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I just want to take some time to talk about something that really gets under my skin. Don't take anything in here too seriously, I'm (probably) just being melodramatic.
There is this guy in my class. He's this 25 year old guy with a baby face, walks with a weird hunch, has a cheeser moustache (and not because of Movember), and he speaks, likely without realizing, with an extremely condescending tone. Like he knows fuckin everything about anything. He's like a real life nerd version of Ned Flanders.
Every fibre of my being wants to punch him right in the dick.
If someone asks the instructor a question, he's always piping up before the instructor can open his mouth. If a student from another class in the campus comes to us for tech support (My class is the computer class), he hops right up with his chipper fucking attitude and his know-it-all inflections. He tries to correct the instructor whilst the instructor is giving lectures. He's been here less than half the time that I have been here, and he's got this superiority complex likes HE is the instructor and he owns the school.
And he doesn't even do his schoolwork! He's either strutting around being an awkward social butterfly, or playing games at his workstation. I walked by and saw him playing Star Trek: Bridge Commander during class today. I get that we're in a self-paced class, but seriously? I don't even know if I'm able to convey just how...dweebish(?) and/or annoying this guy is. But he really makes me angry.
I'm a grown up. I really shouldn't feel like I want to uppercut his groin, right? Why does this guy irritate me so much? Could there be some truth to that episode of the Simpsons where Lisa discovers that nerds produce a pheremone that makes bullies want to beat them up? Because my whole life, I was the nerd. I feel confused with this change!
 
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Shaft punching is completely acceptable as long as you dont come anywhere near the balls in my opinion
go for it
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It seems like you're attributing a lot of negative things to not so negative behaviors.
"He's this 25 year old guy with a baby face, walks with a weird hunch, has a cheeser moustache (and not because of Movember)"
Can he help his "baby face"? Are you going judge people on the way that they walk [what if he has a physical problem and has to walk with a hunch] or facial hair?
"and he speaks, likely without realizing, with an extremely condescending tone"
You answered this yourself. He doesn't realize it. He's not doing it on purpose.
"If someone asks the instructor a question, he's always piping up before the instructor can open his mouth."
Being enthusiastic and participating in class is a bad thing now?
"If a student from another class in the campus comes to us for tech support (My class is the computer class), he hops right up with his chipper fucking attitude and his know-it-all inflections."
Helping other people is bad?
"He tries to correct the instructor whilst the instructor is giving lectures."
Good teachers are generally happy if they are corrected. No one wants to teach incorrect material.
"He's been here less than half the time that I have been here, and he's got this superiority complex likes HE is the instructor and he owns the school."
Why is that relevant?
I can sorta see how you might see something like this as annoying, but... Iono it seems like you're being a bit harsh.
The only thing I would be annoyed about is being condescending, but certainly not to the point where I would be physically aggressive.
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It seems like you were always the nerd in class and got picked on at school. and now you're mad cuz this guy is even nerdier than you and everyone is picking on him at school. Sounds like jealousy.
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It's an important skill to learn to ignore people that interrupt your normal, productive thought process. I remember back in school when I used to focus on these people and I would become overwhelmed with negative thinking. A lot of the time this resulted in missing large portions of class (due to being zoned out) and impacted my learning.
So basically, ignore them as best as you can. Sit in front of them in class so you don't have to see them. Sit as far away from them as you can so you're more likely to miss any annoying habits or mumblings. If they're speaking, completely tune them out. You'll be much better off, and the chance that you'll actually miss something of value that they say is (from my experience) incredibly negligible.
Good luck!
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I know =/
Other people do things that he does but not on the same scale. I don't know what it is, but he just bugs me... Like I said, I don't know if I can convey it properly in a blog, I just needed to vent..
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I can feel your pain, he sounds annoying as hell.
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On November 04 2011 03:31 keiraknightlee wrote:
It seems like you were always the nerd in class and got picked on at school. and now you're mad cuz this guy is even nerdier than you and everyone is picking on him at school. Sounds like jealousy.
Yes and no. I was definitely a nerd that was picked on 
But, I don't get mad cause he's nerdier than me or anything like that. It's not jealousy either. He will interrupt a lecture with a correction despite the correction not being necessary because the instructor hasn't finished what he's saying, and if he let him finish, he would see that it makes sense. It's really more of this "I know everything, so I'm going to tell everyone what's up whether you want to hear it or not" attitude that bugs me.
