Not recognizing someone (or something) we're supposed to know is a serious social faux pas, so we do our best to cover it up, yet sometimes we can't help but give ourselves away.

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Tourists mistake one member of the House of Lords' greeting to another as a command to kneel.   A ruse used to mask a forgotten name backfires in an embarrassing manner.   Restroom user responds to cell phone user's conversation overheard from next stall.

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