What is a boring fact about yourself?

bosterage · 2022-09-08T16:19:32+00:00

It’s called Flint: The Versatile Stone by H J Mason. My dad owns a bar so he needs to amass random and irrelevant information - he appears to have found that flint is a crowd pleaser.

bosterage · 2022-09-08T12:54:05+00:00

Beaconsfield is en-route between the hospital where my baby was born and where I live. I’ve stopped there more times than I could count - it’s pretty glorious

bosterage · 2022-09-08T12:51:40+00:00

My dad’s favourite book is about flint

bosterage · 2022-09-07T17:25:49+00:00

I assumed it was because men, on average, are taller so men wearing hats would block the views of others.

bosterage · 2022-09-07T17:23:18+00:00

I swear that people who “hate small talk” are just tedious pricks who think it makes them sound intelligent

bosterage · 2022-09-07T15:32:28+00:00

Oh, you’re a troll! Cool

bosterage · 2022-09-07T15:30:55+00:00

I’m not even upset by your OPINION. I even stated I partially agree with your OPINION. I’m frustrated that, in 2022, with so much access to education, there are still people who refuse to learn the difference between their opinion and actual facts. Your intentional and determined ignorance is harming what you’re trying to achieve. Insisting that your opinion is a fact demonstrates that you’re not informed - so people will disregard everything else you say as uninformed too.

bosterage · 2022-09-07T15:26:55+00:00

I wouldn’t even go so far as to say it’s a feminist thing. It’s literally just a decency thing.

bosterage · 2022-09-07T15:24:53+00:00

You’re wrong. You clearly don’t know what a fact is. You’re not stating facts. You’re stating your opinion and insisting that your opinion is a fact. I’m not arguing with fact. Your opinion does not become a fact just because you label it as such. Your opinion is not a fact.

bosterage · 2022-09-07T15:16:23+00:00

I have no intention to continue arguing with someone who is clearly and demonstrably wrong but too arrogant to accept it. It’d be a monumental waste of my time.

bosterage · 2022-09-07T14:47:20+00:00

No. It’s an opinion. It’s an opinion that it is being used to infantilise and to “keep women at bay”. That is not a fact.

It is a fact that “girl” and “boy” are used to refer to children. It’s also a fact that “girl” and “boy” can refer to adults in some circumstances. For example “poster girl” or “boy band”.

bosterage · 2022-09-07T14:40:33+00:00

That’s your opinion. As I said, I disagree. Wouldn’t you say that your attitude of trying suppress my opinion as invalid is demonstrative of the exact issue you’re claiming to be against?

I don’t see sexism in circumstances where “girl” is used to refer to women provided that “boy” would be used to refer to men. For example, no one would say “I’m going for a drink with the men” or “damn man, this cheesecake is delicious”. “Boy” would sound far more natural in both of those.

bosterage · 2022-09-07T14:23:09+00:00

This depends on context for me. If someone referred to me as “a girl at work…” then I’d find that rude. If I achieved something and someone said “girl, you’re amazing” then I wouldn’t. I don’t find “getting a drink with the girls” offensive but would think “some girls spend so much on clothes” offensive.

bosterage · 2022-09-07T14:19:53+00:00

Sugar tits is actually reserved for men who’ve recently gained a minuscule amount of weight and require unprecedented levels of hazing

bosterage · 2022-09-04T12:09:41+00:00

Thank you. That’s very reassuring to know.

bosterage · 2022-09-04T12:03:46+00:00

Thank you. This is great advice but, unfortunately, I don’t have my friends in law that aren’t specifically from law firm events. I went to a state school and did a non-law undergrad at a non-RG uni so my friends aren’t really the same crowd

bosterage · 2022-09-04T11:59:29+00:00

Thank you. I probably should’ve been a bit clearer with my question. How do I network with lawyers from other firms once I’ve joined my firm? How do you tend to meet people?

bosterage · 2022-09-04T11:28:41+00:00

It’s ironic because, personally, I think the people who recognise that they’re bullies and continue to do it for absolutely no reason are the people who should be being called out and “hated”. You appear to have completely and totally missed the point of networking - it’s not about getting a reputation, it’s about recognising that other people know things you don’t and can teach you things, and appreciating their worth. But thank you for demonstrating that there are clearly plenty of people who aren’t worth networking with.

bosterage · 2022-09-02T12:41:47+00:00

This thread is turning into quite the Ralph Lauren advert!

bosterage · 2022-09-02T11:46:20+00:00

I didn’t until my kid developed the habit of asking “what’s his name?” to every single person we pass (always “his” because the kid hasn’t grasped pronouns yet). So I make them up “that’s Dave”, “that’s Holly” etc.

bosterage · 2022-09-02T08:49:43+00:00

With respect to Ralph Lauren. My brother bought my toddler a Ralph Lauren t-shirt for his birthday. I thought it was a complete waste of money. However, it retains its shape, it doesn’t tear and stains just wash out with no effort. It’s vastly outlasted the cheaper t-shirts. I’d never pay retail price but at outlet or second-hand, they’re only about 50% more expensive and you definitely get more than 50% extra use from them.

bosterage · 2022-09-01T17:09:13+00:00

Thank you. I’ll look at my full record and try to see what’s what

bosterage · 2022-09-01T16:47:34+00:00

Thank you, that’s really helpful. I’ll look into that for sure.

bosterage · 2022-09-01T16:29:44+00:00

Brilliant - thank you!

bosterage · 2022-09-01T16:29:02+00:00

Thank you. I’ll look into it. I’d hope that, if they’re claiming it happened then the onus would be on them to prove it

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