5QF - October 1 Edition!
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:28 pm
1. You've just transferred to a new job and you transferred because you received a promotion. It's with the same company, but you're in a new office in a new city. You're only within an hour of your old locale, so last night, you went out to your traditional Sunday afternoon football watching with some buddies. Wings and beer are a tremendous combination, along with early morning kegs and eggs and lots of football.
The next day, your first day on the job, you are getting acquainted with the employees and feeling the place out. Your boss invites you to lunch and he's craving Mexican. So he takes you to a nearby Mexican restaurant. You get back to the office and realize that the building designer had seemingly no thought process in mind when designing the location of the bathroom relative to everyone's desks. You have to take a shit that would sink a Carnival cruise ship. But, with the proximity of the bathroom and the desks, there are no secrets about who is going to do their business.
Your wife just called to tell you to pick up 18 eggs on the way home. She's hosting a house-warming party for the neighbors because she moved in a week ago while you finished up things at the old job and played out the lease at your old place. You aren't familiar with the bathroom or the ventilation at the new place.
So now you've got a dilemma. Do you risk becoming "that guy" at work who takes such violent, horrifying, projectile-vomiting inducing shits or, do you patiently wait another three hours until you get off work, go to the store, and then head home, desperately hoping that the noxious fumes don't knock your guests unconscious?
2. You have a good relationship going with a pretty, girl-next-door type, co-worker of yours. She's fun, playful, tremendously imaginative in the bedroom, has no issues with you going out with the guys to the bar or to play hockey or whatever. It's been about 4 months and things are progressing excellently. Surprisingly, you've begun to look at your collective finances and start looking for a bigger apartment to give living together a try.
It's a Tuesday morning and you're flying cross-country on business. About 45 minutes in to the trip, the gorgeous girl you met at the bar while enjoying an early morning screwdriver (vodka and orange juice for those unaware) begins giving you signals. You had a cordial chat, a bit of harmless flirtation, but nothing over the top. Now, she seems to be ramping it up a bit.
She leans in close and whispers "I'm going to the bathroom, care to join me?" At this point, you're stunned. She's petite, probably 5'2" 105 lbs, so it's definitely a possibility. You glance at your phone and notice an "I can't wait to see you when you get back! xoxo lol" text from your girlfriend.
Do you take the golden opportunity to join the Mile High Club or does the potential guilt prevent you from messing up things with your woman?
3. It's a hot spring day and you're in Tulsa, Oklahoma for a charity benefit. The benefit is at the home of a very well-known entrepreneur and his home is gorgeous. Off in the distance, dark clouds are clearly visible and the winds are beginning to swirl a little bit.
Some of the party-goers dart for the covered patio, but you're intrigued. You aren't from this area and you've heard all the stories about Tornado Alley and want to watch for yourself. Lightning strikes and thunder crashes every few seconds and the weather is getting violent. Heavy rain begins falling and quarter-sized hail starts to drop.
Your phone is capable of taking video, but your hands are shaking because it feels like the world is ending. The air begins swirling more violently and the rain is obstructing your view. Glancing behind you, you notice that most everybody has gone into the house.
You start to hear a train-like roaring sound. It sounds distant, but the rain is blinding and you can't be sure. What do you do?
4. You're out at a dinner meeting with a potential client. You are the head of your sales department and you've brought along your two best sales reps. The restaurant provides free bread when they bring out your salad. One of your sales reps is mixing up his salad on the plate and gets some dressing on his finger. He sucks the dressing off and then sorts through the bread basket for a piece to his liking.
You are not the only one who notices. The potential client appears disgusted. The sales rep who committed the faux pas is highly sensitive to criticism, but somehow excellent at his job.
How do you handle the situation?
5. You're walking through Target one day and notice your best friend's son going through the aisles and knocking products down. Your best friend is the kind of guy who never finds fault with his children and is very defensive about their behavior. You get a couple aisles over and hear glass shatter all over the floor. You speed over there to make sure that the kid is ok, and you see him standing there laughing before he sprints away.
