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"  1. Coyote cringe &amp;quot;At our last Christmas party, I had the genius idea of getting up on the bar and strutting my stuff, Coyote Ugly-style. In my head, I decided I&amp;#039;d look daring and sexy \u2013 which I might well have done if I&amp;#039;d thought to clear the bar first. Within seconds, I slipped on a beer mat and went flying backwards, cracking my head on the drinks cabinet. I spent the rest of the night with a terrible headache, while my worried boss took care of me \u2013 successfully ruining /both/ our nights.&amp;quot; Sophie, 24, barmaid, Surrey 2. Boyfriend bother &amp;quot;My last employers held a massive annual party, where we got to mix with people from every department. I was dancing with some friends when I spied a guy I&amp;#039;d always fancied, but hadn&amp;#039;t had the chance to chat to properly. Shimmying over, I danced seductively alongside him. I thought it was all going really well, until I felt someone forcefully nudge me out of the way. I turned round to find him kissing a girl who was quite obviously his girlfriend. The look on her face told me it was time for me to make a swift exit, I spent the next few months trying to avoid my crush in the lobby!&amp;quot; Claire, 27, IT administrator, Warwickshire 3. A wee secret &amp;quot;I was working as an office temp, so was thrilled when the girls in my office invited me out for some festive drinks. By the end of the night, I was bursting for the loo, but the queue was so long I knew I wouldn&amp;#039;t be able to hold it in. So, sneaking outside, I hid behind a wall to wee. I thought no-one had seen me, but as I was pulling up my knickers, I noticed my boss standing just a few feet away. Not only had she seen me, but she&amp;#039;d had the same idea and had been relieving herself too. It was so embarrassing, but she seemed to like me a lot more afterwards for keeping her little secret!&amp;quot; Sammy, 22, fundraiser, London 4. Caught on camera &amp;quot;After years of doing work experience, I couldn&amp;#039;t believe it when I landed my dream job at a TV company. Just two weeks after I joined, we had our Christmas party. I&amp;#039;d been skint for so long, I let rip on the free booze, and by 9pm I was totally hammered. I can&amp;#039;t remember the rest of the night, but the next day, I found out they&amp;#039;d been filming the festivities on the company&amp;#039;s cameras. I was soon shown footage of me sobbing on the boss&amp;#039;s shoulder, thanking her, &amp;#039;Soooooo much!&amp;#039; for giving me the job, before leaping up and running out of the room to be sick. I&amp;#039;ve been nicknamed &amp;#039;Sobber&amp;#039; ever since. The shame!&amp;quot; Annie,* 26, researcher, London 5. Football fancy &amp;quot;I work for a high-profile football club which throws a huge party for staff and players at the end of the season. Last year, after spilling a glass of red wine all over myself, I went with my boyfriend to the office downstairs to change. But the big meeting table looked a bit /too/ tempting, and we ended up having wild sex on it. Unfortunately, right in the middle of things, we spotted the security man making his rounds. Panicking, we dove under the table to hide. Luckily he didn&amp;#039;t catch us in the act, but I was mortified nonetheless \u2013 and when we returned to the party I was sure what we&amp;#039;d been up to was written all over our faces\u2026&amp;quot; Natasha*, 24, training manager, London 6. Bin lady &amp;quot;A couple of years ago I was working in a local pub, so our Christmas party was loaded with booze. After losing track of how many shots I&amp;#039;d downed, I threw up all over my brand-new dress. To make things worse, as soon as my boss had seen me safely into a taxi, I realised I was on an early shift the next morning, and decided to sleep at the pub to save time. Sneaking back inside, I crawled behind a pile of recycling and fell asleep. I woke up the next day hungover, totally ashamed and wearing last night&amp;#039;s dirty clothes. Luckily, no-one else had arrived, so I quickly changed into a spare uniform, and none of my friends were any the wiser!&amp;quot; Melodie, 21, PA, Cornwall  7. Just kidding &amp;quot;At my office do last Christmas, I wanted to use the opportunity to speak to the big boss, hoping to impress her with my eye on a promotion. We got chatting over some wine, and things seemed to be going really well. That&amp;#039;s until a child ran past and knocked into me, making me spill my drink down myself. I started to moan about how people shouldn&amp;#039;t bring children to work events, when my boss suddenly went red in the face. &amp;#039;That&amp;#039;s my son,&amp;#039; she said icily, and walked off, leaving me with my cheeks burning. I left the party pretty much straight away \u2013 and surprise, surprise, I didn&amp;#039;t get the promotion.