tkdguy Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Coworker working on the admin staff: You're good at pointing out our mistakes. And that's when I knew I'd never get promoted in this outfit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Coworker working on the admin staff: You're good at pointing out our mistakes. And that's when I knew I'd never get promoted in this outfit. People who point out ones' mistakes are valuable, but annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. True' date=' and my apologies for any unintended offense. I encountered the same thing the first time I met a friend's boyfriend and he told me a "joke" involving domestic abuse. I might have taken it better if I hadn't known that he had hit her before.[/quote'] I didn't take any. I'm pretty good at sorting out intent. It's one of those jokes that just isn't funny. Kinda like people asking me how the weather is up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. I didn't take any. I'm pretty good at sorting out intent. It's one of those jokes that just isn't funny. Kinda like people asking me how the weather is up there. That one's just tiresome. You'd think if someone was trying to be witty, they'd try for some creativity. ...Sometimes, I think about separating people into two categories: Dull, and witty. But then I realize that I'd like and hate people in both categories, so it wouldn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Take it from someone who has a tendency to involuntarily overreact*. It isn't worth the stress to get snippy over someone else's failed attempt at humor. As my nephew says: "It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Then it's hilarious!" Everyone has a different perspective. As long as the person making the "swap cat recipes" isn't serious, someone besides you may have found the quip hilarious. I'd probably say something similar, given the right circumstances, and I would never do anything to harm a fuzzy animal that wasn't trying to make a meal of me. Except cows. And pigs. Chickens, too. The list goes on and on. Of course I'm not advocating for a program of torture and extermination, but as empathetic predators, we should make an effort to not cause any unnecessary distress in the critters we're going to eat. * Depression and anxiety mean I have a tendency to be upset by relatively minor things. I can't watch certain episodes of Doctor Phil due to the intensity of the subject matter, and I really can't enjoy horror movies as much as I used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. I should note that someone tried to kill me once. Hasn't turned me off morbid humour one bit. Not going to give in like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Morbid humor is fine as long as it's funny. There's a lot in delivery and who your audience is. If it relates to someone personally or gets misinterpreted, there's a good chance you might hit a raw nerve instead of any sort of humor value. Heck, it happened to you not that long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Morbid humor is fine as long as it's funny. There's a lot in delivery and who your audience is. If it relates to someone personally or gets misinterpreted' date=' there's a good chance you might hit a raw nerve instead of any sort of humor value. Heck, it happened to you not that long ago.[/quote'] Anything can hit a raw nerve. Happens to me, sometimes, after which I've had to apologize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfergus Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Shoot, I've had people get offended/have a raw nerve hit when I was the subject of the joke I just delviered. And I'm talking me not my gender/race/age/weight etc. One exception so far. I've yet to have anyone react badly to my bald jokes. And yes, I am bald. And I collect the jokes. Here's one of my favorites: God created only so many perfect heads. The rest He covered with hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. A quote from one of my sisters, while we were watching House of Wax: Vincent Price is the only movie star who could do all those horror films and still be loveable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. This week: "Daddy can I be a pumpkin? Daddy can I be a ghost? Daddy can I be a frog? Daddy can I be a brachiosaurus?" "We go trick or treating in four hours, kid." and "Don't make me hit you with my war teddy!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Nephew: "Siblings are for friendship!" Niece: "Yeah! Friendship and love!" No, really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. "Hey guys, I think the intranet is down. I'd put in an IT Help ticket to report it, but... ya know. The intranet is down." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Emma: "I'm just 154.8 centimeters tall!" I think that .8 is important, somehow. ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. I take a walk through the medical complex here almost every workday, and one route I take passes by a whiteboard where, every other day, someone writes an interesting, amusing, and/or inspiring message. Today's message was: You need three bones to succeed in life: A wishbone A backbone A funny bone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. "I say we shred it and deny we ever saw it." - coworker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Nephew: "Siblings are for friendship!" Niece: "Yeah! Friendship and love!" No, really! Least she didn't say "Lovin'" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. That stuff's not even on their radar yet!, I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. True story: student was being nosy today. Student: Are you married? Me: No. Student: Do you have a girlfriend? Me: Not at this time. Student: You know, you can go to e-harmony. tried it out. It's $55 a month. Me: I have better things to do with $55 a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Aww, tkdguy was getting hit on. It's so cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. I hope not. That kid was way too young to be thinking those thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klytus Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. True story: student was being nosy today. Student: Are you married? Me: No. Student: Do you have a girlfriend? Me: Not at this time. Student: You know, you can go to e-harmony. tried it out. It's $55 a month. Me: I have better things to do with $55 a month. Meh. OKCupid is much better. And free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. I'm working on an order at the factory (still doing double-duty working both shipping and inventory) my co-worker walks over and I says, "I'm so happy here I could just ***t!" He replies "You know you'll go to hell for lyin', right?" I know that. "Yeah, but where do they send me for sarcasm?" Without hesitation, he says "Purgatory." I look around and shrug. "Done deal." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted November 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. "Run it up the flagpole and see if anyone shoots it." "You mean salutes it?" "That too." Lucius Alexander Have you ever tried running a palindromedary up a flagpole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. I'm trying to explain to a student (whi is a Justin Bieber fan) what an understudy is. Me: The understudy takes over if the star gets sick. Student: So someone will take over for Justin Bieber if he's sick? Me: No, then the concert will be cancelled. Understudies are for plays. But maybe Justin Bieber can be replaced by... The Monkees! (to an older student) That would go well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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