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I've also been told I have little tact, so if this offends you simply ride on.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

The Swedish Fish Incident

 Well, yesterday it rained and it was torturously slow.  Rain has that effect.  Not that it was continuous, but the day seemed to have been pulled from the March calendar rather than the May calendar.  There was a constant breeze, and the temps hung around in the low 50s (F).  Today and tomorrow are going to be repeats.  

I did manage to get a measure for blinds.  That should keep management happy for a bit, though not for long.  Thanks to the stormy weather over the weekend, only 1 store made plan in the district.  They don't like.  

So, I started playing Redfall last evening.  It's a new Bethesda game, with a free download on the xbox Series X because Bethesda is now owned by Microsoft.  I spent a very fast 2 hours killing in the town of Redfall, which has been taken over by vampires.  So far it's fun, of course there have been other games that started off great and ended up not holding my interest long enough to finish them.

I was thinking about the Swedish Fish Incident this morning, debating whether or not I should tell a friend.  What is the Swedish Fish Incident?  Eighteen years ago, when I was working for International Paper, there was a woman who I occasionally chatted with on my rounds through Payables who kept a bowl of candy on her desk.  One day, she switched from jelly beans to Swedish Fish.  I like Swedish Fish, so, like everybody else, I ate a few during my morning chat.  A few days later, during our chat, I had a few more.  Like several other people in the department, I thought it would be a nice gesture to give her $5 to help compensate her since I was eating the candy.  This went on for 2 months until a manager knocked on my door, asking to speak to me.  He set $5 on my desk and told me this woman did not want me eating any of her candy.  Rather than do it herself, she had a manager tell me.  He told me that she just didn't like me.  She had no problem talking business, but did not want me talking to her otherwise.  That's one of those memories that sticks with you.  This white, supposedly Christian conservative woman didn't have the guts to hurt my feelings to my face.  She went so far as to tell people she was quite happy with herself for handling the situation in this manner.  Just think about it.



And Trump is in Scotland.  There's a lot of chatter about his decision to leave the country so close the end of his rape trial, with many people noting Scotland is just a hop, skip, or a jump away from a country which doesn't extradite criminals to the United States.  Would the Orange Anus do something so unscrupulous?  Do I need to ask?

Does anyone know if Ronnie D is back in the US?  I know he was racking up bad reviews in Europe for a while.  This man wants the world to see him as presidential and really all he's doing is proving just how much of a wallflower he happens to be.  He excites no one.  I don't know if he actually met any world leaders.  For all I know, the only people he met who were in power were underlings just like him.

13 comments:

  1. This is why men no longer approach women at work for anything other than work issues.

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    1. No, she was just an all around bitch to everyone, in fact she seemed to relish her reputation as though it represented something,

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  2. Wait, what?
    But I should not be surprised. Xtianists are experts in backhanded compliments and backstabbing tactics. Why the fuck did she have the Swedish Fish on her desk, then? BTW, I also love Swedish Fish.
    And Meatball Ron is just a stupid conservative who thinks his fascist tactics will get him the presidency. I don't think Mango Mussolini will try to escape. He's too comfortable in his privilege to do that. Remember he thinks he'll get away with everything and go back to the White House...

    XOXO

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    1. I was the only one she didn't want taking candy from the dish. And the Orange Anus is the death of the Republican party.

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  3. I would have gone back to the bitch's office and told her I would have appreciated her telling me directly rather than involving others.
    Then I'd tell her to Fuck off and toss the fiver on her desk.
    Grow up people.

    This may have been published twice because ... blogger?

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    1. She had a reputation for being difficult and rather enjoyed being so, that being said, she was not liked at all.

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  4. I had no idea what Swedish fish were but crikey, she put the damn stuff out and then decided she didn't like you?? You definitely worked with some weirdos!

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    1. Swedish fish are quite the tasty little treat! And yes, I have had that experience possibly more that other.

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  5. Hard to believe he would skip the country .. at least until he finds out he's not going to be elected again. If he would skip the country and leave, we only have ourselves to blame since the investigation drugged their feet so damn long

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    1. If he is found guilty of rape, he will probably not return because then he'd have to spend some time in jail.

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  6. Swedish Fish are Delish! What a hateful person that woman is. Bubba De is wallpaper paste; he ranks below wallflowers. - krayolakris

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    1. And she enjoyed being hateful. And Ronnie D will be D obvious loser.

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  7. That's a classic triangle she created by bringing in the manager instead of handing things herself. When someone puts a bowl of candy on their desk, it seems to be an open invitation.

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