The Social Ripcord/Eject Button -- share your tales.

[theyellowchair]

Last night I went on a blind date. The conversation was moving along, albeit tentatively, until my date began passionately discussing her recent experience at Family Guy Sings! at Carnegie Hall.

Ew boy. Then she mentioned her love for Stadium Arcadium, and I knew it was ovah.

Please share your tales! What nuances or suggestions have effectively ended your evenings?

[Stupornaut]

Not a date situation, but a co-worker quasi-friendship situation with this guy in a cube adjacent to me at a job I no longer work at. He discovered I was a rap nerd and we talked about our favorite artists and albums over the course of a few days, and then eventually he dropped this amazing pearl: "I think these days, white MCs are better than black MCs." I tried to give him an out and asked "you mean, in indie rap?" and he replied "nah, in general". We kinda stopped chatting shortly afterwards and then I wound up moving to another desk far away from him.

[Kim Kelly]

I found out this library security fella believes 9/11 was an inside job. NO THANK YOU.

[Tor_Hershman]

Circa: 1976, Porkland,  Whoreregun –
WifeyWu and moi were entering a Fred Meyer’s when a wee female questionnaire asked us to sign a petition for “Something.”   
Well, moi does recall that it was a “Something” that I agreed with sooooooo I singed it.  Then I made moi’s obligatory yammering about ‘how crappy the world is’.

She looked up at moi and said, “I’d have to say that there are some bright spots in Russia.”

To which moi retorted, “In that case I’ll have to take back my signature.” Which I did by scratching it off though she did protest moi’s counter-action.

Hence the LAST petition ever signed by moi, and the salty ball of mud spins on.

Heck, I did think about moving WifeyWu and the kids to the USSR, but, if I were there I’d have no Constitutional Rights or Civil Liberties.  I’d be crazy to move for that!  I got all that right here.

Stay on groovin'
(They were/are right, it REALLY IS a jungle)
safari,
  Tor 

[iAmBaronVonTito]

recently, i discovered a good friend, who i generally have a good time with, believes we came from aliens.  once that was out of the bag, it became the longest road trip ever. 

[Pride of Staten Island]

Pretty obvious but...

A friend of friend of mine was telling an anecdote at party.

I was with him until he dropped the "n" word.

[Gibby]

At a flatwarming on Saturday I got caught talking to the guy who doesn't like metal unless 'it's intelligent, like Tool.' He repeated this phrase at least four times, all to no reaction.

I left right after that. His girlfriend was comically attractive too, fate was really pissing in my eyes that night.

[WavyGravy]

At thanksgiving, my cousin showed me a 'hilarious' picture he'd been forwarded on his phone.  It was just disgusting. Viral, I guess.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

At thanksgiving, my cousin showed me a 'hilarious' picture he'd been forwarded on his phone.  It was just disgusting. Viral, I guess.

same thing happened to me.  except it wasnt a hilarious picture but a text message that said: "for christmas, i'm going to get you a shirt and a dildo.*  if you don't like the shirt, then you can go fuck yourself!"


*this is where they lost me.

[buffcoat]

I was at a get-together in October - everyone was discussing the election and what their #1 issues were.  A friend's sister broke out with, "My #1 issue is illegal immigration."  Everyone sort of looked down awkwardly and someone started talking about something else.

[erika]

In one weekend, my sister-in-law:

- Told my mother she married my brother for his health insurance (if she doesn't believe in marriage for emotional reasons, fine, but why tell my mother that?)
- Failed to speak to most of our family at Thanksgiving dinner, including my 80 year-old grandmother.
- Informed me (unprompted) that she despises my father and says he is her "least favorite person in the world" and she "hates him"

She pulled her own fucking eject button on that one.

[emma]

recently, i discovered a good friend, who i generally have a good time with, believes we came from aliens.  once that was out of the bag, it became the longest road trip ever. 

OH MAN this happened to my mother once, except it was a psychiatrist she was seeing. Not as bad as a friend on a road trip, but possibly more confusing.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

In one weekend, my sister-in-law:

- Told my mother she married my brother for his health insurance (if she doesn't believe in marriage for emotional reasons, fine, but why tell my mother that?)
- Failed to speak to most of our family at Thanksgiving dinner, including my 80 year-old grandmother.
- Informed me (unprompted) that she despises my father and says he is her "least favorite person in the world" and she "hates him"

She pulled her own fucking eject button on that one.

sounds like a real gem.  why did your brother marry her, again?

[erika]

I always thought she was sweet and thought of her as a sister. But now I'm not so sure.

She's super quiet and really really smart (like mensa-smart) and shy. And she comes from a very quiet family. But now I'm starting to realize what's underneath isn't so nice.

He's super-smart too and very logical... so he can be a little insensitive sometimes too. But always polite, at least.

[Bryan]

recently, i discovered a good friend, who i generally have a good time with, believes we came from aliens.  once that was out of the bag, it became the longest road trip ever. 

OH MAN this happened to my mother once, except it was a psychiatrist she was seeing. Not as bad as a friend on a road trip, but possibly more confusing.

I'd say hearing your shrink spout off nonsense like that is way worse than hearing a friend do it.