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Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 5445
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 12:28 pm: | 
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I can think of grosser things than all of the above, but I won't even offer to mention them.
Cynicalgirl, I don't understand your complaint. The restroom IS the place for doing gross things. Even Miss Manners answered a letter and said something to that effect.
Once, on the NYC subway, a guy was clipping his fingernails and he spasm'd after each cut. It seemed like a shtick, but I really don't know. |
Brett
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Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 1441
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 12:47 pm: |
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When I was in the Navy the only time you really have privacy was in the Bathroom stall (4 for 70 guys), Shower stall (3 for 70 guys) or your rack, for 6 months at a pop. While living and work on a ship you get very in tune with the noises in your space. The slightest whir, beep or click caught your attention because that was a potential problem with the weapons system. I can even remember the computer I used to sleep behind had a rhythmic Whub Whub, Whub Whub. If I ever heard Whub Whub Whub there was a problem.
One late night (2 or 3 am) I here a click, followed by a double click. Well a steady click could be a bearing, fan or servo, easy to find and fix, but this was different. So I take of my boots (First thing to do while hunting down a noise). And start tiptoeing around the space zeroing in on the sound when my Chief walks in with the Lt. Now the three of us are walking in circles playing the adult version of Hotter / Colder for about ½ hour. Suddenly Chief heard the noise really close. He rips back some Jackets that were hung in between some computers and there it is!
A brand new guy sitting behind the computers with a flashlight, clipping his toe nails. Scared the crap out of the guy. Poor kid didn’t know what to do.
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Mark Fuhrman
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Username: Mfpark
Post Number: 1283
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 1:22 pm: |
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Funny Brett! But clipping his toenails for more than 1/2 an hour? Man, must have been some long nails! |
Brett
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Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 1442
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 1:30 pm: |
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Yea, it was probably more like ten minutes. But quite funny when three of your superiors are put out like that. |
sarinka
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Username: Sarinka
Post Number: 27
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 1:38 pm: |
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There was a mature woman cutting her finger nails - throughout the whole movie - in Montclair last week. I was totally grossed out. Makes me wonder what else people have in their bags. I never carry anything like that! |
Pippi
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Username: Pippi
Post Number: 686
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 1:48 pm: |
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We shared an office space with another company. One woman from the other company used to brush her teeth in the (shared) kitchen sick. She only had to walk 50 feet to the freakin' bathroom, but she was too lazy. THAT's GROSS!
I am guilty of train grooming -- I put my lipstick on. That's because me husband doesn't like to kiss me good bye when I get out of the car if I've put my lipstick on. |
mrmaplewood
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Username: Mrmaplewood
Post Number: 155
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 1:56 pm: |
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Talk about movies, the guy behind me last weekend had a large bucket of popcorn and ate the whole thing with his mouth open. Such a distraction! Is it so hard to close one's lips while chewing? |
Sgt. Pepper
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Username: Jjkatz
Post Number: 664
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 2:06 pm: |
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Oh man, I was once in a coffee shop in the Village and a guy at the next table was making what can only be described as growling sounds while he was eating -- imagine Homer Simpson and a doughnut. You'd think he'd just killed the cow himself and was tearing its flesh off with his teeth while trying to keep the rest of us away from his kill. |
mim
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Username: Mim
Post Number: 411
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 2:15 pm: |
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I sometimes sit next to a young woman on the train who is capable of applying make-up for the entire duration of the Maplewood to NY journey. I'm more fascinated than bothered by it. I just don't see how it can possibly take so long. I can never get a good enough look at the end of the trip to see if the results are worth the effort! |
Pippi
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Username: Pippi
Post Number: 688
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 2:21 pm: |
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I watched a woman on the subway standing, not holding onto anything. but "surfing" applying mascara. It was soooo odd. And she was blocking a door, to boot. I wanted to slap her
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Cynicalgirl
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Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 1121
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 2:53 pm: |
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Tom, not sure it's a complaint exactly. We all have different ideas of what should be more private. 'Course we don't have anywhere more private at work!
At least one doesn't find women spraying gobs of hairspray in the ladies like we used to! |
Spare_o
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Username: Spare_o
Post Number: 191
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 4:38 pm: |
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I failed to ask before: was the deoderant roll-on or aerosol?  |
Bobkat
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 7566
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 6:08 pm: |
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be glad she wasn't braiding her pits.  |
gemini
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Username: Gemini
Post Number: 368
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 9:24 pm: |
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Last night the man across the aisle from me dug a canal into his ear while reading his book, and proceeeded to examine the picking finger everytime he took it out. Uggh! |
Meandtheboys
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Username: Meandtheboys
Post Number: 179
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 9:53 am: |
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I don't understand how people are so oblivious to their own disgusting behavior in public.
What about the people who love to dig deep up in thier noses while they're driving? Do they think they're invisible!