We all like to help the other students with their tech troubles. It gives us an oppurtunity to put what we are learning to use. It would be nice if he left some for the rest of us so we can all get some practical experience. It would also be nice if he didn't just assume that he is the only person that knows how to fix problems. I had a lady bring her laptop to me recently for a factory reset. I started the process, went out for a smoke (People who have done this process know that you can totally have a smoke while it does this), and when I came back, he took the laptop, and had started a full reformat with a burnt Windows DVD.
So, not only did he just help himself to my work, but he whiped out the students recovery partition in the process.
ARGH.
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On November 04 2011 03:40 HackBenjamin wrote:Show nested quote +On November 04 2011 03:31 keiraknightlee wrote:
It seems like you were always the nerd in class and got picked on at school. and now you're mad cuz this guy is even nerdier than you and everyone is picking on him at school. Sounds like jealousy. Yes and no. I was definitely a nerd that was picked on But, I don't get mad cause he's nerdier than me or anything like that. It's not jealousy either. He will interrupt a lecture with a correction despite the correction not being necessary because the instructor hasn't finished what he's saying, and if he let him finish, he would see that it makes sense. It's really more of this "I know everything, so I'm going to tell everyone what's up whether you want to hear it or not" attitude that bugs me.
Yeah for those guys it's not about contributing but about showing how smart they are... normally they are not and everyone in class is annoyed by them.
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Beat him at his own game.
Minus the playing games at workstation, not doing homework. Interrupt him when he interrupts the teacher.
Assist others before he assists them.
A lot of smart-assess did it at my university/CEGEP. Now I'm in their class and I either respond with: "That's a really interesting tidbit, but I came here to be lectured by the teacher, unless you want to explain what bla bla bla bla is."
Got him on the first day, now sits down and shuts up.
Got another one in my political class who kept talking about how he was from the United States and his electoral system. I sat next to him and everytime he stood up, I stoop up with him and debated about whatever he would interject with: 2 classes and now he's gone.
Just beat them at their own game.
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On November 04 2011 03:48 Torte de Lini wrote:
Got another one in my political class who kept talking about how he was from the United States and his electoral system. I sat next to him and everytime he stood up, I stoop up with him and debated about whatever he would interject with: 2 classes and now he's gone.
Just beat them at their own game.
Those were all over the place during the first few classes of my bachelor and in CEGEP.
Guys read the news a little and they figure they know how it works.
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United States10106 Posts
I hate those annoying arrogant fags.
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Guy sounds annoying as hell. And he sounds like a massive idiot. You're right to be annoyed by him. A condescending know it all who doesn't know shit. Sounds like a total douche. He'll likely fail whatever it is you're studying and that'll be that  In the mean-time just vent to friends.
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You'll meet a lot of people like this, it's just life. You never truly know what goes on in someone's life that causes them to act the way they do. Live and let live, and look at the bright side this kid is just in a class with you, lucky you don't room with him or work with him ^_^
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inb4 he steals your girlfriend
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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?36997 Posts
On November 04 2011 03:48 Torte de Lini wrote:
Beat him at his own game.
Minus the playing games at workstation, not doing homework. Interrupt him when he interrupts the teacher.
Assist others before he assists them.
A lot of smart-assess did it at my university/CEGEP. Now I'm in their class and I either respond with: "That's a really interesting tidbit, but I came here to be lectured by the teacher, unless you want to explain what bla bla bla bla is."
Got him on the first day, now sits down and shuts up.
Got another one in my political class who kept talking about how he was from the United States and his electoral system. I sat next to him and everytime he stood up, I stoop up with him and debated about whatever he would interject with: 2 classes and now he's gone.
Just beat them at their own game.
Torte is such a boss.....
On topic: Just try talking to him. All these things you told us that annoy you, mention them to him. And if he doesn't give a crap that he's being annoying, that's when you do the Torte advice and fuck him over
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On November 04 2011 04:04 jlim wrote:
inb4 he steals your girlfriend
Or you could go steal his girlfriend
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Had a guy exactly like this in one of my classes, turns out he was actually an employee at the school in the IT dept (I was a CS major), so a lot of the time he would challenge the professor based off of his experience in the field, and ended up looking like a total dick.
If it's that obvious, everyone feels the same way, including the professor. No point in worrying over it, but if you do punch him in the dick I'd love a blog to hear how that went
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Wow TDL posted in my blog :D
Thanks for the advice guys. I'll definitely give it a shot.
