"Have you tried telling them how much you don't like it? I think knowing how much it annoys you is more likely to get them to back off than knowing how much it doesn't annoy me."

If Roddy actually thought it would make things better for Daryl, he'd go over there and tell them to just bug him and leave the others alone. The problem was, he very much doubted it would work.

"Besides, they might also figure if one guy likes it, everyone else might, too. They do seem to think it's a game, and maybe if they realize you're not joking around, they'll back off."