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Mopar151

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33. Johnny Cash and friends explain it well

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Wed Oct 3, 2012, 05:37 AM

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I overheard someone call me "weird" at work today [View all] alarimer Oct 2012 OP

I like you petronius Oct 2012 #1

Yes there is quite a bit of that alarimer Oct 2012 #6

i am odd. own it. it is what it is. and who the fuck cares what the others think of you. seabeyond Oct 2012 #2

Well put! ohiosmith Oct 2012 #3

Thanks alarimer Oct 2012 #4

Right there is the problem. It's an office full of gossipers lunatica Oct 2012 #12

A gaggle of gossips can provide a great deal of entertainment slackmaster Oct 2012 #15

LOL alarimer Oct 2012 #19

Weird is wonderful! LiberalEsto Oct 2012 #5

I'm weird... HipChick Oct 2012 #7

BWAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!! Kali Oct 2012 #26

I hate office drama... bluesbassman Oct 2012 #8

Weird is just what people say when they're too lazy or shallow polly7 Oct 2012 #9

That's precisely it Populist_Prole Oct 2012 #17

Consider it a Compliment..... becca da bakkah Oct 2012 #10

I'd say congratulations are due. Bucky Oct 2012 #11

I want to be a unique individual, just like everyone else! slackmaster Oct 2012 #14

Calling someone weird is about the most juvenile put-down that exists in our culture slackmaster Oct 2012 #13

I agree basically alarimer Oct 2012 #20

The thing is, one person calling you "weird" hardly means that you don't fit in. antigone382 Oct 2012 #43

There is a lot about this job that is completely new for me alarimer Oct 2012 #47

I've felt like that many times Worried senior Oct 2012 #16

Take it as a compliment. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #18

Trish called me 'quirky' once. I thanked her. irisblue Oct 2012 #21

In many places of employment, that would represent a very high compliment. NNadir Oct 2012 #22

But in all too many others, it's a "do not hire" flag. Populist_Prole Oct 2012 #23

Well, I have to admit, I'ver never taken one of those. NNadir Oct 2012 #24

Well they didn't do one of those for this job. alarimer Oct 2012 #48

Back when I hired people Mopar151 Oct 2012 #25

Some of my favorite people are weird. Lisa0825 Oct 2012 #27

Wear that "weird" as a badge of honor. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #28

I like people who are different. Anyone who would use the word "weird" as a synonym for... MiddleFingerMom Oct 2012 #29

I live in a small town too alarimer wendylaroux Oct 2012 #30

Two things: DebJ Oct 2012 #31

The etymology of the word "weird" is quite cool :) kentauros Oct 2012 #32

Johnny Cash and friends explain it well Mopar151 Oct 2012 #33

I am 58 years old, Rincewind Oct 2012 #34

So what's wrong with being weird? hobbit709 Oct 2012 #35

So.... pipi_k Oct 2012 #36

Eh, fuck 'em. HappyMe Oct 2012 #37

People call me weird; I wear it as badge of honor. LeftinOH Oct 2012 #38

I tend not to worry about what people think of me. ... spin Oct 2012 #39

If you overheard something like that ismnotwasm Oct 2012 #40

I agree with the other posters on this thread, LNM Oct 2012 #41

(((((alarimer))))) Tsiyu Oct 2012 #42

"People don't like me" hamsterjill Oct 2012 #44

Consider the source. Is this a person whose opinion you value? Somehow I get the feeling raccoon Oct 2012 #45

It's neither my supervisor nor my staff alarimer Oct 2012 #49

If you are a little weird, that would just make me like you better. dawg Oct 2012 #46