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Slobby officemate eating junkfood loudly at desk.

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  • 26-07-2013 3:12pm
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    jr22
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭


    I have headphones in with some ambient music on, the window is open and there's the fairly pleasant noise of kids playing in the nearby park. There's the background noise of noisy fan running and yet all I can hear is the sound of biscuits being annihilated, drinks being slurped, crisp bags being molested.

    Not just every now and again, all fecking day. :eek:

    The only respite is when she goes down to the vending machine or the jacks.

    The more I try not to focus on it, the worse it seems to get.

    The same person will yawn in your face mid conversation, repeatedly, without any attempt to stifle it and with no apologies.

    When she has a cold I've resorted on a few occasions to asking her if she needs a tissue in an attempt to prompt her to blow her nose. She refuses in a kind of "Oh no! You're grand, thanks!" sort of way and continues snot sniffling every 15 seconds, all day long...

    Anyone else dealt with something like this? What can you do?
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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,312 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    jr22 wrote: »
    I have headphones in with some ambient music on, the window is open and there's the fairly pleasant noise of kids playing in the nearby park. There's the background noise of noisy fan running and yet all I can hear is the sound of biscuits being annihilated, drinks being slurped, crisp bags being molested.

    You must have either the most amazing hearing or the worst headphones, if you can still hear all that.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    Captain_Generic
    Registered Users Posts: 1,408 ✭✭✭Captain_Generic


    jr22 wrote: »
    crisp bags being molested.

    I thought that only happened when you're out of condoms


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    LiamoSail
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,294 ✭✭✭LiamoSail


    Just keep staring at her with a look of disgust on your face muttering the phrase "you people"


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    I Heart Internet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,678 ✭✭✭I Heart Internet


    Sooo........is she hot?


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    jr22
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭jr22


    I Heart Internet wrote: »
    Sooo........is she hot?


    In a word, no.


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    Christ the Redeemer
    Registered Users Posts: 463 ✭✭Christ the Redeemer


    Get her to have sex with you and then accuse her of rape. That will get her fired!

    I seen it in Orange is the new Black. fool proof.


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    I Heart Internet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,678 ✭✭✭I Heart Internet


    jr22 wrote: »
    In a word, no.

    Get over your crush so OP and stop obsessing about her.

    You'll never feel her warm, cheese and onion breath on your face as she locks you in a tender, chocolatey fingered embrace.

    Plenty more fish in the sea JR.


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    jr22
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭jr22


    Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »
    You must have either the most amazing hearing or the worst headphones, if you can still hear all that.

    There's sometimes other people in the office so I don't want to be an irritant with music blaring out of my headphones. The headphones are earplugs, they're alright, nothing fancy.

    I think it's more that when I know the head wrecking slurping chewing noise is there, I end up listening out for it even though it's the last thing I want to hear. :pac:


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    [Deleted User]
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    What kind of biscuits?


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    jr22
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭jr22


    Deleted User wrote: »
    What kind of biscuits?


    Fecking Ginger Nuts!


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    anncoates
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    jr22 wrote: »

    I think it's more that when I know the head wrecking slurping chewing noise is there,

    TBH:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia


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    The Uninvited Guest
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭The Uninvited Guest


    Punch her in the windpipe


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    Muckie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭Muckie


    Fart beside her :)


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    Mr. CooL ICE
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    Ask her when the baby is due


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    cluelez
    Registered Users Posts: 157 ✭✭cluelez


    jr22 wrote: »
    Fecking Ginger Nuts!

    stay focus

    ha ha


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    Lucyfur
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    jr22 wrote: »
    Fecking Ginger Nuts!

    In fairness, they're noisy biscuits.


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    [Deleted User]
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    jr22 wrote: »
    Fecking Ginger Nuts!

    Does she have tea?


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    jr22
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭jr22


    anncoates wrote: »
    TBH:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia



    Ha! Possibly!


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    jr22
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭jr22


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Does she have tea?


    No tea. She just goes straight at them, unfortunately! :P


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    [Deleted User]
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    jr22 wrote: »
    No tea. She just goes straight at them, unfortunately! :P

    Ginger nut biscuits without tea?

    What a weirdo.


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    #22
    frozenfrozen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,882 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    eat her


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    zenno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭zenno


    I'm Flabbergasted :D


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    starWave
    Registered Users Posts: 391 ✭✭starWave


    My mate had the same problem with people eating with their mouths open opposite to his desk. He sent an instant message to another colleague to moan about it, but by accident he sent it to the person eating. Problem solved.


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    Ruu
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    Invite them over to your place for food then stuff them so much that it kills them. I got the idea from Theatre of Blood (Vincent Price). Brilliant stuff.


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    uch
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    Why not try doing a bit of work, instead of focusing on her all the time ?

    21/25



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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,312 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Ruubot2 wrote: »
    Invite them over to your place for food then stuff them so much that it kills them. I got the idea from Theatre of Blood (Vincent Price). Brilliant stuff.

    Se7en?

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    boogle
    Registered Users Posts: 777 ✭✭✭boogle


    Buy a load of these: http://www.panelwarehouse.com/jumbo-display-stands-c7/jumbo-display-stand-4-panel-with-aluminium-frame-p27
    and box yourself in. Or else box her in.


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    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users Posts: 43,028 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    What size is this eating machine?


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    jr22
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭jr22


    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    What size is this eating machine?


    Substantial.


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    Overheal
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    /grabs popco -

    hey wheres the popcorn :confused:


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