Please stop me!

[Evil Genius]

From giggling at my co-worker. She picks up phrases alot and uses them over and over and over. Today's phrase is supposed to be ipso facto (no we don't work in a law office) But she keeps saying ipso fatso! The first time she said it I thought she was making a joke in the middle of the conversation, but soon realized she wasn't. I love her to death, I just don't have the heart to tell her.

 

[Robmom]

You always manage to work with these people!

 

[LuvOrlando]

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[sbell111]

I'd just tell her.

 

[Stacerita]

Is she at least using it properly?

I remember when my DD first learned the word "hence". She used it all the time, and never properly. She would make air quotes and say the word. We still joke on her for it.

 

[mrsbert]

From giggling at my co-worker. She picks up phrases alot and uses them over and over and over. Today's phrase is supposed to be ipso facto (no we don't work in a law office) But she keeps saying ipso fatso! The first time she said it I thought she was making a joke in the middle of the conversation, but soon realized she wasn't. I love her to death, I just don't have the heart to tell her.

For the love of all that is good, I hope this turns into another co-worker thread!

BTW, when describing something that is flashy or showy, my co-worker uses the word "gobby" instead of "gaudy". It drives me CRAZY!

 

[Serena]

You are missing out on a great opportunity here. You all can make bets each day on how many times she repeats something. You could come up with other sayings to see how fast and if she'll start on that one instead.
Depending on the relationship, I would have to figure out a way that you could include her in on this too, so she can have fun and not feel like anyone is making fun of her.

Other than that, then the joke thing would work.

 

[pixiechick]

You are missing out on a great opportunity here. You all can make bets each day on how many times she repeats something. You could come up with other sayings to see how fast and if she'll start on that one instead.
Depending on the relationship, I would have to figure out a way that you could include her in on this too, so she can have fun and not feel like anyone is making fun of her.

Other than that, then the joke thing would work.

I work with someone who refers to himself in the third person. We try not to look at each other because we lose it when he calls himself by name. Once one of us cracks ,we all become hysterical. He just looks at us like we're nuts.

 

[lovesmurfs]

Is this the same co-worker that was the star of the Peep thread?

Or was it another poster, another thread, another planet?

 

[bumbershoot]

For the love of all that is good, I hope this turns into another co-worker thread!

Agreed!

Is this the same co-worker that was the star of the Peep thread?

Or was it another poster, another thread, another planet?

Same poster, but I think EG changed jobs, so it's a different co-worker.

 

[Evil Genius]

For the love of all that is good, I hope this turns into another co-worker thread!

BTW, when describing something that is flashy or showy, my co-worker uses the word "gobby" instead of "gaudy". It drives me CRAZY!

Is this the same co-worker that was the star of the Peep thread?

Or was it another poster, another thread, another planet?

Yeah that was me. Miss Information is at my old job. No peeping this year here, maybe at Halloween.

I wish I could promise a co-worker thread, but I doubt it. Everyone here is pretty normal, just every once in a while we have an ipso fatso moment.

But you all feel free to add your own co-worker quirks.

 

[sunnyday123]

I have a co-worker who, whenever someone says her name, screams "I didn't do it, no one saw me and you can't prove a thing!" LOUDLY. She thinks its funny.

After 10 years, it's not.

 

[Blessed99]

I used to work with a girl that loved potpouri, except she could not say it at all, she called it pot-a-pour. None of us ever had the heart she was saying it wrong!

 

[Handbag Lady]

Is she, ipso fatso, a plus-sized gal? (Ha, see what I did there, I slay me!)



And no, I'd have to laugh at her and then tell her why.

 

[ms.yt]

I used to work with a girl that loved potpouri, except she could not say it at all, she called it pot-a-pour. None of us ever had the heart she was saying it wrong!

That reminds me of one of my co-workers. She talks all the time about how she makes the best margaritas, except she pronounces it mar-guer-ritas. Anytime anyone mentions the lake, mixed drinks or people getting together, she goes on and on about how people come by their lake house to see if she's made up a pitcher of her famous mar-guer-ritas.

 

[Lintasare]

I miss the funny coworker stories.

 

[WhatATreat]

I have a co-worker who says a word or phrase wrong at least once a day. I don't correct her because, well, I'm not an English teacher. My favorite was when her sister had "fertile" twins.

 

[Evil Genius]

Nope this lady is not ipso fatso. Very slim and trim

Linta! How the hell are you? Where've you been?

 

[sunnyday123]

That reminds me of one of my co-workers. She talks all the time about how she makes the best margaritas, except she pronounces it mar-guer-ritas. Anytime anyone mentions the lake, mixed drinks or people getting together, she goes on and on about how people come by their lake house to see if she's made up a pitcher of her famous mar-guer-ritas.

I'll send my co-worker over. The one who makes salsa with tor-till-as. Yep, that's how she pronounces it.

 

[tonilea]

My MIL would do great in this contest....

Just the other day she was talking about someone living in a condom....
Urinary incontinence pads (Poise) are Poseys (flower)....
and now I draw a blank.... darn!