# Advice? Awkward horrible situation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-awkward-horrible-situation/855366>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 10, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-awkward-horrible-situation/855366 "2020-06-10T15:36:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-awkward-horrible-situation/855366/21 "2020-06-11T16:21:06Z")

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That’s great news **Kayaker**.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-awkward-horrible-situation/855366/22 "2020-06-11T16:32:36Z")

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**Kayaker** , you’re my new _Hero!_

So proud of you. There’s hope for human-kind as long as there are people in the world like you.

Good job, dude!

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-awkward-horrible-situation/855366/23 "2020-06-11T16:37:30Z")

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You done good, kayaker. That’s all you can do for now.

> [@kayaker](#):
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> … I am not a ??? (term for someone required to report abuse).

[Mandatory reporter](https://family.findlaw.com/child-abuse/checklist-are-you-a-mandatory-reporter-of-child-abuse.html)

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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-awkward-horrible-situation/855366/24 "2020-06-11T17:32:09Z")

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**kayaker** , that was a kind and wonderful thing you did.  
I think someone is cutting up onions around here.

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**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-awkward-horrible-situation/855366/25 "2020-06-11T17:44:01Z")

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Thank you Kayaker. You’re very kind.

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-awkward-horrible-situation/855366/26 "2020-06-11T17:55:30Z")

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I’d love to have a beer with you Kayaker. I don’t normally smoke, but would make an exception. You’re a good man.

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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-awkward-horrible-situation/855366/27 "2020-06-11T18:04:29Z")

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Good boss and friend!

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**Author:** ![mandala](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mandala/32/95_2.png) [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-awkward-horrible-situation/855366/28 "2020-06-12T18:15:29Z")

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Kayaker, you are a wonderful guy.

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-awkward-horrible-situation/855366/29 "2020-06-12T18:33:48Z")

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Man, all this praise strikes me as the antithesis of the old joke, “…but you fuck ONE goat…!” 😃

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