Gross! |
mem
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Username: Mem
Post Number: 4620
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 11:56 am: |
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What about people that "pick n eat"? Or scratch n eat? I just had one Wed. at work. I can't describe it, it was so nauseating. |
Meandtheboys
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Username: Meandtheboys
Post Number: 181
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 12:07 pm: |
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That is the most repulsive thing I have ever heard mem. An adult? My six year old does that, as I believe most his age have a tendency to do. But an adult? At work?
It's really hard to know what to say, that's so gross. |
mem
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Username: Mem
Post Number: 4624
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 12:11 pm: |
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We went to lunch, I was in the car up front sitting next to him. I felt, well, violatedly exposed. My luck has not been good lately though.
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Meandtheboys
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Username: Meandtheboys
Post Number: 182
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 12:20 pm: |
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mem: I've noticed. So sorry.
Call Bio Skin care and get a good, relaxing, revitalizing, reputable message. You deserve it.
IMHO, I still think all you ladies should go to the police. No reason you should have to put up with that crap. And no reason this guy should be allowed to continue. If they can't solicit prostution at the Sunflower Spa, then there should be no inappropriate touching at Kim's Nails. OOPS, SORRY. WRONG THREAD! |
Bobkat
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 7573
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 2:21 pm: |
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I hate to admit this, but am I the only one who finds a woman putting on her makeup slightly erotic? I know this will reinforce my reputation as Maplewood's (and maybe South Orange's) leading dirty old man, but it is, well personal and kinda sexy.
It is almost as nice as, well, I think I better skip that one, at least for now. |
argon_smythe
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Username: Argon_smythe
Post Number: 532
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 6:02 pm: |
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That's an interesting turn in the conversation.
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Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 5454
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 6:39 pm: |
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Please go on, bobk. |
Lydia
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Username: Lydial
Post Number: 920
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 6:44 pm: |
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Bobkat,
I think watching women put on makeup is sort of sweet to watch too.
However any grooming activities that involve removing dead skin or hair should be done in private. Brushing, shaving, trimming, plucking, popping - ecch!
Get a room. |
Strawberry Alarm Clock
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Username: Strawberry
Post Number: 4489
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2005 - 10:47 am: |
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I think what Bobk is trying to say: He loves sex! Afterall, I would imagine that anyone who looks like Cheney gets plenty of it. 
The Great Strawberry is a proud Heterosexual. |
lizzyr
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Username: Lizzyr
Post Number: 163
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2005 - 7:40 pm: |
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There's a woman that boards the 6:31am train at Maplewood every morning (typically car #2 or 3) & applies her entire "face" on the train, from moisturizer through mascara. She's short with very curly dark hair & glasses.
It's gross, although not as bad as a guy on the same train (thankfully he doesn't board at Maplewood) that picks his nose barehanded while reading his Wall Street Journal. I will sit in a middle seat, rather than sit next to him in a 2-seater. |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 5464
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 7:36 am: |
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My wife and I had dinner at Cent'anni Saturday night. A woman came up to us and complimented my wife on her hair, since my wife doesn't dye the grey out, and she's mostly grey. The woman said her husband won't let her go grey. She bend her head down really low to the table and split her hairs apart at the scalp so we could see her roots. Just at that moment, the waiter arrived with our food, and he was dumbstruck and felt he couldn't serve us quite yet. |
Meandtheboys
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Username: Meandtheboys
Post Number: 206
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 9:46 pm: |
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Oh my! |
LilLB
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Username: Lillb
Post Number: 418
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 8:38 am: |
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Perhaps not really personal grooming, but "personal" was a few months ago I sat across the aisle from a guy who whipped out a playboy on the train. I don't really care that men buy that magazine - all power to ya really, but I just don't really want to be sitting next to you as you're "reading" the "articles" |
blackcat
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Username: Blackcat
Post Number: 289
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 2:13 pm: |
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Heard a person hack one up and spit last night on the train. Not quite sure if it was on the floor or in something, but that sound is digusting in an enclosed, public environment. It was behind and to my right. Just couldn't even try to figure out who did it. |
redY67
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Username: Redy67
Post Number: 609
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 3:36 pm: |
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This falls more under what grooming is to little... but last year I was at the beach when a woman came up to me and started talking. Needless to say, someone REALLY needed to tell her about waxing her bikini line. |
Mplwdladee
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Username: Mplwdladee
Post Number: 82
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 3:56 pm: |
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mim, I may be that makeup woman. I have to take care of my kids before my communte so my makeup is that last thing Im thinking about except I have to be prepared to be videotaped as soon as I get to work. Ever seen a woman on tv without makeup? Sorry if I offend people on the train but I would offend more if I didnt have it on when I got to work. Oh yeah, it looks ok when I finish. Even had a professional makeup artist give me a compliment on my train makeover ability. |
Maplewoody
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Username: Maplewoody
Post Number: 906
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2005 - 8:16 am: |
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I saw the grossest thing one evening on the NJT train coming home from NYC this week.
An elderly woman sat in an end seat near the door and the whole trip tweezed her chin hair.
No mirror, she did it by feeling where her whiskers were.
YUCK! |
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