Have you ever chimed in on a conversation when you shouldn't have?

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For example:

Once, when I was younger, I was watching my grandmother talk with a landscaping contractor in the back yard. He told her how he would fix the lawn.

I was maybe 10 feet (3 meters) away, and I had not spoken with the contractor. Even so, I asked about an alternative method. He said something like "Why, do you have a college degree?" with an obviously annoyed tone and expression.

I was not part of the transaction, so I was interrupting and butting in, And my question seemed to him like questioning his judgement, and interfering with his plans, I assume.

So that's my example. Your turn: Can you describe the specifics of a time when you or someone else entered a conversation when you/they should not have?

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Yes, we all have, but hopefully we learn from it, as you seem to have.  Yes, it's embarrassing, but now you have learned the lesson, right?  You had nothing to do with this business deal.  But don't feel badly.  Learn and move on.  I think, from what I understand, that you are ding this.

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I think we've all been guilty of this at one time or another, but sometimes you just have to put your two cents in.

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Have you ever chimed in on a conversation when you shouldn't have?

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