nasty cow-irker rant, feel free to ignore

[Bertha Venation]

I may have to resort to ugliness. My cell mate is on vacation. Her temp replacement is a vapid, annoying woman. This is the exchange we just had, after receiving a global email from the library -- a frantic plea for the return of certain reference volumes:

She: The library is always emailing about things they are missing!

I: Yes, that's because people take things without checking them out.

She: But they should have some system where people check things out.

I: (:eyes:) Um, they do, but people take things without checking them out.

She: Oohhhhhh.... (as if the concept had never occurred to her)

Someone help me.

I can't ignore her kindly. There's this constant mindless chit-chat -- in the same vein as the above. "This firm has lots of babies! Almost every month a baby!" (Over 1,000 employees....) I try so hard to be nice to everyone but if there's one thing I can't stand it's constant mindless chit-chat.

That's all. Thank you for listening to me.

[REP]

1. Gun? Ball-Gag?

Me, I'd just ignore her, but no one's ever accused me of being nice.

[demnan]

2. Just look real busy

and when she talks to you just say ummm hmmm absentmindedly.

[DBoon]

3. Make a disgusting noise all day

this might drive her away

[Bertha Venation]

4. well, I do have a little gas . . .

But it wouldn't work. She doesn't have a choice. She has to stay.

[commander bunnypants]

5. i am a cube dweller also

Hang in there. I have been lucky so far

CB

[Richardo]

6. You'd think after so much time in the Lounge you'd be used to mindless

chit-chat ;-)

But it's different in person - no 'ignore' button!

[dean_dem]

7. Uh-oh, sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays!!!

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