Do you ever feel like...

[FireFly]

Everyone at work knows how big of a hockey fan I am. I don't hide it, and get really excited about it. Draft day I was telling people who got what, even though some people didn't care, or not nearly as much as I did. During the playoffs I'd listen to games during phone calls and mute a person if the Flames scored, freak out, take them off mute, and tell them about it too.... But that was only for the 5 or 6 games I didn't manage to get off work for... Basically, everyone knows I'm a fan, I follow the sport, and I know my shinguard.

Anyways, there's this one chick who constantly irritates me with her useless banter. She knows I'm a fan, and will ask me stupid questions, or make stupid comments. Tonight, she sent me an email asking me how many sleeps until hockey. (Thanks to the CalgaryPuck clock, I was able to give her a smart-ass answer about what her definition of hockey was, and if she's waiting for the season, it's 58 sleeps, but if she's talking about preseason and training camp, it's only about a month.) She'll ask me questions sometimes, and I try to be patient with her, but frankly, she has no clue what she's talking about, nor does she comprehend when I try to tell her what icing is. She's the definition of bandwagoner.

Now, I have this effect on people, whereby if I'm excited, I can make them excited. My ex, who lives now in Edmonton, is a good example of this. Even his best friend couldn't get him to be a fan of hockey while they were living together in Edmonton, and they've been friends for 15 years. However, he can't wait to put his Flames jersey on this year, and go to Rectal place for the BoA. I've apparently given this particular girl the impression with my enthusiasm that I want to discuss hockey with anyone and everyone, even her. She's an idiot though! It's not just about hockey, but she also seems to think that's all I want to talk about besides work, which is the only other thing we have in common. When I'm forced into a conversation about work with her, I can't help but stare blankly and wonder how someone could get so far in life while being so stupid.

And the worst part is that she sits in a position whereby she looks right at me the whole time. So after she sends me this email about how many sleeps there are until hockey, she stares at me with a big smile on her face waiting for my response. I don't want to be rude so I respond, and she gets an even bigger grin that I would know such a thing. I also know there's 145 days until Christmas if you care to ask! I know she just wants a friend, but why the hell do I attract these people, and why can't I just call her a fataing idiot and get it over with?

Anyone else get trapped by people like this? I get it all the time from people who know I'm a POLI SCI major in school and have no clue about politics but want to 'discuss' it with me, and end up lecturing me on how things should be run and all politicians are corrupt...

Thanks for letting me rant. I feel better now.

[Yellefan]

Bah, I can't read!

[Mike__]

Isn't that dude a she?

[JiriHrdina]

Joe Sports makes his living off of the idiot sports fan like the one you describe above.

But I don't blame anyone for not being as obsessed about sports as I am. Its like if I'm trying to talk music with some music geek. Its irritating when people act snotty because they know something more about a topic (not saying you acted snotty but you know what I mean).

[FireFly]

Originally posted by JiriHrdina@Aug 8 2005, 10:05 PM
Joe Sports makes his living off of the idiot sports fan like the one you describe above.

But I don't blame anyone for not being as obsessed about sports as I am. Its like if I'm trying to talk music with some music geek. Its irritating when people act snotty because they know something more about a topic (not saying you acted snotty but you know what I mean).

It's not about her level of obsession, it's about her stupid comments. How many sleeps until hockey?! Who the fata asks such a dumb question? I take my time to try and explain rules, but come on!



















I usually only count down to Christmas anyways.... :blush:

[CaptainCrunch]

But is she hot.

[FireFly]

Originally posted by CaptainCrunch@Aug 8 2005, 10:10 PM
But is she hot.

No, not that I'm a lesbian anyways....

[Faid1]

Ugh what an idiot!!!!!

[JiriHrdina]

The favourite comment I get from people that know I'm a hockey nut is

"Well you sure must be happy to have hockey back! HA HA HA"

Not sure why it bugs me...but it does.

[JD]

Originally posted by JiriHrdina@Aug 9 2005, 04:36 AM
The favourite comment I get from people that know I'm a hockey nut is

"Well you sure must be happy to have hockey back! HA HA HA"

Not sure why it bugs me...but it does.

