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3catwoman3

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32. I just snorted...

Thu Dec 22, 2016, 08:23 PM

Dec 2016

Last edited Thu Dec 22, 2016, 10:36 PM - Edit history (1)

...thru my nose and all the rest of the family looked over at me quizzically. Seeing as it is my husband and our sons. I chose not to tell them what I was chortling at.

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Checkout line protests are actually catching on! [View all] Squinch Dec 2016 OP

thanks, great idea! greenman3610 Dec 2016 #1

I like it! Dulcinea Dec 2016 #54

I like to pick out some other magazine to browse through in line tanyev Dec 2016 #2

Or put the Enquirers on the bottom behind the stack of used baskets. Squinch Dec 2016 #3

I will do it too bravenak Dec 2016 #4

Good to hear! elleng Dec 2016 #5

It puts a grin on your face Generic Other Dec 2016 #12

Yes it does! elleng Dec 2016 #17

Nice idea! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #6

I've been doing that for a long time, FoxNewsSucks Dec 2016 #7

I did it in cvs covering the time magazine cover of him winning. kimbutgar Dec 2016 #8

I was in CVS one day and saw a mag with his mug..... lastlib Dec 2016 #33

Good idea kimbutgar Dec 2016 #44

Oh that's funny. And creative. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2016 #51

we do this KatyMan Dec 2016 #9

yes!! Generic Other Dec 2016 #10

Great idea. Vinca Dec 2016 #11

I used to put John Ashcroft's book in the tampon section. LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #13

... sheshe2 Dec 2016 #14

I just snorted... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #32

Bwahahahahaha! sheshe2 Dec 2016 #38

I'm dying over here!!! Squinch Dec 2016 #16

Now we can put Mike Pence's likeness in the tampon section meow2u3 Dec 2016 #47

excellent! eom LittleGirl Dec 2016 #72

I am in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheshe2 Dec 2016 #15

I. Will. Be. Doing. THAT! DemoTex Dec 2016 #18

Thanks,... MarianJack Dec 2016 #19

I do this and I don't care who see's me! 3Stones Dec 2016 #20

When I go to B & N, I turn RW books over and upside down. femmocrat Dec 2016 #21

Oh yes, done that for some time now. Put GWBush's book with txwhitedove Dec 2016 #22

The latest Time magazine cover of a full face LuckyLib Dec 2016 #23

OMG I almost did that today myself BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #27

Ewww. Enquirer has Trump family photo w/their roles in the new government. oasis Dec 2016 #24

During the W era, I used to cover up books by O'Really, Rush, etc. at Costco. QED Dec 2016 #25

OOh, I like it, will do. TNNurse Dec 2016 #26

Regular habit with me. byronius Dec 2016 #28

No library books were harmed during the making of these statements spike jones Dec 2016 #29

Funny. I did that yesterday without knowing others do it Liberal_in_LA Dec 2016 #30

I've been doing this too. Ellen Forradalom Dec 2016 #31

Yes propaganda does. Good reply to the guy lunasun Dec 2016 #52

Put Cosmo in front of them crazycatlady Dec 2016 #34

I was in line at the grocery store... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #35

I am the same. I'm not letting any comments go by. Lately the easiest thing is to say, Squinch Dec 2016 #37

Glad you raised your voice in response. FOX News Jim Beard Dec 2016 #63

Every one of us who doesn't react as you did, helps normalize them since many others will laugh and JudyM Dec 2016 #79

Amazon will change this, No line or cashier. CK_John Dec 2016 #36

Count me in too. Augiedog Dec 2016 #39

+ 1 nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #40

Excellent! Great idea! SunSeeker Dec 2016 #41

Will do underpants Dec 2016 #42

I do this every chance I get. Have for years. old guy Dec 2016 #43

I turned an enquirer upside down today jeffreyi Dec 2016 #45

I was at the magazine rack yesterday IrishEyes Dec 2016 #46

Perfect... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #48

I also do it to books by reich wing hacks ... GeorgeGist Dec 2016 #49

Go idea jimlup Dec 2016 #50

Have none of you ever worked in retail? DoctorMyEyes Dec 2016 #53

Sorry it is bothering you so much. Just Jim Beard Dec 2016 #62

Why don't you talk to the boss? DoctorMyEyes Dec 2016 #68

Great point! LisaM Dec 2016 #73

If you knew me, you would know I have pleanty of guts........I Jim Beard Dec 2016 #89

