Double entendre

I have the unique skill of incorporating double entendres into my everyday speech unintentionally. For some reason before escaping from my mouth I have only contemplated the naive nature of these combinations of words and phrases. As soon as they escape my lips and travel the short distance to the listener's ear, well, then there is no going back.

Frequently these lapses in speech evaluation evolve into running jokes. The D.E. of the month is no different.

Here goes:

While preparing for an event recently, I discussed with several colleagues the possibility of lowering a portion of the stage to create a dais. The conversation focused on the appropriate height differential between the dais and the main stage. Realizing that the speaker who would need to cross between the dais and the stage was a shorter gentleman I wanted to make sure that the distance was an appropriate one for him. Further, conversation participants tossed around the idea that the speaker (short man) could talk to the person on the stage without taking the step up.

And then I said....

"But we must remember that eight inches is tall on a short man."

And the rest my dear friends, is the stuff that comprise inside jokes.