I'm so awdul (OT)

Stormmee wrote:
the weight loss personality susan powder*powter* not sure which was at one
point well over weight and was a vegetarian. you just must eat for YOUR
body, Lee
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2.7.2010 22:01, Christina Websell kirjoitti:
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not jealous, but man do i have calorie envy... thats about three times
what i can eat and maintain if i am exercising and doing everything i
can
to keep my metabolic rate at its highest... my rate is not slow its
definitely retarded, Lee
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"CatNipped" wrote
bastXXXette wrote
cshenk wrote:
Mee too! Many of my friends are generously proportioned.
Yay! Thin allies against stupidity, always welcome!
Believe me, thin isn't always pretty - that "You can't be too rich or
too skinny" is a crock of sh*t. After all the weight I've lost with
this insidious illness I look like the crypt keeper.
LOL! Been there! I'm 5ft1in tall (please don't delete the extra
inch,
I'm proud of it!). Most of my life, my *natural* weight was way way
too
thin. High metabolism. Kinda looked like a pipecleaner with the fuzz
pulled off. Got accused of anything from Anorexia to Bullemia.

*Finally* about age 40, I gained some curves at last and I'm ever so
happy! Now for the first time, I am just a touch over due to back
issues
preventing my normal activity, but it would be easy to lose if I
wanted
to bother. Cutting back to 3,000 cal a day would do it. Yeah I know,
life isn't fair. I'd no more blame a friend for being naturally
generously proportioned, than she would me for being naturally
thinner.
If she did, she wouldn't be a friend.

It sucks just as bad, to be too thin.


Yes, my German friend is far too thin, when she visited I needed to feed
her
around every two hours or she fainted. Vegetarian. Enough said.
Tweed
Oh, but she burst out of her jeans after 10 days of my cooking and we
had to
get a new pair ;-)
Quorn. That's what did it!
g
Tweed

Marina's also a vegetarian, and the last time I saw her, or a photo of
her, she was no stick-figure. I'm not saying she's fat, by no means, but
not skinny or threatening to faint or some such...
So I wouldn't quite put it like that: "Vegetarian. Enough said."

All vegetarians I know are slim. Except the one in my team at work.
It was quite difficult keeping N fed when she was here.
If we went out for a few hours we'd have to take things to eat. 5 ft 10 -
8 stone - she needed it.


I had four Aunts on my Mother's side. The only strict vegeterian was the fat one.
The other three were either normal or skinny. MLB

Yowie wrote:
She replied without a hint of sarcasm or jest, and I repeat this
verbatim because I will never ever forget this, "Thats not fair, I'm
prettier than you."

We're both 15 years older now. She's still an attractive woman, but she
can't compete with 18 year olds, and since she's relied solely on her
looks and feminine charms to get her anywhere, life is going to get
quite tough for her in the next 5 years. Meanwhile, as ugly as I may
have been, I haven't got much worse, and there's still that university
degree - with 15 years industry experience to go with it. At 40, I know
what attributes I'd prefer to have!

I always thought this story was memorable too, and the one about Joel
too, which is hilarious.

I figure that whether you're intelligent, beautiful, or have a large
whatever, it's all pretty much the same.

I once studied an interesting employee personality profiling technique
that compared and contrasted, among other dimensions, people motivated
by demonstrating skill in work activities, versus people who are
motivated by social acceptance. People in the first group tend to be
analytical and distrust people who are successful yet do not share
their work style, considering the latter group to be "con artists".

Takayuki wrote:

I once studied an interesting employee personality profiling technique
that compared and contrasted, among other dimensions, people motivated
by demonstrating skill in work activities, versus people who are
motivated by social acceptance. People in the first group tend to be
analytical and distrust people who are successful yet do not share
their work style, considering the latter group to be "con artists".

And what do the social-acceptance people think of the demonstrating
skill group?

Joyce

--
What I look forward to, is continued immaturity, followed by death.
-- Dave Barry

4.7.2010 5:07, CatNipped kirjoitti:

OMG, that's hilarious! How I *wish* I could do "come backs". But I am so
naive that I seldom imagine that people can actually do the mean things they
do, or say the crude things they say that I'm always shocked by it and just
stand there agape - then, if it was hurtful, I walk away and cry. I *hate*
being such a wuss!


I'm lousy at "come backs" too. If someone says something nasty/rude to
me, I'm usually so taken aback about it (why is someone being nasty to
me???) that I can't think of anything to say. But give me a bit of time,
and I come up with "I should have said this and that...".

--
Christine in Finland
christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com

On Jul 3, 3:46*pm, Yowie wrote:

She replied without a hint of sarcasm or jest, and I repeat this
verbatim because I will never ever forget this, "Thats not fair, I'm
prettier than you."

Reminds me someone I used to manage, apparently if the Turkish people
were still ruled by a monarchy she'd be something in line for the
throne, she'd only been at the job about a week when she turned to me
and said "I don't get it"

"Get what?" I said thinking she meant some aspect of work

"I'm better bred than you, I'm cleverer than you and I'm certainly a
lot prettier than you so how come I'm not the manager?"

As I told her "Because I have more common sense than you"

Sheesh! Turned out she really thought with her breeding, degree and
above all her looks- the day she started I'd recognise her superiority
and bow out

She was an impossible little madam to work with

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

bast wrote
Takayuki wrote:

I once studied an interesting employee personality profiling technique
that compared and contrasted, among other dimensions, people motivated
by demonstrating skill in work activities, versus people who are
motivated by social acceptance. People in the first group tend to be
analytical and distrust people who are successful yet do not share
their work style, considering the latter group to be "con artists".

