Okay so I know I’m going to get slack for this…but it really pissed me off today.
This guy I knew in my driving class, I’d met him about a week prior to today. He likes negging me. Which, I don’t particularly mind, cause he’s kind of a sweet kid. Still a little odd. But anyways, I’m sitting at my desk with my iced mocha, and he asks for a sip. Naturally, being the generous girl I am, hand some over. Soon enough, he’s grabbing my coffee every minute or so for a few sips, then putting it back in place when he’s done. I was flaming. I couldn’t seriously believe the nerve this kid had to practically drink my whole mocha, right in front of my eyes.
The thing is, I could have easily said, “hey! whatcha doing, that’s my coffee!” But I didn’t. I’m a really, really, polite person in real life, kinda shy, classy, so I didn’t have nearly the guts to give him a piece of my mind. I should have, but I didn’t. The kid’s an idiot nonetheless though.
—Dino
This article appears in Jun 4-10, 2009.
Dino: First off, thank god you’re taking a driving class. Too many people around your age aren’t and it scares the hell out of me. Second, I suggest that at your next driving class you bring him one of his own. And when he says “Oh, you didn’t have to do that” you can simply say “Well, I’d like to drink all of mine this time”. You can remain polite and make a point at the same time.
Hmm, were you sharing the same cup?! Maybe it’s my OCD but the thought of that is repulsive. I would worry he had bleeding gums or wretched crusty tongue symdrome. Hella icky.
I hate situations like that…not that it’s happened to me per se…but I know the type of situation. I think as girls we’re socialized to be nice and polite especially to guys and sometimes it translates to being reluctant to speak up when someone’s getting in our space. Don’t worry, as you get older you’ll likely get more assertive.
He’s going to be worse than a panhandler now.
Is the teacher treating you any better?
Sit in a different seat.
You need to be a little tougher on this kid, you don’t have to go Mike Tyson on him just tell him that once was enough and perhaps he should buy his own mocha – that’s the nice way.
OR – you could just grab him by the goolies and give them a good yank and tell him to get down to SGR before all the good mooch places are taken. Obviously this little troll is well on his way to being an entitlement scumbag.
What you need to do is next time SPIKE it with a few good shots of rum and you only pretend to drink it then see how he does out on the road….
Maybe..he has a crush on you 🙂
I like Buzz’s idea. But you could go one further and pour a tube of Anbesol in there instead and let him drink it. You’ll get tons of laughs listening to him try to talk with a completely numb mouth.
Or you could put a couple drops of Visine in it……he won’t be able to leave the toilet all day if you catch my drift!!! Runs
“Or you could put a couple drops of Visine in it……he won’t be able to leave the toilet all day if you catch my drift!!! Runs”
The active ingredient in Visine is Tetrahydrozoline.
Swallowing this can result in a number of side effects:
– Lowering core body temperature to dangerous levels
– Making breathing difficult
– Blurred vision
– Nausea and vomiting
– chganges in blood pressure
– Cause of seizures
– Coma
Pfizer’s caution to users: “If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.”
Actually, just read this:
http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/visine…
Just keep your hand on the cup so that he can’t pick it up. And I would’ve said no to the initial ask for a sip. To me, coffee isn’t a “sharing” beverage.
How about an update on the situation with your instructor Dino?
thank you hali…it’s what I was going to inform the bitch writer of…seems that the signature under that advice is appropriate..”The_Hitman”…scary,cause if this person is “classy” enough to let someone share and eventually take over her coffee,seems to me she’s liable to folow the advice of strangers from the internet……
Ewww, you let someone you barely know drink your coffee?
Oh yeah! The instructor! I forgot all about that. Good times.
Wow, I had never heard about the Visine in your drink before, why doesn’t it harm you when it gets in your eyes?
“Wow, I had never heard about the Visine in your drink before, why doesn’t it harm you when it gets in your eyes?”
This is a joke, right?
Why don’t you put toothpaste in your eyes?
Hali…That is the worst comparison I have ever heard… and a bit harsh. The side effects are extreme in this case and one might not think of them. You dont call poison control if you get tears in your mouth do you? I would imagine if their was a poll not many would know this… Toothpaste in your eyes as a comparison is just stupid…
Holy shit, you people are horrible. I don’t care how douchebaggy the kid is, I’m not putting any kind of chemical in anybody’s drink — I’d probably wind up sued.
As for the instructor…I forgot to update you guys! We had our last class today. He got formally reprimanded by the higher ups early on, but as I soon found out he turned out to be one of the funniest guys I have ever met. Extremely sincere and full of good morals too. He fought in the Vietnam war and sustained injuries to both his legs, which is why he walks with a limp…he’s half Italian and from Brooklyn, so he talks like a gangster which kills me. He’s a sweet guy when you get to understand him. He also apologized to me, so, no hard feelings.
Awww…warms me heart
No Hali, it’s not a joke, your eyes are connected to your body as a whole, so if something when injested is harmful enough to send you to the hospital, you’d think that getting it in your eyes would be similarly as bad. But it’s obviously not, which is what makes it perplexing.
Italian people are HOT. They have the hottest sounding names on the planet.
And yeah, kid’s a douche but no more letting aquaintences drink your beverages, mmkay?
Use a good, non-ultra-harmful laxative. Sure most of y’all seen Dumb & Dumber.
Or you could just pee in it too.
It’s all about dose PAS. A few drops won’t hurt you, even if you swallow them. Also, you probably absorb less into your system through your eyes than you would your digestive tract.
I googled it a bit and it seems like most of the problems arise when more than 2mls is ingested.
I don’t mind sharing drinks with certain friends or certain family members, but my GOD don’t share with some random dude in your class! Tell him you have a sore throat or some other illness or say you dissolved some meds into the drink for a cold or whatever (like neo citron)….used to work well with the leeches I went to junior high with tried to jack a sip of my can of pepsi.
The only reason why I knew injesting eyedrops could be harmful is because of my love-hate relationship with CSI. I love it for it’s entertainment, I hate it because I work in a lab and clients sometimes think everything is like on TV, haha.
2 people (girls) 1 cup…its been done before 😉
hahhahaha thats gold jerry, GOLD!