# Get the fuck away from me, you creepy asshat! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 5, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648 "2004-10-05T14:51:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/1 "2004-10-05T14:51:03Z")
So, I’m at the gym last night. It was really busy 'cause most people get their case of the guilts over the weekend and decide to make a fresh start on Monday. I was meeting my very pregnant friend to swim (which is completely irrelevant to what happened, but, hey, it’s why I was there), and all the lanes were taken and she wasn’t there yet, so I was just sitting on one of the benches twiddling my thumbs, in my bathing suit, trying to cover up my slightly rounded stomach (I’m not pregnant, so I have no excuse). Then some asshat next to me who wasn’t waiting for the pool, but evidently there on the prowl starts sidling up to me. He scoots closer and closer while I sit there, trying to ignore him. Finally, our legs are nearly touching and he leans over and says hi. Trying not to be rude, I say hi and turn away. He continues, asking all the usual questions - how are you, do you come here often, blah, blah, blah. So he asks what I’m doing after I swim, and I say very pointedly, “Oh, I’m going home to cook dinner for my husband.” He responds with, “Oh, you weren’t married last time we met.” Now I think I’d remember meeting someone this creepy, no matter how long it had been since I first met them, so I just gave a noncommittal grunt, turned away and proceeded to ignore him. He sort of strokes my arm a couple of times, so I edge away. He does it again, so I say, “What do you WANT?” He asks if I have single friends. I say really loudly, “All my friends are either engaged, married, married and pregnant or married with kids.” He looks a little disappointed. I’m thinking, thank God, this guy is finally going to bugger off, but he doesn’t! He sidles up to me again so our legs are touching, I try to jump away, but he grabs my arm and asks me if I’d be interested in an extramarital affair. So, I say very loudly, “No, I will not have an extramarital affair, now please get the hell away from me and never talk to me again!” I tug myself out of his grasp and walk to the side of the pool to wait for a lane. Why the fuck do people do this? Why do they think it’s acceptable??? I swear to fucking God if I see this guy again, I will rip his balls off and cramp them down his fucking throat. Digusting. This is definitely not one of those things you tell the husband. He’d go apeshit. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/2 "2004-10-05T14:53:23Z")
Why didn’t you use your legs for what they are meant for? ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/3 "2004-10-05T15:02:00Z")
Jeez, or go tell the people at the gym that someone was harrassing you. I’m sure that’s unacceptable at any decent gym. He needs his ass kicked to the door by someone, even if it’s not you. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2004, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/4 "2004-10-05T15:12:33Z")
> [@Cowgirl Jules](#): > > Jeez, or go tell the people at the gym that someone was harrassing you. I’m sure that’s unacceptable at any decent gym. He needs his ass kicked to the door by someone, even if it’s not you. Yep, I agree. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/5 "2004-10-05T15:12:51Z")
Soooo… How you doin’? 😃 Seriously, I would have gotten up and walked away much sooner. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/6 "2004-10-05T15:15:39Z")
I think I might call them today and speak with the manager. I wish I could remember the little fucktard’s name. I was just trying so hard to ignore him. Ugh, he was just so…icky. For half the time, I was just completely disbelieving, like “Is this guy really doing this? Why? Why does he think this is in any way a good idea?” The fucker. Ergh. I’m mad just thinking about it. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/7 "2004-10-05T15:18:16Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > I think I might call them today and speak with the manager. I wish I could remember the little fucktard’s name. I was just trying so hard to ignore him. Call them and let them know. The next time you see him there point him out. If he says anything, a swift kick to his kneecap should injure him nicely. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/8 "2004-10-05T15:20:43Z")
So you found him … \*not \* hot? Cause, y’know, just askin.’ ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/9 "2004-10-05T15:28:16Z")
The point where he actually touched you, and started stroking your arm, was where it were it went from obnoxious-creepy to to way over the line intrusive. I’d have called the front desk and had him thrown out. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/10 "2004-10-05T15:29:55Z")
“Oh, you weren’t married last time we met.” “Oh, I was married, but my husband was in prison for killing some guy that was hitting on me. He was very jealous back then. These days, he’s jealous and constantly enraged. Would you like to meet him?” ---
