I used to work for a large corporation and one day I found myself in a meeting with a bunch of female vice presidents where I was the only man there. The presenter was unable to display on the big screen because she didn’t have a connector; I happened to have the right kind and loaned it to her.
She said “you’re pretty handy to have around.” My brain decided that a clever thing to say in response would be “well, I’m pretty well-endowed in the dongle department” and I started to say that before my brain thought better of it and cut me off. So what I actually said was “well, I’m pretty well-endowed”. One woman in the room actually guffawed but everybody else managed to ignore it - although I’m willing to bet this story was told later more than a few times.
Jesus fucking Christ, how did you not just die on the spot?
When you realize how that sounded you can save it by looking embarrassed and apologizing, and clarifying you meant something like “equipped”. Typically a gaff is better than leaving things at creepy
This one’s a
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It’s the missed quicktime events that gnaw at my soul.
It’s been over 20 years and there are two that haunt me to this day.
As someone with one haunting me for a little longer, fucking mood.
However I am curious about yours…
I was talking to my dad about family drama a couple weeks ago, and instead of wording my sentence properly I made it seem like I called my cousin a cow. I immediately felt bad because even though she’s being a fucking idiot, I still like her.
After that, you just start anticipating this feeling and unlock social anxiety.
And then you imagine the “person will remember that” up in the corner
26 year old here. Happens constantly. I really wish reality would let me kinda pause time for a second like in a video game, so I have time to weigh up my options. Tbh tho, I’d probably still end up regretting things I’ve said
I’m getting better though. I can have a conversation with most people and most likely not say something completely fucking retarded. But there are times I say dumb shit and end up reliving those moments constantly in my head.
Give me that quick save/load function
One thing you can do for a pause in the conversation, is simply to put a thoughtful look on your face and stroke your chin for a moment while you figure out the best answer. This way the person you’re talking to knows that you were listening, so they don’t feel ignored, and it gives you that moments pause you need. Plus, bonus, sometimes they think you’re smarter and more thoughtful than you actually are.
Or just be honest and say “I need to think about it.” Wins hearts and minds big time.
For some people that’s just how dating works out
It’s really not a risk for me until I try and get past online chat. Online chatting, I can proofread my…ahem flirtations. In person? It’s a crapshoot.
That being said, I prefer to disappoint potential romantic interests in person. I’m old fashioned like that.
used to. i mean live and learn. and realize what you and / or others think is important
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what?
Instant regret
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the phrase “yall” melting my brain cells painfully, 1 cell at a time:
Y’all need to accept the fact people come from different cultures
It’s why I like bacteria. Being from Wyoming, it’s the only culture some of my hick kin have.
Hey now
Cheese is a culture
i know but the word just doesn’t sound nice
If you use it without the strong drawl it’ll blend in perfectly fine. I’m willing to bet that the reason you don’t think it’s sounds nice is cause your brain hears the world then your brain hears in Squidbillies rather than just another Americanism of dropping syllables. That internal shift in your brain can cause dissonance and make it sound ugly.
I’ve worked hard to get rid of my southern accent but to me, “you all” just feels forced and clunky. Kind of like when someone uses an unnecessary vocabulary word when it doesn’t add any extra meaning.
There are many different accents for the word. My second favorite is the Georgia Peach / Antebellum. I don’t know the term for my top favorite but I’ll dub it “the highly educated and eloquent college professor who grew up in a swamp”, it’s like brown sugar for my ears
Whashyalldoin? Has been a traditional means to great a group in rural Arizona for generations
Whashyalldoin? Has been a traditional means to great a group in rural Arizona for generations
It’s a second person plural pronoun. Other languages have them. For instance, Spanish has vosotros/ustedes and German has ihr.
yeah, I know the utility of the word but it just doesn’t sound nice, I try to restructure my sentences to avoid it whenever possible. just the tone of “yall” has the “trying to seem cool” vibe and it feels like an overfriendly word to use in most scenarios.
Yet the misuse of a colon as a form of sentence punctuation doesn’t hurt more? Talk about arbitrary…
wdym?
Y’all have fun with that, y’hear?
