wildviolet Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 This is a totally random (but real and strange) situation, so here goes... Would you be offended if you thought someone had compared you to Popeye the Sailor Man? The situation is this: what if you said something like "I am what I am" (meaning I accept myself the way that I am, and I don't care what other people think about my clothes, the way I talk, or the way I look). And what if someone responded by referencing Popeye's song (from the Robin Williams movie): “Popeye: [singing] I yam what I yam and I yam what I yam that I yam / And I got a lotta muscle and I only gots one eye / And I’ll never hurt nobodys and I’ll never tell a lie / Top to me bottom and me bottom to me top / That’s the way it is ’til the day that I drop, what am I? / I yam what I yam.” And what if you then said "If I yam what I yam, and you potato what you potato, then I think we'll be fine." How do you interpret that last statement?
wildviolet Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 I would interpret the entire exchange as both of us being crazy. Which is fine, because normal is boring. Hahaha, good one! You've made my day.
TeaGirl Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Sounds like a funny exchange Why would anyone be offended?
wildviolet Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 Sounds like a funny exchange Why would anyone be offended? "If I yam what I yam, and you potato what you potato, then I think we'll be fine." Everything is about perceptions, right? So sometimes it's not so much about how you intended to sound but about how the other person interpreted your statement (which we all know is hard to do online without facial expressions, etc.). So, I took this statement to mean... "If I do what I do, and you do what you do, then we'll be both be fine..." as in "leave me alone"? But, maybe I am over thinking this...?!? A lot of times, if someone is just joking, they'll put a or , right?
TeaGirl Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 "If I yam what I yam, and you potato what you potato, then I think we'll be fine." Everything is about perceptions, right? So sometimes it's not so much about how you intended to sound but about how the other person interpreted your statement (which we all know is hard to do online without facial expressions, etc.). So, I took this statement to mean... "If I do what I do, and you do what you do, then we'll be both be fine..." as in "leave me alone"? But, maybe I am over thinking this...?!? A lot of times, if someone is just joking, they'll put a or , right? Ah so it's an online exchange. Interesting. From what you wrote I took it more in a "I say potayto you say potato" way. As in if we both accept that we are what we are and that each person will do their own thing, then we are of a mind and we'll get along just fine As to smileys I don't know. Some people use them. I know some people with a sarcastic sense of humor, the kind where you're joking with a straight face. So different senses of humor translate differently online. For what it's worth I don't think the person who said it was being in any way mean or meant "leave me alone" at all. wildviolet 1
RiseofthePhoenix Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) I would be totally cool with being compared to Popeye. He's a badass. Also, I think the OP is losing it. On second thought, considering that s/he's a graduate student, I think s/he never had it to begin with. Edited February 12, 2013 by RiseofthePhoenix wildviolet 1
Dal PhDer Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 I think that would be a pretty funny exchange! In regards to smilies...I learned something the other day. Did you know a " ; ) " in a text to a person you're flirting with/dating means you want to 'bow chicka wow wow' with them? I didn't....it explains a lot though....
wildviolet Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 I think that would be a pretty funny exchange! In regards to smilies...I learned something the other day. Did you know a " ; ) " in a text to a person you're flirting with/dating means you want to 'bow chicka wow wow' with them? I didn't....it explains a lot though.... No, I did not know that! I thought a was a wink or a tongue-in-cheek comment. Ah well, I finally mustered up the courage to say hi to my crush in the hallway today, and we talked for a good 10 minutes!!! I've been waiting to say "hi" since September!
Dal PhDer Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 No, I did not know that! I thought a was a wink or a tongue-in-cheek comment. Ah well, I finally mustered up the courage to say hi to my crush in the hallway today, and we talked for a good 10 minutes!!! I've been waiting to say "hi" since September! All you need to do is send him a in a text and you're set!! hehehehehe! Congrats!!
wildviolet Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 All you need to do is send him a in a text and you're set!! hehehehehe! Congrats!! If only it were that easy!
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