kiko Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 8 hours ago, Red Tiger said: It implies that a conversation has no meaning or isn't going anywhere. Not German, Dutch, we're known for engaging in even less small-talk than Germans. That specific conversation went somewhere quite fast. I recommend googling again but this time turn off the nsfw filter. Buckwheat, Luzifer's right hand and A Horse Named Stranger 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) Well, since chats asked. I'll give the over the age of 18 explanation in spoiler tags. Relyin entirely on the fact, that no minor would click on the spoiler tag. Today it'smore of an expression to comment on a situation that can't be explained (likesay an electrician wearing a mask. Spoiler This phrase originated from a porn film in the early 2.000s. Porn is obviously a known source for deep Shakespearean levels of dialogue. But that one was a particular bit of inspired writing, that puts even my Lady Limpwood adventures to shame - and trumps any of Ty's pick up lines. Youtube clips of the dialogue are widely avail. Plot of that scene was supposedly: Woman has trouble with the electrics and calls a handyman to deal with it. Woman: And this is the junction box, that causing all the troubles... Guy: Ah, and why is there straw on the ground? Woman: And why are you wearing a mask? Guy: ahum, eh... ah, c'mon on and just blow me. [action] That particularly absurd piece of dialogue was created on the fly, as the director later said in an interview (after that dialogue became that big). They hired an amateur actor, and he showed up on set wearing a mask, because he wouldn't want to risk his colleagues recognizing him in that movie. And the rest is history. Edited March 20, 2022 by A Horse Named Stranger Chataya de Fleury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Why did I bother writing the explanation, when there's a link explaining it. Chataya de Fleury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Tiger Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 54 minutes ago, kiko said: That specific conversation went somewhere quite fast. I recommend googling again but this time turn off the nsfw filter. Im aware of that porn vid, but i've seen that line used in more ways than one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toth Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 8 hours ago, A Horse Named Stranger said: Why did I bother writing the explanation, when there's a link explaining it. I must honestly say I'm still not quite sure which meaning you were intending it for either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fury Resurrected Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 New coworker and I continue to maybe flirt, maybe not. Results have been awkward and disastrous Chataya de Fleury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chataya de Fleury Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 23 hours ago, Fury Resurrected said: New coworker and I continue to maybe flirt, maybe not. Results have been awkward and disastrous We need more specifics!!!! Tears of Lys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fury Resurrected Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 46 minutes ago, Chataya de Fleury said: We need more specifics!!!! Gimme a few hours to tattoo and I’ll spill Tears of Lys and Chataya de Fleury 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fury Resurrected Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 So the first suspicious moment one of my other coworkers was teasing me for not dating and I explained everyone age appropriate looks terrible and won’t moisturize. New guy pops in all *I* don’t look terrible, do I? To which I’m like uhhh no because it felt like a weird thing and time to interject. Then he declares I must take him shopping for moisturizer. I offer to send links and kinda brush it off for a few weeks but he brings it up more than once. I left for vacation and on my return he tells me (awkwardly, in front of people) that he was thinking about me taking him shopping while in the shower and that he thinks about that every time he showers. I feel like we’re going to be in some kind of vague trouble if this is overheard. He has also taken to sticking his finger in my ear. And while I was playing Pokémon between appointments he sat on the pretty small couch next to me and starts showing me lingerie he thinks I would like (which I do), but, probably not a thing the rest of the colleagues are doing. Then, I a slip up on my part he has a client seeing their finished tattoo super excited shouting yes. This reminds me of the old herbal essences commercial and I overhear and mention that to my client. After she pays he came to my booth to chat and I ask about it and he explains she likes her tattoo. Referencing the commercial but not realizing this was a really dumb thing to say I say if that’s what it’s like getting tattooed by him I should book an appointment. He smiles big and says something about having big hands and a soft touch and I realize only I understood this as a shampoo joke. I hate this DMC, Mlle. Zabzie, HelenaExMachina and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Fury Resurrected said: So the first suspicious moment one of my other coworkers was teasing me for not dating and I explained everyone age appropriate looks terrible and won’t moisturize. New guy pops in all *I* don’t look terrible, do I? To which I’m like uhhh no because it felt like a weird thing and time to interject. Then he declares I must take him shopping for moisturizer. I offer to send links and kinda brush it off for a few weeks but he brings it up more than once. I left for vacation and on my return he tells me (awkwardly, in front of people) that he was thinking about me taking him shopping while in the shower and that he thinks about that every time he showers. I feel like we’re going to be in some kind of