Lex
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Sat Dec-03-05 10:57 PM
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In the grocery store, a woman bitching about Christ being taken out of |
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Edited on Sat Dec-03-05 11:03 PM by Lex
Christmas, how it's now "holiday" and how Jesus can't even be spoken of in school. She actually said, "I can't believe what this world is coming to." And on and on.
She was bitching to the clerk who was ringing her up. I was next in line and I started rolling my eyes my eyes like "oh not this crap."
Anyway, the clerk finished ringing the lady's groceries and then looks at her screen on the register and says, "M'am, you have a bounced check in our system and I can't let you write a check today."
The lady: Oh, that bounced check? I, umm, paid that.
The clerk: Sorry, it says here you haven't and it is still bounced.
Me (to myself): I am so telling DU about this when I get back to the computer!
Jesus: People should quit worrying about "holidays" and pay their bills. {Okay, I made this part up, but everything else is 100% true.}
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Sat Dec-03-05 10:58 PM
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1. I kinda feel badly for her but jeez how rude, eh? |
Lex
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:00 PM
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3. Yeah, I would've felt bad for her too if she hadn't been so obnoxious |
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up to that point.
As my mother would've said, "She needs to stop worrying about what everyone else is doing."
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:00 PM
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2. You found the only lady stupid enough to buy into this |
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Edited on Sat Dec-03-05 11:01 PM by BuyingThyme
Grinch routine.
ON EDIT: Call Fox.
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:10 PM
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4. Thanks for relating this |
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I live in a very conservative red state and no one is making a big deal out of Merry Xmas or Happy Holidays. It is the spirit of the season that counts not the words.
This issue is a Faux produced histrionic non-issue.
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:15 PM
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5. You should have told her to put back the wine and get water |
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It's cheaper and she can have Jesus do the rest. Cheers!
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:20 PM
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6. She's watching O'Liely |
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The same words came out of my FIL's mouth last Sunday to which I replied they'd have a cow if they put up a Muslim display right next to it. A fine hypochristian is what you encountered. Too many people have nothing in their lives which is why the wingnuts on the media have a following.
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:23 PM
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7. That is a just an old trick, misdirection |
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When a person is loud, overly friendly, argumentative at the checkout, we always instructed our cashiers to be even more attentive as to what was going on. Many times under these type of circumstances, the customer would be trying to mask passing a bad check/credit card, counterfeit money, shoplifting, etc.
Loss prevention would always focus on these occurrences as the cashier would become distracted by the rudeness, conversation, whatever, and would hurry trying to get the loudmouth out the door, which is exactly what they want to accomplish.
You would be surprised how much this happens in any retail environment.
I could tell stories you would not believe.
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Lex
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:28 PM
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8. Ha! I didn't even think about the misdirection thing. |
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That makes perfect sense because this woman was being so loud and obnoxious about the whole topic (which is alread an obnoxious topic to being with).
She was hoping the clerk would miss the red flag on her register's screen about the bounced check.
Yes, I bet you have hit the nail on the head.
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:48 PM
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11. Exactly what I thought when I read the orig. post Ikonoklast! |
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Edited on Sat Dec-03-05 11:48 PM by all_hail_gwb
She knew what she was doing. Feel sorry for her? No way in hell! Check bouncers know what they're doing. If they can't get away with it inone store, they go to the next and try it. Wonder if she pulled out an over the limit credit card to pay for her stuff.
I worked in the credit business and you would not believe how many folks said God would pay their bills. Wonder if this lady tried that with the cashier?
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:37 PM
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9. Seems to me there are more important things happening in the World |
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RIGHT NOW to worry about then if it's "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" or Seasons Greetings" or whatever label one cares to put on December 25th! :eyes: What petty crap! :banghead: She can't believe what this world is coming too? Me either! We bombed the hell out a Country who never was a threat to us, killed untold numbers of innocents and over 2000 of our own for LIES! and this idiot only cares about Christ being taken out of Christmas? Beam me up Scotty!
