Meh in real life
19Did we ever determine the proper greeting when we see a fellow Mehrican out in the world wearing a Meh shirt? I saw one last night, and my first thought was "Boss shirt, boss," but that wouldn't have been right. Then I thought of the octopus hand gesture, but it was dark because we were at a concert. I also thought about just saying Meh.
Then I ended up not doing anything because I'm shy and weird.
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Maybe a quote from Marklog about fingers and dogs? Just think of all the possible reactions.
Always the octopus. If audio is needed, yell "WARGLEBARGLE!" (Maybe this is why people run from me?)
@Thumperchick It's like the magic conch shell. (Meh conch shell?) What shall we do today Meh?..."nothing" YAAAAAAAY
You were at the Allman Brothers farewell show? Was the person stunningly handsome, but with an alluring, almost otherworldly mystique? It might have been me!
@Starblind I was at the Arctic Monkeys show. The only thing stunning and alluring me was Alex Turner.
@bluedyn Did you let him know if you felt the same way, then?
@jqubed I have thought of calling him when I've had a few.
@bluedyn If I'd seen this before the other thread, I probably would've figured out that you're most likely female before I asked. Oh well.
@jqubed No worries. Until meh slaps a gender badge on all of us, we remain a mystery. :)
@bluedyn Your gender will be a mystery to me, badge or not. ;)
@hallmike Yay! I'm neuter!
@bluedyn LOL I meant your gender as in everyone of your gender as a whole, not your personal gender. I'll take your word on that part.
@hallmike Ha! A delightful misunderstanding
@bluedyn
@jqubed Churches and Arctic Monkeys?
It occurs to me that if Meh was kind enough to sell us more shirts, we'd all have more available to wear and make the introductions for us.
@bluedyn Or I could buy more and have more to my collection! The smile shirt I like cause its the 1 year... but I feel a little weird about it... I think smiles in Meh. logo would be awesome!
I thought you just kind of shrugged at each other and shared a knowing smile.
@hollboll I thought that was just what flashers did... Maybe I am with the wrong crowd.
I'm going to reiterate my conclusions from our previous discussion (yeah, 'cause I've given this thought and I think I'm right).
Initial eye contact: the meh shrug.
Venturing to human interaction: The meh sideways thumb (neither up nor down).
Full recognition: the meh octopus.
I've practiced the progression and I'm just waiting. I get especially excited every time we're in the Plano Chiladas, since that's the last time I saw @snapster (Stalking @snapster.
Please note that each item is capable of a full range of variations. Likewise miscellaneous segues are possible. I'm not meaning to be prescriptive, but I'm very sure this is the way for me. And it's inclusive, so I can agree with @Thumperchick, even though she ignores the shrug and sideways thumb, goat that she is.
@joelmw Grudgingly, I'd have to admit that the octopus is the best single identifier. It would be unmistakable; who the fuck would do that shit otherwise?
@joelmw Yes, but I like the idea of a broader vocabulary and the expressive potential of a more richly layered ritual.
@Thumperchick I was thinking of you when I captured that @joelmw to @joelmw dialog. Now it almost feels like you're one of the voices in my head. Which is a little scary. But, hey, it's Halloween eve (Halloweenee?).
@joelmw
Is the octopus limited to breakfast time?
@nadroj No, not if you go to one of those 24-hour octopus joints, where they have a big sign up behind the cash register that says "Breakfast octopus served all day"
So there's no room for pointing and shrieking as immortalized in Invasion of the Body Snatchers? Because I'd like to do more of that.
@mossygreen Less pointing and shrieking, more standing and akwardly avoiding contact. "Hey, they are wearing a Meh shirt. Should I say somthing...oh they just looked at me, run. I'll post about this when I get home".
@mossygreen You do whatever makes you happy. Don't let them stop you. But maybe have a lawyer on call, yaknow, just in case.
@The_Baron That's an excellent tactic, and I fully support it. It really is the most Meh option.
@bluedyn
I only had success once with the woot shirts. I was on vacation and saw a guy in the Rocky Raccoon (not the real name) shirt. I had that shirt with me!
I stopped and talked to him. I have a picture somewhere. His family just rolled their eyes and left the two of us talking about woot.
I think it might have been before Matthew started the Boss shirt, boss. I know.
Every other time I approached someone, they just gave me weird looks.
Missed connection.
