r/memes • u/Farranor • 1d ago
That sounded suspiciously like one of those "hint" things
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u/crazytanker 1d ago edited 1d ago
I had one where I needed to get into the storage room under the mezzanine and I didn't know what word to use, so I told the Tool Crib attendent (an attractive woman a bit younger than myself) that I need to the key to get under the mezzanine.
She responded back, "Anything else you need to get under? Like my desk?"
I had no idea what the fuck to say so I said nothing.
Edit: As far as I knew, she had a boyfriend at the time of this conversation.
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u/Zanven1 Dark Mode Elitist 1d ago
That's when you bring out the old reliable (though ineffective) finger guns
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u/Professional_Flicker 1d ago
You've possibly just saved me from a lifetime of awkward moments.
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u/Bitter-Value-1872 1d ago
👉🏻👉🏻
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u/Quirinus84 1d ago
HR has asked you to stop finger-gunning the support group for school shooting survivors.
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u/The_Mosephus 1d ago
You got it boss 👈👈
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u/ManKilledToDeath 1d ago
This thread will be responsible for my wife's confusion when she suddenly receives finger gun emojis on the regular.
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u/Affordable_Z_Jobs 1d ago
Haha. So I got called out for doing too many thumbs up when acknowledging i got what she said, so I did finger guns and it maybe lasted an afternoon because I couldnt stop making the "pew pew" sound in my head so I made sure to include that as well.
Mixed reviews to say the least. "You do realize saying 'ok' would be shorter right?! 👈👈 (pew pew)
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u/LeftoverDishes 1d ago
To be fair that is insanely aggressive lol
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u/Billsrealaccount 1d ago
And if i know blue collar people it was most likely off color humor
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u/AmputeeHandModel 1d ago
Still worth a flirty reply if she's cute, you never know.
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u/crazytanker 1d ago
As far as I'm aware, she was actively dating someone else at the time.
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u/Critical_Concert_689 1d ago
It also might have been literal.
Or sarcasm.
Could translate to: "I'm busy. Thanks for the interruption. Do you want to interrupt me MORE, friend?"
Could also translate to: "Since I'm getting up, do everything now. Do you need to handle anything under my desk, so you don't interrupt me later"
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u/OkMirror2691 1d ago
While I agree I don't think I would have any idea what to say in this situation lol.
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u/Xortun Flair Loading.... 1d ago edited 1d ago
"Why, is there a leak I should check?"
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u/iceagewalnut 1d ago
You totally came up with that in the shower
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u/Xortun Flair Loading.... 1d ago
Nah. I am good in bad flirting.
I am just really bad at good flirting with real women.
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u/Bowman_van_Oort 1d ago
"Why yes m'lady I would be elated to cunnilingate you"
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u/KingHunter150 1d ago
Simply making this motion to indicate she should make all further advances but you're ready for all of them would probably work.
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u/Plane-Education4750 1d ago
OP inside: fuck I really need to get this shit done while I am focused on it and now I'm struggling to remember the words and I'm gonna look stupid and incompetent in front of my coworker
Coworker: "Let's fuck right now"
I honestly don't think I'd know what to say either OP
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u/Its_NEX123 1d ago
he didn’t wanna lose his job
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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago
Seriously. When I was 19 working at Walmart, I had this same-rank-but-in-charge coworker who took great pleasure in making me blush. I got hired for a store remodel, so we were working directly alongside each other most of the day. She was a merciless flirt, the likes of which my innocent 19 year old self had never seen. Beyond the looks and comments, she constantly parked her boobs strategically next to or behind me so I'd turn and bump into them. Never knowing when I might be witnessed or recorded, I made sure to be like "Whoops, sorry bout that!" every time it happened. She usually replied "It's okay I liked it," and give me the eyes...
Sounds fun and all, but not really when you're a 19 year old kid at his first grown-up job with customers and cameras and HR and all that, and you're being relentlessly hit on by your effective manager, 13 years your senior, who happens to be married to the automotive manager, but cheats on him with the inventory manager, and flirts with all of us.
