Things That Are Bothering You, Got You All Hibbeldy-Jibbeldy, or just downright pissed, RIGHT NOW!



erictheobscure said:

^ I only caught the last twenty minutes or so. Couldn't believe what I was seeing: Germany looked terrible.
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On the last night of my bi-annual visit with my parents, my dad strategically broke our mutual silence/denial re: my longtime (non-Korean, whitey) girlfriend. It was for the best, I suppose. But dealing with my mom's hysterical meltdown isn't very pleasant.

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How do you bring that up after what sounds like a long unstated agreement not to talk about it? "So, how's that girlfriend of yours doing, the girlfriend who is white, I mean, as I don't suppose you've acquired a Korean one and neglected to tell us? Is she still as white as ever?"



in stitches said:

yup. a lot better than monday/tuesday, but still not right.

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Sorry your tummy is still messed up, hope it clears up by the weekend. Hopefully you'll be ready to chow down again by the 4th.

Well he ate a burger last night...



gdl203 said:

Well he ate a burger last night...

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But he's still complaining.



JayJay said:

Sorry your tummy is still messed up, hope it clears up by the weekend. Hopefully you'll be ready to chow down again by the 4th.

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thanks man! me too.



gdl203 said:

Well he ate a burger last night...

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yeah, didnt end so well for me tho



L'Incandescent said:

How do you bring that up after what sounds like a long unstated agreement not to talk about it? "So, how's that girlfriend of yours doing, the girlfriend who is white, I mean, as I don't suppose you've acquired a Korean one and neglected to tell us? Is she still as white as ever?"

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Think even more casual and glib.



erictheobscure said:

Think even more casual and glib.

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"Could you please pass the salt, whose color, by the by, puts me in mind of your ladyfriend?"



L'Incandescent said:

"Could you please pass the salt, whose color, by the by, puts me in mind of your ladyfriend?"

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Close enough.



erictheobscure said:

Close enough.

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In all seriousness, I hope they come around and accept your choice. Also hope they treat your girlfriend with respect.



L'Incandescent said:

In all seriousness, I hope they come around and accept your choice. Also hope they treat your girlfriend with respect.

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Thanks. Dad's cool. Mom's a bit nuts about it. We'll see.

I have one of my subordinates working out of an office of my parent company. We were taken over around two years ago but remain as separate organizations, and the integration of the two companies is not going well.

I sent a friendly email to my counterpart there (who I have never met) to introduce myself and to open up communication if any issues come up with my guy there as we haven't done this kind of thing much in the past.

That asshole forwards my email up the chain of command on his side and it becomes the starting point of a "we need to set guidelines because they don't know what they are doing and we don't want them touching our stuff" discussion.

Then it comes back down the chain of command for me to create some unnecessary guidelines.

And the dickhead still hasn't shown the common courtesy of replying to my email.



Alter said:

I have one of my subordinates working out of an office of my parent company. We were taken over around two years ago but remain as separate organizations, and the integration of the two companies is not going well.
I sent a friendly email to my counterpart there (who I have never met) to introduce myself and to open up communication if any issues come up with my guy there as we haven't done this kind of thing much in the past.
That asshole forwards my email up the chain of command on his side and it becomes the starting point of a "we need to set guidelines because they don't know what they are doing and we don't want them touching our stuff" discussion.
Then it comes back down the chain of command for me to create some unnecessary guidelines.
And the dickhead still hasn't shown the common courtesy of replying to my email.

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Gotta love dem politics!



Alter said:

I have one of my subordinates working out of an office of my parent company. We were taken over around two years ago but remain as separate organizations, and the integration of the two companies is not going well.
I sent a friendly email to my counterpart there (who I have never met) to introduce myself and to open up communication if any issues come up with my guy there as we haven't done this kind of thing much in the past.
That asshole forwards my email up the chain of command on his side and it becomes the starting point of a "we need to set guidelines because they don't know what they are doing and we don't want them touching our stuff" discussion.
Then it comes back down the chain of command for me to create some unnecessary guidelines.
And the dickhead still hasn't shown the common courtesy of replying to my email.

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Here's a start.






Guidline 1: Don't be a dickhead.



Fang66 said:

Here's a start.

Guidelines For people Who Cannot Behave Like Adults​

Guidline 1: Don't be a dickhead.

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Excellent idea, Fang!