Adding the plus
Published by on January 27th, 2008
I’ve come up with a new system for labelling the anti-awesome. I call it: adding the plus.
When someone is being a bit nasty or just a dick, then add a plus to their name. It’s a conversation-friendly way of implying that someone is being over the top in a negative way. I work with someone who has been in this FirstName+ mode for about a month. I think recent job stresses have cranked his already bunched panties into a full-on square knot. What really sucks is that I think he’s being even less pleasant to one particular co-worker in the hopes that she’ll quit.
So. Not. On.
You, sir, get the plus.
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January 28th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I definitely know who you are talking about!
January 29th, 2008 at 9:45 am
A plus is not enough for me because a plus is so positive. I would have to use a square (not the shape). Thus: “Englethorpe is today being Englethorpe squared”.
February 11th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Conversely, in geeky circles (well, london.pm et al), “name++” means ‘name’ is awesome/amazing and we want to increment (++) their ‘karma’…
Maybe you need to use “name-” or “name–”? ;-p
February 11th, 2008 at 9:00 am
I never got into the string of geek label characters— I didn’t even figure out what my own would mean. (Though I was kind of curious.)
Nope, I stand by my Name+. If you knew the person, you’d know that he can only be an extra helping more of what he normally is, i.e. the overdrive of asshat.
February 21st, 2008 at 12:34 pm
@Natalie - I did it. I added a Blogger code in my sidebar. It may or may not last there, but at least I tried it.