Dear Abby weighs in football rivalry nonsense

[mpcincal]

Great item in Dear Abby on Saturday:

<<DEAR ABBY: I have a co-worker with a troubling psychosis that has left me afraid to wear certain colors or say certain words around him. He has allowed a college football rivalry to impact his relationship with co-workers.

I would really like to wear my maize and blue sweater, but I'm fearful of his reaction. He's from Ohio and is negatively obsessed with Michigan. I understand rivalries, but when you won't acknowledge another co-worker from that state and require all your co-workers to refer to Michigan as the "M-State" or you storm off in anger, there is an issue. What should I do? Should I recommend counseling? -- AFRAID IN NEW MEXICO

DEAR AFRAID: I agree that your co-worker may be off the deep end. You should not recommend counseling for this obsessive and immature individual, but someone in authority should. Depending upon how large a company your employer is, discuss what has been happening with human resources or your boss. This is a textbook example of bullying and creating a hostile work environment. Your clothing choices should not be dictated by a fellow employee.>>

"M-State"? LOL. Almost as good as "That State Up North."

 

[Batman]

"M-State?"
Is this her co-worker?

 

[Slacker]

Smells like one of those Dear Abby hoaxes of the past, doesn't it?
And this Abby, the daughter of the original, ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer.