We all have that "one" friend,

[kozar]

That has to be better,
You had a hard day at work, their’s was worse.

You had a great meal out, they went to a better restaurant.

You went to Tennessee,

They went to Elevennesee!

[Chainfire]

1. Never as a "friend" but certainly co-workers.

[MyOwnPeace]

2. Oh, yeah..............

knew a 'shorter way' to any place - knew a 'faster way' to do anything - and always a 'cheaper place' to buy something!

We used to call them the "Shit, that ain't nothin'" Club!

[Chainfire]

11. The co-worker that comes immediately to mind, always had a "friend" who could one-up you.

Some of his friends were extremely accomplished. He knew that if he made such claims that he would be challenged and proven wrong. The most unbelievable part of his claims, and some of them were nothing short of amazing, was that he had a friend.

[mitch96]

18. I had a few friends growing up that did this.. We called it...

"Oh yea, top THIS".. One guy also thought he was the smartest guy in the room. Like politicians he down plays his failures and boasts about his "wins"...uff.. we don't talk much anymore.. His ego gets in the way of the conversation...
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[blm]

3. Lolol

[dameatball]

4. Their battle cry: "Oh, I wish you had told me you wanted one of those. I could have gotten you one

last week at half the price."
(Meet my brother)

[PatSeg]

7. Cuz "I know a guy"!

They always know "a guy" who can get you one cheaper.

[Harker]

5. Try not to twelve on it.

[kozar]

6. Ha!!!

Nicely played!!

[Harker]

8. DU has me awake too early!

[KarenS]

9. not a friend, but a family member. n/t

[Fla Dem]

10. A peripheral friend, she's a friend of one of my good friends. But always......

You could have taken a trip to the moon and she'll top it. She'll know all about taking a trip to the moon. If she hasn't gone herself someone in her family did, and oh, the experiences she/they had. Not only that, but she has a way of grabbing the conversation and not letting go. You can interrupt her with some appropriate comment, but as soon as you stop talking she picks up where she left off, just as if you made no comment at all.

She's a nice enough person, but annoying as all get out.
She's like the tide, there's no stopping her.
I've learned to just go with the flow.

[twodogsbarking]

12. Sometimes people who contribute the least give the most advice.

[kozar]

13. Agree

Or maybe “most” times?

Koz

[keithbvadu2]

14. He has 'two' of those friends.

[Collimator]

15. Kristen Wiig did a recurring character. . .

. . . on SNL that was just this sort of person. Weirdly, her affect was sort of demur, not overtly boastful. But she always had to one up (or one down) whatever experience any other person related.

[niyad]

16. Snicker.

[LeftishBrit]

17. The British version of this 'went on holiday to Elevenerife!'

[kozar]

20. Tounge fully in cheek!!

Did you just one up me??? Lol.

[kozar]

19. I am just an old guy, that finds this thread very interesting

Just posted a joke. I really don’t know if I can even word this right, but I’ll try.
I love all the old comedians, Winters, Williams, Gallagher, Kinison, Carlin of course.
They all just told a joke, and they got laughs. I believe we were laughing and still do, because they were slapping us in the face, with the truth. And we laughed, because we had to look at ourselves.

I’m seeing replies to this post, with personal feelings, not a bad thing!

It’s very interesting to me, back when I was young, we didn’t have the anonymity of a keyboard. I’m reading the replies here, and loving them by the way thank you all.
I guess my point is, as far as what I’m seeing in my mind, a thread that started out as a joke, Has many responses of personal experiences. I have gotten a ton of help here, not only to the bereavement group, but a few people I talk to live that I met on here.
And here’s what I’ve learned, the Internet, the keyboard, will only solve less than 1% of your problems.
For some of us, myself included. As hard as it is, step away from the keyboard, find a human being that can help us.

There is just something about this thread, that started as a joke. And it seem to help Personal with a lot of people. Just an old mans advice.

And it’s still a funny joke!!!

KozandLilBit

[Baitball Blogger]

21. Mine is the backside of that argument.

No matter how bad things might be in your life, theirs is worse. I'm not the brightest bulb in the chandelier when it comes to social relationships. Took me 40 years to realize a certain friend never once got to know anything about my life growing up in a minority household. Never asked about it. She spent all that time talking about her problems. And because I was silent, she grew to think that she was the alpha in the relationship. The big blow up went like this:

She: Can you or Mark pick me up so I can go to so-and-so's party?

It was a social event that had come up suddenly.

Me: I didn't answer right away. I started thinking about all the events that got us to this place. I was throwing a party the following week and working very hard to get everything in place because there were lots of decorations to make and put up. It wasn't the first date that we wanted for the party. The first date was that very day, the day she was asking for a ride to someone else's party. I didn't throw it that day because she said, she couldn't make it. And now, here she was asking for a ride to the other party. So I answer, "Ask Mark first because I'm busy putting up decorations for my party."

She blows up. Blows up! Like I'm the worst friend ever. Like I had said No. And that's because bringing up Mark's name was just a ruse. Mark never goes out of his way for anyone. What she really expected was for me to drop everything and be the one to pick her up.

In conclusion, she may not have realized it, but our friendship was over. Several years later it all became clear to me why I should have done it sooner when she shows herself as full MAGA.

[kozar]

24. BB, all you did,

Was love, not your fault. I’m no expert in medical, except maybe hematology. But I don’t see where you did anything but love.. it is what makes Du different, love, empathy, simple human kindness is not part of this new world. What we grew up as “normal”. No longer exists on a human level.
Koz

[Baitball Blogger]

25. Thank you. I really should start thinking about it that way.

[3catwoman3]

26. Pretty ballsy to ask you for a ride to a party...

...to which you were not going.

[Baitball Blogger]

27. Oh, I was invited.

If was my hubby’s frat brother’s party. I don’t attend them anymore. Frat boys have a mean sense of humor.

[Warpy]

22. Yes, the needy narcissist

Don't worry, that's all they are. Recognize it for what it is and keep a friend/

Hey, sometimes the restaurant really is better.

[Old Crank]

23. Dilbert called coworkers

Like that; Toppers. They always have to be better at whatever.

[onethatcares]

28. after all these replies,

Have I ever got a story for ya'll.....................

[Laffy Kat]

29. Reminds me of SNL's Penelope, the One-Up Girl: