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OZZIE4DUKE wrote:

ArkieDukie wrote:Dilemma of the day: someone that I didn't particularly like in college (in fact, he was not very nice to me) asked me to friend him on FB. I really want to say no. Does that make me an awful person?

Some background: this particular person was a fellow chemistry major and didn't speak to me at all until our junior year, when I started performing well academically. The real highlight: I received the award for the top chemistry student going to grad school. After the awards convocation, he congratulated me and told me that it was nice of the chemistry faculty to create an award for me, since they couldn't give me Departmental Distinction or the award for the top student academically (he received both). When I explained what the award was and named past winners, the response was, "Oh, then they couldn't give it to me since I'm going to medical school." Fortunately I didn't give him the satisfaction of seeing how much he had upset me. Can't stand the guy to this day.

AD, you can just ignore the request, and by that I mean just ignore it like you haven't seen it. It'll stay there for a while, maybe forever as a request and he'll probably forget he sent it. He can't resend it cause it's still sitting there unanswered. No harm, no foul. I've got one sitting like that for over a year.

OZZIE4DUKE wrote: Then you didn't have too much pastrami yesterday! What gave you the upset tummy? Has it gone away yet? Are you feeling any better?

ArkieDukie wrote:

OZZIE4DUKE wrote: Then you didn't have too much pastrami yesterday! What gave you the upset tummy? Has it gone away yet? Are you feeling any better?

Taking antibiotics will often give me an upset tummy. Fortunately the Ginger Altoids worked their magic and I'm feeling better.

CameronBornAndBred wrote:I'm on a massive de-cluttering mission. I'm still buried in junk from Jen and the kids, and tons of my own stuff that I have no idea why I hold onto it. I can now see the floor of my bedroom. Unfortunately, I can no longer see my bed.

OZZIE4DUKE wrote:

ArkieDukie wrote:

OZZIE4DUKE wrote: Then you didn't have too much pastrami yesterday! What gave you the upset tummy? Has it gone away yet? Are you feeling any better?

Taking antibiotics will often give me an upset tummy. Fortunately the Ginger Altoids worked their magic and I'm feeling better.

Super duper! Ooh. Maybe that's the wrong smilie to use when you've got an upset tummy...

OZZIE4DUKE wrote:

CameronBornAndBred wrote:I'm on a massive de-cluttering mission. I'm still buried in junk from Jen and the kids, and tons of my own stuff that I have no idea why I hold onto it. I can now see the floor of my bedroom. Unfortunately, I can no longer see my bed.

I'm trying to do the same thing in my office. I started in mid December. Made progress for one afternoon, then got distracted, but that helped. I haven't seen the top of my desk for 3 years. I used to say I knew where everything on it was. I no longer can say that. But I still find stuff when I need it. Probably because it's near the top, or on the other chair, or on the computer desk, or on the top of the other printer, or......

OZZIE4DUKE wrote:

CameronBornAndBred wrote:I'm on a massive de-cluttering mission. I'm still buried in junk from Jen and the kids, and tons of my own stuff that I have no idea why I hold onto it. I can now see the floor of my bedroom. Unfortunately, I can no longer see my bed.

I'm trying to do the same thing in my office. I started in mid December. Made progress for one afternoon, then got distracted, but that helped. I haven't seen the top of my desk for 3 years. I used to say I knew where everything on it was. I no longer can say that. But I still find stuff when I need it. Probably because it's near the top, or on the other chair, or on the computer desk, or on the top of the other printer, or......

ArkieDukie wrote:I have pastrami sandwiches on occasion. Kohn's Deli has sandwiches available in our cafeteria, especially around Jewish holidays. Since the fare from Kohn's tends to be superior to anything that the cafeteria has to offer, I will ignore the extra expense and indulge.

Lavabe wrote:

ArkieDukie wrote:I have pastrami sandwiches on occasion. Kohn's Deli has sandwiches available in our cafeteria, especially around Jewish holidays. Since the fare from Kohn's tends to be superior to anything that the cafeteria has to offer, I will ignore the extra expense and indulge.

Kohn's has some mighty fine knishes too!!

CathyCA wrote:I think it's okay to ignore a FB friend request.

But sometimes it's okay to accept the person as a friend and then watch what he or she is posting.

