# Dumbass Prick at my Office **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 13, 2004, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793 "2004-04-13T15:11:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/21 "2004-04-13T17:24:04Z")
> [@Aries28](#): > > His whole defense is that since it is a guy then it doesn’t matter and I just didn’t get his joke Maybe the ho at XYZ, Inc would appreciate being included in the joke. Why not forward the email (on the q-t of course) to him? ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/22 "2004-04-13T17:54:39Z")
It may not be a ‘non-confrontational’ way to deal with things, but fwding the original email to the company’s legal dept should provide amusing fireworks. I can only guess what the in house legal response would be after the initial paralyzing sphincter-tightening reflex relaxes. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/23 "2004-04-13T18:07:58Z")
> [@vetbridge](#): > > Maybe the ho at XYZ, Inc would appreciate being included in the joke. Why not forward the email (on the q-t of course) to him? I’ve changed my mind on my earlier advice, dear. Don’t go to HR. You should DEFINITELY forward the e-mail to the guy at XYZ. You could begin it, “Yo, Ho!” Or, if the guy’s name is Joe, you could say, “Yo, Joe, you ho!” Or even better: “Yo, Joe! You a ho! You didn’t know? Fo’ sho’! See below!” [sub]Man, I crack myself up. I bet others won’t think this is funny, though. Better play it safe and not hit “Submit Reply.” Damn.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/24 "2004-04-13T18:09:54Z")
The real pisser about your story **Aries** is that _after_ his boss stepped in and apologised for him the shithead went and broadcast a message telling you to “get over it”. I t brings up the vision of the little kid who does something wrong and, as his momma apologises, he peers around from hiding behind her skirt and sticks his tongue out at you. ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/25 "2004-04-13T18:11:08Z")
The only problem with forwarding it to XYZ (which, BTW I love…you people are diabolical…_MWAH_) is that even if I used a public computer and created a hotmail account or something to send it, I would be the prime suspect. I have been tinkering with the idea of getting a new job anyway for different reasons but I can’t afford to be unemployed from being fired right now. Stupid job. Stupid email. Stupid Clay. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/26 "2004-04-13T18:11:41Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > It means the same thing. [On the qt](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=on+the+qt&r=67) > > Can’t believe it’s on [dictionary.com](http://dictionary.com). But what does the Q and the T abbreviate, if anything. “On the d.l.” means “on the down-low”. ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/27 "2004-04-13T18:12:38Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > The real pisser about your story **Aries** is that _after_ his boss stepped in and apologised for him the shithead went and broadcast a message telling you to “get over it”. > > I t brings up the vision of the little kid who does something wrong and, as his momma apologises, he peers around from hiding behind her skirt and sticks his tongue out at you. I KNOW! That is what really gets me I guess…he had the last word. I’m gonna let him have it arrogant little bastard that he is…but DAYUM…your boss just said for us to go about business and that you are too immature to know any better yet you STILL find the need to smart off one more time. Come on karma. ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/28 "2004-04-13T18:16:32Z")
[hijack=GQ] > [@Homebrew](#): > > But what does the Q and the T abbreviate, if anything. “On the d.l.” means “on the down-low”. I think the q-t is an abbreviation for “quiet”. [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/29 "2004-04-13T18:38:06Z")
> [@Aries28](#): > > I have been tinkering with the idea of getting a new job anyway for different reasons but I can’t afford to be unemployed from being fired right now. > > Stupid job. Stupid email. Stupid Clay. The good news is that whenever you do get a new job, so long as Clay’s still in his, this email is valuable retaliatory currency. Mwahaha! ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/30 "2004-04-13T18:45:48Z")
> [@Aries28](#): > > The only problem with forwarding it to XYZ (which, BTW I love…you people are diabolical…_MWAH_) is that even if I used a public computer and created a hotmail account or something to send it, I would be the prime suspect. Unless, one of your coworkers, or Clay, or even _Clay’s boss_ routinely leaves their workstations unattended whilst logged in. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/31 "2004-04-13T18:45:53Z")