&amp;quot; Kelly*, 27, estate agent, Gloucestershire 8. Text pest &amp;quot;Last Christmas my friend, Lucy*, invited a big group of us round to her house for some nibbles and drinks. When I arrived, it was clear that the party was a bit of a flop, as not many people had turned up. After an hour or so, I texted one of our mutual friends to tell her it was a good job she couldn&amp;#039;t make it, as the party was the worst one I&amp;#039;d ever been to. To my absolute horror, Lucy&amp;#039;s phone bleeped \u2013 and I realised I&amp;#039;d sent it to her. I watched in agony as she read it, went bright red and looked tearful. A couple of hours later, I managed to get her alone and explain that I was only trying to make our friend feel better as she couldn&amp;#039;t make the party, but I could tell she didn&amp;#039;t believe me. These days I double-check the recipient every time I send a text!&amp;quot; Edwina, 23, bar worker, Yorkshire 9. Don&amp;#039;t stop the music &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;d only been with my boyfriend for a few months when he asked me to go to his cousin&amp;#039;s wedding. I was really nervous and keen to make a good impression. But at the reception, to calm my nerves, I ended up getting pretty tipsy. Hitting the dance floor, I was dancing so crazily that I managed to fall backwards and pull the wire connecting to the DJ booth clean out the socket. As the room fell silent, all eyes were on me splayed out on the floor as the DJ yelled at me for damaging his equipment. My boyfriend pulled me off the floor and told me to go home. After that night, things fizzled out \u2013 and I&amp;#039;ve never lived it down.&amp;quot; Lydia, 22, writer, Shropshire 10. Hotel romp &amp;quot;Having been made redundant a few weeks earlier, my colleagues and I decided to attend the office Christmas party to say goodbye to our colleagues. Having done just that, I ended up kissing someone from the office. Wanting to take things further, we were about to head back to his when I started to feel queasy. I disappeared to the toilets for so long that he started to get worried and came looking for me. Eventually he found me in the toilets being sick, with my former boss holding my hair back. I&amp;#039;m so mortified I&amp;#039;ve barely drunk a drop since..&amp;quot; Sally*, 33, TBC, Essex  Men confess... When his party season + alcohol = major red face Prat fall &amp;quot;At my office Christmas party I went outside to phone my girlfriend, who was working away at the time. Things got a bit soppy on the phone as I told her how much I missed her and, as much as I hate to admit it, there may have been kissy noises. Ringing off, I went to go back inside, but turned the corner to be greeted to roaring laughter. It turned out that four of my colleagues were listening in on our conversation and recorded the whole thing on their phones. To make things worse, they were playing back the recording to anyone who would listen at the party. I&amp;#039;ve now got the nickname &amp;#039;snuggle bunny&amp;#039; at work and have never lived it down.&amp;quot; John*, 35, Managing Director, Surrey Knock out &amp;quot;At a party in a nightclub last year, I ended up snogging this gorgeous girl. Later on, I was trying my luck with another girl when a huge guy came up to us. He began shouting about how I&amp;#039;d kissed his girlfriend and gently pushed me. Over-reacting, I fell to the floor, curled up in a ball, and began pleading and begging him not to hurt me. The girl I was chatting to walked off in disgust, while my mates, in between killing themselves laughing, managed to convince the guy he&amp;#039;d got the wrong person. I ended up going home alone \u2013unhurt, but with a /very/ bruised ego.&amp;quot; James*, 22, mechanic, Gloucestershire Birthday treat &amp;quot;After my best mate&amp;#039;s birthday, a group of us went back to his house. I fell asleep on his sofa, but woke up feeling extremely sick. Trying to find the bathroom, I opened a random door, and threw up all over the carpet. Horrified, I slipped away from the house. The next day when I logged into Facebook, my mate had changed his status to, &amp;#039;Last night some dick threw up in my room all over my new carpet. It cost \u00A3100 to get it cleaned.&amp;#039; He still doesn&amp;#039;t know it was me...&amp;quot; Neil*, 20, student, London Overheard &amp;quot;At my house party, I got chatting to a girl I&amp;#039;d fancied for ages. She fell asleep in my bed, but I was gutted that nothing more happened. So in the morning, when my friends assumed we&amp;#039;d slept together, I didn&amp;#039;t deny it. Later in our local pub, I took it even further, boasting about our night of passion. But suddenly, the girl in question appeared. She&amp;#039;d heard /everything/. Calmly, she told my friends that nothing had happened, and nothing ever would because I was a creep. Unsurprisingly, my mates have never let me forget it!&amp;quot; Zack*, 23, student, London Compiled by Annabelle Lee. *Names have been changed More christmas stories COSMO&amp;#039;S SEXY CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE COSMO&amp;#039;S NEW BOYFRIEND GIFT GUIDE COSMO&amp;#039;S LONG-TERM BOYFRIEND GIFT GUIDE "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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