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What do you think you would have done?

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Ana Wed 11-Jan-17 16:05:46

Ah, but would you have thought of that in the couple of seconds available to Juney64? Not easy to summon up an instant response!

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phoenix Wed 11-Jan-17 16:01:12

I think I might have said "yes, only words, but it's a shame your vocabulary is so limited, and that the friend you were speaking to is deaf"

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Juney64 Wed 11-Jan-17 15:54:26

You're right Tanith - I thought of super clever responses hours later lol. I think it's the feeling of 'an unused bop' that's surprising me more than anything! confused

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kittylester Wed 11-Jan-17 15:53:49

I am trying to perfect a withering look up and down - sort of a dowager duchess look. But my temptation would be to bop her one! grin

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Rinouchka Wed 11-Jan-17 15:47:21

Yes. Quick, effective responses are not always spontaneous and, when and if they are, the beauty of them is usually lost on the recipient.

I would have moved my seat and sought to ignore her.

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Ana Wed 11-Jan-17 15:40:45

Ha, ha, how right you are tanith - that withering comment or witty rejoinder always comes to you several hours later (usually in the middle of the night!)

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tanith Wed 11-Jan-17 15:16:28

I can always think of a an appropriate cutting remark hours after the event but at the time I probably would of said something lame like 'how rude'. Just let it go Juney64 certainly not worth losing sleep over.flowers

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Juney64 Wed 11-Jan-17 15:07:25

Yesterday, I was waiting in a seated hospital queue for a blood test, ticket in hand, waiting for my number to be called. A 'lady' older than me walked into the waiting room and she was talking very loudly on her mobile phone. I say talking but really, her language was turning the air blue. She was angry about the hospital refusing to accept her 'non-hospital' prescription. It seems that she wanted everyone within a one mile radius to know how angry she was. She happened to sit right in my line of vision so I couldn't help but see her. I did my best to avoid looking at her. I looked in the other direction and when I looked back, her face was right in mine and she was screaming 'ITS ONLY WORDS DEAR!!' She's lucky I didn't bop her one as I hate people getting into my personal space, plus I was caught off-guard and could have reacted automatically by implementing my previously mentioned bop!

It was 20 minutes before I was called and during that time I sat there planning my revenge. I ended up doing nothing. Today I feel disappointed in myself for doing nothing. The experience is really irking me and I don't know why.

What do you think you would you have done?

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