I get that too, and it bugs me.

I think the reason is that it sort of implies that we were unhappy without hockey, like we rely on hockey and hockey alone to keep us happy.

I'm not that shallow, damnit!!

[JiriHrdina]

Originally posted by JD+Aug 8 2005, 10:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JD @ Aug 8 2005, 10:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-JiriHrdina@Aug 9 2005, 04:36 AM
The favourite comment I get from people that know I'm a hockey nut is

"Well you sure must be happy to have hockey back! HA HA HA"

Not sure why it bugs me...but it does.

I get that too, and it bugs me.

I think the reason is that it sort of implies that we were unhappy without hockey, like we rely on hockey and hockey alone to keep us happy.

I'm not that shallow, damnit!! [/b][/quote]
Damn. You hit the nail on the head. That's exactly it! Because during the lockout I always got the comment "Man you must be really sad without hockey".

That also bugged me a lot. Chumps.

[Reaper]

Originally posted by JiriHrdina@Aug 8 2005, 10:36 PM
The favourite comment I get from people that know I'm a hockey nut is

"Well you sure must be happy to have hockey back! HA HA HA"

Not sure why it bugs me...but it does.

That one drives me crazy, too. I usually respond with "I haven't been without hockey this year as I've played winter league and summer league. Oh yeah, it's nice the NHL will be back in the fall..."

[calf]

my on-topic contribution:

YES! OH GOD YES! Don't really want to get into specifics or anything, but if you have a B.Comm, you shouldn't be calling up someone still in the process of getting their degree asking "does this sentence sound right"? Every 15 minutes.

On topic - hated the same sort of lockout comments. Also, I'm known as a pretty big Stamps fan as well, so lately there's people saying stuff like

Random: "hey - that was quite the Stamps game the other night"....
calf: "yea - the offence is really clicking, Copeland and Lewis are making some big catches, and they're really starting to move the ball down field without making huge mistakes like earlier in the season"
Random: "umm....yea....the Stamps won eh?"
calf: "ummm....yea...I noticed that"

[SoulOfTheFlame]

Originally posted by FireFly@Aug 8 2005, 08:58 PM
Everyone at work knows how big of a hockey fan I am. I don't hide it, and get really excited about it. Draft day I was telling people who got what, even though some people didn't care, or not nearly as much as I did. During the playoffs I'd listen to games during phone calls and mute a person if the Flames scored, freak out, take them off mute, and tell them about it too.... But that was only for the 5 or 6 games I didn't manage to get off work for... Basically, everyone knows I'm a fan, I follow the sport, and I know my shinguard.

Anyways, there's this one chick who constantly irritates me with her useless banter. She knows I'm a fan, and will ask me stupid questions, or make stupid comments. Tonight, she sent me an email asking me how many sleeps until hockey. (Thanks to the CalgaryPuck clock, I was able to give her a smart-ass answer about what her definition of hockey was, and if she's waiting for the season, it's 58 sleeps, but if she's talking about preseason and training camp, it's only about a month.) She'll ask me questions sometimes, and I try to be patient with her, but frankly, she has no clue what she's talking about, nor does she comprehend when I try to tell her what icing is. She's the definition of bandwagoner.

Now, I have this effect on people, whereby if I'm excited, I can make them excited. My ex, who lives now in Edmonton, is a good example of this. Even his best friend couldn't get him to be a fan of hockey while they were living together in Edmonton, and they've been friends for 15 years. However, he can't wait to put his Flames jersey on this year, and go to Rectal place for the BoA. I've apparently given this particular girl the impression with my enthusiasm that I want to discuss hockey with anyone and everyone, even her. She's an idiot though! It's not just about hockey, but she also seems to think that's all I want to talk about besides work, which is the only other thing we have in common. When I'm forced into a conversation about work with her, I can't help but stare blankly and wonder how someone could get so far in life while being so stupid.

