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By Ricky - 09/03/2009 00:00 - Canada

Today, I was working at Old Navy. A girl came up to me and did a bizarre dance. Not knowing how to react, I imitated her to be friendly with the customer. Then she stopped cold. Her friend stormed up to me and yelled, "You jerk! Why are you making fun of her? She has Tourette's, you know!" FML

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By Bucks9 - 07/05/2009 23:43 - United States

Today, I was shopping in the mall. A cute store worker kept checking me out, so after I picked a few things I went up to her and started flirting. After a few seconds, she cut me off and said, "Actually I was watching you because you look like someone who would shoplift." FML

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By IcantDance! - 01/10/2012 16:05 - United States - Daphne

Today, although I can't dance, I decided to go to a club. A really cute girl asked me to dance, and I politely declined. She kept insisting, so I finally said okay. A few minutes in, she stopped, looked at me, and said, "If you're going to make fun of my dancing, I'm leaving." FML

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Jic2c 0

Monday 9 March 2009 2:30

aww how the hell were you supposed to automatically know she had tourettes

beccaroo91 0

Monday 9 March 2009 2:27

omg haha, thats so sad but really funny

Comments

mak349 0

Monday 16 March 2009 18:06

I worked at Banana Republic since its the same company come on you shoulda known the rules... Just ask simply " Can I help you?" U totally deserved it.

jts2 3

Friday 16 October 2009 13:39

Yeah. Totally deserves it for trying to be friendly.

BEB131 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 0:05

"She has tourettes you know" ???? no apparantly u dont know her life story lol

frylock182 0

Friday 20 March 2009 0:51

that has to be fake

jbrsce 0

Friday 20 March 2009 23:54

Don't worry. I have Tourette's as well and the girl who had it hates her friend more than she does you. I hate being singled out for it. It's just minor I have a neck and nose twitch and a humming one. Not everyone with Tourette's. Personaly I deal with having tourette's the same way I deal with everything. Humor. The people with Tourette's that are sensitive about it are what makes it bad. I would of just made up something because people(except the ones who think it doesnt exist) ALWAYS feel bad when you tell them "Oh I have Tourettes" so I hate saying I have it.

earwig12 1

Thursday 26 March 2009 10:32

I'm questioning whether the girl in this story even actually had Tourette's. She "stopped cold" as soon as you started imitating her. From my understanding, these behaviors arise from problems with impulse control. I would think (and I could be wrong here) that anger would unbalance that even more. I don't think someone who actually had Tourette's would have immediately stopped; rather, their tick would have finished running its course. Even if she did have it, if it's weak enough to be stopped that easily, you'd think she would be able to control it in public better. I hope I don't offend anyone here. I'll be the first to admit that I'm no expert on the subject. Just sharing my thoughts.

Vegetables 0

Monday 6 July 2009 4:11

Yes, so it would seem. But with tics and tourettes, you don't exactly know what you're doing. It's just second nature but if you realize what you're doing, you stop doing it, even if you're angry. I've had a tic for my entire life... that's my experience.

allie2590 31

Thursday 26 March 2009 23:57

That's stupid. You had no way to know she had tourette's... 111- Because having a little fun at work is soooo wrong. :|

allie2590 31

Friday 27 March 2009 0:01

103 - Thanks for the insight, but making people feel bad like that makes you a jerk. Give people the benefit of the doubt and don't try to make them feel bad. Just tell them politely.

Sharpe 0

Friday 27 March 2009 7:57

OH sh- I would have done the same thing you would have. As long as people give you a chance then explain your actions. If they're gonna be bitchy and try and stop you from talking, then just call a supervisor and explain to them what happened before they do, or you're screwed, lolz.