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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Nov 23, 2017 14:21:45 GMT -5
....and cool thing is I had a psu sweatshirt on this morning doing some last minute grocery shopping . A mom with her younger boys shouted "WE ARE" at me from a couple parking aisles over... I wish I only had that whenever I go out with my PSU t-shirt, and I mostly do. Unfortunately, in a parking lot elevator after watching PSU-Nebraska at a local PSU football gathering place, a young guy cornered me, "What do you think of Sandusky?" I stuttered something like "that SOB" ... I think I know what to give as a (very) long answer, but I need suggestions for a much better short answer. |
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Post by Millennium on Nov 23, 2017 15:40:17 GMT -5
That's a tough one, especially when people catch you by surprise.
Maybe something like, "Dreadful. Glad he was caught."
Depending on if the person asking is trying to be snarky I might add, "Make sure you don't have one lurking in YOUR backyard."
I think people forget that sexual predators are everywhere.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2017 15:47:37 GMT -5
Ask them what they'd like to hear you say.
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Post by armydoogie on Nov 23, 2017 17:24:58 GMT -5
Maybe, instead of answering, you inquire about the level of their concern... which college team do they hate more... Univ Washington or Univ Utah? Ted Bundy attended both... or, do they condone lady killers by not cornering all of their sport team fans with unrelated questions?
Meh. Sorry. Feeling thankful. Happy Thanksgiving.
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Post by nyline on Nov 23, 2017 18:53:02 GMT -5
Or . . . . "Sprechen zi deutsche?"
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Post by armydoogie on Nov 23, 2017 19:58:46 GMT -5
Sa phishtrixay?
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Post by elliotberton on Nov 24, 2017 11:54:03 GMT -5
That's a tough one, especially when people catch you by surprise. Maybe something like, "Dreadful. Glad he was caught." Depending on if the person asking is trying to be snarky I might add, "Make sure you don't have one lurking in YOUR backyard." I think people forget that sexual predators are everywhere. The smart response is "Dreadful" or "Awful." There is nothing else to say. There are bad things going on everywhere, including at our school. When publicized the reaction is exaggerated because most of us are helpless to do anything about it. So shaking one's fist at PSU (in this instance) makes one feel a little better/self justified at otherwise doing nothing. Internally, we can acknowledge that more than a few people (both as University officials and government officials), could have done something different or better. So stick with the one word "Dreadful." That will make the inquirer feel smug and self important, but end what would otherwise be a pointless conversation (the young guy did not really want to hear what you had to say. Just wanted you to feel bad.) |
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Post by ski on Nov 24, 2017 12:27:25 GMT -5
....and cool thing is I had a psu sweatshirt on this morning doing some last minute grocery shopping . A mom with her younger boys shouted "WE ARE" at me from a couple parking aisles over... I wish I only had that whenever I go out with my PSU t-shirt, and I mostly do. Unfortunately, in a parking lot elevator after watching PSU-Nebraska at a local PSU football gathering place, a young guy cornered me, "What do you think of Sandusky?" I stuttered something like "that SOB" ... I think I know what to give as a (very) long answer, but I need suggestions for a much better short answer.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2017 12:38:18 GMT -5
I wish I only had that whenever I go out with my PSU t-shirt, and I mostly do. Unfortunately, in a parking lot elevator after watching PSU-Nebraska at a local PSU football gathering place, a young guy cornered me, "What do you think of Sandusky?" I stuttered something like "that SOB" ... I think I know what to give as a (very) long answer, but I need suggestions for a much better short answer.
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Post by nyline on Nov 24, 2017 13:55:29 GMT -5
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Post by cross5 on Nov 24, 2017 16:07:43 GMT -5
Not everything requires a response.
Try and watch it diffuse quickly 😉 when confronted in person.
smile and move on.
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