Co-worker talked shit, got hit (with a sick burn)

"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce) 02/03/2015 at 09:58 • Filed to: None

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Co-workers talked super bowl all yesterday. I didn't care. Work was still getting done, but our morning meeting took forever because of it. Every monday during football season it's like this apparently. But today, again, our meeting was going on an hour for what is normally a 15 minute meting......because football. Normally I stay quiet and try to bring people around to following F1 or indycar or something, and someof them do try to listen and I do catch the odd game of handegg. But usually I stay out of it and if anyone wants to know about whatever news article I'm reading abou F1, I'll answer questions. But this morning it was getting excessive and I had enough. I got asked who my favorite team was for this coming season (REALLY?!?!? ALREADY?!?!? IT JUST ENDED!!!!!!) and I responded "Well Williams is still my favorite this year but I think Lotus and Sauber are some good dark horses for midfield points" and everyone looked at me like I had three heads. Some quickly understood I was referring to racing, but others I had to explain about the testing beginning for the 2015 season. We were *juuuuuuust* about to get back on track when the exchange happened.

Co-worker: I don't see how you can follow any form of racing, even nascar. It's just not too interesting. And hey, they rest of us enjoy talking about football. Maybe you should try watching a few games instead of obsessing over cars.

Me: I would like to point out that out of everyone in this circle, I am the only one who actually plays and participates in the sport he follows. When I critique decisions and strategies I at least know what it's like to be on the track, strapped in a car, and seeing just how close the wall looks at 140mph. Meanwhile you sit in your living room and scream at the TV and pretend like you'd know what to do without the helicopter cam, instant replays, a volume control for the sound of the stadium, and commercial breaks.

The meeting was wrapped up shortly after.

AJ Feldman (alecmets2011) > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:02

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so......umm......

Joe Montana or Tom Brady?

spanfucker retire bitch > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:06

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Maybe you should try watching a few games instead of obsessing over cars.

As someone who isn't a fan of either Football (either the hand egg or dive grass variety) or racing, my response to his query probably would have been something along the lines of; "Why don't you shut the fuck up."

So congrats on being far more eloquent than I, in the same situation.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > AJ Feldman (alecmets2011) 02/03/2015 at 10:07

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Gerhard Berger

CalzoneGolem > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:07

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I don't see how you can follow any form of racing, even nascar. It's just not too interesting.

Because grown men throwing a ball and running around in a rectangle is so interesting.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:11

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Shrug. Not really a burn to me, but I can see how you might consider it.

I didn't realize playing a sport was a pre-requisite for being a fan.

And honestly, I can't stand racing either. It's just insanely boring to me. Everyone has differing opinions though.

AJ Feldman (alecmets2011) > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:12

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I'll admit it

I had to google him to put a face to that name

Alfalfa > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:13

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This is something that has always perplexed me, more so lately with how Sunday's game turned out. People don't seem to realize that each of the coaches and players they're criticizing know 10 times more about the sport they're playing than many of the spectators ever will. Yet they will continue to act like experts and critique every play. I was certainly confused when I saw a pass when I was expecting to see a rush, but I figured the coach and players knew what they were trying to do. It's only what they do everyday...

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > CalzoneGolem 02/03/2015 at 10:14

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I don't mind it, but I hate how long they talk about what *they* would've done and I don't think any of them ever played. I know my perspective of racing moves changed drastically once I started autocrossing and doing track time and driving other cars in anger at events and whatnot. I know a bit more about what it means to have restricted head movement because of a seat + helmet + harness + cage. I know what it's like to make that split second decision to alter your braking point or line because you just feel like the car is better that way. Meanwhile these guys act like being in a nice, calm living room with a helicopter view of everything, multiple analysts providing extra feedback, and pulling up stats left and right means they'd be a good coach.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > AJ Feldman (alecmets2011) 02/03/2015 at 10:15

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Jalop card. Hand it over.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 02/03/2015 at 10:16

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It isn't, but I don't see why I'm criticized for liking and playing the sport I follow while everyone else does nothing but waste my time because they are passionate about watching something. I tolerated it yesterday because super bowl and all that.

