Dragon-con or Whatever Freak Show This Is....

[JohnnieHolmesNole]

You guys hire the dragon-con freaks. I'll stick with the proven winners. Wanna compare statistics???

Always vogue to hire the "different dude," until you are the person actually signing the checks. How many of you actually do that?? Not many......

 

[DFSNOLE]

You guys hire the dragon-con freaks. I'll stick with the proven winners. Wanna compare statistics???

Always vogue to hire the "different dude," until you are the person actually signing the checks. How many of you actually do that?? Not many......

I've signed the front of a lot of checks. All my employees knew they owed me the time while on the clock and I didn't care what they did off as long as their performance was not affected. It's good to let your people blow off steam and enjoy themselves.

 

[HulaNole]

 

[JohnnieHolmesNole]

I've signed the front of a lot of checks. All my employees knew they owed me the time while on the clock and I didn't care what they did off as long as their performance was not affected. It's good to let your people blow off steam and enjoy themselves.

Agreed, but I'll suspect these folks were functionionaires with no real ultimate accountability or responsibility. Sorry, but serious business still does not want to deal with people dressed up as super-heroes or whatever.

 

[EconSean]

The annual furries convention is here in Pittsburgh each summer. Quite a spectacle downtown for a few days, but as far as I know, generally peaceful and trouble free.

 

[TexSkills]

Looks harmless. More and more these days I appreciate people who just quietly do their thing, whatever that thing is, and enjoy life.

Furries and Bronies are still weird though.

Bronies are weird but fine. Furries are a legitimate threat to our country.

I was always under the impression that furries were some sort of fetish. Middle aged dudes dressing up in Thumper costumes, heading to a freak convention at the Quality Inn in search of a no look handy from a chick in a cheetah costume.

 

[HulaNole]

Agreed, but I'll suspect these folks were functionionaires with no real ultimate accountability or responsibility. Sorry, but serious business still does not want to deal with people dressed up as super-heroes or whatever.

You come at the King you best not miss.

 

[FlashFSU]

I was always under the impression that furries were some sort of fetish. Middle aged dudes dressing up in Thumper costumes, heading to a freak convention at the Quality Inn in search of a no look handy from a chick in a cheetah costume.

This sums it up quite nicely. Consider your description stolen

 

[seminole97]

I was always under the impression that furries were some sort of fetish. Middle aged dudes dressing up in Thumper costumes, heading to a freak convention at the Quality Inn in search of a no look handy from a chick in a cheetah costume.

You forgot the finger quotes.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Agreed, but I'll suspect these folks were functionionaires with no real ultimate accountability or responsibility. Sorry, but serious business still does not want to deal with people dressed up as super-heroes or whatever.

If they dress that way at work then I agree. If they do it on their own time, away from the office and possibly out of town, then I disagree.

 

[ReliableOstrich]

So dressing up as a superhero one weekend a year makes someone an undesirable hire but spending 12-14 weekends a year screaming at the top of your lungs while watching 18-21 year old boys play a game is normal?

You see, framed the right way, any of our hobbies seem a bit odd.

I guarantee you the average salary of dragoncon folks exceeds that of the average college grad. I know surgeons, lawyers, accountants, etc... that go to these types of things.

 

[Deerfuel2]

I'd take 3 all day, any day.........and I see some camel toe

Made me look

 

[89nole]

You guys hire the dragon-con freaks. I'll stick with the proven winners. Wanna compare statistics???

Always vogue to hire the "different dude," until you are the person actually signing the checks. How many of you actually do that?? Not many......

You do like to call people not like you freaks don't you.

 

[RunRonnieRun]

You guys hire the dragon-con freaks. I'll stick with the proven winners. Wanna compare statistics???

Always vogue to hire the "different dude," until you are the person actually signing the checks. How many of you actually do that?? Not many......

What business are you in, palomino?

Most of my marketing team was down at DragonCon last weekend. They're ridiculously well paid and among the best in the business -- I'm talking girls and guys in their late 20s and early 30s who are crushing six figures and in HIGH demand on national speaking circuits.

 

[goldmom]

Bronies are weird but fine. Furries are a legitimate threat to our country.

My daughter happened upon a furries gathering by chance a few years back. She flipped out.

 

[RunRonnieRun]

My daughter happened upon a furries gathering by chance a few years back. She flipped out.

How many costumes does she have now?

 

[FSUTribe76]

So dressing up as a superhero one weekend a year makes someone an undesirable hire but spending 12-14 weekends a year screaming at the top of your lungs while watching 18-21 year old boys play a game is normal?

You see, framed the right way, any of our hobbies seem a bit odd.

I guarantee you the average salary of dragoncon folks exceeds that of the average college grad. I know surgeons, lawyers, accountants, etc... that go to these types of things.

Yeah that always got me. I personally dress up like nothing, I wear underwear and a tshirt 80% of the time as I work from home most of the time, 15% of the time I'm in workout shorts and a tshirt, 4% of the time I'm in a polo and khakis and 1% of the time I'm in a full business suit for conferences or First business meetings in person. 0% of the time am I in some costume if it's not being drug to a Halloween party.

But I find it funny when Texans and other wannabe redneck cowboys put on their cowboy hat and jeans like they're gonna rustle some cattle OR sports bros wearing their baseball player cap and uniform jersey like they're part of the team OR women who dress up like they're sex workers start making fun of the person who every once in awhile wears an animal or syfy costume. I don't personally care one way or the other as I don't do any of the above but I find it funny that one persons pretend wannabe dress up is somehow less right than another person's pretend wannabe dress up.

 

[goldmom]

How many costumes does she have now?

Pics or she's lying, eh?

 

[ReliableOstrich]

Yeah that always got me. I personally dress up like nothing, I wear underwear and a tshirt 80% of the time as I work from home most of the time, 15% of the time I'm in workout shorts and a tshirt, 4% of the time I'm in a polo and khakis and 1% of the time I'm in a full business suit for conferences or First business meetings in person. 0% of the time am I in some costume if it's not being drug to a Halloween party.

But I find it funny when Texans and other wannabe redneck cowboys put on their cowboy hat and jeans like they're gonna rustle some cattle OR sports bros wearing their baseball player cap and uniform jersey like they're part of the team OR women who dress up like they're sex workers start making fun of the person who every once in awhile wears an animal or syfy costume. I don't personally care one way or the other as I don't do any of the above but I find it funny that one persons pretend wannabe dress up is somehow less right than another person's pretend wannabe dress up.

It's a mindset that's so peculiar to me... "you're different from me, there must be something weird about you."
Seems utterly close-minded or lacking in self-confidence.

I love seeing folks in interesting costumes, speaking with different accents, doing different hobbies. I see it all as a way of broadening my horizons. To do anything else would be a waste of my time on this earth.