> [@Homebrew](#): > > But what does the Q and the T abbreviate, if anything. “On the d.l.” means “on the down-low”. Hehe, I must have been reading that with my Brooklyn vision enabled, as I was thinking “quiet tip”. You can either do it on the “down low” or on the “quiet tip”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NotMrKnowItAll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6bbea6/32.png) [@NotMrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotMrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/32 "2004-04-13T18:48:09Z")
> [@Aries28](#): > > I have been tinkering with the idea of getting a new job anyway for different reasons but I can’t afford to be unemployed from being fired right now. > > Stupid job. Stupid email. Stupid Clay. May I suggest you try good old XYZ Company? They might hire you. ---
**Author:** ![htns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@htns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/htns)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/33 "2004-04-13T19:07:31Z")
One last post for now, then I gotta go to work (HIJACK WARNING) The phrase “on the down low” was invented by bisexual Black men who engage in heteroeroticism openly and keep their homoerotic behavior secret. A Black man who does this is often called a “down low brother”. Many DLBs keep their orientation secret, and refuse the bisexual label even though they qualify for it otherwise. Hijack over, back to the thread. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/34 "2004-04-13T19:44:37Z")
Aries, this guy is such a jerk. I’m sorry you have to continue working with him. But your boss has obviously seen what an immature jackass he is, so hopefully he’ll get his come-uppance one way or another. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/35 "2004-04-13T20:49:10Z")
> [@Amanita](#): > > Unless, one of your coworkers, or Clay, or even _Clay’s boss_ routinely leaves their workstations unattended whilst logged in. I wouldn’t even consider sending an e-mail which could be worth the boot from a colleague’s computer. What level of hate must one reach before playing tricks like that which can have him fired? Does lacking maturity and having the last word deserves that? Does being the boss of someone who lacks maturity? Apart from that, what does “ho” means or refers to exactly? My dictionnary is silent… ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/36 "2004-04-13T21:02:09Z")
> [@Sauron](#): > > You should DEFINITELY forward the e-mail to the guy at XYZ. My thought: Save the email. Sit on it without comment for six months. _Then_ forward it to the guy, but with an innocent message, something like, “Hey, I was cleaning out past email and was wondering if we could get together for lunch again because it’s been a while,” without any mention of the inflammatory content in the included text, as if you’ve _completely forgotten_ about it and had _no idea_ it was there and I was just asking about lunch and I’m _really really_ sorry but hey you take the risk of this happening when you let stupid people put stupid shit in their emails without immediate repercussion. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/37 "2004-04-13T21:04:37Z")
> [@clairobscur](#): > > Apart from that, what does “ho” means or refers to exactly? My dictionnary is silent… “Ho” is American street slang, meaning whore. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Girl)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/38 "2004-04-13T21:16:34Z")
> [@Sauron](#): > > I’ve changed my mind on my earlier advice, dear. Don’t go to HR. You should DEFINITELY forward the e-mail to the guy at XYZ. > > You could begin it, “Yo, Ho!” > > Or, if the guy’s name is Joe, you could say, “Yo, Joe, you ho!” > > Or even better: “Yo, Joe! You a ho! You didn’t know? Fo’ sho’! See below!” > > [sub]Man, I crack myself up. I bet others won’t think this is funny, though. Better play it safe and not hit “Submit Reply.” > > Damn.[/sub] I did! 😃 My coffee-soaked sinuses are NOT amused, however! ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/39 "2004-04-13T21:57:52Z")
> [@htns](#): > > One last post for now, then I gotta go to work (HIJACK WARNING) > > The phrase “on the down low” was invented by bisexual Black men who engage in heteroeroticism openly and keep their homoerotic behavior secret. A Black man who does this is often called a “down low brother”. Many DLBs keep their orientation secret, and refuse the bisexual label even though they qualify for it otherwise. > > Hijack over, back to the thread. 😉 [hijack cont.] Speaking of down low brothers, have you read **E. Lynn Harris** ’s _Invisible Life_? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-prick-at-my-office/239793/40 "2004-04-13T22:01:20Z")
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