What’s with shameless people? Huh? What?
I’m sick of strangers who think that they can walk up to you and tell a dirty joke or talk about their sex lives. I am sick of people. No, I don’t hate people. Okay, maybe I do a little. But my problem is with fools who have no sense of shame at all.
This Asian woman from the HR department shows up out of nowhere. Starts talking about her husband’s diabetes. No problem. I gave her my usual 60 second mental deadline before I cut her off. At 48 sec., she starts talking about his problems with keeping an erection. WHAT! I think I threw up in my mouth.
I’ve seen a picture of her husband on her desk, they’re both in their late 50s. All that sagging skin rubbing up against each other. Dammit I have a vivid, cartoonish imagination. “I can always tell the difference, you know”, she says. WTF! No, I don’t know. I could’ve gone to my grave without the details and the damn imagery.
And then this idiot from acquisitions walks into our office space and grins. His fat face and triple chins distracting to no end. “Guess what?, he exclaims. I’m on the phone with a client so I try to ignore him but the fool in the next office asks “what”. “For every 10 pounds they lose, overweight guys can gain an inch……”. I didn’t let him finish, I put my hand on the phone and told him to kindly converse elsewhere. Honestly, people have no shame. The last thing I want to hear about is this fool’s struggle with an innie.
Look, I’m no prude but people need to check themselves. I don’t stand next to them and unwedge myself while I talk about my gyn appointment and I sure don’t walk into their homes, pull my panties to the side and urinate on their children. You gotta check yourself before you open your big mouth. We don’t know each other like that.
Now if Terrence Howard wanted to start up a little convo about a little
somethin’, then I might listen. A little. You know.
August 13, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Thanks alot for sharing! Now I have the same images swimming in my head…ewww.
August 13, 2007 at 6:38 pm
^ me.
August 13, 2007 at 7:53 pm
I’d listen to Terrence Howard too. A little. You know……
August 14, 2007 at 2:08 am
How inappropriate! I can’t see how one would think that is the conversation to hold in an office.
I love how you characterise them. Will never forget the post on stereotypes you hold dear
Anyhow, you’re so right, Terrence is a hottie! Yummo as my friend would say.
August 14, 2007 at 5:10 am
“I sure don’t walk into their homes, pull my panties to the side and urinate on their children”
You’ve a way with gross expressions my dear!! still cant get the ‘bleeding like an eid-al-adha goat’ out of my head!
I dont mind people talking about their sex lives to me.. I think it makes for an interesting conversation…
what I dont like is people talking over food, savouring the taste and describing it to me. That annoys me.
August 14, 2007 at 5:38 am
Holly molly they what?OMG what is the world coming in to.Aya,whenever they want to start talking about stuff like that,just tell them KIR iyo KUT and go crazy on them.
August 14, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Lone Dreamer, you’re welcome
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Native, I know, I know.
AMTAF, you’d be shocked at what passes for conversation amongst so-called professionals. You ask about the latest book they’ve read or documentary they’ve seen and you get blank stares.
Isn’t Terrence a hottie? Must. Stalk. Him.
FOC, LOL, sorry to put that goat image in your head. I’m constantly having grossness put in mine so I’m paying it forward
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You don’t mind people talking about their sex lives? I’ll bet you would if it were only the age and weight challenged doing it. Now if it’s hotties doing it, I can lend an ear or two.
P.S. That food tasting and describing thing is exceptionally annoying
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Tito, I’m telling you, some of these people have no boundaries. Yuck.
August 14, 2007 at 6:21 pm
*Giggles hysterically*
OMG, Aya, you’re too funny! I love your rants! *sides hurting*
I understand where you are coming from completely, many people suffer from ‘Too much information syndrome’ at my new workplace too.
There are somethings you would just rather NOT know.
BTW..I’ve tried to figure out what ED could stand for, but am having no luck.
August 14, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Firefly, thanks hon
I’m becoming a sour puss by the minute but blogging and grossing you folks out is helping a little.
