Society & Culture When Worlds Collide

[ManWithNoName]

Thought this'd make an interesting topic. If you think I'm wrong, the hell with you.

For the last 3 years until June, I worked for a sales company working on behalf of a major Energy company. Selling energy, inbound calls, etc etc. Left there in June and am now working at a major Energy company directly (ie not an outsourced sales company). This morning I come in and I find out that my present company has engaged my former place of employment to do doorknocker selling for them. The world's are colliding!

Anyone else had moments like this when universes came together? Either in the workplace or otherwise?

 

[Caesar]

A friend of mine got married on the weekend to a girl he met overseas. I was one of those 'odd one out' friends, but as coincidence would have it the was a girl who went to my school (albeit a few years below me).

I didn't know her (nobody knows the kids in the years below) but as I was a prefect and house captain pretty much every second friend of the bride knew who I was. It was a little creepy.

 

[pezz]

Gus and GD own this thread

 

[Saint KFC]

[YOUTUBE]lsV500W4BHU[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

Where'd my post go? Damnit. Short(er) version.

Ok, long time ago at concert, there ridiculously early to setup for local act, mates dumped me for beer (I was underage), guy with weird moustache calls out from other side of fence, throw his tennis ball back, then happens again, he asks me to go play cricket.

Meet members of Grinspoon, Silverchair and some others and this guy, who's name is Bernard (I try not to laugh). Play cricket for an hour or two. Follow band into tent, lots of equipment and alcohol. And alcohol.

Woman in suit kicks me out through side door onto street, go back into crowd area. Meet mates whoa are now sloshed. Tell mates my story about the roadie with the funny moustache. They laugh at me.

Have awesome time at concert....funny moustache guy walks out and does the sound test "check...1....2....1...2..check".....walks off. I tell my mates that's the guy. They laugh at me.

Funny moustache guy walks back on, starts singing. My wtf? reaction gives my story credence. They don't laugh at me anymore.

Free drinks rest of night, try to talk our way backstage, fail. On way home walk past side door (where I was kicked out before)....it opens, and I walk in. Lasted an hour before spotted by security.

Good day.

 

[Igloo]

[youtube]lsV500W4BHU[/youtube]

That is what i immediately thought of when i saw the title.

 

[Zuma]

strange things happen, when worlds collide

 

[ManWithNoName]

That is what i immediately thought of when i saw the title.

Can't see it (at work), I'm assuming it's the Seinfeld clip. If so, where do you think I got the idea for the thread title?

 

[Schulzenfest]

It's a song.

 

[Messenger]

About 12 years ago on holiday in the UK I arrive in Newcastle to meet a mate and go to a gig playing that night. Hadn't bothered with getting a room, so went into the tourist office at the station and found myself and a girl my age simultaneously asking for a room, only to find there was one left.

She was a classmate from uni. So we split the room.



And before you ask, no.

 

[pezz]

About 12 years ago on holiday in the UK I arrive in Newcastle to meet a mate and go to a gig playing that night. Hadn't bothered with getting a room, so went into the tourist office at the station and found myself and a girl my age simultaneously asking for a room, only to find there was one left.

She was a classmate from uni. So we split the room.



And before you ask, no.

No to pics or no you didn't tap dat? Important details mess.

 

[Dawson]

Is it true what they say that being in Sales is only a half a step away from centrelink?

 

[Messenger]

No tap, pezz.

 

[the emergency]

About 12 years ago on holiday in the UK I arrive in Newcastle to meet a mate and go to a gig playing that night. Hadn't bothered with getting a room, so went into the tourist office at the station and found myself and a girl my age simultaneously asking for a room, only to find there was one left.

She was a classmate from uni. So we split the room.



And before you ask, no.

disappoint i am

 

[Mattman93]

No tap, pezz.

In that case, pics or GTFO.

 

[Ochre]

No tap, pezz.

de-mod please chief

 

[HSSB]

[youtube]lsV500W4BHU[/youtube]

Song was in my head the whole time I viewed the thread

 

[ManWithNoName]

Is it true what they say that being in Sales is only a half a step away from centrelink?

Can be. That's mainly due the the people usually hired as opposed to the job itself. Lot of money to be made in that business.

 

[obscura]

Bush thought it was unusual to have shoe-shaped projectiles being thrown at him. Now Howard knows the same feeling.

When worlds collide.

 

[ClarkeM]

In 1997 (roughly), went to Great Keppel Island and met this family over there as we were in the same touch rugby team.

Then in 2000, we went to California and whilst checking in to our hotel, the same family were standing behind us.

We had had no connections with them between the two trips. Scary times.