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Boy, that was a dumb idea
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Posted by: AngstMerchant
So there is this guy in my office with a obvious disfigurement. His eye is screwed. It is permanently swollen shut, unattractive and uncomfortable to look at. He doesn't wear an eyepatch, which I for one wish we would do. And there is something about a disfigurement that involves the eyes that makes a person more difficult to look at. . . .there's a study about human recognition blah blah the eyes are really important.
BUT! Ever rising to a new challenge, I made earnest efforts to get to know the guy, get over his disturbing appearance and get to know the man behind the totally f*cked-up eye. Boy, that was a dumb idea. I have discovered there is no personality hidden down in there. None. Zero. Allow me to draw a parallel: Lance Snack Food company makes a cracker called the Captain's Wafer. The Captain's Wafer has more personality than this poor soul. So, now my dumb ass has established an amicable relationship with the world's most boring disabled eye. Go team. . .
Posted by: redwench
just goes to show that sometimes making the effort just isnt worth it. 
Posted by: Null Actor
Making the effort is never worth it.
Posted by: Canis Lupus
There are more people like that than you think - you just happened to encounter one with a disfigured eye 
Posted by: redwench
yes, like me. i have no personality. can i buy one somewhere?
Posted by: justinious
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Originally posted by redwench
yes, like me. i have no personality. can i buy one somewhere?
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I'll sell you mine for $20
Posted by: Ion Silverbolt
You're blossoming with personality!!1 Or maybe it's a shield to protect yourself from letting people know who the real you is. Then again, that same arguement can be applied to 95% of the population. Fear not.
Posted by: Shalome
See my sig.
Posted by: AK47
Pointing out flaws in people. Rockin.
Posted by: Null Actor
<Insert wookie roar here>
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Btw, fly casual.
Posted by: Null Actor
Uhh... hey laggy, I think they fixed the time on the servers.
Posted by: Xtren
This really isn't a very big deal... if he's that boring and you can't look at him because of his eye just avoid him. Don't avoid him so that he notices it, but just don't talk to him anymore if you don't want to.
Posted by: Canis Lupus
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Originally posted by Xtren
Don't avoid him so that he notices it, but just don't talk to him anymore if you don't want to.
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Hmmm, I seem to remember a response to this one ... oh yes, it was from Han Solo...
"I don't know ... fly casual...."
Posted by: Spider
Cheers!
Posted by: AngstMerchant
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Originally posted by Xtren
Don't avoid him so that he notices it, but just don't talk to him anymore if you don't want to.
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Easier said than done, Xtren. You'll gain an appreciation for this once you get into the work force. Human beings are inherently experts on behavior and body language. It's really hard to feign comfort or interest convincingly if the other party is paying attention. Furthermore, intra-personal politics are the only thing some people have to do with their time at work (or, in some cases, politics are the only thing some people are competent at). I work in support. . . . .that means a lot of downtime. You do the math.
Posted by: Gunslinger
It's an old code, but it checks out.
Posted by: Tecil
These aren't the droids you're looking for...
Posted by: scorpion_gold
The force is strong in this one...
Posted by: TheeMon
dude just say, dude you are a very boring person...
no seriously just pretend to be nice but dont, i do it all the time and no1 can tell... girls sit there and talk to me and i think about everquest... addictions are a bitch(<<< JK only put that kuz it was funny)
but seriously what would u do to anyone else without a ***ed up eye?, just do that... treat him normal...
Posted by: Canis Lupus
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Originally posted by TheeMon
no seriously just pretend to be nice but dont, i do it all the time and no1 can tell...
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Or maybe they CAN tell but it is YOU who can't tell that they can tell you're just pretending
Posted by: scorpion_gold
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Originally posted by Canis Lupus
Or maybe they CAN tell but it is YOU who can't tell that they can tell you're just pretending
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or maybe they can't tell, but you think that that can, because you think they might be hiding, because you're overly paranoid!!!
Posted by: N.W.A_Kid
BE NICE, that's all ya have to do. Say hello in the morning and leave it at that. 
Posted by: Null Actor
You know, I find it funny in a way... the only reason you are stuck in this predicament, Angst, is because you treated him differently. You said yourself, you only tried to get to know him because of the eye thing...
Perhaps you should have waited to be given a proper reason to get to know him.
Posted by: Xtren
That's true too, since he probably doesn't have too many firends he probably just thinks really highly of you. Maybe nobody else has ever came up to him and started a conversation.
Posted by: redwench
oh, yes, im sure that at the ripe age of 25 of so, no one has ever initiated conversation with him. 
Posted by: Xtren
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Originally posted by redwench
oh, yes, im sure that at the ripe age of 25 of so, no one has ever initiated conversation with him.
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If you were so ugly that people couldn't stand to look at you would you be a very popular person? And moreso would people just come up to you and try to make friends for no reason?
Posted by: Erekose
ah but xtren its always the 'less fortunate' looking ones who develop personalities. besides some people can look past the glaring (that's a pun, get it? hey give me a break i aint slept in a long time) differences of other
Posted by: The_Turks(ff7)
heh im practically normal, well apart from being somewhat anti-social, and no one ever engages in conversation with me. Its not that i am really anti-social i will actually talk to people, i just wont begin a conversation. Some people actually avoid me, like i have some bizzare problem. Well actually i somewhat have a problem, i have lazy eye but i have to be looking at you for a long time before you realise it. But lazy eye is nothing like having your eat swollen shut.
Posted by: Erekose
heh people are just scared of me. today, for example, i went to visit a friend at school. well i forgot my cellphone in my car and seeing as how i had taking the t into town i couldn't call her to let her know i was there. well the guy i was with talked the man-behind-the-glass to let him use the pay phone on the other side of the glass. he then turns to me and says 'you have to go outside. now' i mean wtf does he think im going to do, sit on one of the sofas? heh
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