Date: 9/13/15
Place: a Dillons store in a Midwest town
You: wearing a black meh shirt, pushing a cart and checking your phone a lot
Me: dude wearing a red Woot shirt with wife and kid awkwardly looking at you trying to work up the courage to say hi. (Wife said not to cuz that's "weird")
@medz Male or female? If female, I was at a grocery store on 9/13/15, in a state that begins with K. I was wearing a black meh shirt.
@medz After reading your post, I asked my wife and she said it's not weird and I should say something if the opportunity arises.
@medz Maaaaaan, if you had a chance to meet @Barney and you blew it, that deserves, like, a three-month goat tenure.
@Barney Female indeed. Town begins with a T?
@editorkid Aw, you are such a sweetie.
@medz Nope, W. But that would have been way cool if we had met. Hope your wife lets you speak to the next person that you see in a meh shirt. Who knows, it might be me doing some shopping in T. :)
@Barney Awww, too bad. I had my fingers crossed. So close.
@medz This should be a permanent link in the header. Too bad my only meh shirt is about 5 sizes too small so I can't make any awkward appearances until the next shirt. Stupid AA shirts made for tiny, skinny people.
@looseneck What size shirt do you need? I have a couple of 2X that my Mom will not be needing. I could send one with your bag (and yes, I WILL get the bags sent out, probably next week.)
@Barney Too bad. I'll definitely speak up next time. They could be meh famous!
@medz Or they could have you arrested...
@looseneck These are men's shirts that she has never worn.
@Barney I bought a Ladies Medium (I think). It is so small that a 2X will probably fit perfectly :) I usually wear Men's Large shirts for extra room.
Thank you for providing me all things Meh. I'm a big fan even though I just found out about it in December.
@looseneck Well, if it's too big, it'll make a great night shirt.
@medz If they're wearing a "meh" shirt then they, too, are weird and it's totally okay to share the joy in communal weirdness.
@Barney Oh no, I will wear it proudly out and about waiting for an awkward moment to post in Missed Connections
@looseneck I sent you an email with a question about your shirt.
Step Daughter said she spotted a Meh t-shirt wearer in Panama City, Florida.
@Teripie Just wanted to say 'hi'! It was so neat seeing you pop up on periscope! :)
@marcee Hey @marcee! It really was great to see you and your family. Were you just visiting Florida? I live in the panhandle.
How's your shirt designing coming? Still at it?
@Teripie We live in South Florida. We just got that boat-thingy a couple of weeks ago, so we've been trying to take it out every weekend so we can rationalize the expense. Figured it might be worth periscoping. Next time I'll do it when we're cruising by all the Intracoastal Waterway mansions. Those are worth seeing. Still designing, but not as often. I forget that I can harass Meh-ers for votes. :)
@marcee yes, you should harass.
Any of you in Vegas this week?
@medz Seriously. Anybody? I have beer...
I was wearing the dark blue meh logo shirt today and a female told me. “I like your shirt.” All I could muster was “thanks”.
/image fail
We were walking opposite directions, so stopping to conversate would have been a big commitment that I wasn’t prepared for. Also possible she didn’t know where the shirt was from and just likes the word. Probably another missed connection.
Anyone meh folk in Orlando for a conference right now?
@medz gonna stop at any theme parks while you’re there?
@RiotDemon yes later this week
@medz which ones? I miss having an annual pass to universal. I’m going to a concert next month close to Orlando so I’m thinking about maybe getting a pass and going to the parks while I’m there. I’m actually close enough to make a day trip to the parks… If I want to be weird and go by myself because no one is spontaneous enough to go on a moment’s notice.
@RiotDemon magic kingdom and animal kingdom. I have a spouse and young child flying down to join me tomorrow night!
@medz woohoo! When I was a child, I wanted to ride the Dumbo ride. I wanted a pink elephant. The ride workers wouldn’t save a pink elephant for me, but let my poor mom stand in line for hours until the random pairing came up that we got a pink elephant. I’m not sure why my mom was so patient to wait forever, and why the lame ride worker wouldn’t just put us on the pink one. My poor mom.
Point and yell, “How mediocre!” Make a scene.
@huja
Or walk up to the person, look them over with a distinct and obvious lack of enthusiasm, shrug, and say, “Meh”.
I see @chadp wearing a meh shirt most days, and I usually say “Hey, Chad”. Or “Where are you at in Zelda?”.
Am I doing it right?
@woodhouse Only if you give him the breakfast octopus hand signal while greeting him.
That signal should also be the equivalent of a password for admittance to Mediocre HQ.
If you saw a red fuko bag at Magic Kingdom today, that was probably me and another missed meh connection.