Comments on: 5 Places Strangers Inexplicably Want to Chat You Up

By: natsukashi

natsukashi — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:40:26 +0000

…and this post is a perfect example as to why I love my iPhone. It allows me to isolate myself and feign busywork to avoid the empty chatter that other feel must fill the void of silence in such situations, which, if you decide to invite children in your life, will include: dance classes, swim lessons, etc., where other parents feel the necessity to blather about their little troll’s latest BM with glee. Thanks, but I’ll play with my new iFart application.

By: daggersgirl

daggersgirl — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:28:43 +0000

Corriander, you could not be more right!! It is weird, WEIRD, when other women insist on talking to you WHILE going to the restroom. The ONLY time this was ever appropriate was in college and you had to take another girl in the bathroom with you so that you didnt have 10 drunk frat boys barge in on you. The only appropriate action then is to turn your back and talk, so you drown out the noise of your friend peeing.

By: keithage

keithage — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:28:24 +0000

City buses. You get some people who think they are your best friend and will try and chat you up. I think it is obvious I don’t want talk by they way I am READING MY BOOK! I don’t care if you are new to town, have an aunt who got funcer, addicted to smack or just gave up giving hand jobs for cash, I’m busy.

By: Corriander

Corriander — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:42:04 +0000

At least when they talk to you at the auto shop they talk to you like you know what they’re talking about. That’s way better than the condescending b.s. most ladies get at an auto shop. I once had a guy give me a whole speech about how my car was low on power steering fluid and when I laughed at him, he gave me an even more condescending look thinking that I must not even know what power steering is. I then politely explained that my car better be low on power steering fluid because my car did NOT have power steering. Good times.

The worst is when someone tries to chat in the bathroom, not at the sinks but while you’re both in separate stalls. I can not go to the bathroom when someone is talking to me, way too distracting. There was a lady at my old job who was horrible about it. It got to the point where if I was heading to the bathroom and I saw her go in, I would wait a few minutes before I went in so I didn’t have to chat with her.

By: Lee S. Hart

Lee S. Hart — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:24:13 +0000

What’s even worse is when the grease monkey starts talking to you about the Poseidon Adventure. I was getting my oil changed and the TV in their waiting area was showing an infomercial for songs of the 70′s or some such shit, and apparently one of the songs from the movie was playing and the dude just starting talking to me about it. I saw that movie when I was 6, I don’t remember shit from it except when someone would go under water I would try to hold my breath as long as them. I never could. I don’t want to offend this guy least he fucks up my car so I humor him and I am completely uncomfortable the whole time trying to bs my way through the moive.

By: E Dagger

E Dagger — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:35:17 +0000

Only my mom gets a “hangover.” Everyone else I know gets hungover. I drink G2 anytime. Hangover, hungover, in celebration, in the morning… every time is a good time for G2.

By: keithage

keithage — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:31:59 +0000

I thought you drink G2 when you have a “Hangover”, but here I am learning that you were in fact “Hungover”

By: jitterrawks

jitterrawks — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:23:37 +0000

All you gotta do is move out East, man. No one talks to you out here. It scared the boy when we came out to visit and people engaged us in conversation on the Lightrail. Do that in Boston, and you’re getting hit. Also, find yourself one of those post offices that has the kiosk where you can mail packages…no lines, and you can go in any time of day.

By: E Dagger

E Dagger — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:56:48 +0000

Actually I’m wearing it right now under my work clothes. But you probably already knew that.

You’re right though, the Pissface Mode is highly effective, but contrary to what you may think or how I may look, I’m actually in a decent mood most of the time and don’t want to break this out when I don’t have to. Duly noted, sir.

By: Flickerbock

Flickerbock — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:48:57 +0000

“On one fateful day I made the mistake of wearing my Karl Malone throwback jersey”. When do you not wear your Karl Malone throwback jersey?

The dry cleaner next to my office on the corner of 17th and Logan is phenomenal. They are inexpensive, have same day cleaning if you get it in by a certain time in the morning, and the people there don’t small talk at all. The few times I have to do dry cleaning, I just stop in there before work in the morning and I am in and out in no time.

I think you need to work on your piss-face-mode. Put that look on your face and people tend to get out of your way. I think I am a fairly affable person, but I can flip the switch so people leave me alone. It is awesome. Or I might just have a natural ugly face. One of the two.