Anx said:

she would follow him into the shower when
he's done and strangle him with the chord.

"REWIND"

In the words of our master u gotta just letitgo.

God is watching your reactions and if u always do the right thing the bag of kola cubes U recieve at the pearly gates will be well full.

We used get them sometimes on our way home from school. Little red sweet cubes with a little bit of sugar stuck on. They are hard at first but get softer as you suck them then they become chewy and taste of cola. I really don't know why I thought of them, haven't had one in about 15 years.

If he started hassle with me I'd bleed all over him.

I would have told him off and made him so uncomfortable he'd have to go to another machine.

applekisses said:

how would you have made him uncomfortable? i'm taking notes.

No offence Anx but I reckon he'd have put it back on for applekisses just cos she's purty.

No offence Anx but I reckon he'd have put it back on for applekisses just cos she's purty.

omnithanos said:

she IS purty, but i don't think you know my neighborhood very well.

so i just looked at him sheepishly and said "yeah well, i need just enough muscle to be able to cut open a live chicken, drag out it's bowels and curse people who bother me. so there's not really any need for me to be in here all day every day since a little bit of muscle goes a long way in voodoo".

Absent this man's ability to be considerate, I've decided that next time he does this, I will simply turn the fan back on. If he protests, I'll remind him that we did it his way last time, now it's my turn to have the fan. Next time he can turn it off again. We'll take turns. I'm fine with that.

What would you do in this situation? Why do people treat public spaces like their living rooms? How can I learn not to get riled by people who have entitlement issues? Why do people want me to get swampy?

Why do people want me to get swampy?

Anx said:

i so hate my local gym. especially the people who will come sit
next to you while you're still on the machines.

if the next machine in my routine is taken i will simply go to
the next one after that and come back a bit later.

but most people seem to have all the time in the world to just
follow you around for your entire gymtime sitting next to you
and watching you intently with a slightly chilling disdain as
if you do all the movements wrong and are just generally shit.



one guy who kept doing this finally spoke after he'd been in my
face for 20 minutes and said "so you don't look like you've
been in a gym all that much. why are you here?"



so i just looked at him sheepishly and said "yeah well, i need
just enough muscle to be able to cut open a live chicken, drag
out it's bowels and curse people who bother me. so there's not
really any need for me to be in here all day every day since a
little bit of muscle goes a long way in voodoo".



now no one speaks to me anymore and i can just go in listening
to my mp3 player

Learn to stand up for yourself.
easy as that.

muirdo said:

there's standing up for yourself and there's getting in pissing wars.

i'm not interested in pissing wars. i'm interested in what's fair.

Anx said:

what was unfair was that guy switching off the fan, that was just ignorant.
Did you feel intimidated by him?

muirdo said:

i didn't feel intimidated by him, but i also wasn't prepared for a confrontation at the gym. it's just not expected - everyone there is usually very considerate and people pretty much get along and leave each other alone. it's not so much that i loathe confrontation, but i certainly don't welcome it.

but like i said, next time it happens he'll be reminded that he had his way last time.

Anx said:

Tell him you're gay and will be waiting for him in the showers.

Anx said:

Tell him you're gay and will be waiting for him in the showers.

TMPletz said:

tell him how much you admire his physique....and how much you love glistening skin...

purplerein said:

....and his furry melting thing.....


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MIGUELGOMEZ said:

do you people understand that i live in a neighborhood called BOYSTOWN?!?

ya can't threaten men here by pretending to come on to them! it doesn't work that way!

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

do you people understand that i live in a neighborhood called BOYSTOWN?!?

ya can't threaten men here by pretending to come on to them! it doesn't work that way!

Anx said:

i was wondering why they keep telling you to do this

btw i agree with ssb. just turn it back on when he turns it off and remind him that you were there first