The idiot at the office.
04-10-10, 08:45 AM
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04-10-10, 03:48 PM
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+3 for chipcom, haters never go away, as he said he has been having this issue way before he started to commute.
Ask him does he have the Manpower to keep up with you for a Ride. Dig at him as he does you, you can't ignore haters
Ask him does he have the Manpower to keep up with you for a Ride. Dig at him as he does you, you can't ignore haters
04-10-10, 05:24 PM
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Share the road.
You should jam your hand into his chest and pull his heart out and show it to him still beating like the witchdoctor did on Indiana Jones, or you could just ignore him. Most of my co-workers say they would commute by bike, but it's just too windy or cold.
04-10-10, 11:22 PM
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well, it is kinda creepy if you enter the office in spandex. I don't blame him for bringing that up. if you can't change outside, maybe at least throw on some loose-fitting jacket and shorts before entering the office?
or maybe he has seen cyclists before who become holier-than-thou because they are
1) saving the planet
2) getting exercise
3) raising money for the sick every weekend on their many ride-a-thons
as there are many of these about. so maybe he thinks you are one of those. maybe you have done something to make him think that way?
or maybe he has seen cyclists before who become holier-than-thou because they are
1) saving the planet
2) getting exercise
3) raising money for the sick every weekend on their many ride-a-thons
as there are many of these about. so maybe he thinks you are one of those. maybe you have done something to make him think that way?
04-10-10, 11:44 PM
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I agree w/ Kuan...Blow it off, take the high road I have found by agreeing with idiots it closes them them down. Say Hah!! very funny?? think to your self that thing is about as useless as he is and get on your way... If he keeps it up tell your manager or HR dept he's an a**hole and let it go. not worth the trouble... good luck.
04-11-10, 08:55 AM
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That's been my approach. When I get occasionally mocked or ribbed I respond with more self deprecation, mixed with a bit chest thumping, sometimes along the line of "Yeah, hard to believe I can propel this fat ass 30-40 miles a day on a bike".
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04-11-10, 12:40 PM
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The proper response to a physically harmless crazy person is to pointedly ignore them.
04-11-10, 03:14 PM
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Well said. No point in getting upset over a jerk that obviously has issues with himself. Where would it get us if we would fret over every jerk we encounter in our lives? Ignore him, and if he gets obnoxious, document every thing he does, record his insults and then turn a copy of everything to your manager with an FYI notice (For Your Information). Problem solved.
04-11-10, 03:46 PM
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04-12-10, 09:39 PM
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I've read through this entire post, grappling for the issue here.
Based on your responses, it would seem you both have issues with each other - you dislike his brown nosing, over-eating, incompetence... And he dislikes your bicycling.
What is it about his ridiculous dilapidated tricycle picture that personally offends you? Me thinks you take the bait my friend.
And what's with the fat jokes and pictures? Don't go there at work... ever.
And don't offer to "help him get in shape." how insulting.
Take the high road. The resulting fallout always makes the other person look stupid.
Guaranteed.
Based on your responses, it would seem you both have issues with each other - you dislike his brown nosing, over-eating, incompetence... And he dislikes your bicycling.
What is it about his ridiculous dilapidated tricycle picture that personally offends you? Me thinks you take the bait my friend.
And what's with the fat jokes and pictures? Don't go there at work... ever.
And don't offer to "help him get in shape." how insulting.
Take the high road. The resulting fallout always makes the other person look stupid.
Guaranteed.
04-13-10, 03:49 AM
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+1
I can't understand why you guys give so much credit to others opinions...
Ride your bike, get fit, forget him... He'll soon get bored when he notices that you absolutely ignore his jokes.
Some guys at my office started making jokes when they realiced i commute by bike... then some started to say it's a great idea in many ways (health, polution, traffic, parking...), now some said i'm their hero (an exageration, of course) when they saw my bike locked outside on rainy days with strong winds this winter... everything is cool now and the only idiot who tried to make fun of my commuting habits feels now a dork when he comes 5 minutes later to the office because he couldn't find a parking spot.
Coque.
I can't understand why you guys give so much credit to others opinions...
Ride your bike, get fit, forget him... He'll soon get bored when he notices that you absolutely ignore his jokes.
Some guys at my office started making jokes when they realiced i commute by bike... then some started to say it's a great idea in many ways (health, polution, traffic, parking...), now some said i'm their hero (an exageration, of course) when they saw my bike locked outside on rainy days with strong winds this winter... everything is cool now and the only idiot who tried to make fun of my commuting habits feels now a dork when he comes 5 minutes later to the office because he couldn't find a parking spot.
Coque.
