Sometimes it takes quick wit and humor

[SHRED]

A few years ago my co-worker witnessed an interesting confrontation at a donut shop.
He frequented it often. It is ran by a Chinese family. Super nice guys.

Anyway, these two skinhead racists came in to the donut shop one morning to harass the owners. In part of the exchange they called the owners "gooks" whereupon one of the donut shop owners behind the counter replied,
"We're not "gooks" damn it, we're "chinks"!!

The skinheads didn't know what to do. It threw them off completely. They left the store sheepishly.

Nice diffusion.

[dhol82]

1. Nice.

However, it’s threw.

[SHRED]

2. Thanks...I'll change it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Well done!

It pays to be able to think on your feet!

[Different Drummer]

4. Quick thinking. n/t

[panader0]

5. I was once present at a small gathering where Ken Kesey held sway.

The house I rented was just down the road from his place in Springfield, Oregon.
He told a story about he and a buddy walking into a nearby country bar.
It seems that two of the drunk male patrons were just about to duke it out.
Kesey's buddy walked up between them and asked in a mean voice,
"You want a piece of gum?" holding up a pack of Wrigley's. And again to
the other guy--"You want some gum"?
The spell was broken, the fight was off.

[Honeycombe8]

8. LOL! That's a good one. nt

[SHRED]

11. Nice

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. defusing. But, yeah, well done!

"diffusion" is the spreading of something.

[SHRED]

10. Thanks for that

[kag]

7. My husband and my daughter both have that kind of quick wit.

I'm one of those people who thinks of the perfect witty come-back about twenty minutes after the situation has passed.

My daughter (she's twenty) and I flew home from DC last month. Just the drive to the airport, the lines at security, and the VERY long walk to the gate had both of us exhausted already. They began boarding, then stopped the process to wait for a thunderstorm to pass, then began DE-boarding those of us on the plane, and then began boarding again, so we had to turn right around and get back on.

We were standing in line to re-board, and started chatting with a guy who was annoyed and a little bitchy about all the confusion. My daughter responded, "Look we paid all this money for our tickets. They're just making sure we get the full, authentic airport experience." The guy immediately chuckled and lightened up a little.

[3Hotdogs]

12. My favorite airport story ---- T.S.A. announcement:

"Please take all your C.P.A.P. equipment out of your carry-on luggage."

T.S.A. agent, minutes later, pointing to screen shot of a passenger's luggage: "That looks like a C.P.A.P. to me."


Passenger: "Well, I don't know. It looks like a tuna sandwich to me."

[Staph]

9. My sister and her husband have three adopted Korean children.

When the kids were little, their parents inoculated them against grade school racism. When another kid called one of them a Chink, they would respond, "Duh! You're stupid! I'm not Chinese, I'm Korean!"

Worked every time! Those three became high-achievers and quite popular by the time they hit high school.