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(Vanity)I Got the Rope has to attend "Diversity Training."
I got the rope | 26 Jan 05 | I got the rope

Posted on 01/26/2005 8:33:27 PM PST by I got the rope

Ok everyone...I received a company email today that I would have to attend a mandatory training class called "Managing Differences" or as it is commonly known as Diversity training. Being the well informed FReeper that I am, I know that this is obviously bull$h**! It's values training.

I really want to have some fun with this one, so I need some ammunition so I can take over the class and bend them toward my evil VRWConspiratorial ways! Any ideas? What should I expect?


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"...you must outrage the enemy. If the liberal you're arguing with doesn't become speechless with sputtering, impotent rage, you're not doing it right."--Ann Coulter
1 posted on 01/26/2005 8:33:27 PM PST by I got the rope
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To: I got the rope

Shoot spitballs at everybody and claim it's part of your culture?


2 posted on 01/26/2005 8:35:45 PM PST by thoughtomator (Favorite Dish: Spotted Owl Teriyaki)
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To: I got the rope

Did you "offend" somebody or does this training apply to every one?


3 posted on 01/26/2005 8:35:57 PM PST by silent_jonny (I have returned, my flower--a changed bee.)
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Did you know knee-to-groin is the traditional greeting of the Ibawabu?


4 posted on 01/26/2005 8:36:45 PM PST by thoughtomator (Favorite Dish: Spotted Owl Teriyaki)
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Odds are your "instructor" is a Conservative into it for the money. I know I ran into that more than once.

That's why you will be identified immediately. May I suggest that you take the position of an agrieved "victim" Liberal for this.

Should be some great theatre.

BTW, my forte at work was to make sure the speakers from Finance and/or Human Relations were left unable to answer my question.

It always followed a simple format ~ beginning with "after being nickel and dimed to death with bizarre salary adjustment policies for the last 20 years, I am sure your proposal will be a breath of fresh air. Now, can you quickly compute what the average increase will be without going through all those scoring methods and balancing points?"

Some of them actually try to answer the question. I can recall only one time someone tried to tell the truth.

5 posted on 01/26/2005 8:38:44 PM PST by muawiyah (Egypt didn't invent planning and zoning either, but they did discover trigonometry)
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refuse to sit next to anyone with red hair.


6 posted on 01/26/2005 8:38:50 PM PST by bitt
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To: I got the rope

My husband had to suffer through that training at a company that he worked for before he went back into the military. He made the girl in charge of it cry.


8 posted on 01/26/2005 8:41:30 PM PST by SilentServiceCPOWife (Romeo&Juliet, Troilus&Crisedye, Bogey&Bacall, Gable&Lombard, Brigitte&Flav)
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Did you know knee-to-groin is the traditional greeting of the Ibawabu?

That explains why Ibawabu males jump away from you when they say hello.

9 posted on 01/26/2005 8:41:47 PM PST by silent_jonny (I have returned, my flower--a changed bee.)
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To: silent_jonny

It applies to everyone.


10 posted on 01/26/2005 8:43:53 PM PST by I got the rope
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To: thoughtomator

But first, Nabutu!


11 posted on 01/26/2005 8:44:32 PM PST by stainlessbanner (Don't mess with old guys wearing overhauls.)
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To: I got the rope

Wear pink and swish.


12 posted on 01/26/2005 8:44:32 PM PST by this_ol_patriot
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To: bitt

LOL. I thought about telling everyone that voted for George Bush.


13 posted on 01/26/2005 8:45:59 PM PST by I got the rope
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A nephew of mine was to attend one of those meetings. He is a very conservative guy.

He pretended to have a TERRIBLE ALLERGY cold. He took along a small box of tissues.... put some pepper in hankerchef, sniffed it and kept sneezing and pretending to cough very loudly.

He said he even took along some eyedrops and said he had to use the drops because his eyes were so sore.

He said it was hoot... NOBODY would sit near him and when he blew his nose and acted like he was weak and shakey, the "instructor" took pity on him and told him to stay as long as he felt that he could.

At that point he thanked everybody for their KINDNESS and he left acting VERY sad about having to miss the meeting.

We have laughted about this several times. Nephew is quite a "card" anyway. I told him he should have been an actor many times. : ^ )

14 posted on 01/26/2005 8:46:00 PM PST by Lion in Winter (I am Lion, hear me roar ...so what if I do have false teeth!! GRRRRRR!!)
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ROTFLMAO. That's one's already taken I think. One of my coworkers(male) wants to wear a dress or a skirt.


15 posted on 01/26/2005 8:47:33 PM PST by I got the rope
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To: I got the rope

Sounds like a perfect place to declare your personal opinions and claim tolerence from those that uphold diversity: prolife, for traditional family and marriage, parental rights, and allowing the military to run military campaigns.


16 posted on 01/26/2005 8:51:29 PM PST by hocndoc (Choice is the # 1 killer in the US)
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bring in an autographed picture of Mr. McFeeley and refuse to let anyone change the subject from the Mr. Rogers show.


17 posted on 01/26/2005 8:53:04 PM PST by bitt
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It applies to everyone.

Sorry to hear that.

If you're white, claim to be black, or vice-versa, or whatever race you choose just as long as it's not really your own. This will really screw with the "diversity" folks' heads.

18 posted on 01/26/2005 8:55:07 PM PST by silent_jonny (I have returned, my flower--a changed bee.)
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Go. Sit comfortably. Assume the defocused 'glazed eyes' look. Eat the free food (they WILL have food, won't they?). Nod when it seems like the right time to do so. Applaud at the end like everyone else. Leave. Tell your confidantes how stupid it was.

The one I had the misfortune to attend was totally lecture with no visual aids. I sat with my eyes closed. When asked by the presenter (during a break) why my eyes were closed I said to her that it let me tune out visual distractions and better concentrate on 'the message'. She thought that was the cat's @$$, and didn't bother me about it afterward. I managed to get myself some serious rest time for the remainder of the session.

19 posted on 01/26/2005 8:55:20 PM PST by solitas (So what if I support a platform that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.3.6)
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To: bitt

HAAAAHAAAAA!!! Good one.


20 posted on 01/26/2005 8:55:40 PM PST by silent_jonny (I have returned, my flower--a changed bee.)
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