"Bruno Martini" (brunomartini)
06/06/2014 at 12:53 • Filed to: None
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"Bruno Martini" (brunomartini)
06/06/2014 at 12:53 • Filed to: None | 1
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Well....
I share an office with a DBA, who for all intents and purpose can't do anything for himself and asks random questions about where to buy furniture for cheap around his home, where I don't live and have no experience with his neighborhood of Edison NJ, vs I live in Queens NY, some 2 hours away from him at least. He has lived at his current home for over 10 years from what I can gather and is unaware of his surroundings..... Strange.
The worst of it is that when he eats he makes the same sounds my hungry pet does. He slurps, chews with his mouth open and smacks his lips with the occasional groan and murmur. To top it off he was eating yogurt 2 days ago, and I could swear he was lapping the cup... He also lets loose some very loud burps occasionally after eating, makes me wonder who or what raised him.
At this point I'm a bit annoyed, and very amused at the same time. I don't know what to do. However I have 3 options.
1 - pet him and say good boy after he eats.
2 - Have a chuckle every time he eats.
3 - get irritated and ask him to have his lunch in the lunch room.
For now I am having a chuckle...
He also is asking for advice on a cheap vehicle he can use as a station car. Then proceeds to argue with himself about toyotas and hondas retaining their value. While I found him examples of both that are less than 10 years old for less than 2k.
Roadster Man
> Bruno Martini
06/06/2014 at 13:04 |
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Stick with #2, sounds like he's a sad guy.
And so you know, the term is actually "for all intents and purposes ," not "for all intensive purposes." Just think about it, what's an intensive purpose? It doesn't make any sense. If something is "_____ for all intents and purposes" it actually makes sense. The more you know...
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Bruno Martini
> Roadster Man
06/06/2014 at 13:18 |
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Ugh, my brain not working correctly this week. Thank you for the correction.
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Roadster Man
> Bruno Martini
06/06/2014 at 13:26 |
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I just want to make sure that you don't go around saying "intensive purposes" out loud, it might sound a bit silly!
And seriously, go easy on that poor shlub. He probably doesn't know he sounds like a wildebeest.
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Bruno Martini
> Roadster Man
06/06/2014 at 13:33 |
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I have dealt with this for over two months now. At this point I have no intention of confronting him or making him feel bad in any way. Although last time I had a conference with my boss on the phone he was eating, and my boss remarked about the sound and what was it. I directly said nothing, its coming from outside. Directing the attention to something else. He does bring in fish from time to time, and my office smells like a used pad sometimes. I deal with that to... Thankfully only two or 3 times in the last 2 months.
If he starts farting in the office however, I am drawing the line there.