(Not the girlfriend stealing part - I'm pretty happy with the one I have ;D )
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Life is a lot better and stressfree when you realize no one really cares about you and you do the same towards others.
His presence doesn't actually hurt you in any way so there's really no reason to care about his existence.
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Oh man I feel like this towards a lot of people. And no it does not mean that u are unhappy with yourself or whatevs. Sometimes some people just rub u the wrong way. Nothing wrong with that.
Although u probably shouldn't punch him :D
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Just ignore him.
If you try to do anything else, you'll probably come off as being as dweebish or as much of a dick as him, or worse. Don't compare yourself to him, just roll your eyes and do better than him in the class.
It also might not hurt to have sex with his mother, if she's a MILF.
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I understand the somewhat irrational fear of a persons behavior. Reminds me of when I was a kid (about 12) there was this other kid on my schoolbus (about 10 probably) who was so annoying to me.
Whenever anybody entered the bus he would start yelling at them in his insanely annoying voice (it was permanently hoarse, in a very annoying way) for them to put on their seat belts. It's not really what I need when I just woke up at 7 AM and it's 100% pitch black outside.
I got annoyed easily as a youngling, but whenever he opened his mouth I felt the need to punch something. He just looked annoying, too.
Luckily i've gotten over that sort of immaturity... uh, yeah...
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On November 04 2011 03:28 Mattchew wrote:
Shaft punching is completely acceptable as long as you dont come anywhere near the balls in my opinion
go for it
I....loved...this.
But on a serious note, don't worry about him. I'm sure he's annoying, but keep in mind that other people probably feel the same way. Eventually someone will take him down a peg.
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You're jealous.
He's what you wish you were. Happy. Oblivious. He does all this stupid crap and "awkward" stuff, yet he's still completely happy with doing it. You want to punch him to teach him that what he's doing is wrong, and that he should feel bad about it, but he doesn't feel bad about it, and that's what you're jealous of. The ability to do something stupid, annoying, nerdy, whatever you want to call it, and not be ashamed or punished.
He's ignorant. And you want to punch him not because he's ignorant, but because you wish you were ignorant like him. It's like they say: ignorance is bliss.
You might succeed in shaming him if you try, like Torte did, but why? Just let him be. Unless he is actually hindering your potential, in which case you should try talking to him nicely.
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On November 04 2011 05:09 Enervate wrote:
You're jealous.
He's what you wish you were. Happy. Oblivious. He does all this stupid crap and "awkward" stuff, yet he's still completely happy with doing it. You want to punch him to teach him that what he's doing is wrong, and that he should feel bad about it, but he doesn't feel bad about it, and that's what you're jealous of. The ability to do something stupid, annoying, nerdy, whatever you want to call it, and not be ashamed or punished.
He's ignorant. And you want to punch him not because he's ignorant, but because you wish you were ignorant like him. It's like they say: ignorance is bliss.
You might succeed in shaming him if you try, like Torte did, but why? Just let him be. Unless he is actually hindering your potential, in which case you should try talking to him nicely.
This analysis of the OP's situation is both unreasonable and off-base. The guy OP describes is an annoying jack-ass who doesn't care that his actions and demeanors are irritating.
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Hong Kong9152 Posts
You do not have to resort to physical violence.
Wait for him to overreach and say something wrong in class and then completely and utterly destroy him in rebuttal. This assumes you have the capability to do so. I would speak in classes maybe once throughout their entire run, and only to make 'that person' who liked to hear the sound of their own voice realize just how far they were out of their depth.
This is why the best lectures are the ones that have little to no discussion time.
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I don't actually wish the guy any harm - Like I said in my OP, I'm just being melodramatic here. It's just frustrating to have this peppy dude who thinks he knows everything talking over people who actually know what they are talking about, and poking his nose in everyones business (which I didn't really get in to in the OP).
I don't think it's jealousy at all, that's kind of silly. Why would I be jealous of someone who annoys everyone? It's got nothing to do with the fact that he says whatever he wants because he's care free. That's actually borderline stupid. I would just like him to sit down and be quiet.