GTI MkVII > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:17

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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > CalzoneGolem 02/03/2015 at 10:17

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It's not. That's why they have to cut to commercial every five seconds.

AJ Feldman (alecmets2011) > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 02/03/2015 at 10:17

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I'll surrender my Jalopnik Gold membership

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > CalzoneGolem 02/03/2015 at 10:18

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You could say similar about Nascar "guys driving around in circles".

But F1 and Indy? Those races are an artform

Leon711 > AJ Feldman (alecmets2011) 02/03/2015 at 10:25

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You should read up on Berger, he's a master troll.

He once threw Senna's briefcase out of a flying helicopter, for the lols.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:26

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That's understandable, and I think would be the case anywhere you go. Like when people at work start to talk about American Idol or some shit. I just walk away because I have no desire to have that conversation. You tolerated it yesterday. And, if it is interfering with work, you were right to shut it down.

JGrabowMSt > CalzoneGolem 02/03/2015 at 10:27

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That's grown men wearing tights , to you, good sir.

Mattbob > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:27

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crushed it.

WRXerFish - WRX-Wing pilot > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:31

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More OPPO-sition to football!

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > GTI MkVII 02/03/2015 at 10:31

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I don't hate football and it can be fun to watch but why is it the ONLY thing people can even talk about? The game ended sunday night, there was some usual monday morning chit chat, aaaaaand we move on during working hours. Everything's cool.

Svend > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:33

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I was talking to someone at work and then others joined in and it went on and on then started to drift off topic so I loudly said 'right, I'm bored of this conversation' and walked off through the middle of them. Felt great.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 02/03/2015 at 10:36

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Agreed. And it doesn't bother me when they talk about it for the first 15 minutes on mondays when we're waiting for people to show up and get a cup of coffee or whatever. Or when they talk about it while doing their job. But I can't stand making these morning meetinsg so long to talk about a game none of them even cared about, really. No one was hyped and excited for it on friday, why do all of us have to not get tings started for an hour to whine about something no one really liked?

GhostZ > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:37

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Any statement longer than 1 sentence is not a burn, but it's nice to see you got them to shut up.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > WRXerFish - WRX-Wing pilot 02/03/2015 at 10:37

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I don't hate football, I hate being forced to listen to people talk about something they watch obsessively and delay what I need to do and then have them turn around and insult what I actively do as well as watch.

DConsorti > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:39

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If you really want to troll, maybe ask about Patrese, Alesi, or in a very, very obscure way, Andrea Moda or even Minardi.

But I know what you go through, except that over here in Brazil is over soccer. I like soccer, even cheer for Palmeiras, go to stadiums and so, but my number one sport is racing... I follow F1, Indy, WEC, WRC and many others (when I can). But when a country have a sport as a religion, I'm a island in a sea of others.

So I try to talk about both.

(BTW, I also love Football, and yes, yesterday morning topic was the SB49)

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > GhostZ 02/03/2015 at 10:39

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Yeah......I kinda wish I had just left it as something like "I'm the only one who plays the sport he watches" but I was frustrated with hearing day 2 of the bitching about a throw that should've been a running play.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > AJ Feldman (alecmets2011) 02/03/2015 at 10:40

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I actually do know about Montana, I just don't know enough to have a big opinion either way.

CalzoneGolem > JGrabowMSt 02/03/2015 at 10:45

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Tight tights!

thebigbossyboss > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:45

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I know way more about football than I do about Formula 1.

CalzoneGolem > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 02/03/2015 at 10:46

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I dunno it's all pretty boring to me.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > thebigbossyboss 02/03/2015 at 10:47

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Awesome. I hope you enjoyed sunday night's game, and every other game you watched. Now if you'll excuse me, the F1 preseason is happening as we speak so I need to see the latest updates.

fhrblig > JGrabowMSt 02/03/2015 at 10:51

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Capri pants.

Snooder87 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 10:54

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You're not being criticized for liking racing. You're being criticized for being THAT GUY who can't stand when there is a conversation that doesn't involve himself going on.