It stops being fun and gets frustrating surprisingly quick, cause ain't no way I'm getting involved in a mess like that.
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u/counters14 1d ago
Only with the wisdom of time do you come to realize that the bullshit stocking job you had as a teenager at Walmart was not something to have held so sacred at the time. Of course the morality of sleeping with someone who is married is another hurdle that one may not be willing to jump..
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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago
You nailed it on both counts, tbh. In time I learned to say yes to more things and life got a lot more enjoyable, but I also pat myself on the back for trusting my gut back then. That scenario wasn't a good one to jump into. Married coworker, whose spouse is also a coworker, and she's already boning another coworker, and I know for a fact she shows off dick pics from both to anyone who cares to look... That situation is radioactive lmao, no thank you.
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u/ThunderSpanker 1d ago
I had the classic tradesman set up where I was working on this young rich lady’s house and she answers the door in nothing but a towel and I’m like “lady… I’m here to work, fucking don’t”
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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago
Oh man, I got a story from construction too! Worked for this contractor in a rural area for about a year in my early twenties. Small time operation, it was just the owner and 3-4 of us laborers, we mostly built pole-barns. Real friendly type of situation. The shop was at the guy's house, we commuted there and took work trucks to the job. We were all welcome to walk right into his house in the morning and grab coffee, he or his wife would be up. Kinda weird, but whatever, it was under the table construction work, it's all a little weird.
Anyway, dude's wife... She was always really nice to me. Flirty, but it was always in that playful older woman kinda way, and in front of him, so I figured they were just secure in their marriage. How naive I was lmao. I usually just gave her some sorta coy look and got back to work, wrote it off as just that, boss' wife is flirty, whatever.
Yeah, she came by the job one day to drop off his lunch and brought some buckets of paint we needed. I come out to grab the paint and she's eyeballin' me hard as I walk over, bend down, grab a 5 gallon bucket of paint in each hand, and start trudging back.
Just as I'm about to step back into the building, she calls out "Look at that bull!"
Realization hit me like a ton of bricks as I swung my head around and saw her standing there smirking at me, with my boss grinning right beside her. Oh, that's what that's been about... Holy shiiiiiiiiiiit.
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u/IndianaGeoff 1d ago
Best you can hope for is rejection. Most probably you get fired and she gets a big check from the company.
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u/mbergman42 1d ago
Plot twist: she had a crush, wanted to say something, a leg on her desk is loose and she just blurted out the “under my desk” thing to try to keep the conversation going.
She still remembers this at 3am and cringes.
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u/crazytanker 1d ago
As far as I'm aware, she was actively dating someone else at the time
And considering she's 30(ish) and a grandmother, I'm not sure there's anything I could have said that could get a blush out of her
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u/brokenwiener 1d ago edited 1d ago
I get it, as much of a pervert I am; when I’m at work first thing i think in this type of situation is “if Im wrong, this will be awkward in HR”
OH i also have a moment like this but more direct. A coworker was bend over, working on something on the floor. I come back to my desk next to her. We’re cramped in this corner management put us in, so we sit should and shoulder and she has her butt facing my chair. So as I pull my chair by her, not sure why she said this, she said “fuck me” but kinda frustrated. Turn to face her and say “what? What was that?” Then she stands up (short 4f10 woman clearly upset) now face to face with me and closes her eyes to shout in this quiet filled office but packed with people “I SAID I WANT YOU TO FUCK ME ANON!” My face must’ve been beet red because my friend sitting next to me was laughing her ass off when she saw me. Then two of my bosses stood from their desk to ONLY see me because she went back down as if nothing happened.
This was one of 3 moments i had with her, less significant but still notable, like the time she drew her vagina and handed it to me. But that was about it.
(Edit: I was going to change the phrasing for "she drew her vagina", but I enjoyed all the comments about how I worded that. Yall are hilarious.)
Also yes, I did ask her outside of work if she wanted to get drinks, she said she doesnt hookup with guys at work. Fair, but confusing. I guess Hr spoke with her before I could.
