Nastiest thing you've said to someone

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The thread explores the nastiest things participants have said to others, reflecting on personal experiences and the emotions tied to those statements. The discussion includes reflections on regret, humor, and the impact of words in social interactions.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express difficulty recalling particularly nasty comments, with one noting they have not said anything mean on a personal level.
  • One participant regrets calling another a "Bush supporter," indicating a sense of remorse for the comment.
  • Another participant reflects on calling a friend a "hippie," which they consider too mean, despite the friend's actual political alignment being libertarian.
  • A participant shares a humorous remark made during a political discussion about PETA, which led to an embarrassing moment when a friend revealed their membership.
  • Some participants discuss the perception of being labeled as a "hippie," with one noting that even strangers have called them that.
  • A participant shares a humorous insult about brightness, which was well-received but not necessarily the nastiest thing they have said.
  • There are mentions of choked-back insults by a teacher, who reflects on the struggle of maintaining professionalism while feeling the urge to express frustration.
  • One participant suggests the need for more name-calling, while another expresses skepticism about the appropriateness of such comments.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion features a variety of personal anecdotes and reflections, with no clear consensus on what constitutes the "nastiest" comment. Participants share differing views on the severity of their remarks and the context in which they were made.

Contextual Notes

Some comments reflect personal relationships and social dynamics, while others touch on political discussions that may carry different implications for various participants. The emotional weight of words and the context of conversations are significant factors in the discussion.

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What is the nastiest thing you've said to someone and did you regret saying it?
 
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I can't remember ever saying anything really mean to anyone (on a personal level).
 
I once called Evo a Bush supporter, which I deeply regret.
 
Ivan Seeking said:
I once called Evo a Bush supporter, which I deeply regret.
Yeah, that was pretty bad.
 
I once called a close friend a hippie. He's actually a libertarian. Too mean. Oh, wait - here he is now! [you have no idea how long I've been waiting for an excuse to post this pic]

Something I don't regret but probably should, I was in a political discussion with some friends at a bar and somehow PETA came up. The discussion was rather general, when I commented that PETA is a terrorist organization. One of my friends then whipped-out her PETA membership card and slammed it down on the table. How embarassing for her.
 

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For some reason some people call me a hippie. Even random strangers in the street. I can't fathom why. :rolleyes:
 
I don't think this is the "nastiest" thing I've ever said to anyone, but it certainly did get the most chuckles:

"It's too bad that, unlike a TV, you do not have a brightness knob!"

Zz.
 
Kurdt said:
For some reason some people call me a hippie. Even random strangers in the street. I can't fathom why. :rolleyes:

^^^

that sounds like hippie talk to me
 
ZapperZ said:
I don't think this is the "nastiest" thing I've ever said to anyone, but it certainly did get the most chuckles:

"It's too bad that, unlike a TV, you do not have a brightness knob!"

Zz.
I reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaally don't want to know the context of that conversation!
 
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russ_watters said:
I once called a close friend a hippie. He's actually a libertarian. Too mean. Oh, wait - here he is now! [you have no idea how long I've been waiting for an excuse to post this pic]
He's the one you call a hippie?! :smile:

Something I don't regret but probably should, I was in a political discussion with some friends at a bar and somehow PETA came up. The discussion was rather general, when I commented that PETA is a terrorist organization. One of my friends then whipped-out her PETA membership card and slammed it down on the table. How embarassing for her.

Oops.

I'm not usually nasty to people, and can't recall anything I've said that was nasty, just things that have turned out to be embarrassing. Did that today completely by accident, joking about how late my intern and grad student stayed out last night (it only came up as conversation because they were both hanging onto coffee mugs for dear life) and commented that when the intern wasn't home before I went to sleep (she's staying in my guest room), I just thought maybe they'd hit it off better than I expected and she wasn't coming home at all last night...I got the guiltiest, most red-faced reactions from the both of them to that comment.
 
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You know...I lost track of what the meanest thing I've ever said to someone is. Could we narrow the category?
 
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I had a co-worker make a sexual comment to me. So I called him a ...go-sa-nv-hi {toad} with u-do-hi-yu gu-le {very tiny acorn nuts}. He asked me what it ment and i told him if Ihalf to say it in english I would half to kick him there too.
 
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Moonbear said:
He's the one you call a hippie?! :smile:
It's his own fault - he supported Ron Paul for a little while. I need to come up with a nickname for the young, nerdy people who support him (Time did an article about them...). "Paulies", maybe?
 
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Oh, YES! Please DO! We really need a LOT more name-calling around here!
 
  • #15
I highly doubt any of them are possible to post here.
 
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Moonbear said:
He's the one you call a hippie?! :smile:

Russ thinks that anyone who didn't vote for Bush is a hippie! :smile:
 
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Being a teacher, I regularly have to choke back words that my ID wants to yell at some of my students. I've been doing a good job in that department, and I'm glad to say I have not ever said anything that was deliberately insulting (there are, however, people who choose to be insulted by anything other than over-the-top, full-steam, blithering compliments).

But all those choked-back insults come out in my dreams, occasionally, where for no real provocation I start yelling horrible, well-crafted pejoratives at a person who really doesn't deserve it. And no, it does not make me feel better.
 

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