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Flashlight Enthusiast
It's all fun and games until the shoe is on the other foot. He sounds like he's compensating for something...
If you're like me, every once in a while you do, or say something you're not quite sure was appropriate. That's when it's good to have someone you can "run" your behavior by. You know, to get an opinion on weather it was indeed a faux pas. So I decided to create a thread where you can do just that. If you're not sure, bring it here. We'll let you know if you were out-of-line. :thinking:
This is is my thread, so I'll get-er started.
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So here I am, asking, Hey guys, I need a judgment call. Was that wrong?
~ Chance
Laugh out loud. That's what I was going for. When I said it to wife's brother-in-law, and when I wrote it here for you guys.
It's good to laugh,
~ Chance
...... if we see that the other person did not like it, maybe we can learn from the experience and avoid trouble down the line.
Back story:
My wife's brother-in-law is one of those guys who loves telling everyone how much he spent on this, that and pretty much everything. I certainly don't begrudge him his well earned income, but I do grow weary of hearing how much he's paid for every new possession.
If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle.
:laughing: i have honestly not heard that 1 before :laughing:
Love it,great thread Chance ,and yes it is a funny story,still smirking now typing this:twothumbs
Thanks for sharing
.....I think the onus is on the speaker to be cautious of what they say and mindful of whether or not someone can take offence to it.
There are limits to this, in my mind, because if you carry this to its logical conclusion, you would be responsible for offending someone if all you happened to say were a simple "Good morning" wish. People can get offended at things you say for no reason you could possibly fathom ahead of time, because there is no way any speaker can possibly know the full life experiences of every listener, and his/her current state of mind.Ricky Gervais once said "Offence isn't given, it is taken". So for the most part I think the onus is on the speaker to be cautious of what they say and mindful of whether or not someone can take offence to it. [...]
It's your responsibility to say the right thing, it's not the other person's responsibility to share your humour.