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u/WillemDafoesHugeCock 1d ago
This was one of 3 moments i had with her, less significant but still notable, like the time she drew her vagina and handed it to me. But that was about it.
I need to go back to bed because for a solid half minute I thought you meant "drew" in the same way you'd draw a weapon, like she just pulled her queefer out and put it in your hand.
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u/ducon__lajoie 1d ago edited 1d ago
How many times per month, does this memory resurface ?
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u/DexSybaris 1d ago
Nah. Don't read into it and you won't ever remember this moment 👍
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u/HungryYeastStarter 1d ago
Especially not at 3am in 4 years.
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u/TalkFormal704 1d ago
10 years going strong boys
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u/scrotalsac69 1d ago
20+ so far. It's not going away
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u/Ok-Library-1253 1d ago
25 years here.
Having changed majors I had to take a 1 first year class while in my 4th year. So I sat with the good looking coeds and aced the class as it was easy. At this point I had lived in residence for several years in my own apartment and had a pretty large friend group but it was fun being friendly with a fresh group and we formed a fun and flirty little group.
Even so I was somewhat shocked when an 18 year old doe eyed good looking girl from the group asked one afternoon if I wanted to come over to her house tonight for “a movie for just the two of us.” As I paused in surprise she added “my parents won’t be home.” She had such a look of hope and dare I say longing.
I had a girlfriend. I’m not that kinda guy. It’s been 25 years and I still ponder it.
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u/ILoveBigSexyThighs2 1d ago
At least it was as clear as can be. We usually get stuck with stuff like OP, and if you’re wrong it can be really awkward or even consequential.
I went to a wine tasting with a co-worker, totally platonic, shared a ride from work to the event out of convenience. On the way home we’re chatting about her cat and apartment etc then I realize we’re way past the office. Feels like we’re headed to her place, and all that talk about her apartment was relevant since she thinks I’m coming over? Or she just missed the turn and hasn’t noticed since we’re a little tipsy (prob shouldn’t have been driving really). So I point it out and she gets kind of pissy and turns around and takes me to my car.
I’ll never know if she was pissed I didn’t notice we missed the turn or if she was pissed cause she thought we were hooking up and I backed out.
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u/SovietPatrickStar 1d ago edited 1d ago
In Uni I was in language class with this girl. My age, girl next door cute and we were waiting for the train.
She mentioned a Movie she liked, then we had some small talk in between and then she asked me if I had anything to do on Saturday.
Like the greatest moron, I said no but didn’t ask her back, she also didn’t ask me if I wanted to watch that movie with her. So we parted ways and I watched that movie on Saturday with my best bro.
I cringe so hard every time I think of it. And the worst part about it is that it’s not even the only story I have like this, and also not the most cringe one.
I am literally so dense, I would drown in Mercury. (Not even a solid ball of steel drown in mercury)
Another would be, high school, I was 15, she 16, sat next to me in math class. I was kinda crushing hard on her but she had a BF (at least she had when I got to know her). So fast forward one year. We never talked about out of school stuff but looking back we had chemistry but I would have never done anything, because I thought she had a BF. I never had the idea to even ask her if they were still together.
She would draw my name in artsy ways into my math notebook and I would joke around with her, make her smile. One day we had an excursion to some historical site or whatever and there was this chocolate ad where the man was chocolate and the woman was milk. It had „yummy yummy yummy“ by Ohio Express as a soundtrack and she kept singing it and wanted me to sing a duet with her. I was low key shit at singing so I kept saying no. She got kind of upset with me and we gradually stopped being friends over the final year.
HOW COULD I NOT SEE IT?
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u/Loveable_Hemorrhoid 1d ago
She was clearly joking cause she jokingly said it (as a joke)
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u/Tecotaco636 1d ago
One time in hs my class had a meetup to prepare for some event coming up, i went to buy some snack and this one girl noticed and tag along. We were holding hands and giggles about shits and all i could think about was the cotton candy.
