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30 Jun 2025, 8:58 pm

I've always been a stickler for following rules, especially not crossing the street against the light. Precious lil "people" like amy- b***h have the nerve to tell me that "people do it all the time". Which is correct but it sounds like I am not a person and she represents "people". Kind of condescending

Adam was so confident when he ate the chicken tacos the customer gave him. But he could have been made redundant for that. I didn't eat the chicken tacos. Tips are not allowed. Maybe Adams having sex with the boss



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30 Jun 2025, 9:04 pm

I think following the rules is a good idea.


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01 Jul 2025, 4:00 am

I can struggle with rules me

People think I do it on purpose but it's normally a translation issue

I mean they really should be made clear so that there is no ambiguity or else you're just asking for problems

I usually just get on with my life without thinking about whether I'm following rules or not but every now and then it does crop up and I get confused


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01 Jul 2025, 4:45 am

shortfatbalduglyman wrote:
I've always been a stickler for following rules, especially not crossing the street against the light. Precious lil "people" like amy- b***h have the nerve to tell me that "people do it all the time". Which is correct but it sounds like I am not a person and she represents "people". Kind of condescending

Adam was so confident when he ate the chicken tacos the customer gave him. But he could have been made redundant for that. I didn't eat the chicken tacos. Tips are not allowed. Maybe Adams having sex with the boss


I jaywalk, so long as I'm not likely to interfere with traffic.

I'd have eaten the tacos. Are they really gonna fire me over it? :lol:

The fact that they might, hypothetically, doesn't mean that they're likely to.

Spending one's life dominated by fears of the worst case scenario doesn't sound very fulfilling. I'm glad I've usually been able to cull my own bitchmade tendencies.

I believe Amy's condescension was intentional—she was expressing a degree of contempt. This is a common reaction to perceived cowardice.


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01 Jul 2025, 5:11 pm

I'm usually OK about following rules if I think they're fair and reasonable, otherwise I might not if it's safe for me not to. I don't like being bound by rules that make no sense to me. I don't automatically trust the people who make the rules. Often there are good reasons for a rule, but not always. Sometimes disobedience is the only way to get the rules changed for the better. Wasn't there a law in India that the natives couldn't mine their own salt or something? And what about apartheid laws, and the law that said slaves weren't allowed to escape? Things are better in the US and UK than they used to be, but there are still problems.

I often cross roads informally and AFAIK it's legal to do that. I'm careful not to cause accidents, so as long as I don't, what's the point in sticking rigidly to the rules?

I try not to look down on people who obey rules that are unjust or silly though. There's something in this idea that there has to be some kind of order in society, and that it could get sticky if everybody did just what they pleased.



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01 Jul 2025, 9:15 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
shortfatbalduglyman wrote:
I've always been a stickler for following rules, especially not crossing the street against the light. Precious lil "people" like amy- b***h have the nerve to tell me that "people do it all the time". Which is correct but it sounds like I am not a person and she represents "people". Kind of condescending

Adam was so confident when he ate the chicken tacos the customer gave him. But he could have been made redundant for that. I didn't eat the chicken tacos. Tips are not allowed. Maybe Adams having sex with the boss


I jaywalk, so long as I'm not likely to interfere with traffic.

I'd have eaten the tacos. Are they really gonna fire me over it? :lol:

The fact that they might, hypothetically, doesn't mean that they're likely to.

risk versus reward. (former) ASM javier said that home depot has been "cracking down on bad behavior". servants have been getting written up for things that otherwise would have gone unacknowledged. in may, ASM javier had the nerve to write me up for "walking around listening to music", even though i was pushing carts the whole time. and i've been listening to music for a couple years @ work and nobody ever said anything.

besides, what if i get made redundant? i could be out of work for two years or longer (and even if/when i get a job, i could get made redundant the next day. and the next job will be minimum wage and part time.) and all for a chicken taco? a couple bucks. there is no method of knowing the "probability" of getting made redundant for taking a tip, but @ this point, i would rather not risk it.

Spending one's life dominated by fears of the worst case scenario doesn't sound very fulfilling. I'm glad I've usually been able to cull my own bitchmade tendencies.

I believe Amy's condescension was intentional—she was expressing a degree of contempt. This is a common reaction to perceived cowardice.
. (that's how i see it.) "people do it all the time" is factually correct, but it implies that she represents "people", that i am not "people", and that the more "people" do something, the more morally justified it is. however, the solar system contains more people convicted of felonies, than winners of nobel prizes. the activity with more participants, not always morally superior. i haven't interacted with amy since 2012. she's so selfish, rude, and manipulative and she talks too much and she's judgmental. also find it annoying how she has the nerve to squeak "huh" and "what" like they are the etiquette equivalent of "excuse me". but whatever. nobody's perfect, there is no such thing as "perfection", and even if there was, that would be boring.

"life" goes on and on and on.....