Thursday, August 07, 2008

Close talker, Being a

If you insist on being a close-talker, do your library's patrons and your coworkers a favor and try to have good breath.
Posted by J at 8:54 AM
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10 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have a "personal space invader" who likes to walk right up on me where I'm sitting at a desk and stands too close while talking. So her face isn't in my face, but she's too damn close. Back off, yo!

11:56 AM
Anonymous said...

And if you have just come from a smoke break (which consists of sitting in your car and inhaling both first and secondhand smoke), have the decency to pop a tic-tac!

12:51 PM
zelda said...

Which is worse: a close-talker or a tit-talker...You know, those guys who never look at your face, but instead...

10:17 AM
Anonymous said...

Hey, tit-talkers ain't just men! I've known several women, straight too, who talk to the tits...somehow this makes them feel more comfortable than looking at you eye-to-eye. Very weird.

11:44 AM
Anonymous said...

Oh, the tit talkers. It's even weirder when it's at a holiday party and their spouse is present, and standing next to them, while they stare at your breasts.

11:58 AM
Anonymous said...

I have gingivitis, a severe case. But I use it to my advantage. For example, when my skanky bully co-worker attempts to micro-manage me, I make sure I get up-close-and-personal when I talk to her. And it works wonders with problems patrons, i.e. sex offenders, stoned teenagers, drunks. Well, maybe not the drunks.

9:40 AM
Monster Librarian said...

YUCKO! I have a fellow co-worker who insists on this nasty habit, but does us all the honor of eating really stinky garlic, meaty lunches before he shares his breath stink with us!

5:44 PM
Anonymous said...

Maybe he thinks garlic breath is sexy??

4:13 PM
Anonymous said...

Well, monster librarian, are you a skanky, bullying, micro-manager?

6:24 PM
Anonymous said...

Yeah for realz. Good breath would help. I try and work several different techniques when dealing with a close talker. I wrote an article called What To Do About CLOSE TALKERS. Check it out.

9:18 PM

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