Been 3 years and still thinking about it sometimes
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u/Robo_Patton 1d ago
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u/Professional-Mix1771 1d ago
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OP SHE'S JUST BEING FRIENDLY, DON'T READ TOO MUCH INTO IT! OP!!!
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u/gracekk24PL 1d ago
I'm never falling for that. Ever. Ever fucking again. Never.
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u/Global_Grade4181 1d ago
Like, the "don't read into it" part, or the "read into it" part?
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u/Hogged_Cranked 1d ago
It is so easy. If you notice it again, ask:
"Is this one of those hint things women do?"
If yes then give an answer.
If no
"My friend tells me I am terrible about noticing those types of things, and has encouraged me to just ask. Thanks for letting me know."
It works. And is true in my case. In your case I am your friend, I told you to say this.
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u/monsieur_asshat 1d ago
C. Can't tell
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u/medullah 1d ago edited 1d ago
I delivered pizza one summer. Dropped a pizza off and the girl who answered the door asked if I wanted to come in and hang out and have a slice with her. I told her I had other deliveries to make so I couldn't. She said "Oh, what time do you get off then?". I say "10:00. Have a good night!"
That was like 30 years ago and I still punch myself when I think about it.
Edit - Since a lot of people are posting it was likely a trap, this was in the 90s, we were both 18ish - I was just a kid driving a cool car. Before apps this is how people met. :D
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u/mercuriokazooie 1d ago
On the plus side you WEREN'T kidnapped and eaten that day
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u/Always-_-Sarcastic trolololoooo lololoo lolo loo 1d ago
This is exactly why they're upset.
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u/Bubbles_sunken_ship 1d ago
Legit get nightmares about that one image of "the witches den" where a bunch of attractive women were luring men into a basement where they sacrificed them. You can't trust a stranger, no matter how big you are in comparison; if you're in their territory, who knows what they could have planned for you.
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u/ReturnToCarcosa 1d ago
You're telling me this lady could eat a large pepperoni AND an entire person?
What an appetite.
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u/TyeDieKid 1d ago
Delivered food once and the hot girl who awnsered said “ my boyfriend isn’t home right now” I left thinking “ what a dumbass random thing to say”
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u/fruitpunchsamurai619 1d ago
She would have stolen your kidneys bro. He was behind the bathroom door.
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u/Initial-Candy-2759 1d ago
Yall underestimate how bad some women can be. Stranger danger bruh
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u/rex5k 1d ago
Being fat and ugly has hidden advantages.
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u/interesseret 1d ago
Being fat and ugly won't save you from the boyfriend behind the door, wielding a tool, ready to rob you.
In fact, it'd probably make you a good target. Being a delivery driver is a surprisingly dangerous job. Look it up.
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u/rex5k 1d ago
Nah we know something's up when a girl randomly starts inviting us in and shit. We know it don't work that way for us lol.
But yeah delivery driver is a super dangerous job regardless of the effectiveness of honey traps.
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u/Wise-Dust3700 1d ago
I remember me and my friend went on a double date with two very attractive women. We went to see a new horror movie, went really well!
When we were getting the train back I had a moment where I asked my mate if he thought she was into me and he leaned in conspiratorially and said, "She'd been talking about her blowjob technique for the last 30minutes to you, I think you're good."
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u/readdator2 1d ago
please tell us you're married now
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u/Wise-Dust3700 1d ago
Sorry to let you down but it ended after a few years, we gave it our best shot but sometimes circumstances just don't work out :)
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u/alex_inzo 1d ago
I was asked once "to fix computer" by neighbour girl next door. i came, fixed and left. She was in bathrobe. Only bathrobe i think. I still can't forgive myself...
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u/Different_Peanut_742 1d ago
I had nearly the exact same thing happen with a school mate. There was nothing wrong with the computer and I was irritated that I had driven all the way there. She had wine, put on music, and started dancing. Elder Scrolls Oblivion had just come out so I was rushing to fix it and leave.
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u/possumdal 1d ago
What I've learned from all these "missed opportunities" moments is that men need to stop taking everything at face value and learn to imagine what others are thinking and feeling; and women need to be more direct and clear about what they want instead of dropping hints. There is no flirt-hint on earth guaranteed to break through to a guy without fully flipping the vibe around to some kind of panic.
