Meeting mishaps

a fail

a bad idea

a mishap

an accident, when something goes wrong

a technical difficulty

problems with technology

ended up

to reach a particular place or achieve a situation after other activities: *just think of "end up" as a result or a consequence of something.

come across as

to meet or find someone or something by chance I came across children sleeping under bridges. She came across some old photos in a drawer. Informal.]to make a particular impression; comport oneself: She comes across as a very cold person.

point it out

to tell someone about some information, often because you believe they do not know it or have forgotten it: [+ that ] He was planning to book a rock-climbing holiday, till I pointed out that Denis is afraid of heights.

memo

a written message that is typically used in a professional setting

crash a party

to go to a party or other event without an invitation

etiquette

is the set of norms of personal behaviour in polite society, usually occurring in the form of an ethical code of the expected and accepted social behaviours

foreseeable

If you know something's coming, it's foreseeable. Foreseeable things can be predicted or guessed ahead of time. If there's no money for you in the foreseeable future, you better get a job.