My brother-in-law got married a few years ago to a woman with , erm , a colourful past. I was miffed that he didn't pick my hubby as his best man as he was our best man - only because I felt that my hubby should ask him as it was tradition. He wasn't my hubby's first choice. Anyway , when it came to the speeches , the best man - my brother-in-law's friend - made a complete mess of it. God knows what went through his head when he stood up and announced to the whole reception that he had been with the bride. He said that she was well known for being a party girl and when all the boys went dogging school with her at a certain location , it was a case of "Hey , hey , it's party time with Miss x" There was a lot of uncomfortable shuffling and daggers from the bride and groom as he proudly announced how he had been there and that the groom was just one on a very long list. This would have been a cue for the tumbleweed blowing past. It went from bad to worse as he became more insulting and afterwards couldn't see anything wrong with what he had said. He seemed to think that he had been funny but he was the only one laughing. Painful to watch. See , he should have asked my hubby !