How do you tell someone to STFU politely?

[Back]

You know the people. Motorized jaws with a seemingly endless power source. They incorporate breathing into their verbal marathons like digeridoo players. There is no pause to their audio track other than the half seconds between words in an hours long non-stop cacophony of nothing.

How do you tell them to STFU without coming off like an asshole?

[BriarFox]

You know the people. Motorized jaws with a seemingly endless power source. They incorporate breathing into their verbal marathons like digeridoo players. There is no pause to their audio track other than the half seconds between words in an hours long non-stop cacophony of nothing.

How do you tell them to STFU without coming off like an asshole?

Depends entirely on the situation. Try, "Hm. That's an interesting thought. We'll have to consider that in more detail. Let's get some other opinions." Something similar usually works. Leaving works, too.

[Back]

Lets frame it this way.

You and chatterbox are spending eight hours a day together. Chatterbox has no idea but all you can hear them say in your mind is “STFU STFU STFU...” repeatedly for eight hours.

[Warriorbird]

So... what's the situation? You in prison together or something?

[thefarmer]

Tell your wife to go make you a sandwich.

[Warriorbird]

Did Beth come back from Canada?

[LMingrone]

When my gf has friends over...and they're like V12 motor mouths, I go into my computer/bedroom and put on my headphones. Can any of you females tell me why you all have to talk so loud? It's really annoying sometimes (all the time).

[Stanley Burrell]

Feign a coughing fit and gasp, "need water."

[LMingrone]

Yo Ben. Give me a call tomorrow. Or Pm me.

[BriarFox]

Lets frame it this way.

You and chatterbox are spending eight hours a day together. Chatterbox has no idea but all you can hear them say in your mind is “STFU STFU STFU...” repeatedly for eight hours.

Try, "I'm having a bit of trouble concentrating because of all the background noise, so I'm going to stick these headphones in and try to get some work done. Chat with you in a bit."

[fallenSaint]

"Shut the fuck up, Please." and remember, say it with a smile :)

[LMingrone]

"Shut the fuck up, Please." and remember, say it with a smile :)

Or with a back hand slap, roundhouse kick, or a triangle choke. I kid.

[Parkbandit]

Hey Backlash, could you possible swallow your tongue and choke on it please?

Thanks! Have a fantastic day!!

[Back]

Did Beth come back from Canada?

No. And Beth was never overly verbose. She actually had a knack for condensed hilarity.

This is not about intimate relationships at all. How do you tell a casual person to STFU already in a polite way without being an asshole?

[Back]

Hey Backlash, could you possible swallow your tongue and choke on it please?

Thanks! Have a fantastic day!!

STFU!

[LMingrone]

If you're going to give me negative rep at least sign it. Coward. Not that it matters. But at least be a man...whoever it was.

[RichardCranium]

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k15/troydenh/ask-stfu.jpg

[Gan]

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k15/troydenh/ask-stfu.jpg

This is exactly what my response was going to be.

You get pos rep for this.

[Gan]

No. And Beth was never overly verbose. She actually had a knack for condensed hilarity.

You mean she was too busy putting other things into her mouth to be a chatterbox...

[Cephalopod]

You mean she was too busy putting other things into her mouth to be a chatterbox...

Haven't we already determined that this wouldn't have been much of a speech impediment for her?

[Back]

Haven't we already determined that this wouldn't have been much of a speech impediment for her?

She was much funnier than you guys. And she is still awesome.

[Back]

I seriously need to know how to tell someone how to shut the fuck up already. In a polite way.

[ViridianAsp]

I'd honestly just put it on the line, especially if you have to work with them and just say.

"Hey, I have to tell you that your talking is a little excessive. It is seriously interfering with my work and I would appreciate it if you would please keep the talking to a minimum."

[Liagala]

"I'm sorry (name), but I really need to get some work done on (project), and if I keep talking with you, I never will." - Have a big apologetic smile on your face to show how much you'd rather talk than work, but c'est la vie.

"(Boss) was on my case the other day for screwing around too much instead of working... I'm sorry, but I really don't want to listen to him/her bitch again. Can we pick this back up later?"

[Cephalopod]

Wear earmuffs...

http://sistasmiff.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/warren.jpg

[The Ponzzz]

Just shit your pants as they are talking. I can promise you, no one will ever talk to you. Ever.

