My encounter with a freeper at Target just a little less than an hour ago

So I'm online at target right behind my girl who is buying some stuff for the couple whose wedding we're going to attend in a few hours.

The cashier is this girl probably some 19-20 year old who is obviously new and she's having a problem scanning I guess what's called the registry-you people who have been married before know what I'm talking about when a couple is getting married they create a registry with items that they want to have and give it to friends and family to get it for them ect and this way "gift receipts" are created easier.

Alright so anyways this lady (if you wanna call her that) is standing by the guy who is behind me she's about 50's I'd say. She starts out loud complaining about the wait just going on "oh my God I switched from two lines to come here cause I thought it'd be quicker!"

I just listened to her go on and on and on for about 5 minutes till she says "Why can't she just go to another line!?" (She was referring to my girlfriend here)

I turned around and said "Cause she started with this cashier they can't halt a transaction in progress like that with just a few strokes it would take much longer cause she has to get a manager, ect"

So for about two seconds that shut her up. I should point out I'm 24 years old here. This woman's old enough to be my mother, but sorry DU elders I never bought into that crap that you should respect your elders no matter what-there's no excuse for acting immature regardless of your age-ESPECIALLY when your age dictates that you should act more mature if anything.

Secondly she was obviously a New Yorker-just like me. A transplant. She also represents why alot of people out here in Arizona hate New Yorkers and well I didn't like her representing all of us like that.

So I said nicely "You know lady we're all in a hurry here, the cashier is working as fast as she can, why don't you cut her a break huh? just relax she's moving as fast as she can."

She says "Well *I* am in a hurry I don't have time for this!"

I said "Well what? you got a patient you gotta operate on in the next few minutes? are you gonna die? is this life or death?"

"Yes!!"

"Oh yea? who?"

"MY life! I could have a stroke any minute!"

At this point everyone else in the line was watching and they all cracked up when she said this.

She then says:

"Why don't you just turn around and look the other way just look the other way!"

"Well Ma'm I'm given you what you wanted. Attention. You wanted it you got it, and what's more I ain't ya husband and I think it's about that time when you need to learn that you're not always gonna get your own way especially using intimidation, okay I expect this kind of behavior from these little kids around here, but c'mon isn't it about time to grow up a little?"

I would've felt bad for the guy in the middle of us if he wasn't giggling so loudly.

So anyways then she says "I'm through with you! (man where have we heard that?!) GOD BLESS YOU! GOD STILL LOVES YOU! I am through with you!"

So then the mess is cleared with my girl, it's my turn, I pay for my items and the cashier at this point trying hard not to laugh but she's smiling pretty big and she says "Would like to sign up for a Target credit card?"

I said "I better not cause Margie over there's gonna have a freakin stroke if I spend one more minute here conversing with you"

To my disbelief the lady actually heard me and said "That's RIGHT!"

As I left I said "Lady if Heaven is full of people like you I can't wait to go to Hell have a nice day!"




Nothing beats a freeper better than public humiliation. NOTHING.




But God Bless You if you think otherwise :)


*FAQ: How does this make her a freeper?


Because only freepers pull this "God Loves You" crap while trying to justify their own greed and their own impatience and their own "ME" attitude when they are not getting their way.

This is from what I have seen. If you know of any non-freepers that in fits of anger when they were in the wrong pulled this "God Bless You but I hate you crap" OUT LOUD in public then let me know. I can picture DU'ers and non-freepers saying alot of shall we say derogatory remarks, but somehow I can't picture our average progressive turning to religion in order to justify why they are good and you are bad.

Love the way she makes sure you know she's a christian, like being one excuses all bad behavior.

to obey God . . . they want to BE GOD.

Because that's where he shops.

God only loves those who shop at Wal-Mart-if this is not you than you are a commie pinko who hates Jesus.


You know that little yellow face man?

That's God. And he's obviously pissed. He magically rolls back prices but yet you nonbelievers still refuse to cave in.

Pretty soon he will stop smiling and you know what happens then.....

Guess she slept through the Love Thy Neighbor bit in Sunday school!!!!!

Don't ya hate those kinds of people.

They are SO important everyone else is NOTHING to them.

Fuck 'em!

