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[DGuller]

Whew.  That was easy to take the wrong way.

[Josephus]

Sorry...it is Lanugish though...didn't think it would be taken seriously.

thanks for the concern. Other than an intermittent pain in my balls I'm quite alright.

[lustindarkness]

I'm dying too.

[Malthus]

I'm dying too.

We are all dying. The only question is when. 

[lustindarkness]

I'm dying too.

We are all dying. The only question is when. 

Not sure I want to know.

[Barrister]

Sorry...it is Lanugish though...didn't think it would be taken seriously.

thanks for the concern. Other than an intermittent pain in my balls I'm quite alright.

Because this *is* languish, it wouldn't shock me that "I'm dying " is how someone would announce a terminal testicular cancer diagnosis.

[Eddie Teach]

Whew.  That was easy to take the wrong way.

If he was a diabetic he could exclaim "I just shot myself!" Or if he took a selfie.

[CountDeMoney]

I had that in early september. I had ultrasound done & it turned out I had this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epididymitis

Shit, I knocked that out in 6th grade.   Piece of cake.  Was home from school for a week.

[sbr]

I work for an electrical contractor; I have spent 99% of the 3 years I have been there doing various projects/jobs at one large hospital/medical school.  I am currently in charge of one part of a very large project; they are completely remodeling 3/4 of 2 floors of the hospital.

One month ago the IT Project Manager for this project (my main hospital contact) sent an email to my immediate boss telling him what a fantastic job I have been doing.  My boss forwarded the email on to the company CEO and other bigwigs and gave me a hearty "Thanks for all you do!"  I wasn't expecting anything else, and until yesterday I was not disappointed.

Then yesterday one of the above bigwigs was wandering the hospital visiting all of our current job sites (we do 99% of the electrical work for a very large hospital with $$ coming out of its ears).  He found me, it appeared intentionally and asked to talk to me in private.  He mentioned the email from a month ago and thanked me and told em how much they appreciated customer feedback like that.  Then the awkward part of the conversation:

Him:  You're married right?
Me: Um, no.
Him:  Girlfriend, dating?
Me: Not at the moment, no.
Him: ...
Him: I want to do something for you, but we can't do gift cards anymore; you know taxes, corporate stuff.  I want to do something though, pay for a nice meal.  Maybe you could take a friend, a buddy, out to a nice steak dinner and bring me the receipt.
Me: (wondering if he now thinks I am gay)(not that there is anything wrong with that)  Yeah that would be great, I will definitely do that.  Thank you very much!
Him:  No problem, we really want to reward people who do such a great job and make us look so good. Thanks again.
Me:  Oh yeah, of course.  Thanks again.  I need to get back to work.

*handshake*

A few minutes later he sticks his head in the room I am in and says that it doesn't have to be food, I could go buy something for myself.  He specifically mentioned REI, and to make sure I bring him the receipt.

I am now in the weird place of deciding myself how much of a bonus I give myself.

[garbon]

I just ordered pho from this take out place for the first time. 6 bucks for chicken pho. Everything was separate from the soup so it wouldn't be soggy when it got delivered. Just as I was feeling sad that I didn't have any sriracha, I found a small container of it with the delivery. Awesome!

[DGuller]

I work for an electrical contractor; I have spent 99% of the 3 years I have been there doing various projects/jobs at one large hospital/medical school.  I am currently in charge of one part of a very large project; they are completely remodeling 3/4 of 2 floors of the hospital.

One month ago the IT Project Manager for this project (my main hospital contact) sent an email to my immediate boss telling him what a fantastic job I have been doing.  My boss forwarded the email on to the company CEO and other bigwigs and gave me a hearty "Thanks for all you do!"  I wasn't expecting anything else, and until yesterday I was not disappointed.

Then yesterday one of the above bigwigs was wandering the hospital visiting all of our current job sites (we do 99% of the electrical work for a very large hospital with $$ coming out of its ears).  He found me, it appeared intentionally and asked to talk to me in private.  He mentioned the email from a month ago and thanked me and told em how much they appreciated customer feedback like that.  Then the awkward part of the conversation:

Him:  You're married right?
Me: Um, no.
Him:  Girlfriend, dating?
Me: Not at the moment, no.
Him: ...
Him: I want to do something for you, but we can't do gift cards anymore; you know taxes, corporate stuff.  I want to do something though, pay for a nice meal.  Maybe you could take a friend, a buddy, out to a nice steak dinner and bring me the receipt.
Me: (wondering if he now thinks I am gay)(not that there is anything wrong with that)  Yeah that would be great, I will definitely do that.  Thank you very much!
Him:  No problem, we really want to reward people who do such a great job and make us look so good. Thanks again.
Me:  Oh yeah, of course.  Thanks again.  I need to get back to work.

*handshake*

A few minutes later he sticks his head in the room I am in and says that it doesn't have to be food, I could go buy something for myself.  He specifically mentioned REI, and to make sure I bring him the receipt.

I am now in the weird place of deciding myself how much of a bonus I give myself.

By the middle of the conversation I thought he was going to provide you with escort service.

[Josephus]

Sorry...it is Lanugish though...didn't think it would be taken seriously.

thanks for the concern. Other than an intermittent pain in my balls I'm quite alright.

Because this *is* languish, it wouldn't shock me that "I'm dying " is how someone would announce a terminal testicular cancer diagnosis.

God....please no.Hope not.

[checks] Two lumps is good, right?

[Jacob]

Sounds good SBR! Let us know what you end up getting

[Capetan Mihali]

Have a father-daughter dinner. 

[Liep]

By the middle of the conversation I thought he was going to provide you with escort service.

I was thinking the same thing.