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| Irritations continued... |
| 02.12.04 (11:37 am) [edit] |
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Sometimes I'm so grumpy, I laugh at myself because everything pisses me off!! Ever since this woman moved to the cubicle in the row behind me, she's ticked me off!! Her email alert goes off (loudly), her cell phone rings (loudly), her ICQ alerts go off (loudly). Her lotion or perfume wafts all the way over to my desk. She's constantly (loudly) speaking mandarin. And this whole perfume/lotion thing, I mentioned to a friend that this coworker wore "stinky" perfume, and he's going on and on about the word "stinky" does not apply to perfume. Here is our conversation. Sometimes he annoys me: Me: It stinks around here S: Did you fart again? Me: *eyes roll* no S: Then explain the stinkiness! Me: someone's wearing too much perfume or lotion in the next row behind me *gross* S: So as a technical writer, technically, it is overpowering, not stinky as you put it :P Me: No "stinky" S: How does perfume STINK? Me: Why use big words when you can use a smaller one to convey the meaning? Me: it smells bad S: Stink = Foul. I don't understand how perfume can be foul. Rotten meat is stinky. Farts are stinky. Perfume can be overpowering. S: Or it can burn you nose. Me: to me, it stinks. S: Perfume can't stink to me. Sorry. It can only burn my eyes, and singe my nose hairs if it is a smell I don't like. Me: okay From dictionary.com: v. stank, (stngk) or stunk (stngk) stunk, stink·ing, stinks v. intr. To emit a strong foul odor. To be highly offensive or abhorrent. To be in extremely bad repute. |
posted by: chailocks (reply)
post date: 02.12.04 (12:33 pm)
LOL...=) It'll be alright, Rosie! What do expect from a writer, a "technical" writer no less.
posted by: mblog (reply)
post date: 02.12.04 (5:29 pm)
I once told a secretary that she wore too much perfume. She denied it fragrantly.
posted by: lynne (reply)
post date: 02.12.04 (7:51 pm)
Oh my gosh. ONe of my biggest pet peeves are people who wear too much perfume to the office. No one should be able to smell you walk into a room.
posted by: gfak40 (reply)
post date: 02.13.04 (5:00 am)
Too much perfume STINKS! Fight fire with fire, I say. Plant smells in her cube when she's not there. C'mon...be creative. Just don't get caught!
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 02.13.04 (9:45 am)
Reply to: mblog
*groan*
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 02.13.04 (9:45 am)
Reply to: lynne
I'd rather smell spicy food than perfume. Heck, I think I'd take even BO.
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 02.13.04 (9:46 am)
Reply to: gfak40
If I plant smells in her cube, the aromas will come back me!! I can't have that backfire!! EEEK!!
posted by: mblog (reply)
post date: 02.13.04 (10:47 am)
I hear that SARS masks are on sale these days.
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