I just don’t understand some people in offices, it’s supposed to be a professional environment.
ED means erectile dysfunction. I changed it back in the post as I got a less than *cough* nice e-mail from an anon.
August 15, 2007 at 1:41 am
Some people suffer TMI’s annoying as hell if you ask me
August 15, 2007 at 5:21 am
Is it telling that I knew what ED stood for?
August 15, 2007 at 7:34 am
Sort of funny actually, I read this a while back, talking about how things that were taboo have become socially acceptable to talk about. Religion, politics and sex. Especially the last category. I guess it’s extra difficult in a work environmen where you don’t want to create negative atmosphere by acting harsh to coworkers.
I’d tell them to fuck off.
August 15, 2007 at 7:36 am
I read this *book*…
remind me to check over my comments before I submit them…
August 15, 2007 at 10:27 am
امبي..هذيل مو بنهااية الخمسينات خلاص ..يبى لي الحين ماشبعوو(وييييييييع)))انه مجرد الكلام عن هذا الموضوع بدون الدخول بالتفاصيل صعب علي ,,فمابالج اذا احد حااول انه ينكت اويستخف بدمه..!!!شوفي ايه ان عندي العقلية الصومالية القديمة الي تقول من عقب ما تنقطع الدورة ..اقلب ويهك و لا توريني وجهك وهم اذا دورت لك غرفة ثانية تناام فيهاا يكون احسن و احسن:!!!!!!!!..
August 15, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Aya,
Lol.. to that!! i can imagine,,,what you are going through, and for sure i have those graphic kodak moments in my head. EUWW!!
I know guys/girls who keep bragging that they got some and talk about their sex lives, actually got none..They wish they got some.. lmao!!
August 16, 2007 at 10:33 am
TMI, TMI, TMI! I guess it is better for you to listen to them rather than have them keep it inside them long enough and blow up one day then come to your office and shoot you.
August 16, 2007 at 12:45 pm
LOL oh you gottta love those inappropriate moments. Your best bet to avoid such things in the future is to give them a blank stare. It’ll be so awkward -*crickets chirping*- that they’ll know better than to step to you with that kind of talk next time lol
August 17, 2007 at 12:54 pm
Aya…uhhhh…you tell my story!!!!
during all my practical life I’ve mostly delt with militant pysicians or surgeons (or ppl who are both)…and dear these two are really famous for how open they are about such stuff, I remember once a colonel was blatantly talking about his experience with viagra infront of the whole crew, and people (including me) gave him the look…so he sarcastically (or idiotically) says he was talking Niagra…what did u ppl understand with ur freudian minds !!!
let alone all the young captains and so who would check the babes during our way home and share their comments!!!!
August 17, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Nahja, I hear ya’.
FOC,
Must be all those TV commercials.
Somalieren, my face was very telling I think. So many people at the office think it’s acceptable to talk about the smallest details of their lives and expect you to listen. Sheesh.
Pure Pleasures, double Ewwwwwww!!
. LOL @ ‘they wish they got some’.
OM, I definitely have my radar on for the shoot ‘em crowd but this is a different crowd altogether. They make you wonder how they go about navigating this world we live in.
August 17, 2007 at 6:34 pm
إيمان بصراحه بتوع الخمسينات يا ربى على الطفاسه، حاجه تقرف على كل الأوجه هههههه معظم الأوقات مش بيكون عندى أى مشكله إنهم ينكتوا بس يا ريت يبعدوا عن مكتبى. هم أصلاًدمهم ثقيل فعلاً وشكلهم أعفن. LOL @ “اقلب ويهك و لا توريني وجه” ضحكتينى والله.
fffffellini , love the blank stare and the crickets chirping LOL
. That should let them know that I’m liable to go postal any moment.
Placebo, welcome to my neck of the woods! Lol @ Freudian minds. Love how he turns the convo around to make the rest of you seem off when he’s the one flapping his big mouth. Must be a very interesting experience to work with military doctors/surgeons. I love reading your blog.