[LMB] QOTD #7: Emotional genre, re: ACC dedication (Sat. Mar. 1st)

[Tzivia Adler]

 From: <technomad at intergate.com>
 > And one reason I loathe, detest, abhor and
> hate-with-a-hate-that-is-more-than-a-hate romance is that I, as the
> guy, am expected to be able to tell the difference between "no, but
> keep on trying" and "no, absolutely not, I'd sooner have it off with
> Osama bin Laden than go out with you," all from a simple "no." ...
>
> Spurning me in such a way that I feel that I've "lost face" is one
> really good way to earn a permanent, prominent place on my sh*tlist.
> I've mentioned to y'all before that I suffer from Corsican
> Alzheimer's---where you forget everything but the grudges.  I was not
> joking.
>
>
saying no to a fellow without making him lose face is tricky.  hows this for 
fun?
my boss once tried to set me up with a friend of his.  this was my first job 
that wasn't temp work for a friend of the family, and how the heck do you 
say no to your boss without making him lose face? do i wnat to be on the 
permanent shit list?  with my boss?
so i told him, sorry, i'm busy this week.  next week to.  no, sorry, can't 
seem to find a free night anywhere.  really busy.
would you take that as no, take a hike?  or would you take that as call the 
girl at home, she secretly wants to go on a date...  especially since my 
phone number was on file.

not always easy to give a definite 'no i never want to see you again' if 
you're going to be seing hte person again...

ziviya
happily working somewhere else now, in case anyone was wondering