Most embarrassing way to lose a job

We had a guy work with us for about 2 weeks. He asked us to call him "Thorn". We found out soon that His 'full' name was "Thorn Briar". This is not the name his parents gave him, it's the name he and his D&D friends use when they play Dungeons and Dragons. Yes, old-school D&D without a computer. Nerds sitting around a table spinning a tale of adventure!

He was rarely seen without his D&D "sourcebook", which is a book about the size of a large magazine, that outlines all the rules. He claims that anything you can imagine actually exists. He also claims to regularly have out-of-body experiences, and is working on personal levitation through rigorous meditation. When he was young, he turned into a white Siberian tiger and mauled a friend so bad that the friend nearly died. Oh, and he claims to be a "Pixie". Maybe he meant to infer that he was a member of the 80's-90's alternative band.

Anyways, Thorn had BO that would gag a European teenager! This guy was rank. You couldn't be within 10 feet of him without wanting to move. Tabletop gamers, and to some extent all gamers, are notorious for not bathing enough.

So, our boss politely asked him to bathe, which he did, and the next day was fine. But that was possibly the last time he cleaned himself. About a half week later he was punishing our noses again. So the boss told him that he has to bathe regularly, which he refused to do, so he was asked not to return.

I thought that his reason for no longer working there was stupid office rumor, but two days ago we were talking about him with the boss, and it was confirmed.

Now I know that I'm not entirely "mainstream". I embrace the title of "gamer". But how out of touch with reality do you have to be to not have social basics down, like bathing?

Greeceland

I wore my "Greece" shirt on Friday. Not a single person laughed or commented on it. Do none of them know the Union Jack, or is my shirt not as funny as I think it is?

Ding!

My mage ding'd 70 a few days ago. This makes 5 World Of Warcraft characters at level 70 now.

Lunch at work

At work today, I ate lunch outside with some of the employee's. One of the ladies there is in her mid 20's, has been married about 6 years, and is expecting her first child. She's due in January, and has only been "showing" for the last week or two.

About a week ago I got the impression that I should say something nice about her looks. You see, her complexion has broken out recently due to the hormonal changes she's going through, and I could tell by the way she dresses and carries herself that she is feeling self-conscious about her appearance. I didn't say anything, for fear of sounding flirty towards a married woman. Now I know a possible reason for that impression.

Last night, her husband told her something along the line of not being attracted to her anymore. Both her complexion and her weight gain were reasons, with other possible reasons. I guess it was the second time he's done so.

When I got outside, one of the other ladies said "let's ask Adam and see what a man thinks". So I was asked by one of the other ladies if it's ok for a man to say something like that to his expecting wife. I said "of course not", and then went on, hopefully redeeming myself for not acting a week earlier.

I sad that I feel that I've been given a gift. I can see the beauty in almost anything. Not just that, but I can see through things that might otherwise hide beauty. I told her that no matter what her pregnancy may do to her body, she has a beautiful face and an attractive figure. Her husband just may be one of the guys that can't see past those things.

She started balling after that, and one of the ladies consoled her. I presume she cried because she was appreciative of the comment or moody, and not because she was again mad at her husband. I didn't feel like I had crossed any line of decency, so I'm chalking it up as having done something nice.