Making Friends
I went to a club in North Adelaide on Wednesday night. When I first arrived, I found Dave and Ed already chatting up two lovely ladies. Dave introduced me to J. A little while later, Edward introduced me to L, who didn’t know I had just met J. I tried to bullshit things a little (as I have a tendency of doing) with the following result:
Ed: Hey Tim... This is L
L: Hi, pleased to meet you.
Me: Me too. :-)
L: This is my friend, J.
Me: Oh, we already know each other.
L: Really?
Me: For sure. Her father was my local family doctor. Back on the farm, we used to have a real strong bond with...
I was cut short by L grabbing me by the collar, pulling me aside, and whispering in my ear:
L: Her father died when she was six. Don’t bring it up.
Me: Oh.
I’ve had an interesting week this week, which I’ll recount when I get back from the psychic convention I’m about to leave for. Sorry to those of you from the parties hanging out for photos – I’ll upload them before the weekend.
Friday, December 02, 2005
the life and adventures of reverend timothy
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4 Comments:
Ah- the old foot-in-mouth. Happens to the best of us at the most inopportune moments! Wish my people would grab me by the [imaginary] collar instead of letting me go on like a dumbass.
At least i have entertainment value!
Oh, it was entertaining, alright. We (Dave, Ed and I) laughed like jackasses afterwards. ;-)
There should be a law against people getting offended by comments arising from simply not being informed.
I'm not saying that people shouldn't have feelings regarding their deceased family members but if I were in her (not your) situation and someone who barely knew me (if at all) said what you did I'd be totally fine with it. My reasoning for this is:
A) I'd assume you didn't know about the death.
B) I'd have a split second in which to remember said dead person then respond with "Well, he's been dead for close to 20 years but I'm glad you remembered him; swell chap, wasn't he?"
That way we could have a civil conversation about my dead father and you could eye off my stunning pins.
C) You're a total spunk, Tim, and total spunks should have more freedom to manoeuvre when they've inadvertedly bombarded potholes in the road ahead.
D) It was far too long ago for me to get emotional about it now, seeing as I'm all grown up and have been getting on with life for quite some time. And, besides, these things happen, don't they?
I think you and your mates had every right to laugh about it afterwards as it was just one of those things that some people take far too seriously.
P.S. Did you score?
P.P.S. Check THIS out from time to time. It's only just begun.
I totally agree. People get offended way too easily these days.
Unfortunately, no, I did not score.
Nice site ;-)
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