What to do...
 

with this Long Talker who's got University of High School Syndrome and needs a Shampoo Ambush to shut UP?

What to DO?

Ummmm... Ignore him/her? :confused:

I've tried. really, really tried. I'm making myself sick over it. That i don't need. I told the teach that I was out of ativan and this guy needed to shut up. I've sent an email to her about it tonight. I can't sleep this guy makes me so nervous.

Ok what's the question again? lol!

Just deal, darlin' -- can't be more than what, five weeks left?

Or you could just stand up and tell the fool to STFU.

There's a guy in one of my classes that's driving me nuts, too. He has complained about his horrible experience in high school, and we all went "awww..." but damn, I've rarely met a more self-centered dimwit. The only diff between HS and this shit is that college folks are too damn NICE. Some people just deserve to get their asses kicked. In fact a good ass-kicking would be a fine step on the road to higher education.

Stop using deodorant.;)

I haven't been rash with this - I've sought input from others, reflected on it ( if I could take it; you know, be a grown up about it, etc) and finally the answer is this guy is harshing my experience so badly that I am up on Sunday night thinking about how I'm going to have to deal with him. That shouldn't happen in a Uni setting - there should be some sort of control on behalf of the teach. I didn't pay XXX number of dollars to listen to his asshat lecture me. Plus, he's genuinely stupid. I shouldn't have to deal just because the prof is spineless.

Prepare a speech about him & keep it with you. Next class when he starts rambling interrupt him and then just go right into you speech.
<Standing ovation for Bri from the rest of the class>

What is the class and why does he think what he is saying is relevant/appropriate? and is this the same guy Juni is talking about?

an english class - american lit with lots of slave stuff (twain, dunbar, and narratives) and he's -yup- an "expert" due to some fluke of genetics. feel me?

he thinks his farts are relevant/appropriate. different guy from Juni -she and I are only in one class and I try to be the PITA in that one. :)

Oh yes, I feel your pain. tough one that. did the prof respond to your email? How was class today?

Wow, I learn something every day! Sometimes two things!

hmm googling both those terms brings up this thread as 4th and 5th in the hits with mostly the urban dictionary above. I suspect brianna of being an Urban Dictionary contributor/phrase coiner :lol:

Major fail, Bri. Try harder. :)

Learning to deal with challenging people is a life skill. I don't do it well, but I'm improving.

:) you guys make me laff. :)

Prof sent email saying, in a nutshell, "ya know, I try to deal with these asshats on a daily basis as they cannot extrapolate one learning experience to another, he's a bore and a narcissist AND, honey, get ready because now the economy is so bad we're getting LOADS of these self-styled experts in the classroom."

I don't envy the profs any too much. YIKES.

Self exploitation of the female anatomy, generally, shuts all men up.

Even a self-important "genius," like this would-be noose-bait.

Well, you could try an old Buddhist trick I know. Be thankful to him because he is showing you so clearly how you do not want to be. When he starts yapping, send him a silent message of gratitude and go into a little meditative state - you know follow your breath or just zone out. I have found this to actually be helpful. "Thank you for being such an asshole, so I know that if I ever am even tempted to act the way you do, I'll stop that behavior right away." Then slip off into a parallel universe where smartass doesn't exist.

Wow, that expands on the thing I always tell myself:
...that when another person upsets you, they are actually exhibiting a behavior that you (deep down) do not like about yourself.

I like it, but am I supposed to say this out loud or just think it?

I think saying it out loud would be more cathartic.

I have a parallel manouevre that entails silently admiring the self-centered smartassness of such individuals. Try to imagine how much more of a self-centred smartass they could be. Think how they are, in fact, underachieving at the moment!

That's great!

Flint - how true, how true! A basic tenent of AA, as a matter of fact, to wit : "Whenever I find myself pointing a finger at you, three more fingers are pointing back at me!" So, whatever I find offensive in you, I am probably guilty of at least three times as much.

that said, I am no where NEAR this guy in terms of pure, unadulterated narcissism. He's actually breathtaking in his self-centeredness.

I shall try, as suggested, to admire him as an art form.

I like the wolf's idea, too. I'll let you know how it works out should I use it!

I think this is often true, but not always.

If it is just you being irritated by them, it is likely something like this. If everyone is being irritated by them, well, he's probably just a jerk.

Your ninny has probably never heard of Dr. Williams, who is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University.

Of course, since his field is Economics rather than African American Studies or Diversity, he may not be regarded as having sufficient credibility as a Black man in education, obviously having sold out to da man.