Did I miss this becoming socially acceptable?

Clever username · Dec 31, 2006

dreunc1542 said:

Guy_Incognito said:

Clever username said:

Mystery Meat said:

Maybe he meant phat?
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Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Did he say Boo, or Boo-urns?
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I was saying Boo-urns [/hansthemolemanvoice]
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About time somebody finished it.

Boom_70 · Dec 31, 2006

Kaylee said:

So I'm at a basketball game, and as I set myself up on press row, I see a writer from a smaller publication that I've known for years. Great guy...worked briefly in the same place and still live in the same town, so we see each other now and then and exchange pleasantries.

Anyway, he sidles up to me, shakes my hand and asks how I've been doing. Then comes this:

"Man, you've gotten fat!"

My standing there with my mouth wide open, blinking several times probably led him to keep the conversation going with "I mean, it looks like you've gained some pounds. So how are things going?"

I'm still stuck on the initial comment here. It's like there's a DJ in my head, and he's scratching a record so that all I hear is "Man, you've gotten fat!" over and over and over.

Now, for the sake of foundation, I'll mention that I'm in the gym three to five days a week working with both weights and cardio, I avoid fast food and am well under the 200-pound mark. Looking absolutely svelte would be a chore for me since I'm pretty short, but there are waaayyy more people in this business you'd rather not see naked than me.

This, for all intents and purposes, put my day in a blender and set it on 'liquify.' I mean, was this just an attempt at "guy to guy" teasing? I mean, if it was, cool, but I don't do the teasing thing. I don't even poke fun at my closest friends if they, like, mess up their wardrobe or something. I just think that's reserved for third grade. And even barring that, I don't know this guy that well...certainly not enough to warrent crap like that.

I mean, I know it's not a horrid insult. But I'd wager that "Man, you've gotten fat!" ranks somewhere above "What's with that faggy haircut, dude?" and somewhere below "Dang, man, maybe if your son had a quicker first step he'd have avoided that drunk driver."

I have no idea where people pick up social custom sometimes.
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Hey it could have been worse. He could have said that you look like Quisimotto.

MertWindu · Dec 31, 2006

Boom_70 said:

Kaylee said:

So I'm at a basketball game, and as I set myself up on press row, I see a writer from a smaller publication that I've known for years. Great guy...worked briefly in the same place and still live in the same town, so we see each other now and then and exchange pleasantries.

Anyway, he sidles up to me, shakes my hand and asks how I've been doing. Then comes this:

"Man, you've gotten fat!"

My standing there with my mouth wide open, blinking several times probably led him to keep the conversation going with "I mean, it looks like you've gained some pounds. So how are things going?"

I'm still stuck on the initial comment here. It's like there's a DJ in my head, and he's scratching a record so that all I hear is "Man, you've gotten fat!" over and over and over.

Now, for the sake of foundation, I'll mention that I'm in the gym three to five days a week working with both weights and cardio, I avoid fast food and am well under the 200-pound mark. Looking absolutely svelte would be a chore for me since I'm pretty short, but there are waaayyy more people in this business you'd rather not see naked than me.

This, for all intents and purposes, put my day in a blender and set it on 'liquify.' I mean, was this just an attempt at "guy to guy" teasing? I mean, if it was, cool, but I don't do the teasing thing. I don't even poke fun at my closest friends if they, like, mess up their wardrobe or something. I just think that's reserved for third grade. And even barring that, I don't know this guy that well...certainly not enough to warrent crap like that.

I mean, I know it's not a horrid insult. But I'd wager that "Man, you've gotten fat!" ranks somewhere above "What's with that faggy haircut, dude?" and somewhere below "Dang, man, maybe if your son had a quicker first step he'd have avoided that drunk driver."

I have no idea where people pick up social custom sometimes.
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Hey it could have been worse. He could have said that you look like Quisimotto.
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Whoever the hell that is.

sportschick · Dec 31, 2006

MertWindu said:

Boom_70 said:

Kaylee said:

So I'm at a basketball game, and as I set myself up on press row, I see a writer from a smaller publication that I've known for years. Great guy...worked briefly in the same place and still live in the same town, so we see each other now and then and exchange pleasantries.

Anyway, he sidles up to me, shakes my hand and asks how I've been doing. Then comes this:

"Man, you've gotten fat!"

My standing there with my mouth wide open, blinking several times probably led him to keep the conversation going with "I mean, it looks like you've gained some pounds. So how are things going?"

