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Post by stuart » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:56 pm

dude, your post above is full of insults and an implied conditional statement in the apology.

try something like this



I'm sorry I offended y'all. I did not mean to imply that workplaces run only by women suck for men.
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Post by Rian Jackson » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:57 pm

stuart wrote:dude, your post above is full of insults and an implied conditional statement in the apology.

try something like this



I'm sorry I offended y'all. I did not mean to imply that workplaces run only by women suck for men.
stu, yer my hero.

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Post by helitack » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:57 pm

Is it time for heli to ride in with full leathers and the Harley?
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Post by samtzu » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:00 pm

helitack wrote:Is it time for heli to ride in with full leathers and the Harley?
right next to ya', Dude...
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Post by theCryptofishist » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:10 pm

Dang do you think that you two can stand up to all the men in the company who know the truth?



Whoops, I meant to say, "Do you think you can confront all the pathetic losers in the company who can deal with women in positions of authority--or in any postitions beyond supine--without having some sort of charges pressed?"
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Post by theCryptofishist » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:12 pm

I can see it now.

You are under arrest for 6 counts of flaunting testosterone to the testosterone deprived, 8 counts of role modeling and 23 counts of acting like reasonable human beings.
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Post by samtzu » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:08 pm

Fishy, sometimes testosterone is helpful... sometimes it is not... now... which do you think Heli and I would be?.... hmmmmmmm?
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Post by helitack » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:11 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:Dang do you think that you two can stand up to all the men in the company who know the truth?



Whoops, I meant to say, "Do you think you can confront all the pathetic losers in the company who can deal with women in positions of authority--or in any postitions beyond supine--without having some sort of charges pressed?"
Yes, and all of them will have "slipped on a bar of soap" dont ya know.
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Post by bullD » Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:25 am

Fuck, first work annoyance of the day:

on my way to work (as it turns out, there was no work, day off, oh yeah!), I have this Biach swiftly drift into my lane forcing me to make some fairly dangerous moves on the Golden Gate Bridge, which by the way has no center divide. I correct my vehicle and pull along side the Biach who happens to be driving a fucking way to large for the road SUV, toot my horn a couple of times, point to my eyes when he finally looks over and then threw him a questioning shrug.

He then promoted himself to a motherfucker by flipping me off and laughing with a snide fucked up look.

I am not a violent person but, fuckheads like that are everywhere! I wonder, where IS my snapping point?

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Post by samtzu » Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:10 am

they just fired one of my workmates here who had nineteen years with the company... fuck loyalty, eh?

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Post by Ranger Genius » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:20 am

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Post by Rian Jackson » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:17 pm

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!

i think a coworker just tried to ask me out. he kind of did the whole 'pass it off as a joke' technique.

gak!

in the process i seem to have stumbled across some drama involving him and another coworker that i had no idea about. um, can we say tmi? (ok, so i'm kinda curious now.) Do these people not realise what an utter disaster it would be if i mixed with them on that level at this point? I tried to explain that we're all freaks, us artist types, and that this work persona is all a ruse...

ok, god, just kill me. i HATE it when people ask me out at work. thank god it doesn't happen as much as it used to here. *shudder*

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Post by stuart » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:19 pm

rule #1

don't fish off of the company pier
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Post by samtzu » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:23 pm

Don't dip your nib in the company inkwell...
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Post by theCryptofishist » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:25 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:I tried to explain that we're all freaks, us artist types, and that this work persona is all a ruse...
Has you ever wondered just how much they are faking it as well? I mean, are people really that, for lack of a better term, wholesome and normal? Maybe they want to reach that "other" place of artsiness, but don't feel that they have social permission,, not being designated as an artist themselves.

But otherwise: Ick!!!
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Post by Rian Jackson » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:25 pm

except, i might add, when you know you're quitting soon. THAT works out ok.

but, yeah.. i learned that lesson properly, for long term jobs. too bad not everyone else has.

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Post by helitack » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:26 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!

i think a coworker just tried to ask me out. he kind of did the whole 'pass it off as a joke' technique.

gak!

in the process i seem to have stumbled across some drama involving him and another coworker that i had no idea about. um, can we say tmi? (ok, so i'm kinda curious now.) Do these people not realise what an utter disaster it would be if i mixed with them on that level at this point? I tried to explain that we're all freaks, us artist types, and that this work persona is all a ruse...

ok, god, just kill me. i HATE it when people ask me out at work. thank god it doesn't happen as much as it used to here. *shudder*
At least you GET asked out, sheesh
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Post by samtzu » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:27 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:except, i might add, when you know you're quitting soon. THAT works out ok.
Well... I still don't think I would around here, unless I first drove a spike through my brain and dropped my IQ about fifty points... maybe then....
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Post by Rian Jackson » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:27 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:
Rian Jackson wrote:I tried to explain that we're all freaks, us artist types, and that this work persona is all a ruse...
Has you ever wondered just how much they are faking it as well? I mean, are people really that, for lack of a better term, wholesome and normal? Maybe they want to reach that "other" place of artsiness, but don't feel that they have social permission,, not being designated as an artist themselves.

