There a special place in Hell for those who backstab their friends...

The BBQ Pit
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…and I have already reserved one room for this so-called ‘friend’ of mine. Come over here, pal. Do you like the view of the burning river of fire? Enjoying the burning smell of flesh? Oops, sorry, I seem to have accidentally set you on fire. I got to go now, you selfish bastard. You will rue the day (12 October 2006, 3:28pm, GMT +0800) that you have decided to backstab me.

This new guy joined my gang of friends at university this semster. For some reasons, he irked many of my buddies immediately, but me, always sympathetic to unpopular people (because I was one too), defended him and gave him the benefit of the doubt.

We are doing a business module this semster, and the final trial is a business presentation. The Selfish Bastard who is Destined to Roast in Eternal Agony in Hell is in another group of my friends, while I am in another. Selfish Bastard’s group went first – their business plan was sound, kind of flaky and I could find enough holes to drive an Imperal Star Destroyer through, but hey, they are my friends. I see no reason why I would want to demolish them.

Next up is mine. When we were finished and it’s time for Q&A, Selfish Bastard raised up his hand.

“Huh?”, I thought, “Him? Why would he want to ask a question?”

Seflish Bastard began with an innocent, “I am not asking a question, but just giving a clarification. When you use the term ‘first mover advantage’, you are using the term wrongly.”

We defended ourselves. He said he is studying an economics elective and that he is right. The lecturer said he will take note that we are using the term wrongly.

Bastard.

So, you got a clarification? For Hell’s Sake, couldn’t you just clarify with me personally after the presentation? So, do you think your five minutes of fame have earnt you adoring fans? “OOOHHH!! You corrected that group’s mistake! How suave! How smart! Let me fall upon your knees and worship the ground that you walk on!”

Bastard. For some Brownie Points with the lecturer and the smug satisification that you are right and you get to correct someone’s mistakes, you stab me in the back and bring down one of the most important points of our presentation. For what?

I wouldn’t be so peeved if it is someone else. Actually, I would have just eaten the humble pie and say “Yes I might be wrong.” The issue is not that you are right or not, though.

It’s how you could do this to a friend just for a few minutes of fame?

Cursed are those who built their glory on the misfortunes of friends.

(PS. We double-checked our sources. We were right. I am so going to clarify that with him)

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“Rue the day?” Who talks like that?

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I’ll give your rant a 2. Your pal may have been a little annoying, but it’s certainly nothing to get your bowels in an uproar over. Relax. It’s school. You’ll be fine.

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Rue DeDay.

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I do. :o

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I could swear this is a quote from a movie, but I can’t remember which one.

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I fail to see how this is backstabbing. Obnoxious and annoying, yes, but backstabbing?

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Real Genius

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Its a Business discipline that you are in and Business is rough. Rant about it here, get it out, but publicly laugh it off. Offer to study together at the library. And when he goes to the restroom, steal all of his notes and his term paper outline and leave. Leave a magnet on his disks/flash drives too. Make sure to dispose of all his work in a wet garbage can, so there’s no chance of retrieval without orange juice stains and liquid-cheese goodness.

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:smack: Of course.

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God help you when you get to the real world of real business.

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I notice that he will be 106 this year. Doesn’t this make him the oldest doper ever?

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:smack: Jeez, and one of my favorite movies, too.
I can see what kind of day this is going to be.

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Yeah, it sounds like he’s tailor-made for the business world, and you’re maybe not. Dump the guy and move on.

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Hmmph! Marketing types.

Didn’t you pay any attention to those literature courses they made you take back in your pre-major days? Treachers go into the Ninth Circle where it is freezing cold, not fiery.

:smiley:

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Yeah the guy was a prick, but not much worse than that. You did missuse a term so you learnt two things.
Don’t rely on unrelyable friends to keep their mouths shut. And either get your terminology down pat, or learn to bullshit better.
The guy probably wasn’t doing it to be mean or nasty, rather he sounds like the sort of person with malfunctioning social understanding, he probably didn’t think his question would annoy you or upset you, and probably thought it was appropriate.
If you feel Machievellian you might get some work/help from him by explaining just how his question was innaproptriate and how he now owes you one. It may be worth keeping him arround to pay off his debts before dumping him.

Sounds like buisness school is working out well, if you get to deal with such people before real money and jobs are on the line.

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Guess many of you are right…I am taking this too seriously. If I keep getting my top blown over this sort of thing, I may not get to lived long.

May I request a mod to close this thread, or move it to MPSIM, as it doesn’t seem to be hot enough for the pit? Thanks!

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Also Withnail in Withnail & I…, in the specific form (my favourite embittered expression): “Then the Fucker will Rue the Day”

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I notice that you appear to be posting from the year 2009. Would you be good enough to provide the winning numbers for the California State Lottery drawing dated 14/10/2006? You should be able to find them online. Please try to accomplish this some time today, and I’m sure I’ll be able to make it worth your while. :wink:

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I actually say that a life. In real life. My friends don’t understand me.