The thing with my class is that it's self-paced, so everyone in the class is on different subjects. We recently had 7 new students come in. When the instructor does a lecture, sometimes it's for the benefit of the people who are a bit deeper in the class, sometimes it's for people who are brand new, so he explains basic concepts. My gripe, in this situation, is when the instructor is trying to convey practical applications for the OSI model (for example) in a really watered down way so as not to overly confuse the new guys, and Ned Flanders Junior pipes up with his super advanced knowledge and confuses the shit out of the rookies...with incorrect information. I wouldn't be so uppity about it if he was actually contributing to the lecture. We all take turns pitching in sometimes, if we have relevant information. It's the way that he does it, and the false information he tosses out, and just the disrespect for the instructor and the rest of the class by constantly interrupting.
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my analysis:
its seems not the things he does that are annoying so to speak, but the way he does them
girls in particular are very sensitive and unforgiving to "wrong" bodylanguage, tone of voice, awkwardness, inappropriateness (by their individual definition), etc etc. it invokes negative emotions in them and causes them to react in a way not so dissimilar to how you're reacting
the best thing would be to try to get other peoples opinion of him (or god forbid confront him - indirectly, casually, however you want - the more you communicate with him the more youll be able to explore and understand him)
really you want to know a) does he realise he comes off as annoying and does he care about it or how does he justify it b) are you justified in feeling this way and if not how should you alter your perception of him to stop these negative reactions
its alright to laugh and say someones annoying as fuck but there is a problem if you cant/dont truely understand and justify why you feel this way. usually my first go-to is mental disorder (asperges, or any range of things). after that its just a case of avoiding him if you want to and trying not to cringe when he starts doing it :3
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Canada3083 Posts
Jealously on some level, about something. There was a dude in a class of mine who was somewhat similar, and I realized later I was simply jealous that he was getting higher marks.
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So does he get good grades? If so he seems pretty awesome, i like people who are able to keep up a bad attitude and still pass everything with flying colors. The nonchalance of playing Star Trek just adds to the positives for me.
This is the first time i've heard about punching people in the dick btw, has always been kicks and knees. This would indeed be a very awkward punch - do you lean in, slightly crouch, aim with a downward angle? Oh or is this a tale from the short side of life? Is this how HuK would settle business with someone who refuses to wrestle?
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hrm im not very helpful, my best advice is talk with other people who are in your situation and see how they feel about it/him :3 dont feel afraid of standing up and saying "dude will you just let him finish for once!!!!" if you honestly do get frustrated. often the best way to deal with any problem is to actually freakin confront it !
(you need to have understanding and tolerance, but you need to balance this with listening to your own emotions and standing up for them if something pisses you off!!)
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I would say overall he is lagging behind where he should be in class because he spends too much time playing games, his marks are C to B range, and once he told me that Final Fantasy 7 was garbage and 9 was better :O
CAN YOU BELIEVE
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On November 04 2011 03:48 Torte de Lini wrote:
Beat him at his own game.
Minus the playing games at workstation, not doing homework. Interrupt him when he interrupts the teacher.
Assist others before he assists them.
A lot of smart-assess did it at my university/CEGEP. Now I'm in their class and I either respond with: "That's a really interesting tidbit, but I came here to be lectured by the teacher, unless you want to explain what bla bla bla bla is."
Got him on the first day, now sits down and shuts up.
Got another one in my political class who kept talking about how he was from the United States and his electoral system. I sat next to him and everytime he stood up, I stoop up with him and debated about whatever he would interject with: 2 classes and now he's gone.
Just beat them at their own game.
That is winning right there.
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If he plays Star Trek in class, I doubt he has a girlfriend.
It is best to just ignore things that you find distasteful.
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He's just a guy who happens to be a certain way. Try just not hating him. Not blindly hating is a good (and surprisingly difficult) thing to learn. He'll make good practice.
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You are obviously jealous of this guy, how he gives 0 fucks etc.
I would say instead of punching him in the dick, maybe you should work on either giving up on your idealized version of yourself that doesn't give a fuck, or try to be it somehow.
