Like, if it was it was road kill (?) or something
I keep running into sturgeons in my car. Hate when that happens.
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Must've been some childhood, eh?
This. Dementia and other progressive neuro conditions are fucking scary.
I once had mash made with a "blue" potato of some kind. No artificial colorings, it was just a weird kind of potato. The mash was actually much closer to grey, couldn't look more Halloween-y. Braaaaiiiinsssss
(Did look surprisingly disgusting though)
He can't have suddenly turned autistic.
If you take the meme at face value, sure. I'm sure they have to validate some runs, I'm also pretty sure they don't extend that policy to 2500 spots down the list.
... but weirder things have happened.
(Disclaimer: armchair expert here, admittedly with some personal experience)
Poor guy. Rejection sensitivity is a thing, and it sounds like this guy's got it bad. Some people essentially walk around with the emotional equivalent of a bad sunburn - even a casual touch can be pretty nasty.
If he's as socially awkward as this suggests, the whole "setting boundaries" thing is likely hard for him to deal with, and his reaction suggests that he's never learned to handle feedback very well. I'm assuming there's no hint of malice, just childishness and being oblivious of social norms. 46 years' worth of subtle or overt feedback along the lines of "you're not pulling this social thing off" can make people do some weird and counterproductive things in order to try to fit in. It can also sensitize them extremely to criticism no matter how accurate, necessary and well-intentioned.
If you can make sure he knows you're on his side, and are very careful to not make things sound like an attack, you have a reasonable chance of getting through. He is distinct from his fart jokes, and people don't dislike him but specific bits of inappropriate behavior. Since any hint of rejection tilts him, help him be secure in the ways he's valued. If he's got the classic "bad with subtext" thing then you need to be prepared to spell things out, while keeping it inoffensive. As a hunch, I'd stay well away from anything that sounds like a judgment either on your part or anyone else's - stick to the facts. This is what happens when people get distracted, humor is important in the workplace but there's a time and place, etc.
That being said, you don't need to coddle him too much (particularly if he's either guilty about needing it, or suspects it's not genuine) but it's ideal if it works - he's happier and stops setting himself up for "rejection", everyone else is happy due to less friction in general, you're happy, your boss is happy.
If that doesn't work, it might be time for brass tacks: "this specifically doesn't work, it doesn't mean people hate you, but it does need to stop." In the extreme, he could dig in and then you might want to call backup from e.g. your superior or someone less hands-on.
Yeah, if you want it to escalate that's terrific. No.
That lack of nuance you accuse everyone of... maybe check if that applies to you too.
A mental institution provides a place for people who are a danger to themselves or others to get mental health treatment.
Those are the requirements to get involuntarily committed, they're not just for extreme cases.
No, I mean the company that developed the game series this thread is about, Ubisoft.
Turns out arbitrary code execution is actually great(!)