And the worst part is that she sits in a position whereby she looks right at me the whole time. So after she sends me this email about how many sleeps there are until hockey, she stares at me with a big smile on her face waiting for my response. I don't want to be rude so I respond, and she gets an even bigger grin that I would know such a thing. I also know there's 145 days until Christmas if you care to ask! I know she just wants a friend, but why the hell do I attract these people, and why can't I just call her a fataing idiot and get it over with?

Anyone else get trapped by people like this? I get it all the time from people who know I'm a POLI SCI major in school and have no clue about politics but want to 'discuss' it with me, and end up lecturing me on how things should be run and all politicians are corrupt...

Thanks for letting me rant. I feel better now.

Her behavoir would indicate she could be "Into" you. You clearly don't seem to be into her.. so I suggest simply ignoring her. Instead of being a smartass (which she'll probabley actually like).

Ignore. If she gives you the big grin ignore it or return it with a cold stare.


Do this and she might even realize how silly she's acting.

[FireFly]

eeewwwww... some women are hot, I can admit that. But ew for her.

[SoulOfTheFlame]

Originally posted by FireFly@Aug 8 2005, 10:38 PM
eeewwwww... some women are hot, I can admit that. But ew for her.

Err... woops.

heh.. I admit I skimmed the post, somehow I didn't notice you said your ex was a "He".

Ermm... she probabley is still into you as in: "Wow, she's cool - she'll be my friend if I impress her".

So my suggestions of ignoring, etc. Would still work.

It may not be in your nature, but it probabley isn't in your nature to put up with that crap either.


Edit: On why you may attract people.

Are you really good looking? Really Smart? Really Charismatic? All three?

All of these are naturally attractive to people.. If you possess them you'll probabley have a lifetime of people trying to impress you by being interested in the stuff you're into.

[4X4]

Some people ARE idiots. Like this one time, on 14th st., a guy went to extreme lengths to tell me that I was a bad influence... Wait, I've already told that one...


Your co-worker reminds me of a co-worker I once had. He was a nice guy, not the smartest person in the world, but made up for it by being very nice to everyone. The problem was that he was too nice to me. Like some sort of man-crush, he just really wanted to be friends. I considered giving him a Seinfeld-like "you know, I'm just not looking for more friends right now. I'm sure you're very nice, but I'm just all booked."

To top it off, he had poor oral hygiene & was a close talker. :zzzip:

[AC]

Originally posted by JiriHrdina+Aug 8 2005, 09:42 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JiriHrdina @ Aug 8 2005, 09:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

I get that too, and it bugs me.

I think the reason is that it sort of implies that we were unhappy without hockey, like we rely on hockey and hockey alone to keep us happy.

I'm not that shallow, damnit!!

Damn. You hit the nail on the head. That's exactly it! Because during the lockout I always got the comment "Man you must be really sad without hockey".

That also bugged me a lot. Chumps. [/b][/quote]
fata that, I was!

I kept busy, but I wasn't nearly as happy without hockey.

[Calgary Flames]

Originally posted by AnthonyCook+Aug 8 2005, 11:54 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (AnthonyCook @ Aug 8 2005, 11:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Damn. You hit the nail on the head. That's exactly it! Because during the lockout I always got the comment "Man you must be really sad without hockey".

That also bugged me a lot. Chumps.

fata that, I was!

I kept busy, but I wasn't nearly as happy without hockey. [/b][/quote]
Ditto, hockey was my life. Still is. (And no, the Hitmen didn't even come close to villing the void) Last winter was probably the worst of my life... A huge void was definetely felt. But I managed to sort out alot of shinguard, get myself into SAIT. ect.

So it wasn't all negative.

In regards to Firefly's dillema, just pretend you don't care... and this person willl fata off eventually and try to make friends with someone else. Trust me.

[Cowboy]

Originally posted by FireFly@Aug 8 2005, 09:58 PM
Everyone at work knows how big of a hockey fan I am. I don't hide it, and get really excited about it. Draft day I was telling people who got what, even though some people didn't care, or not nearly as much as I did. ....

but why the hell do I attract these people....

Am I the only one that thinks that if you run around telling people about hockey that don't genuinely care.....it is probably going to be that said persons conversation ice breaker...

I think you answered your own question in the first four lines of your post.