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On November 04 2011 05:59 HackBenjamin wrote:
I would say overall he is lagging behind where he should be in class because he spends too much time playing games, his marks are C to B range, and once he told me that Final Fantasy 7 was garbage and 9 was better :O
CAN YOU BELIEVE
unacceptable. blow to groin it is
btw its really interesting how so many people say it is "jealousy"
i really dont know what to make of that (i get EXTREMELY jealous but its always been over girls). i just dont relate.
a guy did say he "later realised" it was jealousy
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On November 04 2011 06:25 FFGenerations wrote:Show nested quote +On November 04 2011 05:59 HackBenjamin wrote:
I would say overall he is lagging behind where he should be in class because he spends too much time playing games, his marks are C to B range, and once he told me that Final Fantasy 7 was garbage and 9 was better :O
CAN YOU BELIEVE unacceptable. blow to groin it is
I'm not touching this one with a 10 foot pole lol
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On November 04 2011 06:30 HackBenjamin wrote:Show nested quote +On November 04 2011 06:25 FFGenerations wrote:On November 04 2011 05:59 HackBenjamin wrote:
I would say overall he is lagging behind where he should be in class because he spends too much time playing games, his marks are C to B range, and once he told me that Final Fantasy 7 was garbage and 9 was better :O
CAN YOU BELIEVE unacceptable. blow to groin it is I'm not touching this one with a 10 foot pole lol
Something seems off in that statement...
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I think everybody who met this guy would feel this way about him. It's likely that this is the first time you have met a guy who is far enough along the obnoxiousness spectrum that you, the nerd who was always picked on, wants to beat him up and take his lunch money. If anything, I would view this as a positive; either you feel better about the fact that there is somebody who is that much worse than you, or it means you are improving.
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We had a guy in our lectures who was basically a smartass that didn't know anything, played games on his ipad/iphone all day in class, didn't pay attention, interrupted and slowed down the class constantly trying to look smart
Every time he opened his mouth the entire class would groan as he would basically ask the most wierd questions, or he wouldn't ask questions he would just make random statements trying to look clever
These kind of people are basically ultra-insecure and are compulsive liars/ultra passive agressive
He dropped out eventually but all the lecturers knew he was a total pain in the ass. The quality of our lectures improved significantly after he left lol
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I would just say realize that everyone else around him probably hates his guts too. He might even realize on a subconscious level that everyone around him hates him. So in this situation, I'd say you should pity him, which you don't have to abandon your anger for. I think it should relieve the urge to actually do something physical about it though.
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On November 04 2011 05:59 HackBenjamin wrote:
I would say overall he is lagging behind where he should be in class because he spends too much time playing games, his marks are C to B range, and once he told me that Final Fantasy 7 was garbage and 9 was better :O
CAN YOU BELIEVE
blow to the nether regions sounds totally acceptable at this moment.
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On November 04 2011 06:31 Djzapz wrote:Show nested quote +On November 04 2011 06:30 HackBenjamin wrote:On November 04 2011 06:25 FFGenerations wrote:On November 04 2011 05:59 HackBenjamin wrote:
I would say overall he is lagging behind where he should be in class because he spends too much time playing games, his marks are C to B range, and once he told me that Final Fantasy 7 was garbage and 9 was better :O
CAN YOU BELIEVE unacceptable. blow to groin it is I'm not touching this one with a 10 foot pole lol Something seems off in that statement...
As in a strike with a hand, rather than what you do with your lips*
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On November 04 2011 03:48 Torte de Lini wrote:
Beat him at his own game.
Minus the playing games at workstation, not doing homework. Interrupt him when he interrupts the teacher.
Assist others before he assists them.
A lot of smart-assess did it at my university/CEGEP. Now I'm in their class and I either respond with: "That's a really interesting tidbit, but I came here to be lectured by the teacher, unless you want to explain what bla bla bla bla is."
Got him on the first day, now sits down and shuts up.
Got another one in my political class who kept talking about how he was from the United States and his electoral system. I sat next to him and everytime he stood up, I stoop up with him and debated about whatever he would interject with: 2 classes and now he's gone.
Just beat them at their own game.
Torte knows what he is talking.
Professor: This thing is the best way to do X and --
Him: Actually the best way is--
You: Actually why don't you shut up and let the professor do the talking??
It will work.
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On November 04 2011 04:38 HackBenjamin wrote:
Wow TDL posted in my blog :D
Thanks for the advice guys. I'll definitely give it a shot.
(Not the girlfriend stealing part - I'm pretty happy with the one I have ;D )
I'd be more surprised if TDL didn't post in my blog, to be honest.
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On November 04 2011 03:48 Torte de Lini wrote:
Beat him at his own game.
Minus the playing games at workstation, not doing homework. Interrupt him when he interrupts the teacher.
Assist others before he assists them.
A lot of smart-assess did it at my university/CEGEP. Now I'm in their class and I either respond with: "That's a really interesting tidbit, but I came here to be lectured by the teacher, unless you want to explain what bla bla bla bla is."
Got him on the first day, now sits down and shuts up.
