That mink winked at me!!
Yesterday at lunch was another stimulating conversation with Miss Managed. It's not that she's so dumb that I get annoyed. It's that she thinks she isn't and in most cases gives this attitude to me that she's smarter... which is confirmed by the Boss, so it is not my erroneous interpretation of her behavior. It's all wrapped up in her inadequacies, which is justified because she is, in fact, inadequate.
We're at lunch, the three of us and she chimes in that she thinks she has a hurt robin in her yard. Why does she think it's hurt? "Cause it's flying really low to the ground. I mean, it can fly but it never flies up and away. Even when the dog is in the yard. It just flies like a foot off the ground."
Me: "I think that's pretty normal. Because they eat worms and right now with the ground heating up they are all coming back up."
M.M.: "Um, yea, but why isn't it flying UP into the trees or anything? I dunno, I think it's hurt."
Me: "Should be fine"
M.M. ::stares at me in condescending disbelief::
Then we start talking about pets, particularly parakeets and other tropical birds. Then on to bird intelligence. I chime in:
Me: "Did you know the pigeon is the only non-mammal that can recognize its own reflection in the mirror."
M.M.: "WHAT?!?! ::rolls eyes:: Where did you hear that?"
Me: "I read it in a study online. It was done by guys in white lab coats I think so it must be true... 'ha ha'.."
M.M.: "So the pigeon looks in the mirror and knows it's a pigeon.... it says to itself, 'Look! I'm a pigeon! I'm not a sparrow'."
At this point it's apparent she is either arguing to argue, or she is in fact the dumbest person on the planet.
Me: "Let me be clearer, when the pigeon sees its reflection, it is 'self-aware' for lack of a better term that what it is seeing is itself... a reflection, and not another bird looking at it. Where as, something like a parakeet sees itself in a mirror and thinks it's seeing another parakeet."
M.M.: ::in a condescending tone as if she just proved me wrong, where there was no argument to be proven wrong with:: "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Well, that makes a little more sense."
But, of course, it doesn't stop here.... And, I am not making this up. This is verbatim.....
M.M.: "What if you take a mirror and put it in front of a pigeon, and then you take a second pigeon and put it NEXT to the mirror. Would the first pigeon know which was its reflection and which was the other pigeon??? Hmmmmmmm??"
People this dumb should, honestly, be shot...
Me: "I am sure the pigeon would know the difference between a living creature and its own reflection. Hence the studies that say this."
She's just dumb. Even if she's only arguing to argue, she is still portraying herself as the most unintelligent, blond bimbo.
For starters, anyone that has lived around Chicago all their life has had robins in their neighborhood. And, anyone observant knows that they love the earthworms and fly close to the ground like crazy, especially in the spring, looking for their delicious slimy dinners. If it's not common knowledge, that makes me an arrogant bastard for being smarter than common knowledge.
As far as the pigeon thing goes, I was just mentioning it as an interesting factoid, she perceived it as a challenge to try and make me look stupid in front of the Boss, which is where all these arguments generally stem from... but in the end she always makes herself look like an idiot... but she doesn't KNOW she's an idiot. She really doesn't. And THAT is what I find offensive.
Sure, information on the Internet could be wrong, and I am the last person to trust guys in white lab coats. But, of all the lies in the world, it would be a pretty dumb thing to make up a story about. And, the source seemed semi-reliable (it was NOT wikipedia) hence my desire to mention it in the conversation.
In the end, it has nothing to do with pigeons... it has to do with her penis envy.
We're at lunch, the three of us and she chimes in that she thinks she has a hurt robin in her yard. Why does she think it's hurt? "Cause it's flying really low to the ground. I mean, it can fly but it never flies up and away. Even when the dog is in the yard. It just flies like a foot off the ground."
Me: "I think that's pretty normal. Because they eat worms and right now with the ground heating up they are all coming back up."
M.M.: "Um, yea, but why isn't it flying UP into the trees or anything? I dunno, I think it's hurt."
Me: "Should be fine"
M.M. ::stares at me in condescending disbelief::
Then we start talking about pets, particularly parakeets and other tropical birds. Then on to bird intelligence. I chime in:
Me: "Did you know the pigeon is the only non-mammal that can recognize its own reflection in the mirror."
M.M.: "WHAT?!?! ::rolls eyes:: Where did you hear that?"
Me: "I read it in a study online. It was done by guys in white lab coats I think so it must be true... 'ha ha'.."
M.M.: "So the pigeon looks in the mirror and knows it's a pigeon.... it says to itself, 'Look! I'm a pigeon! I'm not a sparrow'."
At this point it's apparent she is either arguing to argue, or she is in fact the dumbest person on the planet.
Me: "Let me be clearer, when the pigeon sees its reflection, it is 'self-aware' for lack of a better term that what it is seeing is itself... a reflection, and not another bird looking at it. Where as, something like a parakeet sees itself in a mirror and thinks it's seeing another parakeet."
M.M.: ::in a condescending tone as if she just proved me wrong, where there was no argument to be proven wrong with:: "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Well, that makes a little more sense."
But, of course, it doesn't stop here.... And, I am not making this up. This is verbatim.....
M.M.: "What if you take a mirror and put it in front of a pigeon, and then you take a second pigeon and put it NEXT to the mirror. Would the first pigeon know which was its reflection and which was the other pigeon??? Hmmmmmmm??"
People this dumb should, honestly, be shot...
Me: "I am sure the pigeon would know the difference between a living creature and its own reflection. Hence the studies that say this."
She's just dumb. Even if she's only arguing to argue, she is still portraying herself as the most unintelligent, blond bimbo.
For starters, anyone that has lived around Chicago all their life has had robins in their neighborhood. And, anyone observant knows that they love the earthworms and fly close to the ground like crazy, especially in the spring, looking for their delicious slimy dinners. If it's not common knowledge, that makes me an arrogant bastard for being smarter than common knowledge.
As far as the pigeon thing goes, I was just mentioning it as an interesting factoid, she perceived it as a challenge to try and make me look stupid in front of the Boss, which is where all these arguments generally stem from... but in the end she always makes herself look like an idiot... but she doesn't KNOW she's an idiot. She really doesn't. And THAT is what I find offensive.
Sure, information on the Internet could be wrong, and I am the last person to trust guys in white lab coats. But, of all the lies in the world, it would be a pretty dumb thing to make up a story about. And, the source seemed semi-reliable (it was NOT wikipedia) hence my desire to mention it in the conversation.
In the end, it has nothing to do with pigeons... it has to do with her penis envy.