Well, she's from Cote D'Ivoire. I'm not sure how many Jews she would have met there.
Ben: I didn't ask for any of this. I just want to be normal. Gronx: I wanted to be an underwear model. We play the hand we're dealt.
'Touched'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Hil R. - Aug 11, 2009 6:17:45 am PDT #19344 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
beekaytee - Aug 11, 2009 6:19:47 am PDT #19345 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Hil, how is it that you are such a magnet for inappropriate questions/expressions? Mercy.
I can say, from personal experience, I used to be the one who had the 'Verbally violent? Welcome!" sign on my forehead...with some physical stuff too, come to that. I was hassled ALL. THE. FREAKING. TIME.
No more. Seriously, someone recently asked me how long it has been since I made this transition and, except for one notable...quite instructive...exception, nobody speaks ill to me anymore.
It's not that I deal with it better, it just doesn't happen.
Man. Do I wish the same for you!
Vortex - Aug 11, 2009 6:24:27 am PDT #19346 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Hil, how is it that you are such a magnet for inappropriate questions/expressions? Mercy.
She looks non threatening. People tend not to bother me, because it's clear that I will rip you a new asshole if you piss me off :) However, religious stuff is often the exception, since people of color tend to be more vocal about their religiousity, so people think that it's okay to prostelytize.
beekaytee - Aug 11, 2009 6:28:02 am PDT #19347 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
She looks non threatening. People tend not to bother me, because it's clear that I will rip you a new asshole if you piss me off
I'm sure this is part of it. Goodness knows, I'm only 5ft, but I did nearly get arrested that time the guy kicked my dog in the head at the park.
It really does have a lot to do with how you carry yourself, I suppose.
Gudanov - Aug 11, 2009 6:29:48 am PDT #19348 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
It seems like people who tell me about their church don't think going to a Methodist church counts. Methodism, getting to heaven through the backdoor.
I am technically the member of a Methodist church even though I am not really a Methodist.
Hil R. - Aug 11, 2009 6:34:07 am PDT #19349 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
It seems that she's been evangelizing to everybody today. Reactions have ranged from "I'm Jewish" and "I'm Catholic" to "Me?! Are you nuts?! Um, no."
Vortex - Aug 11, 2009 6:35:12 am PDT #19350 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Someone in authority should speak to her and tell her that this is inappropriate.
beekaytee - Aug 11, 2009 6:41:53 am PDT #19351 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Someone in authority should speak to her and tell her that this is inappropriate.
Absolutely.
It may just be notional, but it's a notion worth maintaining...Church and State, people. Church ≠ State.
Separate, if for no other reason than you should not have to divulge, defend or even discuss your internal life in the workplace.
Barb - Aug 11, 2009 6:58:04 am PDT #19352 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Polter-Cow - Aug 11, 2009 7:34:00 am PDT #19353 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I have an auto insurance question.
What is to prevent me from lowering my deductible right before I make a claim? My renewal date is coming up, and I've found some horrendous scratches on my car because someone hates me or something. My comprehensive deductible is $250, but for $40, I can make it $50 for the next six months, file the claim, and then take it back up again. That seems like a sound strategy, but there has to be a catch.