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By oopsie - 24/05/2009 14:50 - Canada

Today, I got a phone call from a number I didn't recognize. It was a man with a speech impediment, and I began imitating him. He was the manager of a store I applied at. He wanted to arrange an interview. FML

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Today, I got a call from a potential employer. Unfortunately, I couldn't understand the man due to his incoherent mumbling. I had to decline the job after asking him to repeat everything he said, over and over again. I still don't know exactly which job I declined. FML

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By Mr IT - 24/11/2009 01:47 - Sweden

Today, the company offering the job position that I've been applying for called me up. I wasn't there to answer so they got redirected to my voice mail in which I'm acting like a drunk David Hasselhoff chewing on a cheeseburger. They called me 5 times. FML

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By urrrppp - 26/03/2010 09:44 - Netherlands

Today, I got through to the phone interview stage for a great job. When the phone rang, I answered and suddenly, spontaneously, burped really loudly. The interviewer hung up. FML

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leggomyeggo 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 23:14

why would you imitate him? that's pretty rude.. ydi.

Lauriebug 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 23:15

Definitely deserved that. It is never okay to be rude that way.

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kingbeau 0

Monday 25 May 2009 2:13

Okay, so obviously its a ridiculously rude thing to do and pretty much just bloody stupid, no good could possibly come of it and it might be worth a few seconds of enjoyment for a particularly sensitive person BUT has anyone considered that the OP might actually have a behavioral disorder themselves? Some people can't help "imitating" the mannerisms of the people they're talking to, and some people say/do whatever is on their minds and don't have the normal inhibition processes that normal people have and are essentially vital for normal interaction. And yeah, he didn't mention it, but especially the first one isn't something he'd have ever even noticed if the first person with a significant speech impediment he had a conversation with was his potential employer (and yes, that's possible). I don't know one way or the other, but does it make more sense that a person would intentionally do that and then post it on here? Or that they it happened without them meaning to do it at all and they feel its unfair that it cost them a job? So yeah... Good going tearing the guy apart if that's the case, cause it would be pretty funny if it made you all hypocrites.

DareToDream7 0

Wednesday 4 August 2010 23:38

Stop defending the OP. He is an insentive prick and there is absolutely no excuse for mocking someone with a speech impediment. I myself have a speech impediment (I can't pronounce 'r') and if someone started imitating me, I would flip. I don't ******* care if he has a behavioural disorder, he should be able to control himself, he's not a child. He is a grown man and should know by now how to control his disorder (if he has one which I highly doubt) and show common courtesy. Sometimes it is difficult to understand someone with a speech impediment (people can never get my name right on the first try, because I can't pronounce the 'r' in Victoria) so if he can't understand him, ask him to repeat himself. He's probably used to it. Just like I am. Anyways, stop defending this insensitive, immature, self-centred, PRICK and shut the f*ck up, you're just as bad.

Luvmehateme292 0

Wednesday 16 March 2011 17:55

I totally don't think that this OP has a behavioral disorder. BUT daretodream I think what you are saying is really not cool either. It is very apparent to me that you know nothing of behavioral disorders. My sister has one. It makes no difference how old you are, you can't control it. Just like you can't control your speech impediment people with behavior disorder can't control that. And just to make sure you don't get all high and mighty about how I don't know what it's like to deal with speech problems (not saying you would) I ALSO have a speech problem. So I do know what it's like.

kingbeau 0

Monday 25 May 2009 2:16

*insensitive

lmmmr 0

Monday 25 May 2009 2:21

#147- Unfortunately, douche bags are far more common than people with legit speech impediments causing them to imitate what they hear. So, yeah, I think it's a safe assumption.

sfsdfsf 0

Monday 25 May 2009 2:24

what's wrong with you? why would you do something like that.

Illustrator 0

Monday 25 May 2009 2:28

It takes a special kind of dick to mock people to their face (so to speak). The average asshole would have at least waited until after he'd hung up.

NDnation44 0

Monday 25 May 2009 2:33

YYYYYYYYYour SSSSSSStupid and i DDDDDDIck

Anon07 0

Monday 25 May 2009 2:38

Wow, what a horrible person you must be. The guy can't control his speech and just because he may be a little different from you doesn't give you the right to put him down. In no way is he inferior to you, if anything you are inferior to him. YDI big time, asshole!

on_a_boat 0

Monday 25 May 2009 2:42

Wow you are SUCH an asshole. I hope he didn't hire you. YDI

Clomp 0

Monday 25 May 2009 2:46

why the hell would you start imitating him?

lilcuti3pi389 0

Monday 25 May 2009 2:54

Wtf.. If you didn't know who it was calling why would u do that? It doesn't make sense. Normal people figure out who they're talking to first by saying "hello.. Who's this?" On top of being a total jerk ur also a dumbass.