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Lex
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:40 PM
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10. Worrying about balancing her checkbook would be one start for her. |
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But YES, you are right, she is just buying into the whole FAUX NEWS scare of the season.
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:53 PM
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12. Thou shalt not steal. |
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What is happening to our society?
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:53 PM
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13. Our Lady of Supermarket, Church of Jesus Kroger, huh? |
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Edited on Sun Dec-04-05 12:06 AM by TahitiNut
Tell her they'll put Christ in the supermarket when her church starts selling groceries. Ask her if she bounced a check in her offering envelope too. :eyes: Fucking hypcrites! :grr:
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Lex
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Sun Dec-04-05 12:00 AM
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16. Hey, as a matter of fact it was Kroger! |
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I still can't believe she was moaning about Christ and Christmas, and Jesus not being allowed to be a part of the school system, etc. and then she had a bounced check on file.
My SO sarcastically said (in the car after it was all over) maybe she should be more like Jesus. I said, "Huh, whaddaya mean?" SO: "Jesus saves."
Groan.
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Sun Dec-04-05 12:43 AM
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22. You missed a perfect opportunity to retort |
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".....but Moses invests."
Sorry. Had to. My old Jewish boss used that line every time he could. Sure miss you, Gerry.
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:55 PM
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14. Ha Ha! Merry Fucking Christmas, wingnut lady! |
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Sat Dec-03-05 11:57 PM
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15. O'Liely does this every christmas |
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gets the sheep all riled up..
You can tell a fox listener by the topic of the month, it just so happens to be "liberal assault on christmas"
Honestly I think it's bullshit, just another way to take a faction of the crowd and blindly label everyone who's liberal.
I could care less what it's called... call it shitmas for all I care.
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Sun Dec-04-05 12:52 AM
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25. I would like O'Liely to show me one person ... |
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Edited on Sun Dec-04-05 12:53 AM by BattyDem
ONE PERSON ... who has been forced to change the way they celebrate the holiday because of this so-called "War on Christmas?" Are they not allowed to decorate or put up trees? Can they not buy and give gifts? Has the singing of carols been outlawed? Has anyone stopped them from going to church? Somehow, I doubt it. :eyes:
These idiots get all riled up because a cashier said "Happy Holidays" and some people in their community wanted Town Hall to display a Menorah along with the Christmas tree!
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Sun Dec-04-05 12:01 AM
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17. Did no one wish her Happy Holidays as she left? |
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Edited on Sun Dec-04-05 12:01 AM by Skip Intro
I might not have thought of it on the spot, but if I ever run into one of these people now, I'll know the last thing to say. :D
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Sun Dec-04-05 12:03 AM
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18. I was too much like this after it happened to think of anything to say: |
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Sun Dec-04-05 12:05 AM
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19. Yeah, I'm sure I would have been too. |
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Edited on Sun Dec-04-05 12:08 AM by Skip Intro
I read this thread three times before it occurred to me.
Now I can't wait to do it.
:evilgrin:
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Sun Dec-04-05 12:09 AM
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But she is in the same boat many Americans find themselves inh.... the question is WHO or WHAT does she blame?
Most liberals blame themselves.... I have yet to find a Repuke who does.
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Sun Dec-04-05 12:38 AM
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21. Why are they so outraged about "Christ" being taken out of "Christmas" |
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but they have no problem with "Christ" being taken out of "Christianity?" :shrug:
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Sun Dec-04-05 12:48 AM
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23. Why are they so outraged about "Christ" being taken out of "Christmas" |
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Simple..... O'Reilley said they should be upset, they don't need to know why, they just follow blindly.
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Sun Dec-04-05 12:49 AM
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24. Pie-hole lady went Krogering, Krogering, Krogering.... |
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pie-hole lady went Krogering, to complain about non-Christian holidays, and to bounce yet another check, so... she won't be getting the Kroger price!
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Sun Dec-04-05 12:56 AM
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I'm sure Jesus really cares about that. He never told us Christians to remember his birthday and plus we DON'T KNOW! Christmas is a stolen pagan holiday. Doy. Even this Christan knows that. :eyes: I get so tired of it too.
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