You're right, they can't see past themselves! >_<

I once read in a pharmacy magazine that a customer got upset at a 30-minute wait for her prescription. Just then, an elderly woman in the store collapses of a heart attack. The pharmacist runs over to tend to her and help keep her comfortable till the ambulance arrives. While she is trying to help the elderly woman, this highly callous bitch comes back up to the pharmacist and has the nerve to ask her if this means it will take LONGER to fill her script! Alas, the pharmacist said she bit her tongue on what she WANTED to say: "Not if she dies right now, but if she lives then yes."

Part of me finds the story hard to swallow....but yeah, there are plenty enough selfish a-holes in the world for me to buy it.

Noah, I wish you were my son. You show a maturity of age that I last remembered seeing during the Clinton years. The young people who came to D.C. back in the mid-1990s were so diligent, hard-working and had such a great sense of humor. I miss them.

God bless you. Hope you got through the line O.K., and the recipient appreciated your gift! :hi:

who 'gets' me :)

And the cashier was beaming at me and as I left I said "Don't let em get to ya"

I used to work retail pretty much through my college years and even afterwards. It's after you've had to work in customer service that you really feel their pain and can be forgiving even in moments when they do screw up if at least unintentionally.


Take care, peace

~N~

about your age (I was nineteen in 1974). Some things one never forgets.

My parents raised me to be polite and considerate to others, but not to take any gruff, either. Some folks just don't have any class whatsoever, do they?

I went back and re-read your post, picturing in my mind's eye your saying these words in a New York accent - and I burst out laughing all over again. ;)

Peace to you too, young man! :hippie: :toast: :yourock:

not too get too radical but it seems that either they blend in with the community, you know they try to contribute they understand they are not in NY or Boston or anywhere near the east coast for that matter but then you get types like this woman who sort of prey on what can called "Simple people" you know native Arizonians that although they come in different styles and everything just like anyplace, you know the culture is not as demanding as far as or as pushy as in the larger east coast cities. You know it's common out here to greet people before you get down to business kind of thing-something even I myself had to adapt to long ago.

This woman is from that group that thinks that because she got away with her little tude back home she can treat the little country folk like crap cause they never saw the big lights, ect, and well I don't believe in that and I hate it when I see other New Yorkers doing that. Likewise I don't appreciate the stereotypes that get lauched at me even from my co-workers (once an older woman said to me that she doesn't trust me cause of me being a NYer) but at the same time so long as you've planted in an area you learn the culture you adapt to it as best as you can and if it doesn't suit you then move which I do plan to do someday, but untill then, I understand that certain ways of doing things that I may have been used to up North just don't fly very well down here in the Southwest. That kind of behavior that she displayed however I don't believe should fly anywhere-in fact she's lucky it was me who confronted her and not my old college pal who is from New Jersey :)

Well you take care Ma, I'm off to a wedding see ya!

:)

Here's a little story before you go:

My best friend from high school came up to visit a few years' back. She moved from Northern Virginia to a suburb of Dallas, Texas in the mid-1980s. One day during her visit, we decided to go shopping and do some reminiscing over lunch.

We were standing in line at a local department store, waiting to pay for our items, still chatting and guffawing away about goofy things we did thirty-six years ago. During a break in our conversation, we picked up on the accents of people who were clearly out-of-state.

My dear friend, without missing a beat, looked at me and asked, "Oh my God, where did all these Yankees come from?" I replied, "Things have gotten a little bit different since the good ole days here, haven't they?" ;)

If I were that lady, I wouldn't underestimate those native Arizonians. They're a lot savvier than she thinks!

OK, three things...

(1) I just remembered a great exchange from Terms of Endearment (stay with me, here):
Sam Burns: You're a very rude young woman. I know Douglas from the Rotary and I can't believe he'd want you treating customers so badly.
Checkout Girl: I don't think I was treating her badly.
Sam Burns: Then you must be from New York.

New Yorkers are famous for the 'tude. I'm from Long Island myself, Same difference.

(2) I've never had to deal with a "God Loves You" nutjob in public, although I read a lot about that sort of thing here on DU... I keep thinking that when the time finally come, I'll just turn on "Maggie" and whisper back in my best Jack Nicholson/Bruce Dern crazy creepy voice "YESSsss... I know He doesss...".

(3) I read all the way down to the bottom of this thread. How the hell did this degenerate into a pissing match? Damn, just when I was having fun.