And what do the social-acceptance people think of the demonstrating
skill group?

Hehe unless they also have good social skills, 'boring and pedantic but
useful'. Really though, people seldom break out quite that neatly.

What I've always distrusted is the person who consistantly seems to feel it
is needed to be first in and last out. I find that when you actually look
at what they accomplish, they turn out to be in general- inefficient
workers. Remember that kindergarden grade 'uses time wisely'? They
generally don't. Conversely though they often view others who show up and
leave on time, with only occasional needs to stay late for a project, as
'lacking good work ethics'.

I'm the sort who is self driving with only occasional need to get a priority
list from my bosses.

When we'd initiate new Navy Chiefs, all existing ones give pearls of wisdom
to the new ones to help them succeed. Mine was 'Think Forward'. That means
if you aren't spending at least 20% of your day working on a long term
project that isn't due yet, you'll forever be 'behind' on the big things
when it counts.

On Jul 3, 4:02*pm, Yowie wrote:

I looked her straight in the eye, and without missing a beat, said "He's
got a f*ing enormous c*ck"

Reminds me of the time I was at work and the company prat (every
company has one but this one was a winner!) got in the lift and said
"I saw your young man last Friday"

So what? He met me from work I thought then the prat launched into a
big speech about how noble and self-sacrificing I was (Huh? Me?) to go
out with someone "like that" ie. disabled he got as far as asking why
I did it "Is it pity?" before I informed "Nah he's the best f***ing
screw I've ever had in my life"

Funny how he got out the lift at the next floor when his office was
another 2 floors up....

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Lesley wrote:
On Jul 2, 5:05 pm, Lucys Mom wrote:

My favorite all-round come-back to anyone foolish enough to comment on
my size is "Did your mother teach you or did you learn all on your own
how to be so da*N rude?". Usually shuts them up.


Reminds me of a come-back of my own (admittedly borrowed from Winston
Churchill)

I was coming back from a successful shopping trip (I'd just been made
redundant and was out looking for something for interviews and managed
to find a really smart suit that didn't break the bank so I was well
happy) and I'd grabbed a bottle of mango lassi for the train home as I
got out the train I was putting the empty bottle in the bin and a guy
said "Excuse me?" very politely like he might be asking for directions
or something so I said "Yes?" and he replied "That should be a diet
drink you fat f***ing c**t!"

I shrugged and said "I can diet you'll still be rude"

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

A few years back I heard a remark about my weight (made by a female
English teacher) and found myself turning around and saying "I can fix
the weight. You can't fix the stupid." She wanted me to work for her a
couple of weeks later. Not only did I refuse the job, but told the
principal in charge of subs why. I received an apology, albeit a sullen
one, a day later when I was at that school working for one of the nicest
and best prepared teachers (believe me this is really important) in the
district.

Pam S.

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Lesley wrote:

This has all just so reminded me of the worse put down I ever did- one
I'm still trying to forget because I'm not proud of it....well just a
little....

I was sitting on a bus and this guy sat next to me- didn't think much
of it the bus was packed and I had a Terry Pratchett book on the go.

Moments later the guy said "Hi"

So being polite I said "Hi" back...the next thing his hand is on my
boob so I pulled it away and said "What?!"

He said "The bus is about to stop. What about I take you round the
corner and s**g you for a couple of minutes?"

I think my face must have shown what I was thinking because his next
charming chat up line was "Come on! A fat ugly bird like you it's the
best offer you're ever going to get"

I looked at the guy and went "Okay"

So the guy got up and as the bus stopped he jumped off then turned
back to me....I smacked the bell twice and as the bus moved away at
the top of my voice I shouted "A couple of minutes? You should see
your doctor about your premature ejaculation""

This was a routemaster so not only did everyone on the bus hear it so
did everyone standing at the bus stop (and the way I shouted people
within about 200 yards)

Are you kidding?? You should be *proud* of that one! It's hilarious.
He deserved that!

Joyce


I agree. That one was not only priceless, but one for the books.

Pam S.

Christine BA wrote:
4.7.2010 5:07, CatNipped kirjoitti:

OMG, that's hilarious! How I *wish* I could do "come backs". But I
am so
naive that I seldom imagine that people can actually do the mean
things they
do, or say the crude things they say that I'm always shocked by it and
just
stand there agape - then, if it was hurtful, I walk away and cry. I
*hate*
being such a wuss!


I'm lousy at "come backs" too. If someone says something nasty/rude to
me, I'm usually so taken aback about it (why is someone being nasty to
me???) that I can't think of anything to say. But give me a bit of time,
and I come up with "I should have said this and that...".


I plan out some generic comebacks for the usual idiots in life. Most
people who are jerkwads have their favorite topics and if you know them
well enough, you can plan for their stupidity. Rob taught me to plan
ahead for these occasions. We did the same for the kids. They've
gotten so they can think pretty fast on their feet.

Comebacks include:

"What planet did you come from?" "Did your mother teach you that
language or did you pick it up in a barnyard?" "Do you talk like this
in front of your grandmother?" "Judge Judy is right. You can't fix
stupid." and so forth. Practice in front of a mirror until you feel
comfortable. YMMV

Pam S.