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From: raz@homxa.UUCP (C.RANDAZZO)
Newsgroups: net.flame,net.women
Subject: Crassness in the workplace
Message-ID: <411@homxa.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Sep-84 14:25:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: homxa.411
Posted: Fri Sep 28 14:25:51 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 29-Sep-84 09:05:02 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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I rarely submit articles to the net but after today's display of
total crassness on the job I needed someone (or something) to
scream at.

I had the unfortunate luck of getting on an elevator with an extremely
obnoxious gentleman (and I use the term gentleman loosely, very loosley).
As the doors of the elevator were closing, the gentleman said to me, 
"My, it isn't everyday that I get to ride an elevator with such a 
tasty morsel."  At first, I just looked at him with what I hoped 
was total disgust, but to my added horror he just went right on 
speaking as if he expected the look.  He said, "Too bad
I'm riding the elevator and not a tasty morsel, huh?"  Well, now I'm
steaming and I turned to him and said, "You couldn't ride a horse without
breaking it's back." He just laughed, got off at his floor and that was
the last I saw him.  After he left I thought well maybe I asked for that
attitude from him in some way.  Then I said to myself, stop looking
for an excuse, he had no right and it was totally unncalled for.  When
are some people going to learn that their taste in elevator 
conversation is geared more to the barroom.  

Did I do the right thing or should I have just ignored him?

Thanks for listening, (reading).

Cathy