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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 04:30 PM
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i was sort of shaken by this, but i want to share . . .
my coworkers gave me a very tasteful gift basket on my b-day, but it was filled with various feminine hygiene products. now they call me manflower and always rib me for this.

should i file a lawsuit?
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Rising Phoenix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 04:31 PM
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1. wow thats messed up
don't really have any advice though
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Sugar Smack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 04:35 PM
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2. If they were unused feminine hygiene products, I wouldn't bother
filing a lawsuit.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 04:36 PM
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3. YES! Sue the bastids!
Edited on Wed Mar-26-08 04:36 PM by trof
I ALWAYS do.
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End Of The Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 04:37 PM
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4. I wish you were kidding, but you're not, are you?
Are your co-workers junior high kids?

Wish I had some advice.
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irish.lambchop Donating Member (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 06:16 PM
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5. No law suit -
just post openings for their jobs in the local newspaper classified section. That should make you feel better.
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 06:18 PM
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6. If it keeps up report it to human resources.
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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 06:22 PM
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7. You shouldn't. But if you did you'd win. nt
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 06:22 PM
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8. If it was me,
I'd start keeping a small vase of fresh flowers on my desk and I'd laugh about it.

There are things that would piss me off, but implying that I'm feminine isn't one of them. :shrug:
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 06:31 PM
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9. What brought that on?
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 06:32 PM
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10. you're lying.
:P
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 06:42 PM
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13. I call BS, too
Edited on Wed Mar-26-08 06:50 PM by Tuesday Afternoon
:D

on edit:
it very well could have happened but, datasuspect SHAKEN ?? NEVER !!
everyone knows datasuspect is stirred ;)
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 07:58 PM
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14. The hell you say!
Here I was going to give him helpful hints on alternate uses for some of those hygiene products...
http://www.tamponcrafts.com/
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PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 06:34 PM
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11. WWMTD
What would Mike Tyson do?

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Dirty Hippie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 06:37 PM
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12. You can always say
(fill in the blank) makes me feel uncomfortable.

When the harasser responds "I was just joking, I didn't mean it ... (ad nauseam), just repeat.

That word, that joke, what you said (etc.) makes me feel uncomfortable.

If you keep it up, all but the most dimwitted will get it and back off.

You should NOT have to put up with being called names and harassed by thugs.

I have used this technique many times as I spent years employed in a male dominated profession.

Good luck!
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LaurenG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 08:00 PM
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15. Oh the hell you say - sexism!!
Edited on Wed Mar-26-08 08:03 PM by OhioBlues
Sorry I forgot where I was. manflower?? :rofl:
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 08:03 PM
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16. Of course you should sue. You could get them fired and go higher in the company.
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 08:04 PM
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17. Sure they did. And I'm the Queen of Spain.
Redstone
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 08:08 PM
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18. I read your subject line as
"...And I'm the Queen of Spam."

:D
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 08:09 PM
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19. Well, I'm as likely to be that too, as the OP's story is likely to be true.
Redstone
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 08:18 PM
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20. And I
am Marie of Rumania!!!!
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 08:24 PM
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21. All righty, then, we'll do lunch. I'll have my court get in touch with your court on the schedule.
Redstone
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