Got another one in my political class who kept talking about how he was from the United States and his electoral system. I sat next to him and everytime he stood up, I stoop up with him and debated about whatever he would interject with: 2 classes and now he's gone.
Just beat them at their own game.
why so baller?
@OP: Ignore him or try Torte's suggestion. Dealing with annoying people is the hardest thing in life, so I hope you find a solution!
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is a dick but from my own life these type of person always ends bad! If he harasses de teacher sooner or later he will pay for it, if he thinks he knows it all when people come for help and in the end he can't help them people will stop accepting his help and if he such a know it all and always with that stupid attitude you won't need to punch him because somebody else will
just let him be.. he is a sorry ass with probably no friends because he is a dick and KARMA will get him.. don't mess up yours because of that dick..
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Sounds like you need to challenge this guy to a 1v1... you can take him.
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On November 04 2011 03:30 frogmelter wrote:
"If someone asks the instructor a question, he's always piping up before the instructor can open his mouth."
Being enthusiastic and participating in class is a bad thing now?
It's generally thought of to be rude when you interject before the teacher can speak. It is, after all, the teacher's job to answer questions. Questions tend to be asked by students because they want the professors explanation (and i do mean professor's explanation, not just the answer to the question). Speaking without being called on is also quite rude.
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he sounds like an annoying person you're overreacting to because you lack self control lol. i'm not sure how i managed to do this but i used to get really butthurt over people that bothered me, but by the time i got to be around 15-16 i started to find amusement in/take pity on really silly people like this. they usually have some sort of mental complex that gives them urges to do things like this and they don't even realize they have some sort of issue. i like to imagine, in the example of this guy, that he is projecting some sort of insecurity with his intelligence and he wants people to think he's smart so no one calls him stupid or something like that. people act childish for childish reasons.
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I think the teacher is the one who is at fault here. If the guy keeps interrupting with bad/irrelevant information the teacher should have said something to put him in his place by now. Basically the teacher is being weak with the guy and the whole class is paying for it. It's not easy being a teacher and having to deal with this kind of student- who basically sounds like a compulsive attention-seeker.
I remember having a guy like that in my class at high school. Constantly interrupting to try and look smart and say stupid stuff. I remember being so angry and hating the guy so much because I actually wanted to hear the teacher but there was nothing I could do. My friends in the class also couldn't stand the guy. It's kind of like being a citizen in society and seeing the police not dealing with crime and wanting to become a vigilante to solve it. Eventually my teacher stepped up and started dealing with the guy a bit better and the situation improved somewhat.
Later on I ended up becoming (kind of) friends with the guy. I found outside of the classroom setting he wasn't so bad to be around although he would still be a douche a lot. The tension would be eased by me and other friends constantly making fun of him. With these kind of people they don't even care if you mock them because they love any kind of attention.
So yeah, anyway, I think it's up to the teacher to do something about it in the end.
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On November 04 2011 03:30 frogmelter wrote:
It seems like you're attributing a lot of negative things to not so negative behaviors.
"He's this 25 year old guy with a baby face, walks with a weird hunch, has a cheeser moustache (and not because of Movember)"
Can he help his "baby face"? Are you going judge people on the way that they walk [what if he has a physical problem and has to walk with a hunch] or facial hair?
"and he speaks, likely without realizing, with an extremely condescending tone"
You answered this yourself. He doesn't realize it. He's not doing it on purpose.
"If someone asks the instructor a question, he's always piping up before the instructor can open his mouth."
Being enthusiastic and participating in class is a bad thing now?
"If a student from another class in the campus comes to us for tech support (My class is the computer class), he hops right up with his chipper fucking attitude and his know-it-all inflections."
Helping other people is bad?
"He tries to correct the instructor whilst the instructor is giving lectures."
Good teachers are generally happy if they are corrected. No one wants to teach incorrect material.
"He's been here less than half the time that I have been here, and he's got this superiority complex likes HE is the instructor and he owns the school."
Why is that relevant?
I can sorta see how you might see something like this as annoying, but... Iono it seems like you're being a bit harsh.
The only thing I would be annoyed about is being condescending, but certainly not to the point where I would be physically aggressive.
There is a difference between being enthusiastic and being a dick. He sounds condecending most likely because he likes to flaunt his knowledge, and who cares if he doesn't know..... He sounds like he needs to reflect on the way he interacts with others.