[DCSL]

Take the blame on yourself or your circumstances. It's a temporary solution to a problem that occurs day in, day out, but every little bit helps. For example, tell them that you're having an off day, your mother's sick and you're worried, you've got a migraine and you need as much silence as possible, you're having a hard time concentrating and you need to focus, et cetera.

I have a co-worker... well, a couple of co-workers like this. Just won't shut up. Especially in the morning, and I am NOT a morning person. I'm barely civil to my own boyfriend for the first few hours of the day. I mean, I'll fake it for the customers 'cause I'm a whore and I want their damn money, but outside of that... no.

I have managed to discourage them by simply ignoring them. They try to tell me their stupid, inane little stories and I just don't respond. No laughing, no smiling, no eye contact. It's as though they're not speaking, not there at all. It was an ongoing project of months but now I've got a rep that acts as a shield for me. "Don't go near Dex in the morning unless it's life or death. She can be such a bitch before lunch." I heard someone telling a newbie that last month and I almost cried in relief. It worked.

[Clove]

http://www.clubfuji.com/Ash/STFU2.jpg

[Beguiler]

http://www.clubfuji.com/Ash/STFU2.jpg

That is so WIN!!!

[Tisket]

Gutteral monosyllabic responses works great when I want someone to leave me alone. Also, long pauses before uttering the gutteral monosyllabic response. Stretch it out just long enough for them to think maybe you aren't going to respond at all.

[Stanley Burrell]

Yo Ben. Give me a call tomorrow. Or Pm me.

Alright. Let's just not do anything illegal or drink alcohol and play video games for an extremely long period of time because it's the holy Jew Sabbath.

sry

[phantasm]

I tried reading this thread but everything just looked like "STFU STFU STFU"

[waywardgs]

Howabout STFU *please*? That's polite...

[iJin]

"I don't want to hear this right now, srsly."


I do it all the time.

Or...

Just ignore them.

[diethx]

Add them to your ignore list.



























And then be sure to tell them that you added them to your ignore list.

[iJin]

And she means this in reverse order.

[diethx]

No I don't.

[iJin]

If you add them to your ignore list, before you try to tell them you've put them on the ignore list..well..that doesn't work cause then you'll have to unblock them and then re-block them.

It makes sense. Atleast Digsby is like this, cause it's a commie program that I just happen to love.

[Merala]

I never want to tell anyone to shut up. In fact, I probably the person you are all telling to STFU or ignoring. :/

[diethx]

If you add them to your ignore list, before you try to tell them you've put them on the ignore list..well..that doesn't work cause then you'll have to unblock them and then re-block them.

It makes sense. Atleast Digsby is like this, cause it's a commie program that I just happen to love.

What the fuck are you talking about? Just because you put someone on your ignore list doesn't mean they can't see your posts. It only means you don't see what they write. Quit being a tard.

[iJin]

OSHT.

You mean on the pc. Well shit I'm talking about instant messaging.

[diethx]

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/facepalm.jpg

[iJin]

It's late, and I had to deal with 500+ HS kids today, I CAN MAKE A MISTAKE.


Or more like a misunderstanding..shit I don't give a fuck.

[diethx]

I'm sticking with the "you're a tard" explanation.

[iJin]

I'll stick with the, "I don't give a fuck" explanation.

[Warriorbird]

Work wise?

At what you do?

'I need to focus to get some work done for a bit.'

OR

'I feel as though my harmony is disrupted.'

OR

'I feel like my feng shui is out of balance.'

[Clove]

What the fuck are you talking about? Just because you put someone on your ignore list doesn't mean they can't see your posts. It only means you don't see what they write. Quit being a tard.Okayy. But just because you post something to someone, doesn't mean they'll read it.

[Clove]

That is so WIN!!!Dyslexics of the World UNTIE!!!!

[Nieninque]

You know the people. Motorized jaws with a seemingly endless power source. They incorporate breathing into their verbal marathons like digeridoo players. There is no pause to their audio track other than the half seconds between words in an hours long non-stop cacophony of nothing.

How do you tell them to STFU without coming off like an asshole?

Are you really that devoid of imagination that you honestly can't think of how to ask someone to talk less?

So badly so, that you have to ask the PC for tips on how to do it?

Life must suck for you right how, huh?

[Nieninque]

Okayy. But just because you post something to someone, doesn't mean they'll read it.

LOL...That just tipped me off about who Jin was.

