# No Stealth Bragging in This Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 14, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171 "2012-07-14T03:18:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/61 "2012-07-18T03:54:32Z")
Yay good news! I just nailed a job interview today. I mean I absolutely killed it. I will be surprised if I don’t get the job. It is basically a dream job for me. _fingers crossed_ ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/62 "2012-07-18T07:18:08Z")
Woohoo **olives**! And belated congrats to \*\*Maggie \*\*🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/63 "2012-07-18T07:51:40Z")
Wifey and I just moved into our brand new two-story house north of Tokyo. Yay for us! Oh, and congrats to all the other “braggarts.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Alma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alma)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/64 "2012-07-18T18:59:40Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > I know where you can find the most beautiful bass clarinet on the island of Montreal. I happen to own it! I am actually jealous. Good ones are hard to find, and damn that’s a beautiful instrument. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/65 "2012-07-18T22:07:05Z")
Olives, fingers crossed for you. That is great news. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/66 "2012-07-19T00:04:02Z")
I just got approved for a raise after emailing my supervisor. I thought we might negotiate a little bit or something, but he just approved me for a 4.6% bump, and informed me that I had (unknowingly to me) already received a 2.5% raise in November, but still approved me for another one anyway. I do believe I deserve it because I have worked hard and feel like a valuable asset to the company, and I’m super happy. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/67 "2012-07-24T23:42:30Z")
> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > It appears that I am in the process of creating a new human. I need to correct this post. It appears that I am in the process of creating _two_ new humans. 😮 ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/68 "2012-07-25T00:08:08Z")
My life is ten kinds of wonderful right now. Beyond my baseline level of awesome, which is extremely high, we just bought a complete wreck of a house on 15 acres of land, and I get to renovate the whole thing exactly like I want. 😃 On top of that, once we sell the house we’re currently living in, we won’t have a mortgage payment anymore, so we’ll be rollin’ in dough. AND! I’m getting not one, but TWO PONIES! Swear to god. Life just could not get any better. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/69 "2012-07-25T00:12:52Z")
And **Maggie**! YAY! Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/70 "2012-07-25T03:47:28Z")
> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > I need to correct this post. > > It appears that I am in the process of creating _two_ new humans. > > 😮 Overachiever. 🙂 -D/a ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/71 "2012-07-25T04:57:12Z")
> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > I need to correct this post. > > It appears that I am in the process of creating _two_ new humans. > > 😮 Oh my! That is exciting news. Congratulations. May all go well for you. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/72 "2012-07-25T05:39:07Z")
I bought the following house a few months ago: 1,500 sq feet 2 car garage In-ground pool In-ground jacuzzi Hardwood floors Fireplace Granite tops on kitchen, bathroom counters Detached storage shed Fenced-in back yard Quarter-acre lot … for $130,000 (107k Euros). ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/73 "2012-07-25T05:52:06Z")
> [@JpnDude](#): > > Wifey and I just moved into our brand new two-story house north of Tokyo. Yay for us! > 😃 Conglaturation!😉 ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/74 "2012-07-25T06:14:07Z")
I speak seven languages sufficiently to have read at least one novel in each of them. If you lowered the bar to reading newspapers, I could add maybe another six or eight to that number. If I don’t tell people, they don’t realize that English is not my mother tongue and that I’ve only lived in the English speaking world (and Montreal at that) for a few years now. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/75 "2012-07-25T06:55:48Z")
> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > I need to correct this post. > > It appears that I am in the process of creating _two_ new humans. > > 😮 I hope everything goes beautifully for you and your two new humans 🙂 when delivered bring pics. I’m finishing my current project on Friday. Apparently (if they send me the farking contract with my name corrected, that is) I’ll be starting the next project at the end of August - I’m one of a few dozen people who can do my job, worldwide, so it rarely takes me more than a few weeks from “hey guys I’m available” until “sorry, I’m in a project”. ---
**Author:** ![DragonAsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/76 "2012-07-25T09:45:58Z")
Promoted to managing director and board member at my company. My company is a household name in Japan with a history going back hundreds of years. My company frustrates me to no end sometimes, but I still believe in the company itself and love my team. A -lot- of work finally paid off. I took my team out for a thank you dinner & lots and lots of chilled adult beverages last Friday. I’m told we all had a good time. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/77 "2012-07-25T10:21:05Z")
You’re _told_, uh? 😃 The contract arrived. It has been printed, signed, scanned and sent. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/78 "2012-07-25T13:44:41Z")
Eldest son has been bumped up to Honors Geometry! Evidently, happiness come in all shapes and sizes. 😃 After working like a dog, vacation is fast approaching! I look forward to beautiful views, some nice restaurants and to enjoying every second in the day without rush. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/79 "2012-07-25T14:19:23Z")
(If you ever derided anyone for getting an English degree, you may want to skip this post!) _Someone I know…_ Started with a degree in English. Became a director of Foreign Rights, then became Editor at a major international Publishing house. Edited a couple of, ‘Major Literary Award’, winning books, lunches with famous authors, etc. Next promoted to Publisher! Thought it couldn’t get any better, truly. Now President! (But would prefer to move back to publisher? Wha?) I couldn’t be prouder! ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171/80 "2012-07-25T14:46:24Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > Yay good news! > > I just nailed a job interview today. I mean I absolutely killed it. I will be surprised if I don’t get the job. It is basically a dream job for me. _fingers crossed_ I got the job! I start Tuesday. I actually submitted the wrong cover letter when I applied - one that named a different organization. And the guy e-mailed me to let me know, and I was mortified and figured I didn’t have a chance. But I got the job. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-stealth-bragging-in-this-thread/628171.md?page=5)