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I hugged Jeff!

64 replies

ValerieCupcake · 19/05/2022 14:52

I saw a former colleague by chance today. We had been chatting on Messenger about getting a lunch date together or an evening meet. Quite by chance we met outside work today when I was on the way in and he was on the way out (We work in different buildings). He hugged me, we have not seen each other in person since before lockdown.

"You shouldn't be doing that, you might get covid" - I was told by the receptionist. We are all absolutely petrified of getting near anyone. When we have a girls' night we always hugged at the end. Now nobody bothers. Everyone feels scared.

We've arranged a lunch meet in a few weeks and I was feeling really upbeat too!

OP posts:
Hugasauras · 19/05/2022 15:27

JaneJeffer · 19/05/2022 15:23

@Hugasauras you need to sell your story to Take a Break. I hugged work colleagues and now I'm pregnant Shock

I am a cautionary tale for sure Grin

Chikapu · 19/05/2022 15:28

Well, who wouldn't?

ValerieCupcake · 19/05/2022 15:29

AngelinaFangelina · 19/05/2022 15:26

I also thought it was going to be Jeff Goldblum on his Jurassic World promo tour and was prepared to feel very jealous!!!
Is the receptionist part of the girls night? Who is petrified of hugging? You? Or all of you?

No the girls night is my outside-work mates. I don't mind hugging, it seems others do though!

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JaneJeffer · 19/05/2022 15:30

@Chikapu I wouldn't be able to stop thinking about The Fly 🤢

debwong · 19/05/2022 15:39

ValerieCupcake · 19/05/2022 14:57

No, and it would be pointless if I did because he's gay.

Not after that hug he isn't

oakleaffy · 19/05/2022 15:42

Covid?
Seems like it was never here.
Crowds everywhere and no one social distancing.

VWCV · 19/05/2022 15:42

Unbelievable!

I thought you meant Jeff Stelling.

Oneforallforone · 19/05/2022 16:01

I genuinely thought this might be set in Bristol and you had hugged Jeff, the Big Issue guy.

TomatoorChips · 19/05/2022 16:56

Capes? Did he squish you a bit?

ValerieCupcake · 19/05/2022 17:02

TomatoorChips · 19/05/2022 16:56

Capes? Did he squish you a bit?

Ha ha our Jeff looks more like Rylan than Capes!

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RunIsAFourLetterWord · 19/05/2022 17:02

NippyWoowoo · 19/05/2022 15:02

I thought it was Goldblum and got really excited.

I'm sorry you did that OP, thoughts and prayers. Get all your affairs in order now, and head to the bunker.

Likewise. I'd love to hug Jeff Goldblum. Actually I'd like to lick him but that'd probably be inappropriate 😅

WizardOfAus · 19/05/2022 17:33

I fucked Jeff & gave him covid.

BalloonsAndWhistles · 19/05/2022 18:05

MayorDusty · 19/05/2022 14:54

I thought you meant Bezos.
This isn't the thread I was expecting.

Me too!! Great minds think alike. I’m quite disappointed now 😂

Sagealicious · 19/05/2022 18:16

I thought you meant the Wiggles Jeff and that he'd finally woken up.

Thedogscollar · 19/05/2022 18:17

ValerieCupcake · 19/05/2022 15:03

Alice's brother

Love this.
Hug on life is too short not to hug.
The receptionist needs to loosen up.

Margotshypotheticaldog · 19/05/2022 18:25

Next time,
Hug Jeff
Snog Alice
That'll put the wind right up the receptionist.

StrawberrySquash · 19/05/2022 18:31

You are far more likely to catch Covid by spending an hour in a meeting room with Jeff. A brief hug isn't going to do much.

madasawethen · 19/05/2022 18:36

The receptionist needs to mind her own business.

Next time have a group snog with Jeff and Alice.

Icelandicsox · 19/05/2022 18:45

I only came on to the thread because I thought it was going to be Jeff Marshall from the YouTube train videos. He's entertained little DS for so many hours I think he deserves a hug.

BobSacamono · 19/05/2022 18:51

surely it is this Jeff?
ignore the receptionist she probably had FOMO

stopwaitingforpermissiontobeyou · 19/05/2022 18:51

"I don't know, Jeff!"

jesusmaryjosephandtheweedonkey · 19/05/2022 18:58

Not what I thought it would be

Mangogogogo · 19/05/2022 19:30

Checked the date on this like 5 times

moomintrolls · 19/05/2022 19:35

Society has indeed been changed.

There's still lots of normal people around though, you just need to find them. You'll know them when they don't jump away from you with mad starey eyes spraying their hands with bleach.

ElenaSt · 19/05/2022 19:48

Ignore her, she's probably one of those idiots who wears a mask in the car when she is on her own! ha ha ha!