I'm still stuck on the initial comment here. It's like there's a DJ in my head, and he's scratching a record so that all I hear is "Man, you've gotten fat!" over and over and over.

Now, for the sake of foundation, I'll mention that I'm in the gym three to five days a week working with both weights and cardio, I avoid fast food and am well under the 200-pound mark. Looking absolutely svelte would be a chore for me since I'm pretty short, but there are waaayyy more people in this business you'd rather not see naked than me.

This, for all intents and purposes, put my day in a blender and set it on 'liquify.' I mean, was this just an attempt at "guy to guy" teasing? I mean, if it was, cool, but I don't do the teasing thing. I don't even poke fun at my closest friends if they, like, mess up their wardrobe or something. I just think that's reserved for third grade. And even barring that, I don't know this guy that well...certainly not enough to warrent crap like that.

I mean, I know it's not a horrid insult. But I'd wager that "Man, you've gotten fat!" ranks somewhere above "What's with that faggy haircut, dude?" and somewhere below "Dang, man, maybe if your son had a quicker first step he'd have avoided that drunk driver."

I have no idea where people pick up social custom sometimes.
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Hey it could have been worse. He could have said that you look like Quisimotto.
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Whoever the hell that is.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

MertWindu · Dec 31, 2006

sportschick said:

MertWindu said:

Boom_70 said:

Kaylee said:

So I'm at a basketball game, and as I set myself up on press row, I see a writer from a smaller publication that I've known for years. Great guy...worked briefly in the same place and still live in the same town, so we see each other now and then and exchange pleasantries.

Anyway, he sidles up to me, shakes my hand and asks how I've been doing. Then comes this:

"Man, you've gotten fat!"

My standing there with my mouth wide open, blinking several times probably led him to keep the conversation going with "I mean, it looks like you've gained some pounds. So how are things going?"

I'm still stuck on the initial comment here. It's like there's a DJ in my head, and he's scratching a record so that all I hear is "Man, you've gotten fat!" over and over and over.

Now, for the sake of foundation, I'll mention that I'm in the gym three to five days a week working with both weights and cardio, I avoid fast food and am well under the 200-pound mark. Looking absolutely svelte would be a chore for me since I'm pretty short, but there are waaayyy more people in this business you'd rather not see naked than me.

This, for all intents and purposes, put my day in a blender and set it on 'liquify.' I mean, was this just an attempt at "guy to guy" teasing? I mean, if it was, cool, but I don't do the teasing thing. I don't even poke fun at my closest friends if they, like, mess up their wardrobe or something. I just think that's reserved for third grade. And even barring that, I don't know this guy that well...certainly not enough to warrent crap like that.

I mean, I know it's not a horrid insult. But I'd wager that "Man, you've gotten fat!" ranks somewhere above "What's with that faggy haircut, dude?" and somewhere below "Dang, man, maybe if your son had a quicker first step he'd have avoided that drunk driver."

I have no idea where people pick up social custom sometimes.
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Hey it could have been worse. He could have said that you look like Quisimotto.
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Whoever the hell that is.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Not spelled like that, it's not.

sportschick · Dec 31, 2006

Point taken.

Boom_70 · Dec 31, 2006

Here ya go mert - just for you

Quasimodo

MertWindu · Dec 31, 2006

Boom_70 said:

Here ya go mert - just for you

Quasimodo
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Heyyy, looka' that.

Football_Bat · Jan 1, 2007

Quisimotto is the one that always grunts questions.

slappy4428 · Jan 1, 2007

Bubbler said:

Kaylee said:

Looking absolutely svelte would be a chore for me since I'm pretty short, but there are waaayyy more people in this business you'd rather not see naked than me.
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Wow. Thanks for setting the wheels in motion in my "Sportswriters I'd Rather Not See Naked" mental ranking. Always a nice sleigh-ride of dread to go to that hellish corner of my mind.

Incidentally, I too think there's a lot more sportswriters people would rather not see naked than me. Two words ... supple ass.
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wow.... just... wow...

spaceman · Jan 1, 2007

Quissimodo is the hunchbacked guy at Quizzno's subs who's always hitting me up for a few bucks "until he straightens out."

three_bags_full · Jan 1, 2007

Flash said:

Moderator1 said:

Flash said:

Moderator1 said:

But, hell, Flash, look at the bright side. It got us on a first-name basis.
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Can we be BFF (best friends forever)?
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U R 2 kewl!
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