To be ordinarily completely against violence but finding that I have to use a massive amount of will power not to punch this man in the face over and over again....

[BarbieLovesKen]

So, Im doing a degree at night, Im in year two.

One of the men in my class is such an utter gobshite that he actually makes me want to tear my ears off so I never have to hear another word out of his mouth again.

Thankfully, we dont spend much time together - we have two 4 hour lectures per week and we have a 15 minute break where we end up chatting.

Hes one of those who honestly think he knows it all when really - he knows nothing.

Things hes said:

When telling a story about someone:
"this lad's wife apparantly had post natal depression or another one of those made up illnesses"

When I had ds:
another classmate: "whens the christening"
me: "next Friday"
Gobshite: "I hope its not the Catholic faith you are christening him into, I hope its a Protestant church, nothing but paedophiles and rapists those lot"

When telling me and another (male) classmate that his wife is pregnant:
"...and I did it from behind with just one dart. Honestly, Im the most fertile man in the country, one dart from behind! thats all it took!sperm banks everywhere are looking for me. A lad that works with me cant have a baby, they are going through IVF and all that, I was slagging the sh*t outta him, telling him to send her to me cos one dart was all it took"

Honestly he is the biggest dick I have ever came across in my entire life. Hes about 36/37 so I cant blame immaturity on his ignorance. I know I shouldnt let it bother me but I find myself avoiding him like the plague. I cant stand him.

at 'one dart'. That is the most hideous expression I have ever heard.

YANBU - he is a complete twunt!

Call him up on his stupid bollocks crap. Or just walk away when he starts talking shite. I had forgotten how much I like the word gobshite .

you should tell him

next time he makes a stupid remark (won't be long by the sound of it)
just say "you really are a wanker aren't you?" and then walk off

How do the others respond when he talks like that??

I think you should just punch him :)

How the hell did he get on a degree course?

Never mind a gobshite he sounds a complete fuckwit!

it wasnt even the "one dart" expression that really annoyed me (although dont get me wrong - it did), I was really upset for the poor man he was slagging for "not being able to get his wife pregnant"

He sounds awful.

I find that people who act like that are really very insecure and act like that to cover it up.

So use that to hit a nerve to take him down.

"Well, it's been nice listening to you, I have to go now and I'd like to leave you with a thought, but I'm not sure you have anywhere to put it."

"I am trying to see your point of view, but I just can't seem to get my head that far up my arse."

"Well, seems the wheel is spinning but the hamster is dead."

"You have a room temperature IQ"

"Oh my, your antenna isn't picking up all the channels, is it?"

That sort of thing.

• yeah yeah, I'm a bitch but people like the op describes really need taking down.

Oh Hecate really laughing out loud at your post - would love the nerve to use some of those... pml..

what a horrible thread title.

bloody hell.

Just do your best cat's bum mouth at him and fold your arms. Then tell him that you're off to find someone interesting to talk to.

Hyperbole of title totally justified.

Hecate- would you consider renting out your gob? It would prove lucrative, I'm sure

Maybe he means his dick is the size and girth of a dart?

Hecate im sooo pinching the one about the hamster to say to my boss tomorrow!

Hecate - lol! id love to know someone like you in RL :o

pml at Mniemmniem.

Didnt think title was that terrible...

Just yawn, every time he starts to talk and if he questions it just say "Gosh I'm sorry how rude, it's just that you are so dull"

gratituious violence just because some-one has pissed you off, its a bit crass.

I have spent 2 hours today working on this type of sexist shit with a man. a DV perpetrator. Ok for a woman to want to smash a mans face in because of things he says, but not the other way round. One of the indicators of this man's risk of re-offending is this kind of statement. Would make my assessment go 'woooooo'

Don't make eye contact with him, or reply to his questions / comments. It will really irritate him but quite quickly he should move on in his attention!

Or run him over in the car park on the way home

Blimey I have seen worse and for less reason.

This is one of the things that puts me off going to OU lectures. A room full of people and at least a third are going to be idiots who appear to have no idea what a tutorial is actually for.

I dont want here about how your cousins best friend did that once or how you think child development is a load of old rubbish or diversity studies is PC gorn MAAADDD.

There was a man like you describe at meetings I went to regularly. They were for bereaved parents. They were very emotional but he thought it was his job to put everyone straight. Dick. We had a quiet word with the facilitator and he calmed down. He was actually putting people off coming back so it had to be done.

If he is that bad have a word with whoever is in charge. Its their job to manage tutorials surely?

But what about your classmates' reactions ?

I would roll about on the floor laughing in hysterics.

Its very strange actually and thats something I had been meaning to meantion - nothing! no reaction! they appear to not mind/ not notice... and they seem to actually like him!!!!

i don't understand the 'one dart' conception bragging.

Why would he be bragging about having so little sex