I don't need to do that to have a smug sense of satisfaction, ask anyone
and saying myself or yourself or whatever really does make you look like a dickhead. I work in an office full of people who do it.

just trying to help. mate.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 15:52, 1 reply)

Nay its not the myself thats annoying its putting himself first
it should read

spoken to my colleague or myself since
( Gawain the oven safe flan tin willy bum fart poo, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 15:56, closed)

that'd still be wrong and annoying
myself is for things like "I'll do it myself" or for when you are the object of the sentence.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 15:58, closed)

Its just abit smug
the assistant manager of where I work always says 'I' like 'I don't deal with that manufactura' fuckwit no the company doesn't deal with them not just you.
( Gawain the oven safe flan tin willy bum fart poo, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 16:05, closed)

"All QOTW threads should be written in the third person, really."
Said Sivvus, contributing her two cents.
(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 16:05, closed)

I'd vote for that

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 16:10, closed)

I'd probably bother to post an actual response to the question in the first place. ;)

( Evil Bastardo, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 16:12, closed)

Would make an interesting challenge
...write a story about yourself in the third person. The more embarrassing, the better....
(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 16:16, closed)