You can always defriend later if the FB friendship thing doesn't work out. Or "hide" them on FB or "block" their posts. Or ignore their posts.

And sometimes, people grow up and it's nice to become friends with their newer, improved selves.

ArkieDukie wrote:Dilemma of the day: someone that I didn't particularly like in college (in fact, he was not very nice to me) asked me to friend him on FB. I really want to say no. Does that make me an awful person?

Some background: this particular person was a fellow chemistry major and didn't speak to me at all until our junior year, when I started performing well academically. The real highlight: I received the award for the top chemistry student going to grad school. After the awards convocation, he congratulated me and told me that it was nice of the chemistry faculty to create an award for me, since they couldn't give me Departmental Distinction or the award for the top student academically (he received both). When I explained what the award was and named past winners, the response was, "Oh, then they couldn't give it to me since I'm going to medical school." Fortunately I didn't give him the satisfaction of seeing how much he had upset me. Can't stand the guy to this day.

CameronBornAndBred wrote:

ArkieDukie wrote:Dilemma of the day: someone that I didn't particularly like in college (in fact, he was not very nice to me) asked me to friend him on FB. I really want to say no. Does that make me an awful person?

Some background: this particular person was a fellow chemistry major and didn't speak to me at all until our junior year, when I started performing well academically. The real highlight: I received the award for the top chemistry student going to grad school. After the awards convocation, he congratulated me and told me that it was nice of the chemistry faculty to create an award for me, since they couldn't give me Departmental Distinction or the award for the top student academically (he received both). When I explained what the award was and named past winners, the response was, "Oh, then they couldn't give it to me since I'm going to medical school." Fortunately I didn't give him the satisfaction of seeing how much he had upset me. Can't stand the guy to this day.

The smart thing would be to simply ignore the request. The fun thing to do would be take his request, post "Fuck You" on his wall, then defriend him.

CameronBornAndBred wrote:

ArkieDukie wrote:Dilemma of the day: someone that I didn't particularly like in college (in fact, he was not very nice to me) asked me to friend him on FB. I really want to say no. Does that make me an awful person?

Some background: this particular person was a fellow chemistry major and didn't speak to me at all until our junior year, when I started performing well academically. The real highlight: I received the award for the top chemistry student going to grad school. After the awards convocation, he congratulated me and told me that it was nice of the chemistry faculty to create an award for me, since they couldn't give me Departmental Distinction or the award for the top student academically (he received both). When I explained what the award was and named past winners, the response was, "Oh, then they couldn't give it to me since I'm going to medical school." Fortunately I didn't give him the satisfaction of seeing how much he had upset me. Can't stand the guy to this day.

The smart thing would be to simply ignore the request. The fun thing to do would be take his request, post "Fuck You" on his wall, then defriend him.

devildeac wrote:

CameronBornAndBred wrote:

ArkieDukie wrote:Dilemma of the day: someone that I didn't particularly like in college (in fact, he was not very nice to me) asked me to friend him on FB. I really want to say no. Does that make me an awful person?

Some background: this particular person was a fellow chemistry major and didn't speak to me at all until our junior year, when I started performing well academically. The real highlight: I received the award for the top chemistry student going to grad school. After the awards convocation, he congratulated me and told me that it was nice of the chemistry faculty to create an award for me, since they couldn't give me Departmental Distinction or the award for the top student academically (he received both). When I explained what the award was and named past winners, the response was, "Oh, then they couldn't give it to me since I'm going to medical school." Fortunately I didn't give him the satisfaction of seeing how much he had upset me. Can't stand the guy to this day.

The smart thing would be to simply ignore the request. The fun thing to do would be take his request, post "Fuck You" on his wall, then defriend him.

I'm not a FB member/participant but the 2nd suggestion is pretty damn funny, too.

CathyCA wrote:
And sometimes, people grow up and it's nice to become friends with their newer, improved selves.

CameronBornAndBred wrote:I'm on a massive de-cluttering mission. I'm still buried in junk from Jen and the kids, and tons of my own stuff that I have no idea why I hold onto it. I can now see the floor of my bedroom. Unfortunately, I can no longer see my bed.

captmojo wrote:

CathyCA wrote:
And sometimes, people grow up and it's nice to become friends with their newer, improved selves.

I refuse to.