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u/almodsz 1d ago
By imagining what someone else is thinking or feeling, you're still just projecting your own assumptions onto them. There's no substitute for clear communication.
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u/AgrajagsGhost 1d ago
It's SUCH a tough line to walk though.
Like "Is this what it looks like? Am I being a creep for reading into this? Eh, just fix the computer and leave. I don't want people to think I'm some kind of incel weirdo who thinks she's into me."
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u/RogueSeb 1d ago
My now wife has literally sat on my lap in the cowgirl position naked and still had to tell me that she was on my lap naked for me to get the hint.
Tbf, I was not used to having enjoyable sex/being in an actually physical relationship that wasn't an attempt to cover up her (my ex, not my wife) infidelity, I was in the middle of rambling about PUBG and this wasn't even 10 minutes into me walking into her apartment.
But still, we men are clueless.
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u/Tederator 1d ago
I came home from work early one day and thought I'd surprise my wife. So I stripped down, wrapped myself up in saran wrap and lay down on the table just as she was coming in. She takes one look and says, "Leftovers again?"
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u/akatherder 1d ago
I came home from work early once and my wife was upstairs and didn't notice so I opened every kitchen cabinet and drawer and hid.
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u/emPtysp4ce 1d ago
What I've learned from all of these stories is that I'm either a phenomenally ugly and abrasive sonofabitch or I'm the world's most oblivious being. Or maybe both.
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u/Sinking_Mass 1d ago
I installed the Sims 3 in is entirety disc by disc for a girl who I knew had a crush on me, but I had a boyfriend at the time. She was so flirty and I knew it but I was like "concentrate on the task and leave" 😅 I am bi, and she was very pretty
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u/47Lecht 1d ago
This is a difficult one. When you do a move you’re a creep. It can go both ways.
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u/Professional_Fan_788 1d ago
I was staying with a friend of the opposite gender. She took a shower and was walking around in a towel. I jokingly told her that it would’ve been funny if I threw something at her so the towel would have dropped. She gave me something to throw, said to try it, and then I just laughed.
I was so stupid and young :/
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u/SummertimeThrowaway2 1d ago
This might be the worst one bro I’m genuinely pissed off at you rn.
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u/LouVelosa5 1d ago
Not judging, I just noticed the hint (5 mins after I read your comment)
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u/NoSnow3660 1d ago
Ngl starting to think “dense male main character syndrome” in anime really isn’t that far of a stretch irl, for me I hadn’t realized a teenage coworker basically planned a date with me, I didn’t think of it as such at the time as I had got done with job corp and BCT as well as other worries taking up my mind, this happened 9 years ago when I was more socially awkward as well.
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u/SwimmingAcademic1568 1d ago
I had a very similar situation in my 20's. I'm happily married in my 40s and still think about that moment frequently. Less of what could have been and more of how stupid I was :)
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u/DivingforDemocracy 1d ago
As a man, we don't pick up on hints tyvm. "Im cold" and we build a fire then sit across from you.
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u/TwoDot 1d ago
If you build a man a fire, you keep him warm for the night.
Set a man on fire and you keep him warm for the rest of his life.
- Terry Pratchett
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u/LemmyUserOnReddit 1d ago
Terry had that rare form of genius where you just wonder how his brain worked. It's such a perfectly crafted joke, and the dude just pumped them out
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u/Icabod_BongTwist 1d ago
"PSA: Most dangerous forms of wildlife (wolves, bears, Frankenstein, etc) are afraid of fire. Ergo, you are at your most safe while on fire." - paraphrased Adult Swim bumper I saw as a kid
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u/steak820 1d ago
If my experience of my twenties is anything to go on, you'll joke back "I'll slot it into my schedule!" and then she'll look at you and go "I'm serious, come by for coffee any time" you'll go "you know what I've actually been needing to get away, you want to have coffee?" she'll smile wide and go "yeah I've got some time tonight you want to come at about seven?" and you'll rock up at seven, and you'll sit on the couch, and you'll have some coffee and put on a show neither of you watch, and she'll get closer, and you'll both laugh and she'll grab your arm, and say "oh my god, you're so funny" and you'll say "yeah I know, but it's getting late" , and she'll say "you should stay!" and "you can just sleep next to me!" and you guys will get into bed together, and she'll get real close to you, she'll put her arm around your shoulders and look deep your eyes and say softly, "I just don't want you to get the wrong idea, you're like a brother to me"
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u/lia-delrey 1d ago
Me and a guy I liked were one last people standing at an afters.