Something always, always goes wrong when I get in these lines. I just expect it now. The register breaks down, the tape runs out, no singles for change, the cashier is new and screws up the checking out process.... You name it, I jinx it for myself or any others ahead of me.

I can't believe the bitch couldn't just have some patience. She needs to cut off the caffeine.

important business done. Think the are bad in stores try doctors offices and hospital emergency rooms after a 20 car pile up and its the closets hospital to accident site. I over heard one woman loudly say, "my grand father donated money to build this hospital, I should be seen before that little girl thats bleeding all over the floor, its not my fault she was in an accident". Then people wonder why people won't go into the medical field.

LoL now see I'd bust up laughing if I knew you and I was online with ya and all of things just happened all at once.


Then I'd ask you "Who ya like in the 3rd race?"

:)

But sometimes she's not with me...

but where's the "freeper" in all of that? Impatient assholes inhabit every kind of constituency. Just sayin'.

Regardless, it's a treasure of a story, and I thank you for sharing it with us...we've all been on those lines, and you are my hero for how you handled it! The G_d business was that lady's final retreat...it's a shame she values that so little.

Only hypocritical so-called "Christians" pull that kind of shit when they're being an asshole.

....she deserved every bit of it.:applause: You did great:yourock:

if I get pissed off in line? :) I had better straighten up! ;) kudos to you. :applause:

"Christian" thing with me.


I don't know too many DU'ers that in a fit of anger will scream "WELL GOD BLESS YOU ANYWAY!"

But in the freeper camp...heh

:)

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AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!

what makes her a freeper? Even though you said she was obviously a New Yorker. She sounds like a normal jackass to me. The world is full of them.

I'm getting this question alot so far I edited the post at the bottom to explain

No way you can equate the God reference with any kind of rightwingnut political sensibilities, and the fact that you've been called on it more than once should be proof enough that your equation is specious.

who isn't a freeper who would say that kind of thing, so I think he's correct in that respect.

You really are operating out of a narrow - and, consequently, flawed - set of assumptions.

By your reasoning, Daniel and Phillip Berrigan would be considered freepers.

another. That is in fact a freeper attribute.

"You really are operating out of a narrow - and, consequently, flawed - set of assumptions."

Since you're on record for calling all pharmacists stupid, overrated jerks, in light of the actions of a SMALL MINORITY of them!

"Don't these little assholes who weren't smart enough to get into medical or dental school have to take some kind of oath when they get their licenses to pop pills from one container to another?"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=217x3787

(hey, sorry, but you never bothered to respond to me there, and I just couldn't let it go!)

Okay, and I'll admit that there is a CHANCE the rude customer was not a freepe. But in either case she sure wasn't a shining example of a CHRISTAIN either.

Either way, jerk gets PWNED by DUer, and that's all that matters to me! :)

A friend of mine, a very liberal Catholic school teacher in the DC area, would give you the same response. I've heard it more than once because I'm not liberal enough.

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WHAT she said in that respect. I've never known anyone not a RW fundie to say that kind of thing.

You don't know any liberal Democrats or Independents or just plain liberals who have religious convictions and who voiice them?

The world is not - and I shall be forever grateful for this - that black and white. Shades of gray.

As I said, Daniel and Phillip Berrigan would be considered freepers by that sort of flawed reasoning.

So would Bob Drinan, Elizabeth McAllister, and a whole bunch of people who have given far more than any of us, I'll wager, to the left-wing causes that freepers eschew.

the ignorant hermit you seem to want to paint me as. I'm very well-aware of, and will be forever grateful for, the Berrigans and their fellow liberal Christian activists who have shown such courage and committment to standing up for their beliefs and being a voice for the voiceless. Especially their anti-war activism during Vietnam, when it cost them so much.

What I'm talking about is this kind of hateful, intolerant I-hate-you-but-God-loves-you-and-you'd-better-be-grateful-for-that-because-you're-going-to-hell-anyway-unlike-me-who's-perfect-and-heaven-is-only-for-the-perfect type of bullshit. THAT is quite a bit different from the likes of the Berrigans, MLK, Jr., etc.

uttered by a woman you don't even know exists, you drew all that? And if you see yourself as an ignorant hermit, well, I don't know how one would do that to oneself.

