What's annoying you today? Part 2

One of my employees threw a superlative tantrum when I assigned her to do some work. She wants to sit in a chair and look at Facebook and YouTube all day. How DARE I make her WORK???!!!

One of my employees threw a superlative tantrum when I assigned her to do some work. She wants to sit in a chair and look at Facebook and YouTube all day. How DARE I make her WORK???!!!

Sounds like my coworker. She wants to watch videos instead of replying to emails.

One of my employees threw a superlative tantrum when I assigned her to do some work. She wants to sit in a chair and look at Facebook and YouTube all day. How DARE I make her WORK???!!!

Entitlement... the latest craze...

Wish I had an idiot-zapper ring.👉💍

Deliberate obtuseness. Lot of it about.

Wish I had an idiot-zapper ring.👉💍

I would have to hide from you then....

I don't get it. Can you clarify this? 😱🤯👻🦄

Deliberate obtuseness. Lot of it about.

Deliberate obtuseness. Lot of it about.

But if one is obtuse, would they have the wherewithal to deliberately be that way?

i don't get it. Can you clarify this? 😱🤯👻🦄

lmao!!!!!!!

So what are you saying? Is this passive-aggressive or rhetorical or obtuse?👎🐾 🐛🖐🦄👆🐐☝🦗👉🐾👇🐽🤞🐩🤙🦌🤘🐴✋🐑👌🐏👍🐖🐄✌🦏👈🦍🖖🤚

But if one is obtuse, would they have the wherewithal to deliberately be that way?

Difference between the "slow" and the deliberately obtuse:

"...deliberately obtuse people know exactly what the other person means but they will pretend as if they don’t, just to generate a reaction or start an argument."

Also known as Sea-lioning a kind of harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity. It may take the form of "incessant, bad-faith invitations to engage in debate".

Sound familiar?

You got it Wise. I know you are being ironic. That's what the deliberately obtuse would try on.

"I don't get it. Can you clarify this? "

More:

Sea-lioning: "A subtle form of trolling involving "bad-faith" questions. You disingenuously frame your conversation as a sincere request to be enlightened, placing the burden of educating you entirely on the other party. If your bait is successful, the other party may engage, painstakingly laying out their logic and evidence in the false hope of helping someone learn. In fact you are attempting to harass or waste the time of the other party, and have no intention of truly entertaining their point of view. Instead, you react to each piece of information by misinterpreting it or requesting further clarification, ad nauseum."

Now does it sound familiar?

Difference between the "slow" and the deliberately obtuse:

 

"...deliberately obtuse people know exactly what the other person means but they will pretend as if they don’t, just to generate a reaction or start an argument."

 

Also known as Sea-lioning a kind of harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity. It may take the form of "incessant, bad-faith invitations to engage in debate".

 

Sound familiar?

 

You got it Wise. I know you are being ironic. That's what the deliberately obtuse would try on.

 

"I don't get it. Can you clarify this? "

 

More:

 

Sea-lioning: "A subtle form of trolling involving "bad-faith" questions. You disingenuously frame your conversation as a sincere request to be enlightened, placing the burden of educating you entirely on the other party. If your bait is successful, the other party may engage, painstakingly laying out their logic and evidence in the false hope of helping someone learn. In fact you are attempting to harass or waste the time of the other party, and have no intention of truly entertaining their point of view. Instead, you react to each piece of information by misinterpreting it or requesting further clarification, ad nauseum."

 

Now does it sound familiar?

Whoa...

Pretty deep for this early in the morning!

Hey Camber!

Put more simply these Sea-lions are wind up merchants. And then there are those in the none so deaf as those who do not wish to hear" category. Also, Sea-lions.

You talkin' to me?🐽🐾

Sea-lioning: "A subtle form of trolling involving "bad-faith" questions. You disingenuously frame your conversation as a sincere request to be enlightened, placing the burden of educating you entirely on the other party. If your bait is successful, the other party may engage, painstakingly laying out their logic and evidence in the false hope of helping someone learn. In fact you are attempting to harass or waste the time of the other party, and have no intention of truly entertaining their point of view. Instead, you react to each piece of information by misinterpreting it or requesting further clarification, ad nauseum."

 

Now does it sound familiar?

And this is why I have resorted to a few succinct sentences and mostly, emoji talk.

Difference between the "slow" and the deliberately obtuse:

 

"...deliberately obtuse people know exactly what the other person means but they will pretend as if they don’t, just to generate a reaction or start an argument."

 

Also known as Sea-lioning a kind of harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity. It may take the form of "incessant, bad-faith invitations to engage in debate".

 

Sound familiar?

 

You got it Wise. I know you are being ironic. That's what the deliberately obtuse would try on.

 

"I don't get it. Can you clarify this? "

 

More:

 

Sea-lioning: "A subtle form of trolling involving "bad-faith" questions. You disingenuously frame your conversation as a sincere request to be enlightened, placing the burden of educating you entirely on the other party. If your bait is successful, the other party may engage, painstakingly laying out their logic and evidence in the false hope of helping someone learn. In fact you are attempting to harass or waste the time of the other party, and have no intention of truly entertaining their point of view. Instead, you react to each piece of information by misinterpreting it or requesting further clarification, ad nauseum."

 

Now does it sound familiar?

ROFL Wise.

Are you lookin' at me?

You know full well who I am lookin' at.

I have a hard time keeping up with you guys

We are slower than sloths. 🐵⏳ You are too far ahead, so it looks like behind.⛄🌂☔⚡🌕⛪

I have a hard time keeping up with you guys

Probably an old one by now but I was in a really crowded elevator packed like sardines and the woman standing less than a foot away from me decided to accept a non-urgent cell phone call (I could tell, non-urgent) and talk LOUDLY. I put my fingers in my ears. I had a heavy shopping cart, and had just walked 3/4 of a mile with the cart, didn't need that noise pollution. Not sure if she saw me plug my ears. Don't care.

Probably an old one by now but I was in a really crowded elevator packed like sardines and the woman standing less than a foot away from me decided to accept a non-urgent cell phone call (I could tell, non-urgent) and talk LOUDLY.

I thought for sure you were going to say she farted. Ever have that happen in an elevator, or on a plane?

We know you do it under the covers and blame it on the dog, right? 🐕🙈

I thought for sure you were going to say she farted. Ever have that happen in an elevator, or on a plane?

We know you do it under the covers and blame it on the dog, right? 🐕🙈

I can't, the dog sleeps on top of the covers. And, I take pride in my emissions... I always own up to them!

Did you know that sloths don't fart?

Did you know that sloths don't fart?

Neither do girls... right Kim?

Neither do girls... right Kim?

Of course not! Especially those girls who like sloths