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Posted: 8/21/2016 10:14:43 PM EDT
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So today the kid asks me if I want to go to a pretty cool hardware store in Boulder, CO today, McGuckins. It's been a while so sure, I'll tag along. We wander around, I pick up a new pocket flashlight and some jigsaw blades. I go to the checkout lanes which there are 4 of. Two are stacked about 4 deep and the other two only have a couple people waiting. I go to get in one of the shorter lines and there is a lady standing right between the two shorter lines with a shopping cart, 60 something years old and I swear she looked just like "Ladyfish" from "The Incredible Mr Limpet". I ask her: "Which line are you in?" She replies: "I'm "Queing", I'm waiting to see which line goes fastest and then going in that one." WTF? I walked to a line, moving her cart slightly as I walk past her. She had this incredulous look on her face then sneered at me, I told her: "Well there now, your choice has been made for you." She snaps: "Excuse me, that was very rude!" I told her: "Not nearly as rude as you demanding to tie up both lines so you can get your choice, Princess". She snaps again: "Well I should get the manager!" "Go get whoever the fuck you want bitch, and take this as your "que" to leave me the fuck alone." At this time it's my turn to pay, I do so and the gal cashing me out tells me very quietly "Good for you, she is a pain and treats everybody like trash." The bitch is glaring at me, she is still waiting to pay, LOL. Just then I "accidentally" dropped some change and when I bent over to pick it up I did it in such a way my ass was square at her, I know my shirt rode up a enough to print and I patted my ass in a "Kiss it right here" fashion. The bitch was nearly in tears. I know, CSB Fun in Boulder I despise people who feel the rest of the world should wait on them so they get their way That's the highlight of your day? Are you proud of being an excessive douche? Be a man and let shit like that go 
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Posted: 8/21/2016 10:26:10 PM EDT
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I side with the Lady.
Queing is the most efficient and equitable way to line up. It ensures first come first served. OP would have felt like an douche if the person in line ahead of him had needed a price check. JMO |
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Posted: 8/21/2016 10:28:05 PM EDT
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Was she sporting a sundress and hairy armpits?
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Posted: 8/21/2016 10:33:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I side with the Lady. Queing is the most efficient and equitable way to line up. It ensures first come first served. OP would have felt like an douche if the person in line ahead of him had needed a price check. JMO |
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Posted: 8/21/2016 10:35:13 PM EDT
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OP needs to learn the difference between que and cue... Poster needs to learn the difference between "queue", "cue", and "que" (Español). |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 3:07:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Op you should change the title to " I was triggered by a liberal today" that would be a more accurate description of this thread |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 4:06:30 AM EDT
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Or "I was a dick to an old lady today." Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Op you should change the title to " I was triggered by a liberal today" that would be a more accurate description of this thread Sorry...being "old" myself; I'm with OP. Anyone who use the term "queue" is a fucking douchenozzle of the highest magnitude. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 4:30:02 AM EDT
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No matter how rude someone is, cussing them out brings you down to their level. My vocabulary is quite expansive and diverse, but sometimes you just gotta fuck fire with fire.... 
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Posted: 8/22/2016 4:48:54 AM EDT
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This is why you never try to do anything logical in America. Instead of optimizing the line and creating a single line where possible, someone will come along and push you out of the way, cuss you out, then brag about "triggering" you. Because when you act like a cunt, you are "triggering" someone. This is actually a regional thing; I've seen it in california, canada and NZ just off the top of my head. In San Francisco it's practically mandatory. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 4:56:00 AM EDT
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You did the right thing Op, don't let the Queens of Arfcom get you down.
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Posted: 8/22/2016 6:13:21 AM EDT
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I would have said, let me guess, after holding up 2 lines, you're going to write a check?
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Posted: 8/22/2016 6:25:43 AM EDT
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This is actually a regional thing; I've seen it in california, canada and NZ just off the top of my head. In San Francisco it's practically mandatory. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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This is why you never try to do anything logical in America. Instead of optimizing the line and creating a single line where possible, someone will come along and push you out of the way, cuss you out, then brag about "triggering" you. Because when you act like a cunt, you are "triggering" someone. This is actually a regional thing; I've seen it in california, canada and NZ just off the top of my head. In San Francisco it's practically mandatory. Yeah... well.... there's lots of behavior in San Francisco that's "practically mandatory" that I'll take a pass on.
