08-07-16, 08:26 AM | |
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I know two people like that.
One is a woman I work with. She is an expert on EVERY subject. I thought she and a co-worker were going to come to blows over the word Tupperware. We all use Tupperware to describe anything plastic that we put leftovers in. She went NUTS because the bowl in question was made by RubberMaid. "Hand me that RubberMaid" does not sound as good as "Hand me that Tupperware." And the other is my DH's uncle.
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08-07-16, 08:36 AM | ||
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08-07-16, 08:41 AM | |
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A patron at the library I work at. Well, we get a lot of know-it-alls but this one is about fitness. He worked in the corporate world and got over 300#. He retired and now walks 10 miles a day and bikes everywhere. He now weighs less than he did 30 years ago. But he lectures everyone all the time about the benefits of walking. I park pretty far from the library but he's always riding by and making comments about getting my exercise in, getting my steps in (I don't count steps), taking the stairs etc. he does this to everyone, patrons and staff. I know he means well and I shrug it off but it does annoy some folks. I told him I exercise almost daily and bike the trail he walks, but he is so self absorbed he doesn't remember what others say to him. He will even sit on the bench out front and cheer the folks who bike or ride to the library and tell others to walk more. I am glad he's doing well but I imagine some people find him to be a pita.
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08-07-16, 11:45 AM | |
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MathTeacher - I am ROTFL about the Tupperware story!
I have a friend who's husband is a negative know it all. Nothing is ever right and he really doesn't want it to be. He shoots down any suggested solutions, just wants sympathy and attention. Ugh!
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08-07-16, 12:01 PM | |
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these made me lol.
my math teacher in high school put this sign in the front of the class that said "those of you who think you know it all are annoying to those of us who do." this was after 2 months of class, and this one kid would always blurt out the answers. when i encounter someone like that, i just silently listen and smile. otherwise, when you start chiming in (either in agreement or not), the conversation gets more intense and aggressive. :-/ a coworker of mine recently lost weight and improved his other blood readings (we were both on the same medically supervised regimen). he's generally pleasant and supportive but one annoying habit he did when we were eating lunch together was he held up his index finger (like making the "#1" sign) in reaction to something i said! i've never seen him do that before!
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Walking (inside) is the one thing I do that I actually stick with. I have to start on the hour, though, in order to catch one of the umpteen Law & Order reruns that are on tv at that hour.
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