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Hehe! I just remembered one!!!!!
Not embarrasing for me but certainly for the person I embarrased!
At one of our Society 'Special Nights' we had an advertised open night for anyone wanting to learn about astronomy and the usual viewing through the scopes. I was chosen as the M.C. for the night (their mistake).
The night started with one of our female members giving a lecture to the attentive (yawn) crowd about finding directions and working out time by using the Southern Cross when lost in the bush.
Apart from explaining where North, South, East and West are, she was also using the method of the Southern Cross being like a clock but in different positions according to the month for working out the time.
You know the run down: "If you face South in January the Southern Cross is in such and such position so you know it's 9pm, February it's in such and such position at 9pm, March it's in this position at 9pm" and on and on she went whilst everyone struggled to stay awake!
25 minutes later she concluded, with a crowd of very blank faces.
I went to the front and got everyone to give her a clap, then thanked her for a great talk, and I said "That was very informative. Now, if I am ever lost in the bush at 9pm I will know exactly what month it is!"
While the crowd was laughing so much and the room was full of teary eyes she stood back up yelling "No! that's not what I meant at all" but was drowned out by even more laughter.
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