The Berrigans - who were clients and friends and more - would find that fascinating, and you don't sound like a very generous Christian to me, but if it works for you, then I'm sure your God will forgive you and embrace you.

No, there is no difference, and that's what the the New Catholic Left people would have tried to explain to you if there had been the slightest hint of a welcoming and open mind. Alas, they'd have failed. But, I was the lawyer who got them out of jail on a routine basis, so thank you for acknowledging the good works that they did. I'm sure Daniel would wish blessings on you, even today.

important rant instead of staying on topic. :applause:
i just love the view from Ignoreland.

LOL!

fellow Christian activists would never, ever have talked like that or used their religion against people like that. Ever. Since you claim to have known them, I'm really surprised you wouldn't know that. They knew that Christianity is truly all about love and peace and caring for others even if they weren't religious, and they would not have approved of this woman using her "God" like this and talking like this.

would not act like rude assholes in the first place. I think the OP was referring to the type of "Christian" who broadcasts their personal holiness while ripping your head off. I've met a few of that type... whited sepulchres, IMO, not really Christians, and rather typical as to what passes for Christianity in the freeper circles.

get across. But OLL is so full of self-importance and self-righteousness today that it's obvious I just couldn't get that across to her.

she must have been having a helluva bad day.

Is it a matter of life and death?

Yeah, I could die of a stroke.

If I was having a hissy fit like that I would be ashamed to admit I was a Christian, just because it makes all Christians look bad. The old saw about not just talking the talk, but walking the walk. There seem to be a lot of big talkers who don't walk the walk that fall in the freeptard column, so I understand the assumption.

From one of those ancients in their 50's.

And since I have to use a mobility scooter to get around, they'd have had to find something for me to write on and there's no where I could have moved to get out of the way while filling it in.

But then I'm one of those 'don't give a damn' elders you hear about. I'm too old to bother myself with the frustration I cause nasty people.

:rofl:

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::points to you::


I love this guy Queensryche and a Ranger fan.

I knew you'd "get it"

They're everywhere.

Thank goodness for online buying...............

Only reason we stepped out to do this was because this was last minute stuff that got thrown at us.

Otherwise I click away and smile everytime I avoid having to pay nothing but a small shipping charge (Which always come out to being less than sales tax)

Surly salespeople, blaring music being piped in, rude, pushy customers, parking lot chaos, etc., etc., you name it.

All I want to hear is the "click" of a mouse...............

Troops, God Bless America type stickers but drive like maniacs endangering the lives of all those around them. I've considered getting a sticker that says - If you're so pro-life why are you trying to kill me with your car?

Try to get one. :hi:

My local progressive group intends to sell buttons and stickers for fundraising purposes. That one has shelf life!

I WANT that on a bumpersticker, it'll look great next to my DU sticker.

:spray: :rofl: :applause: Bwahahahahahaha

Do it! Do it! Do it! I'd buy one!!!!

Better than the "Jesus would use HIS turn signal" one!

"God loves you... regardless"

"Jesus loves ME" part but forgot the "Light and love to all who live" part of the song.

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If she were sick or something, she could have said something and it would have been taken care of pronto. From his description, it's obvious she wasn't sick at all, just impatient and incredibly rude. And he wasn't rude to her, SHE was the one who was rude and asking for it. He didn't swear or yell at her or anything like that. She was just impatient, rude and very self-centered. And most managers aren't going to cause a cashier grief over something like that, since most of them have had to deal with impatient, rude bitches such as that woman. She deserved every bit of what she got. People like that are becoming more and more common in lines, now, and it's about time someone said something.

Some stores have them in computer kiosks, where you can look it up yourself.

You handled yourself well with a belligerant, rude person, but Target could change things around and make it easier for everyone.

In defense of this woman, I'd say more and more people are stressed out today than ever before. Bush's abysmal governing, poor economy, rising gas prices, pinched budgets, longer working hours, less income, higher health care costs, and never-ending terror bs is really hurting Americans.

"scan" the registry sheet, and then the gift so the registry list is updated. Sometimes when the registry prints out, there is a problem with the "scanning" bar code not being dark enough. :)

old lady? 50's is old? Sick, nowhere did it say she was sick.

btw Welcome to DU, we have a lot of love here.

aA

but was born and raised in New York City.

