Comments on: By popular demand, I’m an asshole http://midwesternboy.com/2007/08/05/by-popular-demand-im-an-asshole/ Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:20:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Q http://midwesternboy.com/2007/08/05/by-popular-demand-im-an-asshole/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Q Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:42:05 +0000 http://midwesternboy.com/?p=44#comment-490 Ahh, what a dilimma: to be blunt and say it like it is? or sugar coat it to the point of making a meaningless statement? Ann Landers, Mrs. Manners, the ever popular, early '90's game "Scruples" and Balthazar Gracion (a mentor of Machiavelli) have all tried to deal with this pervasive question. Does "You're annoying" have the same meaning as "You're annoying as fuck"? At a recent diversity training course, we've learned how one's words can give an "Ouch!" to another and are taught what filters we can put into place (aside from that aspect in our brain that already controls impulses) to assist us in avoiding making "Ouch!"es. But while you're waiting in line at some theme park for the newest roller coaster and the couple behind you is inching ever so closer so as to leave NO room whatsoever on that off chance someone tries to jump 14 waiste high railings to land between you and them all the while acting like they are in some soft core porn movie, would the appropriate response be "Excuse me, I would appreciate it if you left a little room between yourselves and me," or "Dude, get the fuck back and stop trying to crawl up my ass." Philosophers will never know, but assholes do! Ahh, what a dilimma: to be blunt and say it like it is? or sugar coat it to the point of making a meaningless statement? Ann Landers, Mrs. Manners, the ever popular, early ’90′s game “Scruples” and Balthazar Gracion (a mentor of Machiavelli) have all tried to deal with this pervasive question. Does “You’re annoying” have the same meaning as “You’re annoying as fuck”? At a recent diversity training course, we’ve learned how one’s words can give an “Ouch!” to another and are taught what filters we can put into place (aside from that aspect in our brain that already controls impulses) to assist us in avoiding making “Ouch!”es. But while you’re waiting in line at some theme park for the newest roller coaster and the couple behind you is inching ever so closer so as to leave NO room whatsoever on that off chance someone tries to jump 14 waiste high railings to land between you and them all the while acting like they are in some soft core porn movie, would the appropriate response be “Excuse me, I would appreciate it if you left a little room between yourselves and me,” or “Dude, get the fuck back and stop trying to crawl up my ass.” Philosophers will never know, but assholes do!

]]> By: barry http://midwesternboy.com/2007/08/05/by-popular-demand-im-an-asshole/comment-page-1/#comment-131 barry Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:23:07 +0000 http://midwesternboy.com/?p=44#comment-131 Truth is always better than frosting. ..aaaand that was from The Whole Nine Yards. thank you, thank you [waves to crowd] Truth is always better than frosting.

..aaaand that was from The Whole Nine Yards.
thank you, thank you [waves to crowd]

]]> By: Ben Broeren http://midwesternboy.com/2007/08/05/by-popular-demand-im-an-asshole/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Ben Broeren Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:29:22 +0000 http://midwesternboy.com/?p=44#comment-114 I appreciate candor. If I have a shitty haircut and smell bad, tell me. What are friends for? But the true test of friendship is whether you can share a beer after these moments of candor. Thanks for being an asshole, Jason. I appreciate candor. If I have a shitty haircut and smell bad, tell me. What are friends for? But the true test of friendship is whether you can share a beer after these moments of candor.

Thanks for being an asshole, Jason.

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