Dealing With Self-Appointed Celebrities

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Met up with some people (corporate socialising thing) and at the introductions in the bar one person announced "Well, I'm not drinking tonight, so it's gonna be a pretty dull night for you guys!" I wanted to say something back about this because this kind of stuff really gets to me. Arguably it's just spunky confidence, but now it's bugging me more and more. Anyone got any anti-self-promotion tips / phraseology to wrap this syndrome up in? Am toying with 'The Self-Appointed Celebrity'

― stevie mitch, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

a raised eyebrow is enough. if they are really annoying, a look of slight bemusement, but with a hint of benign indulgence, as though you were looking at a small child with jam on its top. any phrases such as the above are to be met with a simple 'yes' but no elaboration, ('hmmm' is too overtly sarcastic)

anything more is excessive

― gareth, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I think Gareth is pretty mush OTM here.

― Norman Phay, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

a look of slight bemusement is my default expression, with eyebrow fixed in place with packing tape. gonna give it another year, then it's citizens arrest.

― stevie mitch, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"that's fine, I think you're a smug self satisfied bastard and I'd rather cut myself than go out drinking with you" is always a good measured response in these situations.

― Ronan, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ronan, London has made you bitter and angry.

― Mitch Lastnamewithheld, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No Mitch, that was just my customary dry "wit".

But you're right, I've been a real anti-christ on ILM. THIS IS WHAT 3 WEEKS WITHOUT MAJOR NIGHTS OUT (drugs) DOES TO ME.

I'll be all sweetness and light again after Glastonbury don't worry.

― Ronan, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Withering looks are a skill everyone should acquire.

― Anna, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

*cough* *cough* REHAB *cough

― Mitch Lastnamewithheld, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

RONANZCCOLDTURKEYRONANZCOLDTURKEYROANZCOLD TURKEY

― Anna, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Mitch the truth is I miss our AIM conversations and now I am filled with a hatred for the world and everything in it.

The thing the guy said is a bit dumb isn't it? I mean is he smug or stupid? Wouldn't someone just say "yes it's a shame the only time you're anyway exciting is when you're falling over tables".

― Ronan, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

SOMEONE LET ME OUT OF THIS ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.

― Ronan, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Breathe, breathe, one day at a time Ro'.

― Anna, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I keep reading ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM now and thinking of Ludacris.

― Ronan, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

throw dem ro's

― Mitch Lastnamewithheld, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Roll your eyes and look bored. Make sure your eyes make good contact with at least one other member of his audience on their way round. If you feel like bursting into a fit of giggles, do so. Remember, he's a nobody and unlikely to last long enough out of the sandpit to be an influence in your career, for his type are a dime a dozen and any PM with more than five minutes experience has seen busloads of his type of pretentious, bumptious little turd.

I bet his name was Siiimon or Aaddaamm or something?

― BJ, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

it's usually the Ians. never met an Ian that i liked. cunts the lot of them.

― Wyndham Earl, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

What's the matter with the making the usual sarcastic and dismissive comment, such as "Oh, woe is us!", or "Then we'll just have to muddle along without your shining presence, won't we?"

Isn't this Standard Operating Procedure when handling an overblown sense of self-importance?

― Little Nipper, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

yikes... it was a girl who said it!

― stevie mitch, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This changes everything but I don't know why.

― Graham, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Try to see the truth in what they're saying. A good response is: 'Yeah, I heard that last time you were drunk it was really funny, it gave everyone anecdotes for weeks. What a shame, are you sure? I'll pay.'

― maryann, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

maryann, do you mean in a generous-spirited benefit-of-the-doubt stylie? or testie bluff-calling? or in another way?

― stevie mitch, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Offer them smack instead.

― Matt, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Mitch - i don't know

― maryann, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I mean steve mitch obviously

― maryann, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Stevie

― maryann, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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