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Posted: 8/22/2016 6:29:37 AM EDT
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I can't understand why someone would intentionally print. Concealed means concealed. People who use CCWs to intimidate are idiots.
Your talking that way to people is rude. It doesn't matter if you feel she was improperly taking two lanes. You could have said, "Ma'am, queuing in line is not how these lines work. I'm in a bit of a hurry, so I'm going to pick a lane if you not sure which one you're in." Imagine if everyone acted like you did, OP. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 6:31:10 AM EDT
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I hate those people. Had the same thing happen at the bank drive through. Idiot was waiting in the middle between two lanes to see which would move faster. I just went around and them and got in line...
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Posted: 8/22/2016 6:33:18 AM EDT
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Sorry OP but you're wrong. Feeding two registers from a single line is faster. Queuing like that is what people should do. Uh, no. Get in line or let the people who can...
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Posted: 8/22/2016 6:38:58 AM EDT
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Should have held up your receipt and ask her if she had hers yet. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 6:43:22 AM EDT
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No matter how rude someone is, cussing them out brings you down to their level. This. Couldn't tell whether OP or the lady was the bigger jerk. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 6:44:20 AM EDT
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Bonus points for using queue and cue (I won't ding you on the spelling).
As for the comments about efficiency in serving registers from a single FIFO queue: McGuckin's does not "queue"; the register lines are separate and set up that way. Woman was just a liberal IT/computer type. Admittedly, the liberal label is a guess, but it's a pretty good one based on a) Boulder and b) the woman's apparent sense of entitlement to force her way of doing things onto others due to her belief in its superiority. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 6:46:56 AM EDT
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More proof that de-escalation is a lost art
 OP, be the better man. One day you're going to show your ass to the wrong person. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 6:48:28 AM EDT
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When assholes collide Yeah; OP, I'm not sure she was wrong. Depends on the store layout. But you go teach those old ladies a lesson! |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 6:49:33 AM EDT
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This is why you never try to do anything logical in America. Instead of optimizing the line and creating a single line where possible, someone will come along and push you out of the way, cuss you out, then brag about "triggering" you. Because when you act like a cunt, you are "triggering" someone. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 6:58:20 AM EDT
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I hate those people. Had the same thing happen at the bank drive through. Idiot was waiting in the middle between two lanes to see which would move faster. I just went around and them and got in line... Why exactly were you right or wrong? I'm betting you didn't read the linked article with the statistical analysis of this exact problem. If one guy is checking his balance and the other is depositing cash receipts from a weekend of business, you AND the other guy could finish before the person in lane 2 gets his business done. And yes, that would mean that you would be the ass in this scenario. But whatever. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 7:05:50 AM EDT
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Sense of entitlement, she has it.
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Posted: 8/22/2016 7:10:31 AM EDT
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http://niagaraproduce.com/why-one-check-out-line-is-way-better/
She was right, OP was an @ss to get cussy. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 7:11:07 AM EDT
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I'm calling BS on calling her a bitch.
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Posted: 8/22/2016 7:13:57 AM EDT
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Well done OP.
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Posted: 8/22/2016 7:14:41 AM EDT
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That's the highlight of your day? Are you proud of being an excessive douche? Be a man and let shit like that go Psh. That was good shit. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 7:15:07 AM EDT
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Poster needs to learn the difference between "queue", "cue", and "que" (Español). Quote HistoryQuoted:
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OP needs to learn the difference between que and cue... Poster needs to learn the difference between "queue", "cue", and "que" (Español). I like queso. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 7:28:57 AM EDT
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Why exactly were you right or wrong? I'm betting you didn't read the linked article with the statistical analysis of this exact problem. If one guy is checking his balance and the other is depositing cash receipts from a weekend of business, you AND the other guy could finish before the person in lane 2 gets his business done. And yes, that would mean that you would be the ass in this scenario. But whatever. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I hate those people. Had the same thing happen at the bank drive through. Idiot was waiting in the middle between two lanes to see which would move faster. I just went around and them and got in line... Why exactly were you right or wrong? I'm betting you didn't read the linked article with the statistical analysis of this exact problem. If one guy is checking his balance and the other is depositing cash receipts from a weekend of business, you AND the other guy could finish before the person in lane 2 gets his business done. And yes, that would mean that you would be the ass in this scenario. But whatever. There were ACTUALLY two lanes. This idiot was sitting in between the lines taking up half of each lane while several cars were behind him. So no, that won't fly in my situation. Pick a lane and get in it or get out of the way.
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Posted: 8/22/2016 7:45:22 AM EDT
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Queuing is the best way. You might think the other way is faster, unless you're the one standing behind someone who is taking forever. With a queue system the slowpoke has minimal effect on the rest of the shoppers waiting to check out. It might slow down everyone else's checkout times very, VERY slightly, but it normalizes them so that everyone waits a much shorter amount of time.
Old men shaking their fists and yelling at clouds are expected to not like change, I guess... too scary for them and they don't want to understand it. What really pisses me off though, is those stores that still have the multiple lines... it's busy and they open another line... and some schmoe who just stepped into line runs over and checks out immediately. Proper etiquette would be that those who have been standing in line the longest would have first option to move to the new lane. Of course with a queue system, you don't have to worry about that. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 7:58:33 AM EDT
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Yeah... well.... there's lots of behavior in San Francisco that's "practically mandatory" that I'll take a pass on.
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This is why you never try to do anything logical in America. Instead of optimizing the line and creating a single line where possible, someone will come along and push you out of the way, cuss you out, then brag about "triggering" you. Because when you act like a cunt, you are "triggering" someone. This is actually a regional thing; I've seen it in california, canada and NZ just off the top of my head. In San Francisco it's practically mandatory. Yeah... well.... there's lots of behavior in San Francisco that's "practically mandatory" that I'll take a pass on.
It's not really all that bad if you just close your eyes and think of England. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 9:36:34 AM EDT
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I still want to know how OP knew the woman's voting preferences. Was she wearing some sort of "I love Hillary" garb? Does he know she's not a staunch defender of the second amendment who just happens to have a preference for a more logical and efficient line forming technique? Or is it just a throw away word used to label anyone who so much as mildly annoys a person these days? I mean, it's quite obvious that logic triggered OP's feelz, which is a fairly liberal tendency on its own, and said triggering caused OP to show his ass, which is a fairly liberal response. I guess I'm. Not entirely certain which character in the story is supposed to be the liberal.
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Posted: 8/22/2016 9:43:56 AM EDT
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I personally love the stores that have a "que" and next in line gets the next available cashier. Nothing worse than being in a line and then having the cashier call for help, then some associate has to run around and do a price check, then the customer wants to pay by check, then they have to find their driver's license for said check. Meanwhile all the lines around you processed 5 customers while you're waiting....Academy Sports is awful for that shit. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I hate this "queuing" bullshit that goes on in stores. Just pick a line and be done with it. I personally love the stores that have a "que" and next in line gets the next available cashier. Nothing worse than being in a line and then having the cashier call for help, then some associate has to run around and do a price check, then the customer wants to pay by check, then they have to find their driver's license for said check. Meanwhile all the lines around you processed 5 customers while you're waiting....Academy Sports is awful for that shit. Every damn time. 
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Posted: 8/22/2016 9:54:41 AM EDT
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I still want to know how OP knew the woman's voting preferences. Was she wearing some sort of "I love Hillary" garb? Does he know she's not a staunch defender of the second amendment who just happens to have a preference for a more logical and efficient line forming technique? Or is it just a throw away word used to label anyone who so much as mildly annoys a person these days? I mean, it's quite obvious that logic triggered OP's feelz, which is a fairly liberal tendency on its own, and said triggering caused OP to show his ass, which is a fairly liberal response. I guess I'm. Not entirely certain which character in the story is supposed to be the liberal. It's popular here to call anyone you disagree with a liberal: |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 9:56:51 AM EDT
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It's popular here to call anyone you disagree with a liberal: Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I still want to know how OP knew the woman's voting preferences. Was she wearing some sort of "I love Hillary" garb? Does he know she's not a staunch defender of the second amendment who just happens to have a preference for a more logical and efficient line forming technique? Or is it just a throw away word used to label anyone who so much as mildly annoys a person these days? I mean, it's quite obvious that logic triggered OP's feelz, which is a fairly liberal tendency on its own, and said triggering caused OP to show his ass, which is a fairly liberal response. I guess I'm. Not entirely certain which character in the story is supposed to be the liberal. It's popular here to call anyone you disagree with a liberal: Truth. Although, I will say the lady's behavior does lead one to believe that she might be of that mindset. It's one thing to prefer one way of doing things. It's another entirely to expect everyone else to conform to it. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 9:58:16 AM EDT
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Boulder assholes.
