what’s that you say???
I had the yearly luncheon today with the managing directors where we go over what is going on with the philanthropic arm and while waiting for the elevator, we were discussing how there is yet another movie being filmed outside. Someone wondered how they are getting all these permits to shut the street down and I said I didn’t think all of the films had permits; and I have talked to some of the business owners and they told me they have not been compensated at all even though their business for the day is being blocked by snot-nosed PAs who tell people they “can’t” walk down the street. I said that for one movie some little child probably just out of nappies had tried to tell me–order me just about–not to pass down the street–they weren’t even filming at the time–and I asked if they had a permit to close it and when he hemmed and hawed, I said, “Well I sure as fuck am walking down the street then.” Meaning, I said that to the PA some months back and I repeated it, complete with “fuck,” to the MDs. Three sets of that taken-aback look that you get when someone does something they shouldn’t but you really don’t know how to address it.
Whoopsie!
I was perfectly respectable for the rest of the day. Hopefully they have all thought maybe they misheard me.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:19 am
I’ve done that more times than I can remember during my 20 year career (yikes, now I dating myself) working for the DoD. You can always tell when it goes over like a lead balloon. My problem isn’t a lack of vocabulary, but sometimes “fuck” or its many variations is just the right word. Usually, that fact alone has been enough to save my career for this long.
May 7th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
To make myself feel less like a trashmouth, I’ve been telling myself it could have been much, much worse. The words, I mean. “Fuck” was tame by comparison.
May 7th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Okay, you and I have got to have a conversation sometime. I’ve said that exact same thing to several people and they always have a astonished look on their faces, that is only surpassed by the expression they have when I prove my point.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:44 am
lolz I don’t dare try to prove my point! Plus it’s different for men; they can get away with it better. Girls are supposed to be sweet and women are supposed to be professional. Swearing doesn’t fit in to that picture.
Although, women get away with crying a lot more than men do but that’s not the wisest thing to do at the office either.