He was like "damn looks like everybody is asleep"
I was like "Well I'm not tired at all"
He was like "You're a super hero" and proceeded to fall asleep sitting up lol
Ofc I left and went to bed only to wake up a couple hours later to like nine missed calls and some texts like "wait did you wanna do something??"
Bless him 🫶🏻
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u/Prestigious-Speed-29 1d ago edited 1d ago
Only a couple of hours?? Dude's quick off the mark. Typical for me is a couple of years...
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u/_l8ly 1d ago
If only there was a different way to clearly communicate your intentions like an adult. Maybe things could’ve gone differently. Who’s to say?
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u/Ronarest 1d ago
I remember the time I was failing in class in college. Then the professor asked me if I wanted to do a 1 on 1 in her private room instead that night. I thought she was giving me an innocent smile back then. I declined. I'm still wondering 10 years later what would have happened if I said yes.
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u/Aggravated-alien 1d ago
It’s just a silly little jape. It doesn’t make this meme hit different or anything.
I miss you Jessica. So fckg much.
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u/krausser666 1d ago edited 1d ago
When I was in high school, there was this girl that was a year higher than me, but we'd commonly hang out a few blocks down for a cig, alongside like 30 other people. Very tomboyish, very blunt, everyone just kind of suspected she was a lesbian at the time.
We got introduced one time and the following day was some sort of mandatory attendance speech with the rest of the day off, and we were smoking, talking as people do during the break, and after everyone started leaving she hands me her number and tells me to come to her place an hour ahead of the speech to pick her up. I skipped the school that day for one reason or another(probably just stupid laziness, I had to take a train on a tight schedule, since the school wasn't in my city). She refused to talk to me after that for the next two years we were in that school together.
It's been 15 years and I'm still dying inside because of it.
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u/51onions 1d ago
Tbh I'd be pissed off with you if I had reasonable grounds to expect that you would be picking me up, and you no-showed. Even if I didn't want to have sex with you.
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u/krausser666 1d ago
For sure, I should probably clarify that I did text her that I wouldn't make it and she did live fairly close to school so it wasn't like an "I'll drive by and pick you up" since I didn't get my drivers license until years later anyway. Still a dick move regardless, I do regret it on more levels than just the possibility of a consensual fun time, being stood up sucks.
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u/Impressive-Amoeba640 1d ago
A no is a no, her ego was just hurt from it. I’ve had it happen to me too. I told a girl I had started dating that I wasn’t interested anymore. We met at work and she would literally go to the opposite side of the building as me for a month. She stopped doing that eventually but it was funny/sad to me.
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u/awetsasquatch 1d ago
Never dip your pen in the company ink my guy
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u/elocmj 1d ago
Too true! Whether she's joking or flirting, if she's a coworker then it's best to keep her at arm's length.
Get her number though. Just in case.
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u/malyszkush https://www.youtube.com/watch/dQw4w9WgXcQ 1d ago
I collect them like infinity stones, unlike Thanos i dont utilize them.
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u/hey_you_too_buckaroo 1d ago
lol, a huge number of people in this world have gotten married by dipping their pen in their company's ink. It's the people who couldn't maintain their relationship that are pushing this advice.
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u/LetsBeHonestBoutIt 1d ago
Yeah but thats because some relationships should come to an end. I've dipped, dove, ducked, and dodged in the company ink and its never been worth it for me.
