Posted by:
sherlock
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Date: January 11, 2011 05:28PM
I had some really good, chilled comps but also one or two with which I shared absolutely nothing in common with and whom I'd never ordinarily have chosen to spend any time with, let alone 24x7 for a few months. I had one very strange companion that used to bug the heck out of me. He was very odd indeed.
A) He struggled to ride a bike and would literally fall off or crash into a parked car (always setting off the alarm of course) literally on a daily basis. As if this wasn't bad enough, invariably he'd start crying. This caused no end of embarrassment as we were in a small community and everyone soon cottoned on to this pathetic sight of a grown man riding around like a child and blubbing.
B) He also used to do the most annoying door approaches which really wound me up. His favorite was to knock and then quickly hide out of sight of the door and when it was opened, jump out in front of the startled person with a big clap of his hands and a stomp of his feet, proclaiming loudly "I'm here and I have an important message for you!".
My toes literally curled in my shoes with embarrassment and the poor unsuspecting person would often look at me in bewilderment as I rolled my eyes for the ninth time that morning. I told him in no uncertain terms to stop being a &@$€¥ but he persisted every now and again. At the first sign that he was going to attempt this (and of course it never ever worked so why he persisted is a mystery), I'd just turn my back and start walking away. All the members hated him too and unsurprisingly we had no missionary success together.
What very strange companions did you experience and what things drove you crazy?