Earlier this morning, Mitt Romney was at a photo op in a New Hampshire diner. He was posing with some waitresses. Then, things got a little weird:

Before the picture was snapped, he jumped up, declaring: "Oh, my goodness," as if a waitress had grabbed his rear. Turns out, none of the waitresses were getting frisky.

"I was just teasing the girls," Romney said.

What a joker! See? He's totally human, you guys. Whenever Mitt Romney goes off-script, the resulting awkward exchange always feels a bit creepy or condescending, or both: