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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Debs. on 15 April 2008, 17:08:19
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.....to tell you a true story:
Way back in the 80`s; just after my post-grad. studies, I got my first 'real' job; as research manager for an aerospace company in Northern California.....first day, I was soooooo-proud: `got myself an office, an undergrad-intern assistant (whom was an Iranian mysogynyst, but that`s another story) and having introduced myself to my co-workers, I thought I`d go to the front-office and get stocked up on supplies.
Asked for all the usual office/stationary-stuff but got the most odd reaction when asking for a large-box of rubbers...there was a kind of stunned silence in the office, thinking I had asked for too much stuff all at once I tried to re-group by saying I needed them as I was surely going to be making plenty of mistakes in my first weeks with the company!.....further stunned silence followed.....I got worried, so asked if there was a problem?
"I`m not exactly sure if we can get THEM!.....but if you like, I can ask at the Drug-Store at lunch break if you really would like me to?" said 'Barbara' the dutiful, but now rather worried-looking company secretary.
I said "great".... and went about my business; only later to discover the full, embarrassing horror of my request when the secretary returned from lunch and took me to one side (thankfully privately) and showed me a pharmacy bag containing several boxes of various types of 'rubbers'...and believe me; they weren`t erasers!!!!!! :-[
Oh boy!......did I 'pay the price' for several months after that, as news of my faux-pas spread through the company. :o
'Relentless ribbing' jokes need not be made! ;D
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he he he, class ;D
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Can't come up with a suitably witty comment - but is an Iranian mysogynyst a middle eastern woman's specialist !!?? :-?
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Can't come up with a suitably witty comment - but is an Iranian mysogynyst a middle eastern woman's specialist !!?? :-?
He was Persian, a truly brilliant engineer, but his fundamental beliefs (evidently) meant that he didn`t feel respect for single/working women at all: it was a 'cultural' thing (I did understand that) but having a female boss didn`t sit at all well with him, and as much as I tried to make his research-work comfortable, he found me difficult to be around.....`sadly, the poor chap was killed in a car crash several years later. :'(
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..bet you couldn't wait to go home to your condominium could you Debs, eh?
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queue bad joke about rubbing one out
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So they call jonnies rubbers, so what do they call rubbers?
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Did you mean pencil erasers? ;D ;D ;D
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.....to tell you a true story:
Way back in the 80`s; just after my post-grad. studies, I got my first 'real' job; as research manager for an aerospace company in Northern California.....first day, I was soooooo-proud: `got myself an office, an undergrad-intern assistant (whom was an Iranian mysogynyst, but that`s another story) and having introduced myself to my co-workers, I thought I`d go to the front-office and get stocked up on supplies.
Asked for all the usual office/stationary-stuff but got the most odd reaction when asking for a large-box of rubbers...there was a kind of stunned silence in the office, thinking I had asked for too much stuff all at once I tried to re-group by saying I needed them as I was surely going to be making plenty of mistakes in my first weeks with the company!.....further stunned silence followed.....I got worried, so asked if there was a problem?
"I`m not exactly sure if we can get THEM!.....but if you like, I can ask at the Drug-Store at lunch break if you really would like me to?" said 'Barbara' the dutiful, but now rather worried-looking company secretary.
I said "great".... and went about my business; only later to discover the full, embarrassing horror of my request when the secretary returned from lunch and took me to one side (thankfully privately) and showed me a pharmacy bag containing several boxes of various types of 'rubbers'...and believe me; they weren`t erasers!!!!!! :-[
Oh boy!......did I 'pay the price' for several months after that, as news of my faux-pas spread through the company. :o
'Relentless ribbing' jokes need not be made! ;D
Uhhm, ribbed for her pleasure ::) :-*
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So they call jonnies rubbers, so what do they call rubbers?
Eee-raz-ers ;D
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my american wife is howling in fits of laughter right now!!! :y
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"2 common cultures seperated by a common language"... :)
Female friend of mine, on her first visit to USA, asked her host (in front of his wife) .... "can you knock me up in the morning" .......
:)
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A cousin of mine, went on a gap exchange to Aussie land, and whilst there, wanted some 'sellotape' so went to the local drugstore and asked for a roll of 'sellotape'...cue bewildered looks.
He explained 'he wanted some sticky tape, please'
Assistant announces in a loud voice, 'AAAH, you mean a roll of Durex'
Exit one embarresed young lad!!!!
;D ;D ;D
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"2 common cultures seperated by a common language"... :)
Female friend of mine, on her first visit to USA, asked her host (in front of his wife) .... "can you knock me up in the morning" .......
:)
Erm....`Sure Honey, it`s a bit earlier than I`m used-to, but anything you like! ;D
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A cousin of mine, went on a gap exchange to Aussie land, and whilst there, wanted some 'sellotape' so went to the local drugstore and asked for a roll of 'sellotape'...cue bewildered looks.
He explained 'he wanted some sticky tape, please'
Assistant announces in a loud voice, 'AAAH, you mean a roll of Durex'
Exit one embarresed young lad!!!!
;D ;D ;D
:o Jeesh!.....the Aussies need `em by the roll???? :o
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Really really interesting thread ;D :y
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A cousin of mine, went on a gap exchange to Aussie land, and whilst there, wanted some 'sellotape' so went to the local drugstore and asked for a roll of 'sellotape'...cue bewildered looks.
He explained 'he wanted some sticky tape, please'
Assistant announces in a loud voice, 'AAAH, you mean a roll of Durex'
Exit one embarresed young lad!!!!
;D ;D ;D
:o Jeesh!.....the Aussies need `em by the roll???? :o
Just imagine walking into 'Boots', and asking for a 'large roll of durex please' to the old dear on the counter!!!!!!!
Priceless!!
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Lol.....I can just see the secretary asking for a few boxes of rubbers.....and a receipt for expenses... :y