A coworker was recently telling me about a miscommunication she had with another coworker. She felt terrible for the wrong impression that was taken away from an innocent comment not meant to be offensive at all.
I felt bad for her and the other person and that they were in the situation at all. But I had to laugh and get her to admit that the other coworker had a damn good comeback.
In the future some time if someone tries to be insulting, try this out:
'Hey, next time you want to be condescending...? Try harder. I was only half insulted.'
Damn, that's a good one.
My 14 year old daughter tapped me on the shoulder as I walked by, the oldest trick in the book. I looked the other way to see her smirking face, and asked, "Do you think I was born yesterday?"
ReplyDeleteShe replied with a wry grin, "Dad, noooo one thinks you were born yesterday!"
Gotta admire an insult like that. :)
Tee Hee. (Why didn't I see this before?) I have a 14 yr old daughter as well and I can totally hear her voice when I read that! It's funny how they can surprise us with quips like champs!
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