Etiquette shmetiquette. Seriously, long lists of rules about how one should and should not approach/appreciate art really get my dander up. Sorry to use such rough language.
― Oral Kiosk (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
no schmoffense taken
― clouds, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 18:14 (eleven years ago) link
Old Lunch OTM. I want to punch whoever wrote that "jazz" "etiquette" piece. Any guidance beyond "listen" is suspect.
― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 18:33 (eleven years ago) link
i'm embarrassed on the behalf of the person who wrote ithow boring and uncomfortable it must be to be that person
― passion it person (La Lechera), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 18:35 (eleven years ago) link
was taught in middle school that one applauds a jazz solo and one does not applaud between movements of an orchestral work
― wongo hulkington's jade palace late night buffet (silby), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 18:36 (eleven years ago) link
jazz is kind of embarrassing overall
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 18:42 (eleven years ago) link
Irrational fear of buying toilet paper, especially in high quantities. It's never Happened, but I keep fearing the store clerk that will wrinkle his brow, look at me with a broad grin, and ask "So, Poopin tonight, eh?".
― NINO CARTER, Wednesday, December 19, 2012 5:18 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
Avoid this situation by requesting toilet paper anytime a flatmate/friend asks if you want anything from the shop. It really pisses people off
― Number None, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
I used to be the designated toilet paper buyer for the shared house I lived in, and I had absolutely no fear about rocking up to the supermarket checkout with two jumbo 9 roll packs.
― I saw three shi*s come sailing in... (snoball), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 18:54 (eleven years ago) link
Then I'd have to hide like four rolls in my room, so that we didn't suddenly run out.
― I saw three shi*s come sailing in... (snoball), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
I'm super-awkward about making appointments and scheduling maintenance in my home. Toilet paper buying, not really.
― mh, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 19:34 (eleven years ago) link
i was once designated to purchase tampons -- as i was scanning the shelves looking for the correct item, a woman hi-fived me
(this was not embarrassing, just unusual)
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:00 (eleven years ago) link
aw
― mh, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:02 (eleven years ago) link
hearing people, usually drunk, talk in fake english accents.
― akm, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:03 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, unless you're, like, fourteen and buying them for your mom, I never understood the embarrassment of buying tampons as a dude. I mean, clearly they aren't for you. Unless it's some gynophobic thing I don't get because I'm not Macho.
― Poop Song 89 (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:25 (eleven years ago) link
Someone I like posted an email to the entire department asking them to vote for her in some online competition.
If it had been someone I don't like I'd be straight to the stupid annoying coworkers thread but as it is I'll just have to feel embarrassed.
― a panda, Malmö (a passing spacecadet), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:26 (eleven years ago) link
I think it's supposed to threaten your masculinity in some way or your self image by associating yourself with products that are not for men or indicate you may be pooping, a time when you would be vulnerable to attack. x-p
― mh, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:27 (eleven years ago) link
It's just misogyny, y'all.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
I always thought I was violating the sanctity of some secret female aisle.
But hey, it wasn't me that stocked the diapers there.
― pplains, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:40 (eleven years ago) link
how can I know when jazz is occurring?
― frogbs, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
http://thestockmasters.com/files/images/story-images/hannibal-a-team.jpg
when hannibal is around
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
Cosby had good taste in Jazz iirc
― NINO CARTER, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp1wdhYlyq1r00k3po1_r2_500.gif
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
http://d2tq98mqfjyz2l.cloudfront.net/image_cache/1313252609743540.gif
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:59 (eleven years ago) link
Sorry. "cosby show dance gif" may be the best Google search results ever.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:00 (eleven years ago) link
omg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_logxw2QbRO1r03vjuo1_250.gif
wau
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:01 (eleven years ago) link
Thanking u
― NINO CARTER, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:04 (eleven years ago) link
okay one more
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx958nQ3jv1qaboh9o1_500.gif
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:04 (eleven years ago) link
it'll be embarrassing when my mom gives me that sweater for xmas
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:05 (eleven years ago) link
It'll be less embarrassing if you dance in it.
― passion it person (La Lechera), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:08 (eleven years ago) link
I would wear that sweater.
― I saw three shi*s come sailing in... (snoball), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
It's pretty cool that one man can become an icon for a very specific type of ugly sweater.
I'm a little irrationally embarrassed by my sudden overwhelming feelings of affection toward Bill Cosby.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
Whooee feelings are even more embarrassing than bodies, imo.
― passion it person (La Lechera), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:11 (eleven years ago) link
even pleated pants work on bill cosby
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
In Britain, there are two '80s US sweater icons: Cos and Casey Kasem.
― rihanna, will you ever win? (suzy), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
are they called jumper icons?
xp don't forget Noel Edmonds.Actually, wait...Forget Noel Edmonds
― I saw three shi*s come sailing in... (snoball), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:13 (eleven years ago) link
xp to LL - Oh, speaking of bodies, I was going to offer a long post in solidarity with your "chewing" embarrassment, but never got around to it, but chewing gets to me, too. So does any situation where I'm expected to stand and eat and socialize. I usually just don't eat, which is how I end up wasted at work parties.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
EATING AND SOCIALIZING IS NOT INNOCUOUS
― Faster than food (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:15 (eleven years ago) link
(But yes, embarrassing)
― Faster than food (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
The standing is a crucial component. I can eat with other people in a social setting, but being expected to stand and talk and hold a drink and a napkin full of mini-quiche ugh. I'm always so focused on getting my hands free that I stuff whatever it is in my mouth and then I'm chewing like a cow and that's always when somebody says, "So, carl agatha, how's that big case coming?"
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:18 (eleven years ago) link
Then I have to do the universal symbol for "I acknowledge you but do not want to talk with my mouth full" and suddenly everybody is watching me chew and I've got the added pressure of wondering whether what I have to say in response is going to make everybody annoyed that they stood there waiting and watching me chew. It's just the worst.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:20 (eleven years ago) link
you ppl with your fancy work parties
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:21 (eleven years ago) link
Work parties at my new job are super fancy! And plentiful. I could have attended four holiday parties had I been so inclined (I was not).
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
you ppl with your fancy work
― I saw three shi*s come sailing in... (snoball), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
Standing and eating doesn't leave my hands free to applaud after a solo.
― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:25 (eleven years ago) link
Just get a straw and blow bubbles
― Faster than food (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:29 (eleven years ago) link
YES. I hadn't thought of him really in a while and seeing him make crazy faces gave me huge nostalgic flashbacks. My cousin and I watched "Bill Cosby Himself" like a hundred times on HBO at my grandmother's house when I was a kid.
As for the sweaters this is one of my favorite things in the world: http://www.geekosystem.com/cosby-regression-sweater/
― joygoat, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:32 (eleven years ago) link
Amazing.
I remember watching Himself at a slumber party and LOLing my head off. My dad had a Bill Cosby comedy record (with the bit about him saving a snowball in the freezer) and I would put on my dad's big old 70s can headphones and listen to that record and laugh and laugh.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:36 (eleven years ago) link
― akm, Wednesday, December 19, 2012 2:03 PM (1 hour ago)
i watched a friend's play (another embarrassing situ) that was done entirely like this
― clouds, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link