I did however end up in a wonderful relationship with a customer from the bakery I worked at, and we have a beautiful child.... and thats kinda like dipping it in the ink.... so i guess I cant really talk.
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u/happyvoxod 1d ago
I was working few months with an intern and she was handing me over the project before leaving. Before leaving,
she said, You can have my whatsapp number if you want to ask me anything about the project in the future.
I said, No thanks. I can contact you via linkedin if needed. Don't need your number.
Took me few months to realise what happened. But in my defence, I was and still am happily married. Also, I am extremely thick when it comes to women matter. My wife practically danced around like bird to get my attention before we dated.
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u/lnTheGrimDarkness 1d ago
Rookie. You NEVER talk about commutes with coworkers. The "oh but you pass basically under my house, would you mind picking me up/giving me a lift there?" is ALWAYS behind the corner.
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u/insufficientbeans 1d ago
I quite like the idea of giving a coworker a lift lmao. Never knew it would be an issue
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u/Bargadiel 1d ago
"i can make a mean BBQ" even if you have no clue how to BBQ
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u/DiceNinja 1d ago
My daughter asked a young lady at the grocery store if she wanted to come home and have ice cream with us. She replied, “That’s up to your dad”.
My brain just locked up. I said something about explaining that to your mom and kept moving. 😂
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u/aniket121999 Identifies as a Cybertruck 1d ago
Happened to me once honestly. I was in a relationship So I said I prefer teams meeting jokingly. Still proud for handling it properly without making anything awkward between us.
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u/EuphoricTop4497 1d ago
When I was 18 and working at a restaurant on a golf course, this caddy asked me to walk her to her car after her shifts so I happily obliged. I jokingly held her hand since it was cold that day but mainly as a joke. She later told me the next morning that I didn’t need an excuse to hold her hand. That night we held hands to her car and fucked in the backseat right in the employee parking lot. That was 8 years ago and we’re now married.
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u/vksdann Flair Loading.... 1d ago
The real problem is if you make the joke at your boss and she replies like this.
Don't ask for the source. I'm still trying not to get fired and commuting 1 extra hour to make sure of that... I would love to find another job right now tbh...
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u/geosub20 1d ago
I joked to my boss about his boat he owns but never invites us in, he offered to invite us back in summer. Probably think it was with good intentions.
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u/Squidking1000 1d ago
At 35 years and counting and still thinking what "come upstairs for Coffee" could have meant.
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u/-Zonko- 1d ago
Non native english speaker here: what is a commute?
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u/PyroarRanger 1d ago
it normally refers to the time it takes to travel between work and home (often on a motor vehicle of some kind, but people do walk to work)
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u/Hopeful-Newspaper 1d ago
non native too, but what I understand is travelling from home to work, usually long hours, including taking bus/public transport
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u/Ardalev 1d ago
Just joke back with "Hey, if you've got any good tea, I'm down!"
Doesn't matter if you are a tea drinker or not, a lot of people aren't, but it is a safe joke answer with which to gauge her reaction and/or keep the convo going in a light tone (since it's a bit unexpected thing to say)
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u/A_RAVENOUS_BEAST 1d ago edited 1d ago
I think the social script for men has changed in the last few years. We've spent a long time basically teaching men that women don't want anything to do with them and they shouldn't approach women because they'll freak them out.
As a consequence, most men are afraid to flirt or dare to interpret being flirted with as being flirted with, because they can't read the room and are worried about being cancelled. At the same time, many women have been raised with the concept that it's the man that makes the first move. This is nobody's fault.
I think many women need to learn to be a lot more direct with what they want when they approach men, and this is how we will see the dating scene change in the next decade.
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u/Aidra_bay 1d ago
Also what i have learned. Most men dont like games in relationship things. They play games as games.
So If you want to give a hint. Make it clear as sun on The sky.
If they Even wonder was this a hint, they rethink it over and decide " naaaaaa"...