Everytime my mother comes to visit we have a scene (not so loudly) similar to yours at a cashier.

My mother starts in about how slow the cashiers are.

Meanwhile the cashier is talking to the young lady in front of us. "Shelby? Why you must be Sadie's little boy. Well look how you've grown. Say hi to your mm for me will you honey." And my mom is just steaming waiting in line.

One time we're standing there and the guy in front of us is buying a dozen eggs. The cashier tells him that he got the wrong eggs. The larger size is on sale and is actually cheaper than the ones he got. He was confused so she said, here let me get them, and she took his eggs and went to get the on-sale ones, and my mother just started smoking out of the top of her head saying, I can't beleive she left the register with people in line.

I try to warn her up front. Relax mom. Things are different down here and we like it that way.

Still funny to see though.

thanks for sharing. You probably made the day for the new cashier. WTG!

:hi:

aA

it wouldn't like hurt you to exercise a little more generosity of spirit if not compassion toward your like elders, "Bro." So just because she behaved like an asshole is like so no reason for you to be disrespectful. So she may well not have earned that respect, but you would like have come off as a bigger and better man if like, out of deference to her age and quite possibly her ingrained freeper senility, you would like have indulged her and said something on the order of "I'm sorry to be of trouble to you ma'am. I know it's frustrating. We'll be out of your way momentarily" and simply let it go at that. Oh, and one other thing: Please don't start every sentence with "So" and overuse the word "like." It makes you sound like you're 24.

disrespectful, SHE was the one who was rude, impatient, self-centered and disrespectful and she deserved to be called out on it. Respect shouldn't come automatically with age, it should be EARNED. My parents are in their sixties and they're the first to agree.

and my mother died last year at the age of eighty. I was taught a little more respect, even when the elderly occasionally overstep as they sometimes do. There is no excuse for impudence. Republicans are more at fault than Democrats, but unfortunately it extends across the board. It comes down to a failed educational system and a basic lack of respect. Nobody respects "nuthin'." And you can quote me.

someone who acts like a five-year-old? That's ridiculous. And the fifties is NOT old.

if you respond to him or her by also acting like a five-year-old.

50 years old is "elderly"???? Who knew?? :shrug:
:rofl:
I'd just toss it up, that the woman was having a bad day. Haven't we all?
I would have ignored her too. I wouldn't have bothered addressing her impatience.
Maybe she was having one of those 'pre-menopausal' moments? Maybe they need more
help at that store and she's tired of the long wait time, when she shops there.
Who knows?

But I do think the OP egged her on though. His first remark to her was just fine
but the continued discourse was unnecessary.
JMO!

Peace!
:)

I would only add that "elder" (though, I admit, not necessarily "elderly") is relative. A person who is 28, though by no means elderly, is nevertheless the elder of someone who is 8 just as a person who is 50ish is the elder of someone who is 24, and I think that respect for one's elders is a more important social cornerstone than some silly argument over queue position at the grocery store checkout. Having said that, I am nevertheless pleased to note several posters are arguing that people in their fifties are not elderly; this because I will be 58 tomorrow. Now I think of it though, that's considerably closer to 60 than it is to 50. Ugh! I'm not sure I'm really comfortable taking this to its logical conclusion! ;-)

You ole' coot!! :rofl: He,he,he!! J/K ! :P

No seriously, :party: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :party:
:) :toast: :applause:

Actually, I think I am something of a coot. It's okay. It suits my nature. :-)

You really let her have it
all the while maintaining your composure.

Hopefully, she learned something today,
but don't hold your breath waiting for it.

You did the right thing.


btw, I'm a 55 yr. old who agrees that behaving badly in public
is inexcusable for anyone- regardless of age.

Edit- the only exception would be people with dementia or other
mental conditions. Hopefully these people would have a companion with them.:7

"Well what? you got a patient you gotta operate on in the next few minutes? are you gonna die? is this life or death?"

I think you escalated the situation at this point with sarcasm. You never really know what a person's life is like. I always try to remind myself of that when I am annoyed with a person like this. She might have someone at home sick, be in big trouble for being late, or have other problems. One never knows.

Peace

Good for you!

I think she qualifies as a jerk, but she didn't call you a Michael Moore loving liberal coward who doesn't support our brave troops -- so she doesn't quite qualify as a Freeper...