The being helpful stuff is whatever though, but I hate it when people talk down and shit, or talk in a tone that makes them feel smarter or makes someone else feel stupid.
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On November 04 2011 03:48 Torte de Lini wrote:
Beat him at his own game.
Minus the playing games at workstation, not doing homework. Interrupt him when he interrupts the teacher.
Assist others before he assists them.
A lot of smart-assess did it at my university/CEGEP. Now I'm in their class and I either respond with: "That's a really interesting tidbit, but I came here to be lectured by the teacher, unless you want to explain what bla bla bla bla is."
Got him on the first day, now sits down and shuts up.
Got another one in my political class who kept talking about how he was from the United States and his electoral system. I sat next to him and everytime he stood up, I stoop up with him and debated about whatever he would interject with: 2 classes and now he's gone.
Just beat them at their own game.
Whenever I've experienced a kid like that in one of my classes interrupting the professor or something that obviously irritates half the class for some stupid or moot point, I kinda just quietly laugh from the back of the room at how awkward the situation is for them and wonder if they are completely oblivious to how they sound.
I don't know why but I found it hilarious just imagining someone standing up to "that person" you occasionally get in one of your classes every now and then. I wish you were in one of my classes before lol
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oh gawd. i'm a math major. and so many runts would answer every question the prof asked. just make sure when they fuck up... and u know the answer... u jump on it and make it sound super fucking obvious. then they turn red and hate you forever. and great success
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I say punch him in the nuts ...
I mean you can debate the crap out of that prick and put him to shame but nothing beats the feeling of leaving your own mark in a man's family jewel imo ...
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On November 04 2011 03:28 Mattchew wrote:
Shaft punching is completely acceptable as long as you dont come anywhere near the balls in my opinion
go for it
Where is the 'Like' button on TeamLiquid. Oh my god I loll'ed at this probably because of the use of the word 'shaft'.
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What's up with all the people saying the OP is jealous? As if it's completely impossible that the guy is actually just an asshat and the OP is completely justified in criticising him. Some people are dicks, and this guy definitely sounds like he's one.
My advice is just to tell him to shut the fuck up the next time he interrupts the tutor. And if he keeps hogging all the students who need help just tell him to stop hogging all the students who need help. People like this are usually pushovers in confrontations in my experience. And like another poster mentioned: they're so concerned with getting attention that they hardly take offense to insults/harshness.
Of course I could be completely stereotyping him, but I've met people that match your description down to a T.
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In the teachers defense, he just took over for the previous teacher, who had held that position for 20 years. Big shoes to fill.
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On November 04 2011 14:34 Swede wrote:
What's up with all the people saying the OP is jealous? As if it's completely impossible that the guy is actually just an asshat and the OP is completely justified in criticising him. Some people are dicks, and this guy definitely sounds like he's one.
My advice is just to tell him to shut the fuck up the next time he interrupts the tutor. And if he keeps hogging all the students who need help just tell him to stop hogging all the students who need help. People like this are usually pushovers in confrontations in my experience. And like another poster mentioned: they're so concerned with getting attention that they hardly take offense to insults/harshness.
Of course I could be completely stereotyping him, but I've met people that match your description down to a T.
To be honest, if he offers to help others and they don't complain, i don't think it's right to interfere :/
If others really feel bothered by that dude, they should voice their thoughts, not you
Interrupting the teacher is a downright rude and i wholeheartedly agree to telling him to fuck off if he ever does that again ...
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sounds like u r jealous of him.
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On November 04 2011 14:09 Chanyman wrote:Show nested quote +On November 04 2011 03:28 Mattchew wrote:
Shaft punching is completely acceptable as long as you dont come anywhere near the balls in my opinion
go for it Where is the 'Like' button on TeamLiquid. Oh my god I loll'ed at this probably because of the use of the word 'shaft'.
The question is, how do u only hit the shaft? I mean, do u pull it out in a diagonal or horizontal line in order to stay clear of ze balls? And if so, do u need to remove pants first in order to do so?
complicated stuff right here.
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just laugh at the silliness of his actions. Imagine if this was a cartoon how much people would laugh at his antics.
Either that or just tell him everything you wrote here, letting him know that its bothersome and not helping anyone and making him look bad.
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Not in the emo-way that most people talk, but some people just rub you the wrong way.
I tend to get along with most people but some people, from the moment you meet them, you just know "i am going to hate your fucking guts and everything you say will feel like an insult to my very existence"
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