But otherwise: Ick!!!
trust me, there are few people here that wouldn't be appalled by me. i'm pretty damn sure.

i had a hunch this was coming. this is one of the 'entertain me' boys. very, very sweet man. but regardless, no thanks.

i'm so glad that doesn't happen much here anymore.

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Post by Rian Jackson » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:28 pm

helitack wrote:
Rian Jackson wrote:aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!

i think a coworker just tried to ask me out. he kind of did the whole 'pass it off as a joke' technique.

gak!

in the process i seem to have stumbled across some drama involving him and another coworker that i had no idea about. um, can we say tmi? (ok, so i'm kinda curious now.) Do these people not realise what an utter disaster it would be if i mixed with them on that level at this point? I tried to explain that we're all freaks, us artist types, and that this work persona is all a ruse...

ok, god, just kill me. i HATE it when people ask me out at work. thank god it doesn't happen as much as it used to here. *shudder*
At least you GET asked out, sheesh
says the man who just spent a week of bliss.

fine, i'll bite. heli, wanna go out?

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Post by theCryptofishist » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:36 pm

stuart wrote:rule #1

don't fish off of the company pier
Hey wait! I resemble that remark!
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Post by Rian Jackson » Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:14 pm

discussing this whole thing with Coworker he says that he knew i was a freak a long time ago, before we really knew each other.

now i'm really scared.

he then came back and said that his perception of me did change - he just came to his senses.

well, if this person were my boss, i could have used him to further Villainous Schemes. But it doesn't look like it's gonna work.

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Post by Rian Jackson » Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:22 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:discussing this whole thing with Coworker he says that he knew i was a freak a long time ago, before we really knew each other.

now i'm really scared.

he then came back and said that his perception of me did change - but mostly he just came to his senses.

well, if this person were my boss, i could have used him to further Villainous Schemes. But it doesn't look like it's gonna work.
ahem. i have been notified that i left out an important 'but mostly'
ahem.

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Post by samtzu » Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:27 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:
Rian Jackson wrote:discussing this whole thing with Coworker he says that he knew i was a freak a long time ago, before we really knew each other.

now i'm really scared.

he then came back and said that his perception of me did change - but mostly he just came to his senses.

well, if this person were my boss, i could have used him to further Villainous Schemes. But it doesn't look like it's gonna work.
ahem. i have been notified that i left out an important 'but mostly'
ahem.
... yet to be seen...
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Post by CoworkerLurker » Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:21 pm

Samtzu- an important distinction- by "mostly I just came to my senses", I do NOT mean that "I came mostly to my senses"! If I had, I wouldn't be spending nearly this much time with such a freak. No, I haven't come that much to my senses.

In other words, I got a little less crazy (and my perception evolved), but that doesn't mean I'm sane.

But I had a good idea of what kind of freak she was, long before I got sucked into that wild swirling vortex.

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Post by samtzu » Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:29 pm

CoworkerLurker wrote:Samtzu- an important distinction- by "mostly I just came to my senses", I do NOT mean that "I came mostly to my senses"! If I had, I wouldn't be spending nearly this much time with such a freak. No, I haven't come that much to my senses.

In other words, I got a little less crazy (and my perception evolved), but that doesn't mean I'm sane.

But I had a good idea of what kind of freak she was, long before I got sucked into that wild swirling vortex.
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Post by bullD » Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:17 pm

Rian Jackson wrote: trust me, there are few people here that wouldn't be appalled by me. i'm pretty damn sure.
keep talking like that and,,, oh, already said that. he he he
Rian Jackson wrote: i had a hunch this was coming. this is one of the 'entertain me' boys. very, very sweet man. but regardless, no thanks.

i'm so glad that doesn't happen much here anymore.
eeek! is this the boy that fills you in on all the great sales in the mall?

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Post by bullD » Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:18 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:
stuart wrote:rule #1

don't fish off of the company pier
Hey wait! I resemble that remark!
ha ha ha!

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Post by Rian Jackson » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:08 am

bullD wrote:
Rian Jackson wrote: trust me, there are few people here that wouldn't be appalled by me. i'm pretty damn sure.
keep talking like that and,,, oh, already said that. he he he
Rian Jackson wrote: i had a hunch this was coming. this is one of the 'entertain me' boys. very, very sweet man. but regardless, no thanks.

i'm so glad that doesn't happen much here anymore.
eeek! is this the boy that fills you in on all the great sales in the mall?
no, thank god. that one's married.

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Post by GuinivereElise » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:43 am

Rian Jackson wrote:
bullD wrote:
Rian Jackson wrote: trust me, there are few people here that wouldn't be appalled by me. i'm pretty damn sure.
keep talking like that and,,, oh, already said that. he he he
Rian Jackson wrote: i had a hunch this was coming. this is one of the 'entertain me' boys. very, very sweet man. but regardless, no thanks.

i'm so glad that doesn't happen much here anymore.
eeek! is this the boy that fills you in on all the great sales in the mall?
no, thank god. that one's married.
of course he is! he wouldn't be fulfilling his christian duty if he wasn't 'one' with the father, son, holy ghost, and some girlie.

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