Surprised they still have gun stores in that town. 99% sure liberal. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 9:59:16 AM EDT
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Story sounds like one with a bunch of stuff that really didn't happen added to it.
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Posted: 8/22/2016 10:02:46 AM EDT
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OP should have asked why she was being so niggardly... |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 10:02:51 AM EDT
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next time, OP, take along your seeing-eye-cat with you to that hardware store
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Posted: 8/22/2016 10:33:24 AM EDT
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It is the store's fault. They dont care how long you have to wait.
An armed society is a polite society. That lady could of been packing. Be nice. I always get behind someone who has a bad case of HUA or some other "problem". So I like the que system. Only an entitled jerk will try to jump the line. Dont act like a Dindu Nuffin. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 10:40:38 AM EDT
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So you're saying she had some DSL's?
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Posted: 8/22/2016 10:44:45 AM EDT
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So Arfcom GD's contest on who can be the biggest asshole has spilled over into real life?
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Posted: 8/22/2016 10:44:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's not really all that bad if you just close your eyes and think of England. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: This is why you never try to do anything logical in America. Instead of optimizing the line and creating a single line where possible, someone will come along and push you out of the way, cuss you out, then brag about "triggering" you. Because when you act like a cunt, you are "triggering" someone. This is actually a regional thing; I've seen it in california, canada and NZ just off the top of my head. In San Francisco it's practically mandatory. Yeah... well.... there's lots of behavior in San Francisco that's "practically mandatory" that I'll take a pass on. It's not really all that bad if you just close your eyes and think of England.  |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 10:46:32 AM EDT
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So Arfcom GD's contest on who can be the biggest asshole has spilled over into real life? Appears so. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 10:51:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Boulder assholes. Surprised they still have gun stores in that town. 99% sure liberal. I'm leaning toward typical angry old woman. I could write for half an hour the stories of me running into the nuttiest old loons in grocery stores. They get that age, they're miserable, and they know you can't touch them, so they act like puerile little shits. I had one following me around HEB insulting me because she thought I touched a neighboring doughnut with my bare fingers at the doughnut cabinet. Another one took on the role of white knight and berated me like a child because she thought I talked to some Asian looking people with an Asian accent and thought that was rude. The Asian people looking at her go on - . |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 10:53:08 AM EDT
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I ran across a meme that sums up the story in the op very well
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Posted: 8/22/2016 10:53:55 AM EDT
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I ran across a meme that sums up the story in the op very well <a href="https://imgflip.com/i/19bgv7" target="_blank">https://i.imgflip.com/19bgv7.jpg</a> 
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Posted: 8/22/2016 10:58:12 AM EDT
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No matter how rude someone is, cussing them out brings you down to their level is a great way to exercise your first amendment right. F.I.F.Y. 
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Posted: 8/22/2016 11:05:41 AM EDT
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Look at this fucking thread.
You guys will do virtually anything to a.) disagree and b.) disagree in a way that makes you feel morally superior. I would have done the exact same thing as the OP and maybe sucker punched the old bag in the back of the head as well (if I could get away with it.) When people are as self-important as that old bitch is, there's no need to be polite. The self appointed store manager didn't get her way. Boo hoo. Politeness is a two way street. Save it for the people who rate it. Good job, OP. The rest of you guys can queue up on licking my ball sack, it's more efficient that way. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 11:08:54 AM EDT
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ok I lol'ed |
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