosses' feelings. I do care about my poor digestive system...
I would just politely ask for it to be put on the grill a bit longer, even offer to do it myself. Rare is much easier to correct than overcooked after all.
That's what a normal person would do yes ..which is why this story is obviously BS
Load More Replies... OMGosh this is without a doubt the absolutely funniest story I've ever read on Bored Panda. I was laughing so hard that my pets woke up and my aide came running from the other room to see if I was OK. I could hardly stop laughing. It reminded me of the time my husband wanted me to try escargot at this fancy French restaurant in Dallas. I kept protesting because I'm terrified of anything that slithers. Finally I agreed to at least try a tiny bite but, I made it very clear that I would cut the bite myself. So my husband removed the snail from the shell and placed it on the small plate in front of me. I swallowed a few times before sticking it with my fork. As soon as I cut into the snail it went flying off my plate acrosss the table beside me. The man looked at it then looked at me and I died a thousand deaths as I began apologizing profusely for the incident. He was very gracious and even smiled at me. Then I turned on my husband for insisting that I taste a snail in the first place!
Like this couple, my goofy (but well-mannered) husband and I have been in precarious situations but none that were this funny. Like the wife here, I would not have been comfortable if he told her it was under-cooked to his liking. When you are trying to make a good impression and a guest at someone's home, you simply DON"T send the food back. I would have split mine with him in her presence with an excuse that "the food always tastes better off of his plate," sort of thing. Or, simply made the switch for mine to his. Telling her I like my meat rare and he likes his more well done. The boss probably gave him the bigger cut of meat but cooked it for the same amount of time as the other 2. A simple mistake on her behalf too. The proper thing for the boss would have been to ask how her guests liked their meat cooked. :) Another funny ending would be if the window were open and it hit someone on the sidewalk. Seeing the window open, went up and said something, steak in hand.
Hi dear I'm from Hawaii and we can talk on Facebook. Christiansen C kaposi
Load More Replies... I don't believe a word of this, sorry. You'd actually attempt to throw a steak out the window? 1) You wouldn't tell your wife what was happening before you threw it? 2) Why not walk to the window and not risk missing the window? 3) Why not man up and tell your host about the steak? A good host would be more than willing to fix what was obviously a mistake. 4) If, as you said, it was a huge steak and your host was gone for just a moment, you don't think she would wonder how you ate it so quickly? Yeah, I'm calling big time BS on this story.
I find this rather sad. Do we not all hate such akward, stilted, forced community? Making good impressions for the sake of it? Several people being together "because" but everyone just hating it? Why not avoid it? I think this wife should love her husband very much for going through it and trying to make the bets of it. Not stopping him from eating the steak afterwards is just cruel, and also wrong from the boss. Gosh, we have so many problems in this world, and yet so much joy, why live through such s****y situations?
I almost fail of my chair by laughing about the Mann throwing the rare steak on the window !instead out the window. Very funny Story Thank you for making me laugh.
I would have eaten the steak, I like my steak cooked what they call 'Black and Blue.
After finishing OP's portion, I took a sip of coffee thinking it was it while I kept reading. Bad time to grab a sip. I almost had coffee out of my nose. This was perfect hahaha.
Oh goody, I guess this means Dumb Wife threads are an option again!
OMG hahahahaha!!! This is WAY too funny! So good your boss can laugh it off. A memory for sure lol
Thanks for the ongoing belly laugh, that's exactly what I needed after a tough day at work! :)
OMG, this is so funny, I'm crying! This ranks up there with the waxed-shut hooha, the fart that almost altered my destiny, and the guy who tested his new tazer! Bloody hilarious!!
I have no compunction about asking for meat to be cooked a little longer. I do it at restaurants, asking if they'll just nuke it for 45 seconds. Nobody has ever gotten mad at me. I have to do it once a year at my minister's house when we have a picnic-style meal after Sabbath services. The other 15 people there are used to eating less than well done burgers, but I will not, so I nuke mine another 20 seconds before putting it into a bun---or I bring my own, since I can't eat the onions that are present in their burger mix. But throw it out the window? Nah! It's good food, just ask for it to be cooked a few minutes more!
Not sure why but I laughed until tears ran. Funniest line: "It was the cleanest fricking window you ever seen in your life"!
I would have loved to have heard the story from the boss's point of view, too!
The husband was the 'dumb s**t?' It's more like the dumb c**t who didn't even bother to ask how the husband wanted the steak, and didn't even cook it properly. And he's not 'dumb' if he genuinely thought the window was open. He doesn't work for the idiot, so why should he give s**t about what she thinks, especially if she can't cook worth a s**t? No wonder she's single. You women are some c***s sometimes, seriously.