Do you tell the kid to stop, alert employees to tell your best friend, or do you just leave it alone?
The next day, your first day on the job, you are getting acquainted with the employees and feeling the place out. Your boss invites you to lunch and he's craving Mexican. So he takes you to a nearby Mexican restaurant. You get back to the office and realize that the building designer had seemingly no thought process in mind when designing the location of the bathroom relative to everyone's desks. You have to take a shit that would sink a Carnival cruise ship. But, with the proximity of the bathroom and the desks, there are no secrets about who is going to do their business.
Your wife just called to tell you to pick up 18 eggs on the way home. She's hosting a house-warming party for the neighbors because she moved in a week ago while you finished up things at the old job and played out the lease at your old place. You aren't familiar with the bathroom or the ventilation at the new place.
So now you've got a dilemma. Do you risk becoming "that guy" at work who takes such violent, horrifying, projectile-vomiting inducing shits or, do you patiently wait another three hours until you get off work, go to the store, and then head home, desperately hoping that the noxious fumes don't knock your guests unconscious?
2. You have a good relationship going with a pretty, girl-next-door type, co-worker of yours. She's fun, playful, tremendously imaginative in the bedroom, has no issues with you going out with the guys to the bar or to play hockey or whatever. It's been about 4 months and things are progressing excellently. Surprisingly, you've begun to look at your collective finances and start looking for a bigger apartment to give living together a try.
It's a Tuesday morning and you're flying cross-country on business. About 45 minutes in to the trip, the gorgeous girl you met at the bar while enjoying an early morning screwdriver (vodka and orange juice for those unaware) begins giving you signals. You had a cordial chat, a bit of harmless flirtation, but nothing over the top. Now, she seems to be ramping it up a bit.
She leans in close and whispers "I'm going to the bathroom, care to join me?" At this point, you're stunned. She's petite, probably 5'2" 105 lbs, so it's definitely a possibility. You glance at your phone and notice an "I can't wait to see you when you get back! xoxo lol" text from your girlfriend.
Do you take the golden opportunity to join the Mile High Club or does the potential guilt prevent you from messing up things with your woman?
3. It's a hot spring day and you're in Tulsa, Oklahoma for a charity benefit. The benefit is at the home of a very well-known entrepreneur and his home is gorgeous. Off in the distance, dark clouds are clearly visible and the winds are beginning to swirl a little bit.
Some of the party-goers dart for the covered patio, but you're intrigued. You aren't from this area and you've heard all the stories about Tornado Alley and want to watch for yourself. Lightning strikes and thunder crashes every few seconds and the weather is getting violent. Heavy rain begins falling and quarter-sized hail starts to drop.
Your phone is capable of taking video, but your hands are shaking because it feels like the world is ending. The air begins swirling more violently and the rain is obstructing your view. Glancing behind you, you notice that most everybody has gone into the house.
You start to hear a train-like roaring sound. It sounds distant, but the rain is blinding and you can't be sure. What do you do?
4. You're out at a dinner meeting with a potential client. You are the head of your sales department and you've brought along your two best sales reps. The restaurant provides free bread when they bring out your salad. One of your sales reps is mixing up his salad on the plate and gets some dressing on his finger. He sucks the dressing off and then sorts through the bread basket for a piece to his liking.
You are not the only one who notices. The potential client appears disgusted. The sales rep who committed the faux pas is highly sensitive to criticism, but somehow excellent at his job.
How do you handle the situation?
5. You're walking through Target one day and notice your best friend's son going through the aisles and knocking products down. Your best friend is the kind of guy who never finds fault with his children and is very defensive about their behavior. You get a couple aisles over and hear glass shatter all over the floor. You speed over there to make sure that the kid is ok, and you see him standing there laughing before he sprints away.
Do you tell the kid to stop, alert employees to tell your best friend, or do you just leave it alone?
