the random musings not worthy of new thread thread

[Yeti]

If I see somebody headed for the door a little behind me I try to time it so I reach it 3 steps ahead of them.  If it's a dude I'll give the door a push after I am through so by the time he gets there he can get through thanks to me or he can catch it and hold it for himself if he wants.  If its a chick I open the door and let her go through.  Not to be sexest, but out of courtesty.  And so I can get a look at her ass.

[Rome]

My psych professor in college used to pull shtein in elevators to freak people out.  Everyone stands facing the doors, right?  Well, he would literally wait til the last second, then walk in the door and deliberately face everyone else in the car.  He told us a lot of other stories like that but I saw him do it and the reactions I saw from people were really telling about conformity.

There was probably 50 or 60 people in the class and during one session everyone filed into the class, sat down and prepared for class to begin.  Only it never did.  He walked in, sat down at one of the desks in the viewing area and didn't say another word for the entire 50 minute class.  He just sat there quietly and didn't utter a peep.  It took a few minutes of dead silence to realize what he was doing and then people started quietly talking and then murmuring and then it broke into a full blown yapping session.

Loved that class, actually.  Dook was cool as shtein.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Anyone ever farted in an elevator for the express purpose of pushing blame on someone more obvious?

Me neither.

[reese125]

for some odd reason I always look at the people around me in the elevator and wonder what it would be like to be trapped in there with them. who would I want to kill and which girl/woman would I farg

[Phanatic]

For those needing a Moral Compass...

Vatican lists "new sins," including pollution

http://green.yahoo.com/news/nm/20080310/hl_nm/pope_sins_dc.html

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

for some odd reason I always look at the people around me in the elevator and wonder what it would be like to be trapped in there with them. who would I want to kill and which girl/woman would I farg

That would be your winning personality, I think.

[hbionic]

for some odd reason I always look at the people around me in the elevator and wonder what it would be like to be trapped in there with them. who would I want to kill and which girl/woman would I farg

I always think the opposite. I think who would make great pasta and which girl/woman would I farg.

[Diomedes]

It's awkward in the office where everyone's supposed to badge in, though.  Do you force the door closed to make sure not to get fragged for allowing "tailgating", do you hold the door and buck the system, or do you take the path of least resistance and push the door wide open so that the person can grab it before it closes if they choose to do so?

I never obeyed that shtein.  If the company was actually serious about security, they'd post a man at the goddamned door.  I let anyone through if I recognized them at all.

And the ones I didn't recognize, I asked if I could call someone for them, etc.

The facilities manager constantly sent out notes intended for people like me, and it is my hope that her ulcer festered the more for people ignoring them.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

And the ones I didn't recognize, I asked if I could call someone for them, etc.

That's the question, though... Did you ultimately let them in, or not?

[phattymatty]

99% of people in elevators either stare up at the numbers moving on an elevator, or look at the ground at people's feet.  i'm a feet person.

[Diomedes]

And the ones I didn't recognize, I asked if I could call someone for them, etc.

That's the question, though... Did you ultimately let them in, or not?

I let them in and rang the person whom they were to see.  If the person did not answer, I told them to have a seat and I let the facilities department know someone was there.  There was no security man, and I had work to do...what's worse, leaving the stranger in the lobby for the next employee to deal with, or being courteous and handing the problem over to the people who's job it is to deal with it?

All of this when the receptionist was away from her desk/gone for the day, of course.  If she was there, I didn't have to do anything.  A great person by the way, she was one of the only people in that foul money factory who wasn't out to slit someone's throat.

[hbionic]

The greatest would be if anyone had the balls to fart in a crowded elevator and then mad dog everyone and say, "What"?

[Diomedes]

99% of people in elevators either stare up at the numbers moving on an elevator, or look at the ground at people's feet.  i'm a feet person.

most people in NY look at the advertisements on the oh-so-cleverly-branded, in-elevator TV channel Captivate!

[Sgt PSN]

A great person by the way, she was one of the only people in that foul money factory who wasn't out to slit someone's throat.

A receptionist with people skills?  Do tell. 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

And the ones I didn't recognize, I asked if I could call someone for them, etc.

That's the question, though... Did you ultimately let them in, or not?

I let them in and rang the person whom they were to see.  If the person did not answer, I told them to have a seat and I let the facilities department know someone was there.  There was no security man, and I had work to do...what's worse, leaving the stranger in the lobby for the next employee to deal with, or being courteous and handing the problem over to the people who's job it is to deal with it?

All of this when the receptionist was away from her desk/gone for the day, of course.  If she was there, I didn't have to do anything.  A great person by the way, she was one of the only people in that foul money factory who wasn't out to slit someone's throat.

Wow, that's some next level shtein, man.

The greatest would be if anyone had the balls to fart in a crowded elevator and then mad dog everyone and say, "What"?

Try it and let us know.