Comments for Don't Do Dumb Things http://www.dontdodumbthings.com Wisdom about stupidity Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:48:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 Comment on The Best Day of my Life; Part 1 by Brandon Chase Bell http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/2010/03/10/the-best-day-of-my-life/#comment-1757 Brandon Chase Bell Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:48:35 +0000 http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/?p=1734#comment-1757 I'm starting to wonder if these new "to be continued"/Part 1 posts on DDDT are going to be some sort of mean joke, in which there is no Part 2, or finish to them and the reader is just left hanging. Forever. I’m starting to wonder if these new “to be continued”/Part 1 posts on DDDT are going to be some sort of mean joke, in which there is no Part 2, or finish to them and the reader is just left hanging. Forever.

]]> Comment on The Best Day of my Life; Part 1 by Christian http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/2010/03/10/the-best-day-of-my-life/#comment-1756 Christian Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:42:18 +0000 http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/?p=1734#comment-1756 Squew, I am laughing so hard about that. All these years I hoped you wouldn't remember that. For the record I was 5 or 6, not 9. I didn't remember the soda fountain part but do distinctly remember my mom dropping me off and me crying about it. I remember saying I didn't like something about your face (you're very handsome, so I can't imagine what the problem was), and then crying myself to sleep on the couch in front of the huge aquarium. I assume I was I was scared to leave my governess and pony and venture into the dark unknown that was the west side of Compton Bench. Squew, I am laughing so hard about that. All these years I hoped you wouldn’t remember that. For the record I was 5 or 6, not 9. I didn’t remember the soda fountain part but do distinctly remember my mom dropping me off and me crying about it. I remember saying I didn’t like something about your face (you’re very handsome, so I can’t imagine what the problem was), and then crying myself to sleep on the couch in front of the huge aquarium. I assume I was I was scared to leave my governess and pony and venture into the dark unknown that was the west side of Compton Bench.

]]> Comment on The Best Day of my Life; Part 1 by Braden http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/2010/03/10/the-best-day-of-my-life/#comment-1754 Braden Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:46:36 +0000 http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/?p=1734#comment-1754 I agree that this post was worthwhile if all it did is remind us all about Jake Pearson's line. Kook, I'm with you about work social events. Pretty sad stuff, actually. I agree that this post was worthwhile if all it did is remind us all about Jake Pearson’s line.

Kook, I’m with you about work social events. Pretty sad stuff, actually.

]]> Comment on The Best Day of my Life; Part 1 by Layne http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/2010/03/10/the-best-day-of-my-life/#comment-1751 Layne Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:17:23 +0000 http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/?p=1734#comment-1751 I've never met or even seen Snake, but I know the story well. I can't wait for part II because part I of your day seems pretty crappy to me. I’ve never met or even seen Snake, but I know the story well. I can’t wait for part II because part I of your day seems pretty crappy to me.

]]> Comment on The Best Day of my Life; Part 1 by Ben Pratt http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/2010/03/10/the-best-day-of-my-life/#comment-1750 Ben Pratt Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:59 +0000 http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/?p=1734#comment-1750 I'm on the edge of my seat! One summer I worked for a construction company based in North Salt Lake. There was a company party at Cherry Hill. Everybody got a prize (I got a pretty sweet Wenger tent), which was the owner's way of apologizing to everyone for no wage increases. Yeah, it was awkward. I’m on the edge of my seat!

One summer I worked for a construction company based in North Salt Lake. There was a company party at Cherry Hill. Everybody got a prize (I got a pretty sweet Wenger tent), which was the owner’s way of apologizing to everyone for no wage increases. Yeah, it was awkward.

]]> Comment on The Best Day of my Life; Part 1 by Ryan http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/2010/03/10/the-best-day-of-my-life/#comment-1748 Ryan Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:38 +0000 http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/?p=1734#comment-1748 Skew, that line from the canon of Jake Pearson is one of the all time greats. I had completely forgotten it. I thank you for bringing it back into my life. Kook, I completely agree that work hangouts are irredeemably weird. There's just no way to create a comfortable social scenario out of people that work together. The problem is almost always complicated by alcohol, which is used to loosen people up, but inevitably introduces more awkwardness than there had been before. In other words, to someone hoping to fit in and participate in these things, they can be very uncomfortable. To someone who doesn't mind being a detached observer enjoying the show, they are awesome. Skew, that line from the canon of Jake Pearson is one of the all time greats. I had completely forgotten it. I thank you for bringing it back into my life.

Kook, I completely agree that work hangouts are irredeemably weird. There’s just no way to create a comfortable social scenario out of people that work together. The problem is almost always complicated by alcohol, which is used to loosen people up, but inevitably introduces more awkwardness than there had been before. In other words, to someone hoping to fit in and participate in these things, they can be very uncomfortable. To someone who doesn’t mind being a detached observer enjoying the show, they are awesome.

]]> Comment on The Best Day of my Life; Part 1 by Skewkajawea http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/2010/03/10/the-best-day-of-my-life/#comment-1746 Skewkajawea Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:04:46 +0000 http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/?p=1734#comment-1746 I haven't heard this story and I'm very interested. I feel the same way sometimes about work friends. They say that the SLC pilot group is the least friendly and I wonder if you've discovered the reason. Chris, as a matter of fact the best day of you life was the day when you were nine and you came to my house and gorged your self on our soda fountain machine and then fell asleep for the rest of the play date in front of our peaceful aquarium. I'm sure Oliver's birth was a really great day, but number 1? I don't think so, maybe a close third behind the day Snake Pierson threw a pear through the Marsha Peterson's window. "Marsha, it was a mistake the second it left my hand." Seriously becoming a new dad was the best day of my life, and by far the absolute worst day of my life, all in one. I haven’t heard this story and I’m very interested. I feel the same way sometimes about work friends. They say that the SLC pilot group is the least friendly and I wonder if you’ve discovered the reason.

Chris, as a matter of fact the best day of you life was the day when you were nine and you came to my house and gorged your self on our soda fountain machine and then fell asleep for the rest of the play date in front of our peaceful aquarium. I’m sure Oliver’s birth was a really great day, but number 1? I don’t think so, maybe a close third behind the day Snake Pierson threw a pear through the Marsha Peterson’s window. “Marsha, it was a mistake the second it left my hand.”

Seriously becoming a new dad was the best day of my life, and by far the absolute worst day of my life, all in one.

]]> Comment on The Best Day of my Life; Part 1 by Christian http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/2010/03/10/the-best-day-of-my-life/#comment-1745 Christian Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:03:59 +0000 http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/?p=1734#comment-1745 You are both being rude and I think you know it. You are both being rude and I think you know it.

]]> Comment on The Best Day of my Life; Part 1 by Ryan http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/2010/03/10/the-best-day-of-my-life/#comment-1744 Ryan Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:48:11 +0000 http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/?p=1734#comment-1744 That wasn't the 'best day' part. It was the guy's speech about layoffs. That wasn’t the ‘best day’ part. It was the guy’s speech about layoffs.

]]> Comment on The Best Day of my Life; Part 1 by Davis http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/2010/03/10/the-best-day-of-my-life/#comment-1743 Davis Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:34:51 +0000 http://www.dontdodumbthings.com/?p=1734#comment-1743 Pretty rude that Rebecca having to have a C-section was the best day of your life. Pretty rude that Rebecca having to have a C-section was the best day of your life.

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