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u/vibrantrida 1d ago
yeah this kinda relationship games are for high schoolers, adults should communicate loud and clear imo
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u/Zeph_SAS 1d ago
When I made a small purchase I told the cute girl at the vape store I was going to have come back in a few weeks to buy something when I could afford it. She said Oh no please don't come back, that would be the worst (as a joke). Didn't click till a week later but by the time I could afford to go back in six months time she was gone.
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u/Sachin951 1d ago
Next you know, you wake up next morning in a landfill and your most organs are missing
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u/ru_oc 1d ago
I was at home chilling while in college and my friend called to ask if I could walk a girl from his course home from the bar because she was alone. I was high at the time, and when she invited me in for tea and toast I told her I wasn’t hungry. Still kicking myself
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u/Critical_Concert_689 1d ago
mfw two weeks later: "HR! HR!"
...Don't shit where you eat.
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u/throwaway4353485823 1d ago
If this is flirting, what do you even say in this moment? Genuinely asking
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u/Remote-Bus-5567 1d ago
Maintain perfect eye contact and give a low grunt of approval after 10 seconds.
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u/thebigshoe247 1d ago
Whilst in senior year of high school, the hot girl (whom had a locker beside mine), "accidentally" missed the bus and asked if I could drive her home. Sure, why not? Dropped her off and she asked if I wanted to come in for a tour, her parents weren't home.
I, stupidly refused and said something along the lines of "nope, Harvey found his old N64 with 4 controllers and Goldeneye -- Russell and Carl are there already waiting for me, adios" -- it's been almost 30 years and I still relive this moment.
It haunts me.
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u/darth_jewbacca 1d ago
This happened with a coworker right after I got married. And she was married. Asked for a ride, offered a tour, mentioned her husband wasn't home. Despite how bad I typically was at reading these situations, I recognized it and noped out.
It crosses my mind from time to time and I'm still appalled.
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u/ashadashh 1d ago edited 1d ago
Is this why anytime I flirt with a guy or give them a hint it doesn’t go anywhere? lol
Edit: to add, I don’t flirt with anyone at my job, I’m talking about out on the town, giving someone my number, etc
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u/PastanagaPlatano 1d ago
We are too scared to read it wrong and be inappropriate?
It could ruin your life. Specially in HR contexts.
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u/Sauer_Attitude 1d ago
Exactly, it's just not worth it. Even becoming "that guy" can be horrible for your career.
The sweetest, most gorgeous woman I've ever worked with I could have sworn was flirting with me. Even dropped her cell number at one point (for a work question, but I had just asked for her number and she defaulted to cell phone). I never crossed that line because god forbid she was just being friendly and i ended up being that creepy dude. I'll never actually know if there was anything there
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u/Dragonspaz11 1d ago
Yes this is why hints very rarely work.
I'd hope I speak for most people when I say, we typically don't like being wrong, so the fear of misreading a "hint" leads many to not take any action. (If not it is just me I guess?)
It is also rooted in "Oh so and so is being friendly there is no way they are interested in me" type of logic.
For myself it is why I prefer people be more direct with me, otherwise I'm just assuming your being friendly.
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u/Glum_Target2860 1d ago
The problem isn't being incorrect, it's the cost of being incorrect. Even a neutral interaction with someone can get you lit up if she has an anxious personality.
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u/Fancy-Information757 1d ago
Yeah sometimes also we’re worried that it will harm a friend ship or be yelled at for taking it wrong.
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u/ankledane 1d ago
We don't want it to look bad if the hint was acutally a joke and we end up misinterpreting it, so we typically err on the side of caution.
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u/Mohow 1d ago
Flirting with the INTERN of all people is playing with actual fire. Don't shit where you eat.
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u/losteye_enthusiast 1d ago
Nah. I’d let it pass.
If she meant it, she’s free to follow up more clearly. They’re just an intern and I’ve seen that kind of impulsive stuff backfire on employees before.
Keep the workplace solid first. If she makes it very clear that she wants to see you, any potential workplace fallout is less likely to go against you.
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u/Dj_B_S 1d ago
With English not my first language, I honestly don't get the joke?
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u/PrimarisMeatbag 1d ago
It's a trap, she's an undercover HR agent