But she did invoke the name of god - so she's probably a fundy freakazoid... or something like that.

right after the "God still loves you", part, "Yeah, well he hates your sorry, impatient freeper ass".


But, I can be kind of mean.

That "God bless you" crap when they are angry at you. It's weird. The first time I heard one of them say it, I was like, "huh?"

Tammy

And taken my sweet time about it too.

teeth out of her stinking, Skoal-filled mouth ( was she chewing Skoal? I used to work at Target and what a white-trash magnet that fucking place is!!!!!! ) I admire your restraint...... I'm sure that after punching her rotten teeth out, I would have beaten the living shit out of her and dumped her in the closest dumpster...thats where people like her belong anyway. Those are my feelings about the situation...take from that what you will

Somedays it tries my patience to not react to these types. Ive been successful at not exploding so far.

It sounds like she had a bit of an attitude problem, but the "only Freepers say 'God loves you'" is bogus. Plus, it sounds like you needlessly escalated the situation.

pisses me off to no end. You eviscerated her. Congrats! :yourock:

"I'm through with you! GOD BLESS YOU! GOD STILL LOVES YOU! I am through with you!"***

I doubt it's Rovian, but is probably from Pat Robertson or Falwell. I've heard it before, the contradicting condemnation while delivering a blessing. Total hyposcrisy. Next time someone delivers that one to me, I'm going to ask them to make up their mind, if they have one.


***Are you sure you weren't in line in front of Babs? Did she look like this?

Al talks about his in-flight encounter with Bush-boy's mother, Barbara. Al asked her one of his pointed questions and she dismissed him with that quote.

"I'm through with you."

Al gave the story on his radio program. I remember hearing it.

My guess is that you embarrassed her and that she needed to save face. God is always good for that--it gave her some status, something to have over you.

For the record, you went overboard. Your comments got personal and nasty-especially the bit about her husband and attention. No need for that. Scoring a few laughs off of an old woman may have made you happy temporarily, but it's not the best behavior.

I don't think the OP was out of line at all! I say, good for him! If *I* had been working the checkout, I sure as heck would have been 'beaming' at him too for putting that arrogant scazzwag in her place!!!

I work with the public, and I've been the recipient of similar behavior, specifically a woman telling me she'd pray for my soul because ****she didn't have her new insurance card with her*** and thus I couldn't BILL her insurance and get her the medicine for her co-pay instead of the full price.

Heh, I hate asshole customers, but sometimes they're funny. Some woman was trying to get her Ambien refilled two weeks early and me and the floater pharmacist wouldn't do it. I forget what kind of fit she threw at the register in front of the dozen or so people behind her, but I know it made a lot of them crack up. They were laughing at her for being an ass, and it took EVERY bit of my self control to keep from laughing too! I finally got rid of her. Poor floater pharmacist, it tore him up for some reason. He NEVER came back. He said "MY store, there's rednecks. I can deal with that. Up here? They're all NUTS!!!"

Hahahah, good times! :)

The OP didn't go overboard -- bless him! Cashiers love it when a customer sticks up for them -- the lift to morale is great! This customer was way out of line, both the the employee and the other people in line... I myself stick up for other customers and for retail workers... someone has to!

The woman wasn't actually "old," either... and, even being 101 doesn't give you license to be an ass. Being inconvenienced also doesn't give you license to be an ass... bad service gives you the right to complain, but not be an ass. And, there wasn't even bad service here.

:patriot:

"fuck you"
You had her # all the way 'round. Good for you.

I have just one criticism -why couldn't you follow her out with more accurate, on-the-fly diagnosis?... and give her that stroke so she could prove to you that she *WAS* in as hurry. But then she couldn't vote for BushCo's next offering. That'd be sad.

but you know, with all the crap we've had to put up with these past few years I think I'd enjoy it! :evilgrin:

Are more likely to be horrible to service workers. They whine, they insult (loudly) and they aren't bad tippers - they are NON-tippers. It's embarrassing to be with them in public.

service workers--people who have less power and can't fight back.

If they treat such people badly, that's a pretty good sign that person is an asshole.

Damn...

As someone who is in the 70's, I have discovered that many of my long-time peers who were more into themselves than others during our youth only became moreso....nasty and ruder as they aged. Man does not always become sweeter as they ripen....such as fruit.