vague trouble if this is overheard. He has also taken to sticking his finger in my ear. And while I was playing Pokémon between appointments he sat on the pretty small couch next to me and starts showing me lingerie he thinks I would like (which I do), but, probably not a thing the rest of the colleagues are doing. Then, I a slip up on my part he has a client seeing their finished tattoo super excited shouting yes. This reminds me of the old herbal essences commercial and I overhear and mention that to my client. After she pays he came to my booth to chat and I ask about it and he explains she likes her tattoo. Referencing the commercial but not realizing this was a really dumb thing to say I say if that’s what it’s like getting tattooed by him I should book an appointment. He smiles big and says something about having big hands and a soft touch and I realize only I understood this as a shampoo joke. I hate this OK, so, hopefully not just me and I know I'm missing a lot of context. Also, it can be both things at once. But while that might be really bad flirting it also seems like (even in the tattoo world, which I know is not exactly an office culture) a really inappropriate way to talk in a workplace. Even if it's not making you uncomfortable, it might be making others uncomfortable. And unless you've given him *strong* signals, it seems like he's not paying much attention to your boundaries? Which, again, could be because he's just really bad at flirting but still, bit of a red flag IMO. Signed, a killjoy. Edited March 22, 2022 by mormont Chataya de Fleury and Fury Resurrected 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chataya de Fleury Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 5 hours ago, mormont said: OK, so, hopefully not just me and I know I'm missing a lot of context. Also, it can be both things at once. But while that might be really bad flirting it also seems like (even in the tattoo world, which I know is not exactly an office culture) a really inappropriate way to talk in a workplace. Even if it's not making you uncomfortable, it might be making others uncomfortable. And unless you've given him *strong* signals, it seems like he's not paying much attention to your boundaries? Which, again, could be because he's just really bad at flirting but still, bit of a red flag IMO. Signed, a killjoy. It sounds like they are both awkwardly flirting, but I will have to ask The Fury to clarify. If the attention was unwanted, The Fury is eminently capable of slapping his hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I thought the finger in the ear thing was pretty weird. If not, guess I'll have to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, DMC said: I thought the finger in the ear thing was pretty weird. If not, guess I'll have to try it. I've seen several guys do it. It's never made any sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chataya de Fleury Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 50 minutes ago, DMC said: I thought the finger in the ear thing was pretty weird. If not, guess I'll have to try it. I do have to say it does sound weird and one wonders why this is a thing. I’ve never heard of it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, Chataya de Fleury said: I’ve never heard of it before. Me neither. Can't help but be reminded of this Family Guy episode though: Chataya de Fleury and Tywin et al. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 A woman fingered my ear during sex once. I laughed so hard because she was so earnest about it. Maybe it was a thing her ex was into and she forgot she had moved on. Chataya de Fleury and Fury Resurrected 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Chataya de Fleury said: It sounds like they are both awkwardly flirting, but I will have to ask The Fury to clarify. If the attention was unwanted, The Fury is eminently capable of slapping his hand. That was my impression. The most delicate unwanted flirting is surely far worse that the seediest reciprocal flirting. Chataya de Fleury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Chataya de Fleury said: It sounds like they are both awkwardly flirting, but I will have to ask The Fury to clarify. If the attention was unwanted, The Fury is eminently capable of slapping his hand. I don't doubt. I'm just saying I see some real red flags in that behaviour. Maybe not intentional but red flags don't have to be. Fury Resurrected and Chataya de Fleury 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fury Resurrected Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Chataya de Fleury said: It sounds like they are both awkwardly flirting, but I will have to ask The Fury to clarify. If the attention was unwanted, The Fury is eminently capable of slapping his hand. I am definitely not trying to flirt, I am just a weird person (who at least all my other coworkers know doesn’t like to be touched) existing at a weird job. I *would* be interested in him if he had some different profession, but tattooers are undateable as a species and work rules prohibit dalliances with the other ones there also. In other dismal news, Young Boring Danzig showed up at my house last night because he wanted to talk. Despite doing no work at all on the things that prompted me to leave, he thought we could work it out. So I got to have a fun time rehashing all of the reasons I had to break up with someone I had planned to always be with a full year after those ultimatums were first issued. It’s not any nicer a second time. Mlle. Zabzie, Starkess, mormont and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Chataya de Fleury said: I do have to say it does sound weird and one wonders why this is a thing. I’ve never heard of it before. I can only assume that when I see someone with a finger in their ear that they are masturbating in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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