So you don't like football. Big whoop. Just stay out of the conversation and let everyone else talk about the stuff they like.

thebigbossyboss > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 11:00

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It is rather amazing that I play fantasy formula ones with Oppo's despite knowing nothing of the sport. My driver is from Ghana, because Ghana has a great racing program am I correct?

Leadbull > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 11:01

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Well, someone's salty.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Snooder87 02/03/2015 at 11:01

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I actually don't mind football and watch it from time to time. But if you read, the problem I have is how this keeps delaying our mandatory meeting every day and they make it take forever by talking about something they just watch, they don't even do. I don't force them to listen to my talk of what races I go to or how I did the weekend before or anything. If I do talk about it, I wait for us to be in the lab, actually doing work, and I tend to keep it brief and simple since I know they'r enot too interested in the finer details. And I don't mind when they talk football in the lab either because, again, we're doing work and they keep things simple. But to force me to listen to it for an hour instead of just getting our meeting done and over with because of a few "bad calls"? I'm sorry but that was yesterday and I had shit to get done after the meeting we have to have. The safety and quality talk is mandatory, hearing how one guy would've made "the RIGHT call" isn't.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Leadbull 02/03/2015 at 11:02

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FUCK THE PATS!!!!! Actually no, but I did use a lot of salt this morning at work so you aren't wrong, I was quite salty this morning.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > thebigbossyboss 02/03/2015 at 11:02

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Ghana has glorious racing program!

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 11:06

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A friend of mine, who I was dating at the time, is a big football/Packers fan. I would go to a sports bar with her to watch games, although I didn't pay attention to the game really. So she finally agreed to come watch the Canadian Grand Prix with me.

After watching for a bit she asked, "So you really find it interesting just watching them drive in circles?"

My response, "So you just enjoy watching dudes run back and forth along the same rectangle of grass?"

She conceded that it was a fair point. Not to mention that was one hell of a race! Those last 10 laps were awesome.

Leadbull > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 11:10

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To be fair, most American guys have have played football before. If not on a team, then with flags or just in the backyard.

You may say that's not on the same level as the NFL, but track days aren't on the same level as F1, either.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Leadbull 02/03/2015 at 11:16

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Eh, backyard football isn't even close to the real thing though. Unless you're in the pads and are on some sort of field, I don't think you're playing football that resembles what an NFL or college player goes through. Likewise, driving like a jackass on the freeway doesn't resemble nascar, but flinging around a stripped out econobox with a rollcage on an oval while wearing your firesuit and gear can be. A neon on a 1/3 mile oval is still oval racing. Not quite NASCAR or Nationwide but you get a lot more respect for what's going on and are more sympathetic to "bad" moves since you realize you made those mistakes and more at half their speed....

Leadbull > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 11:20

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I would say a neon on a small oval is like organized flag football on a marked field.

Textured Soy Protein > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 11:20

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Me in that meeting:

"Can we just end this meeting already? It was only supposed to last 15 minutes."

vic06 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 11:22

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All I could think of while reading your post.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Leadbull 02/03/2015 at 11:22

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And I bet those players have a bit more understanding than most of the armchair coaches.

BKosher84 > CalzoneGolem 02/03/2015 at 12:31

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Also, there are a total of 11 minutes of true football play in a 3-4 hour game..

Auto Racing (any type) starts and doesn't stop until someone finishes the allotted time.

Mongo > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/03/2015 at 12:57

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People can be funny that way.

BJ > CalzoneGolem 02/04/2015 at 08:34

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When you put it like that, it does sound interesting. What kind of ball? What kind of running around? Are there spikes on the side of the rectangle?

SO MANY QUESTIONS!

CalzoneGolem > BJ 02/04/2015 at 09:02

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Oblong. Knee bent running about. No.

BJ > CalzoneGolem 02/04/2015 at 09:12

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Disappointed.

I think they could have tried a little hard to make it entertaining.

CalzoneGolem > BJ 02/04/2015 at 09:15

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That's the whole problem!