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blackwatch03

The Saga of Morton, the Lazy-Eyed IT Professional

May 30, 2007 19:16

(Okay, so it's not really a saga...and his name isn't really Morton, but the rest of the story is true...)

We have a new IT guy at work. He's generally nice enough, but today was the first time I've ever talked to him one-on-one. He poked his head in to ask who used to sit in the abandoned cube next to me, just to make sure he's disconnecting the ( Read more... )

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aggiemoose04 May 31 2007, 03:36:08 UTC

What IS it with IT guys??? None of them have an ounce of social skills in their body! LOVE the bit about the AOL doorslam - Haha!

And yeah...I always got the "you don't sound Texan....or even American for that matter!" when I was in Europe. I never really knew how to respond...

aggiemoose04 June 3 2007, 19:15:22 UTC

Yeah, I know...nice guy, but it's like the concept of tact is just foreign to him or something...

I have to admit, I'm getting a little tired of this anti-Texas prejudice. Bush just screwed us all right in the ass...

blackwatch03 June 3 2007, 19:16:12 UTC

oops...that was from me, btw. Firefox keeps logging me out lately for some reason...

redcheval May 31 2007, 04:10:46 UTC

LMAO!!

That IS a saga!! Morton...haha...

Oops...sorry...didn't mean to bother you, seeing as I'm a Texan and all...

I'll let you get back to your northern comrades while I go ride my horses...

But y'all come on back now and see us, ya hear!?!

anjea June 1 2007, 01:45:03 UTC

Just for grins, when you talk to this guy (and only when talking TO him in group conversations), you should pull out all of the ol' Texas favorites on him just to make him squirm. :D

-Usta coulda
-Fixin' to
-...Coke... (even for Sprite, Sunkist, or any other carbonated drink)
-Might should/could
-Change all -ing endings to -in'
-Add the nasal twang (surely you can imitate that after how many years in College Station?)
-emphasize pronunciations of y'all and y'all's

blackwatch03 June 3 2007, 19:18:46 UTC

Well, I've always said Coke, and I don't make any attempt to curb my usage of y'all...though I've never put a lot of emphasis on it. I think the first few times I said it after I moved here, no one noticed.

But yeah, I should bust out some small-town colloquialisms on him, see how he likes that.

Jerk.