1st - I am surprised that the hostess did not ask how her guests wanted their steaks cooked. I would never assume that a rare or medium rare steak is okay. 2nd - I don't understand why this man thought is was not okay to mention that his steak was undercooked and could he grill it a little longer himself so the ladies could just talk.
that was so awesome that no amount of clickbait-ish 'scroll down to unfold the awesomeness' could destroy it
I actually understand the husband's reaction. I probably would have reacted in a similar way. :) It's easy to give advice in hindsight, but it's not fair, because one never knows what is going through the mind of another. Besides, he was trying to diffuse the situation in his own unique way, whilst trying not to embarrass his wife's boss and potentially strain the relationship between his wife and her boss. That shows sensitivity, which got expressed through an unconventional solution to a problem. :)
What would I have done? I would have eaten the blue rare steak the way that steak was intended to be eaten and been grateful that it wasn't ruined by having all the flavor burnt out of it!
I don't understand why someone wouldn't just tell them it wasn't cooked to the degree they could eat it at.
I would have been disgusted if I were served that steak. When I eat at a restaurant I have steak medium well, and because tapeworm is common in my country when I eat at a person's home I will not eat any meat unless it is well done.
After he cleaned up the window, he should have put it back on the stove (to clean the steak) - would have prevented him from eating steak tar-tar.
OP, thank you for making me laugh till I cried for at least three minutes straight, it was just what I needed.
Well I've never eaten a grilled steak in the first place, mine are always fried, in a frying pan, with onions, and they are cooked slowly until there isn't a trace of red to be seen ANYWHERE. So if I'd been presented with that I would most probably have disappeared into the toilet to be sick :-(
First, the boss could not have hosted many parties. Who prepares a steak for first-time guests without asking how "done" they prefer their steaks ( I hope she at least asked the wife IF they eat meat). Secondly, as the guest cuts into the meat, I would ask if it was done to their liking. Lastly if it is too rare, I would gladly toss it back on the grill. Good steak is expensive, lovely and tasty. It's a shame when someone wastes it.....
First, the boss could not have entertained often if she didn't bother to ask her guests how they like their steaks ( hopefully she asked the wife if the ate meat at least). Secondly, when her guests cut into the steak, she should have asked if it was done to their liking. And lastly if the husband had honestly told her it was a bit underdone for his liking, she would probably have cooked it a bit more. A good host/hostess finds pleasure in pleasing their guests.
oh god, I'm dying here. Then I picture some poor schmoe walking down the street, minding his own business only to get clocked dead on by a 3 story steak throw.
This reads like a classic fake story, down to the second person account to back up the first-person account. Interesting how the backup story perfectly iverlaysmthe first—no altering point-of-view. The “wife” even chooses an account name that has no identity of her own “mrs_...” I’m sorry, but my b.s. meter is highly accurate and this story sets off the alarm as a classic try-to-turn-a-joke-into-a-true-story post.
Why not just tell the wife's boss' wife that the steak was underdone and you could not eat it?
I would have saved the seven minutes it took me to read this article and popped a pimple or something, instead.
Brilliant!! I'm in the office and just burst out laughing!! Now I am getting looks from management!! Ah well, I'm having a nice time :)
I would have traded with my wife and let her deal with it as it was her bosses dinner party for her.
OMG! I can just picture this one! It had me laughing so hard, esp. the wife's side of the story!
Laughed so hard, my dog was wondering what the problem was. Wet my nickers.......... such a good story!
I laughed so long and hard I nearly fainted from lack of air! It left me dizzy! Funniest thing I've read in decades!
Literally cried while reading this.... dayum. :D What a story. Poor dude :D
Hilarious...what would I have done instead? Nothing half aa hilarious as this!
I have to laugh! I buried some nasty meatloaf in my purse for one of my kids one day.
Happened something similar to me in China. When the meal came, the main dish was ducks heads cut diagonally in two half's - to eat its face skin and... That big brain. Thats a common Chinese dish. Fearing my stomach would make me throw up and create a very embarrassing atmosphere in the room, I took the first discret chance to pass my bf that huge ducks head into his plate. He got pale and couldn't believe in what had just happened while I smiled totally satisfied. Thats called justice even why I was convinced to come. Later we both pointed the meal was delicious. One of us is such a lier, and I assure you it isn't me.
I actually read this bullcrap all the way through, just so I can comment on it, after reading other comments.
Treated the way I did liver when I was little. Cut it ino small bites move i around as I ate sides continued with the sides eating add salad on top of bites to hide the once everyone was done clear the table so my wife and boss can talk. Clear the uneaten food from plates and rinse the plates off. Done looks like I ate it and I politely helped my host.
Say they like butter on the steak and throw it in the microwave about 3 minutes to melt the butter
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