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Old 07-21-2008, 02:41 PM
 
Location: Tucson
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  • You don't blab important and private information to them, thus putting yourself at risk
  • There will be no hard feelings when you two get into the inevitable argument
  • Your privacy will remain yours
These 3 apply very well to coworkers, too.
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Old 07-21-2008, 02:44 PM
 
Location: Wu Dang Mountain
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The sociopaths I am referring to are the ones who don't know who their neighbors are, don't want to know who their neighbors are, and would probably step over the neighbor's dead body on the way to the mailbox.
That's one of the basic formulas of great stand-up comedy. ya know -

Normal thing + Normal thing + Outrageous thing = laughs.

I'm laughing.
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Old 07-21-2008, 02:45 PM
 
Location: Wu Dang Mountain
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These 3 apply very well to coworkers, too.
Yep - in fact, to quite a number of situations...

...for us sociopaths, anyway.
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Old 07-21-2008, 03:08 PM
 
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Side note..I think its funny that people are so self involved they dont really know it only takes a second to know who your neighbor is anyway. You dont need to talk to them.
And I also think its funny that someone stated that they wouldnt bother to call the cops for thier neighbor they didnt know.

You see...this is why I dont talk to people like that. I have a word for that type but it would be against terms of service to use it.


You dont have to know people to help them. You only have to know people to use them.
Not my style. But a neighbor being used, its a group style here.
Along with the personal attacks for those who are less than social.
And it is part of that type of personallity. I dont get along with people that act like that.
I think its offensive and crude.
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Old 07-21-2008, 05:28 PM
 
Location: Brentwood, TN
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I think its offensive and crude.

This thread is hilarious!! btw, didn't you say on another thread that having kids ruins your looks? Some might find that offensive and crude!
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Old 07-22-2008, 11:27 AM
 
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This thread is hilarious!! btw, didn't you say on another thread that having kids ruins your looks? Some might find that offensive and crude!
Yeh I did..And it does. I didnt design the human body. So I cant fix it or apologize for it.
Every single mom I know or have spoken with complains about it.
You body expanding to contain another human is going screw something up.
Its a fact. Not a opinion or choice of action. Unlike they posts of rude others above.
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Old 07-22-2008, 12:00 PM
 
Location: Tucson
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a lil' story for the social butterflies:

First of all, I come from a very social culture, sometimes more social than I personally need. I became asocial here because it's just a necessity for survival provided you don't wanna be committed to an institution (other than marriageā€¦).

So, my old social self made the following attempt at neighborly relations. While our houses hadn't even broken ground, I happened to meet a future neighbor. We really hit it off and spent a couple of hours talking about the various frustrating issues we shared. She's also a single woman and I thought "hey, wonderful, a new friend in the neighborhood." We parted without exchanging phone numbers, though.

Because I decided to change my lot, my house took longer to build and we didn't move in at the same time. When I did, I looked her up on the assessor's site and tried to see her a few times. Since she never was home, eventually I left her a note reminding her of who I was and what my address and phone number are. She lives not more than 200 feet away from me. Did I ever hear from her? NO. It's like a wonderful first date not followed by a second one making you wonder why... I understand some people have enough friends and family in their lives and don't need more, but she didn't really sound like one of them. And even if this is the case, we live right next door to each other for cryin' out loud... I didn't try anymore because who knows... I may be considered a stalker...
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Old 07-22-2008, 12:03 PM
 
Location: Brentwood, TN
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Yeh I did..And it does. I didnt design the human body. So I cant fix it or apologize for it.
Every single mom I know or have spoken with complains about it.
You body expanding to contain another human is going screw something up.
Its a fact. Not a opinion or choice of action. Unlike they posts of rude others above.
Actually no it doesn't and no, it is not a fact either.
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Old 07-22-2008, 12:06 PM
 
Location: Brentwood, TN
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We really hit it off and spent a couple of hours talking about the various frustrating issues we shared. She's also a single woman and I thought "hey, wonderful, a new friend in the neighborhood."


who knows... I may be considered a stalker...
maybe she thought you were hitting on her...
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Old 07-22-2008, 12:23 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I made the mistake of making my neighbors my friends. They were always coming over, always in my business, always telling me their business.. No thanks!
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