In this episode of Thread Headquarters, Jordan and Patrice share one of the most cringeworthy dinner party stories you’ll ever hear from the subreddit Today I F**ed Up*.

A man is invited to dinner with his wife’s brand-new boss, and everything seems perfect—until he realizes his steak is practically raw. Desperate not to offend the host and under pressure to make a good impression, he panics and comes up with a solution so absurd it turned an ordinary meal into pure chaos.

What followed left his wife horrified, his boss stunned, and the internet in stitches. It’s a dinner fail worthy of The Office or Seinfeld—and you won’t believe how it all went down.