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		Is your co-worker married? A little detective work is all it takes, says creepiest advice columnist ever (chicagotribune.com)		17
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Trivia Jockey		2012-08-24 10:00:58 AM

2 votes:

In response to the inquiry in the headline, the answer should have been "Leave it alone, she's your co-worker...stop trying to find out about her personal life unless she tells you about it."

czei		2012-08-24 09:57:53 AM

2 votes:

Miss Manners is *not* creepy. In a single advice column are gems such as:

Dear Miss Manners: What do you say to a niece who just had a baby? She is 17 years old and unwed.

If, as Miss Manners suspects, you were thinking of some version of "This is not a good idea," your timing is bad.

Dear Miss Manners: I really do not like the choice my son made in picking a wife. Do I have to like her, and how can I be pleasant without being a hypocrite?

Gentle reader: You do hypocrisy an injustice. Compared to antagonizing your prospective daughter-in-law, it is a virtue.

Lone Stranger		2012-08-24 12:29:26 PM

1 votes:

A ring never plugged a hole.

Sticky Hands		2012-08-24 12:05:19 PM

1 votes:

argylez: tdyak: There are reasons people don't wear wedding rings other than "Looking to cheat".

Oh, just b/c they're wearing a ring, doesn't mean they're not looking to cheat.

/TRUST me

I can't trust you, you are a cheater.

happyleper		2012-08-24 12:04:59 PM

1 votes:

WhippingBoy: I've found that an Unexpected Penis on the Shoulder is a very good way to tell if a woman is interested in you.

If a woman puts her penis on my shoulder, I'm not interested.

pkellmey		2012-08-24 11:39:42 AM

1 votes:

I have known so many women who can't understand why no one ever asks them out, and as I point out the diamond ring or band of gold on their ring finger that they always wear as an accessory, I am told that "Men never takes those seriously". Some people need to pay attention to the signals they are giving to others by what they wear.

CarnySaur		2012-08-24 11:28:04 AM

1 votes:

Say "My wife and I are hosting a key party tonight. You and your husband are welcome to swing by. Oh, you're not married? I'll keep that in mind the next time the ol' ball and chain wants a three-way."

Oerath		2012-08-24 11:21:21 AM

1 votes:

Am I the only person who found nothing wrong with the question or the answer here? It's not like she told him to stalk her or go through her garbage or anything, which is what I was expecting from the headline....

Pants full of macaroni!!		2012-08-24 11:13:19 AM

1 votes:

I just assume every women I ever see is married. Makes life a whole lot easier.

Harry Freakstorm		2012-08-24 11:11:02 AM

1 votes:

steklo

Wow. I forgot that Brenda had an IBM PS/2 Model 70.

WhippingBoy		2012-08-24 11:01:15 AM

1 votes:

JackieRabbit: WTF? What on earth is wrong with just asking her if she is married, while having a casual conversation?

Because if she's not interested in him, asking a simple question like that will get him labelled as the "office creep" who's "sexually harassing" her.

bangmaid		2012-08-24 10:55:44 AM

1 votes:

Just because there's a goalie, doesn't mean you can't score.

Harry Freakstorm		2012-08-24 10:53:23 AM

1 votes:

Seriously, single women will let it be known they are single if they are interested in you (Her: How was your weekend, Harry? My boyfriend and I just broke up and I really need a rebound bang. Nothing serious. Just gotta nail something before he does, you know? Me: So what I'm hearing is that you didn't have time to review that code I wrote Friday.).

Married will flirt but most of them will drop the schtick if it starts getting messy (Oh Harry. You're so strong and muscular. My husband is weak. But he owns a lot of guns and knows how to use 'em. Says he could bring down an AS400 programmer at 500 meters with one shot).

Three-Fifty		2012-08-24 10:52:42 AM

1 votes:

The original letter writer is just dumb and clueless as to the social dynamics of women. There is no way a married woman would fail to wear a wedding ring because not wearing one would deprive her of the opportunity to be a Smug Married Woman and look down her nose at the unattached women in her workplace who have "not yet managed to land a husband."

/Unmarried.
//Tired of smug married women.
///Admits she has issues.
////SIgh.

farkityfarker		2012-08-24 10:51:54 AM

1 votes:

offmymeds: My wife doesn't wear hers because it's too big and keeps sliding off.

At least that's the reason she gives you.

Flakeloaf		2012-08-24 10:50:09 AM

1 votes:

I don't know her very well and she works in a different area

Gee, what a shame it would be if you were nice to someone and got to know them only to find out that they won't touch your genitals.

Harry Freakstorm		2012-08-24 10:42:18 AM

1 votes:

Just a few questions? One should be enough.

Say, if you woke up in my basement, who would come looking for you.

or

I was under your porch last night and heard a man's voice. Does he mean anything to you?

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