I don't understand: that's your job, right? Nevernose Dec 2016 #77

And there's the rub... camelfan Dec 2016 #84

Annoying working people is an effective form of protest? DoctorMyEyes Dec 2016 #88

I argued neither for nor against Nevernose Dec 2016 #90

I'm not arguing this point DoctorMyEyes Dec 2016 #91

I also, have worked in a retail store, yagotme Dec 2016 #92

LOL! Yes, I've worked in retail. And I got paid by the hour so stuff like this didn't Squinch Dec 2016 #85

I have been doing this kind of thing for years (phyllis schlafly's books were the start). even niyad Dec 2016 #55

I'm a checkout line soldier. cry baby Dec 2016 #56

I've been doing it since the Raygun years. putitinD Dec 2016 #101

I do it MFM008 Dec 2016 #57

Another kind of store +protest--- Doitnow Dec 2016 #58

Worse yet, someone will steal his idea. Jim Beard Dec 2016 #61

See post #36. THATS a job killer. 7962 Dec 2016 #75

Except where it has been instituted, that hasn't happened. Squinch Dec 2016 #86

give it a yr or two. McDonalds is already opening them 7962 Dec 2016 #96

It's been more than a year or two in some places. Hasn't happened. Squinch Dec 2016 #97

Some places adopt slower than others; here's the future happening now; 7962 Dec 2016 #98

All the more reason why the jobs that remain have to pay decently. Squinch Dec 2016 #99

Certainly someone will maintain the units, 7962 Dec 2016 #100

I'd rather see the enormous profits of mechanization distributed to more people than Squinch Dec 2016 #104

Good for you guys, Squinch.. I don't usually go Cha Dec 2016 #59

I've had to train my eyes to avoid looking at those rags ailsagirl Dec 2016 #65

I'll join in. Going to the store tomorrow and can't wait. Jim Beard Dec 2016 #60

OMG!!! DoctorMyEyes Dec 2016 #70

Too bad the NY Daily News isn't on those checkout stands ailsagirl Dec 2016 #64

I used to move religious books to fiction or mythology alfredo Dec 2016 #66

Yes, my daughter works at our grocery store...and has to fix all of these. nt MadDAsHell Dec 2016 #67

And I guess she's told you that it happens DoctorMyEyes Dec 2016 #69

Just feeds the opinions the RW already has about the left 7962 Dec 2016 #74

Work that can't possibly be done by a machine in a field where people are in immediate Squinch Dec 2016 #87

Been doing that for YEARS! Duppers Dec 2016 #71

Will do. Nitram Dec 2016 #76

I just started doing this. stage left Dec 2016 #78

I didn't know about this NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #80

THESE PROTESTS ARE POINTLESS AND CAUSE NEEDLESS WORK FOR LOW LEVEL EMPLOYEES Bonx Dec 2016 #81

It's much more effective to complain to management about the offensive magazines or books. drm604 Dec 2016 #82

I'm a great fan of Post-Its and Avery labels. GoneOffShore Dec 2016 #83

last night @ Krogers easily done irisblue Dec 2016 #93

will do this tomorrow! Takket Dec 2016 #94

i did this yesterday & didn't know it was *a thing* nutsnberries Dec 2016 #95

YAY! oldtime dfl_er Dec 2016 #102

Sign me up. I'm joining the fight. n/t Binkie The Clown Dec 2016 #103

I saw some elderly woman in front of me buying a copy of NE ... Freethinker65 Dec 2016 #105