**Author:** ![Tiggrkitty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggrkitty/32/17966_2.png) [@Tiggrkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggrkitty)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/11 "2004-10-05T15:33:09Z")
Oooo. Some strange male comes up to me and starts stroking my arm and trying to pick me up is getting a face full of hand. The closed type, not opened. I had a co-worker grab my ass one night and he hit the floor before he could say sunshine. Yes, I decked the guy. It was a sucker punch but he got the idea to keep his hands off me. Where do some men or women for that matter think it’s okay to touch a total stranger? yikes. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/12 "2004-10-05T15:34:53Z")
> [@astro](#): > > The point where he actually touched you, and started stroking your arm, was where it were it went from obnoxious-creepy to to way over the line intrusive. I’d have called the front desk and had him thrown out. That really freaked me out. What freaked me out more, though, was that our legs touched. I was in a swimsuit, and so was he, so his skin was touching from my upper thigh to my ankle. Scared the shit out of me and thoroughly grossed me out. Talk about invasion of personal space. I’m glad there were people around - maybe I can ask one of them if they’d corroborate my story, or at least tell me who the shithead was. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/13 "2004-10-05T15:46:43Z")
> [@Tiggrkitty](#): > > I had a co-worker grab my ass one night and he hit the floor before he could say sunshine. Yes, I decked the guy. It was a sucker punch but he got the idea to keep his hands off me. What makes you think this was an acceptable response? I’ll grant you his action was wrong and deserving of punishment, but hitting him hard enough to knock him down was at least as wrong. You’re lucky you weren’t fired for it, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![GaWd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@GaWd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaWd)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/14 "2004-10-05T15:47:40Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > That really freaked me out. What freaked me out more, though, was that our legs touched. I was in a swimsuit, and so was he, so his skin was touching from my upper thigh to my ankle. Scared the shit out of me and thoroughly grossed me out. Talk about invasion of personal space. I’m glad there were people around - maybe I can ask one of them if they’d corroborate my story, or at least tell me who the shithead was. Why didn’t you immediately report him to the management again? At least then you wouldn’t have to deal with corroboration. A missed opportunity. Alas, you should call them anyways. If he was that creepy with you, he’s been that creepy with others, too. Sam ---
**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:** [October 5, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/15 "2004-10-05T15:48:37Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > What makes you think this was an acceptable response? I’ll grant you his action was wrong and deserving of punishment, but hitting him hard enough to knock him down was at least as wrong. You’re lucky you weren’t fired for it, IMO. Self defense? [sub]Screw it, he just deserved it[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/16 "2004-10-05T15:53:31Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > [sub]Screw it, he just deserved it[/sub] Maybe. Still doesn’t make it right. It’s not like ass-grabbing, offensive as it is, is physically harmful. If the situation had been reversed–girl grabs boy’s ass; boy decks girl–would you feel the same? Probably not. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/17 "2004-10-05T15:53:59Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > Self defense? > > [sub]Screw it, he just deserved it[/sub] Some people just need killin’… ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/18 "2004-10-05T15:53:59Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > What makes you think this was an acceptable response? I’ll grant you his action was wrong and deserving of punishment, but hitting him hard enough to knock him down was at least as wrong. You’re lucky you weren’t fired for it, IMO. Are you that creepy guy who grabbed ass? Seriously, if creepy guy would have went to HR and told them he was assulted, they would have investigated and his sorry ass would have been fired, too. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/19 "2004-10-05T15:54:14Z")
> [@GaWd](#): > > Why didn’t you immediately report him to the management again? At least then you wouldn’t have to deal with corroboration. I don’t really have a good excuse for not reporting him immediately. Mostly, I was just really freaked out, and utterly confused. I couldn’t fathom why someone would act that way. Now I’m just ticked off at myself for not having been more firm about telling him to get the hell away from me. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648/20 "2004-10-05T15:56:01Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > Seriously, if creepy guy would have went to HR and told them he was assulted, they would have investigated and his sorry ass would have been fired, too. Of course. And deservedly so. I never said otherwise. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-the-fuck-away-from-me-you-creepy-asshat/267648.md?page=2)