[Clove]

LOL...That just tipped me off about who Jin was.Zuie, no need to guess.

[Parkbandit]

I seriously need to know how to tell someone how to shut the fuck up already. In a polite way.

Here:

"Mom, please stop. I'm a grown man now and I can make my own decisions. Sure I still live at home and need you to provide me with shelter and food and a weekly allowance, but I am 28 years old and it's time you start treating me like an adult. Please don't ground me.

Oh, and can I borrow the car Saturday night? I want to cruise the malls at closing time like I always do."

[Clove]

Here:

"Mom, please stop. I'm a grown man now and I can make my own decisions. Sure I still live at home and need you to provide me with shelter and food and a weekly allowance, but I am 28 years old and it's time you start treating me like an adult. Please don't ground me.

Oh, and can I borrow the car Saturday night? I want to cruise the malls at closing time like I always do."I laughed so hard, I couldn't read it aloud for my wife; she had to come look over my shoulder.

http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/jesterman23/Hot%20Motivational%20Posters/?action=view&current=EpicWin.jpg

It reminded me of this one (which also made me snort laugh):

http://forum.gsplayers.com/showpost.php?p=854293&postcount=11

[Gan]

:lol:

[MotleyCrew]

Here:

"Mom, please stop. I'm a grown man now and I can make my own decisions. Sure I still live at home and need you to provide me with shelter and food and a weekly allowance, but I am 28 years old and it's time you start treating me like an adult. Please don't ground me.

Oh, and can I borrow the car Saturday night? I want to cruise the malls at closing time like I always do."

:rofl: As soon as I can rep again, its yers!

[diethx]

Here:

"Mom, please stop. I'm a grown man now and I can make my own decisions. Sure I still live at home and need you to provide me with shelter and food and a weekly allowance, but I am 28 years old and it's time you start treating me like an adult. Please don't ground me.

Oh, and can I borrow the car Saturday night? I want to cruise the malls at closing time like I always do."

:rofl:

[Back]

Are you really that devoid of imagination that you honestly can't think of how to ask someone to talk less?

So badly so, that you have to ask the PC for tips on how to do it?

Life must suck for you right how, huh?

Heh. Do I really think I’ll get good advice from PC yahoos? No. Do I know that ultimately there will most likely be some hilarity? Exactly!

Sometimes I get surprised though and this thread delivers everything.

I am not devoid of imagination. I’m just not the smooth talking suave person you know me as. :P

[Drakefang]

I laughed so hard, I couldn't read it aloud for my wife; she had to come look over my shoulder.

http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/jesterman23/Hot%20Motivational%20Posters/?action=view&current=EpicWin.jpg

It reminded me of this one (which also made me snort laugh):

http://forum.gsplayers.com/showpost.php?p=854293&postcount=11

Oh my fucking god...that was a whole shit ton of tits. Sadly, I think I enjoyed the silly crap written on those posters just as much.

Did someone have a question in this thread somewhere?

[Killer Kitten]

Here:

"Mom, please stop. I'm a grown man now and I can make my own decisions. Sure I still live at home and need you to provide me with shelter and food and a weekly allowance, but I am 28 years old and it's time you start treating me like an adult. Please don't ground me.

Oh, and can I borrow the car Saturday night? I want to cruise the malls at closing time like I always do."

I just learned last night about the rep thing, but have no idea how to do it. When I learn, this gets one from me.

Until then... this made me laugh so hard I had to change my Depends.

[Miscast]

Here:

"Mom, please stop. I'm a grown man now and I can make my own decisions. Sure I still live at home and need you to provide me with shelter and food and a weekly allowance, but I am 28 years old and it's time you start treating me like an adult. Please don't ground me.

Oh, and can I borrow the car Saturday night? I want to cruise the malls at closing time like I always do."
This brought tears to my eyes.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

How do you tell them to STFU without coming off like an asshole?

You're a manager in the restaurant industry. There is no such thing as not coming off like an asshole, so go the direct route and tell them to shut up.

Voila.

[Brattt8525]

Wheres that youtube video of that actor telling the woman STOP IT. That could work. BTW that video was beyond funny.

[ViridianAsp]

You're a manager in the restaurant industry. There is no such thing as not coming off like an asshole, so go the direct route and tell them to shut up.

Voila.

QFMFT, I didn't know you were a manager in the resturant industry, But yeah, I gotta agree with this.