I have observed my teenage grandchildren, who have been taught to respect their elders as well as all others they come into contact with, open doors, pull out chairs, move aside to allow easy access to others, etc., etc., and then get rebuffed by the old farts that they just helped. My grandkids have taken it all in stride without comment, but I, their elderly grandparent, ponder what their grandchildren (if they have any) are like.

Was this old fart driving? And if so, she should be considered a danger to others if she has this mentality while operating a vehicle.

I think you handled yourself very well......and you also gave recognition to the clerk who was only doing her job.

You were so good, I wish I was there to witness it. That took guts to say all of that. Good for you!

The store was real quite it was early in the morning and my wife got into line. We didn't realize until halfway through our items it was an express line. Man in his late 60s comes up and goes "She shouldn't be in this line she has too many things!" I count the items... we had 12 items.

Nice going.

this is the one I say to them everytime, that usually shuts EVERYONE up, everyone....


heh he he heh ;)

but you delivered a pizza to a very annoying troll right here. Thanks for that! :patriot:

:rofl: :patriot: :bounce:

:bounce:

I always wondered about that old pizza.

:hi:

thanks! :hi:

meant to pm :D :blush:

I've had many run-ins with that one. Glad I wasn't wrong about him/her.

:rofl:

lemme see! man she's been hounding my ass for months already. She's got me on ignore finally so she won't be reading this, but you know secretly I really feel she needs a stiff one.


Drink I mean yes drink ;)

Well, her ignore doesn't mean shit now! :rofl:

I'm tellin you, that woman's been on my case for awhile now, I think she should track the old lady down from Target and start a freakin Bridge club or something. Sure I'm not the nicest most sensitive guy and I can be over the top I admit that I'm not perfect! but c'mon who the hell is she? miz Holier Than Thou over here? When she gets to heaven she'll probably tell God "Hi, you better look at my profile before you address me common, and what's more bitch you're in my seat!"

You reacted perfectly... she just argued for the sake of it. Everything about her screamed troll to me... for a very long time.

Very good.

As in, I had no reason to doubt the first and last components of her username.

The middle one, on the other hand...

The middle part was not her at all.

Actually, I smelled it long before, but this was the tipper for me...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1234209&mesg_id=1234474

"I missed the Alito discussion. I did, however, manage to comfort Mrs. Alito when she broke down in tears, but that was just because she was in the next stall, and asked me if I had five ones for a five."

:rofl:

Ding dong, the witch is dead!:party:

one of the most fun jobs I ever had, I only quit because of the damage it was doing to my poor car. To be honest I was never rude to anybody even though I got alot of crap from the richies-namely they wouldn't tip no matter what.

Humor and Fact to me go together like song and dance :)

Seriously if its who I think it is....she's been hounding me forever on every little thing I've said on here over the past few weeks.

rude people in checkout lines suck! Especially when directed towards the checker.

maybe it would save this country.

Am I the only one who got that reference?

hint: Al Franken's "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them"

but I think most of the people who didn't object to what I said probably got it, but I'm glad you outright acknowledged the irony.

I think the person you're talking about near this thread essentially berated me for calling this hag a freeper when I was primarily basing it off of THIS statement that she made
not so much the God Bless You crap she spewed.

Even after I point this out I'M the one who doesn't get out enough ya know?


Pff I think her and the battle ax I had to deal with outta get together and go bowling. :)

know.

I'm not sure if that makes her a freeper, as she didn't say "God bless George Bush" but it does make her the type of Christian that makes me not want to tell people I'm a Christian. Or the type of Christian who, when I see their bumperstickers, makes me cringe even though I supposedly share their faith. A Cathy Lee Gifford type of Christian who means "Fuck you" when they say to someone like Howard Stern "I'll pray for you" even though he had a point about her displaying her kids.

The type of Christian that makes my teeth itch.

You're probably right though. Probably a freeper. None of the people in my church act like that, and they're mostly liberal Lutherans. Thank God.

"God Bless you but I hate you" type act when they are losing the argument are ALWAYS freepers. ALWAYS.

That was the point which unfortunately has been misunderstood by a few on here-but I'm glad you got it.

I'm not a Christian and even I get pissed to see people of your flock get represented by demons like this woman.

She wasn't shopping at WalMart.