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Aristus

(66,689 posts) Sat Dec 16, 2023, 08:57 PM Dec 2023

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Saw an open-carry shitbird at the grocery store today. [View all]

Open-carry assholes are a pretty rare sight around here, in the light-pink suburbs of blue Tacoma.

This fucknozzle ticked all the boxes; three hundred pounds on the hoof, tee shirt and cargo shorts, scraggly, gingery douchebeard, and a practiced scowl that indicated he was not looking for trouble, but likely hoping for it.

He had what looked like a Glock holstered to his hip. He undoubtedly thought it made him look like a latter-day Wyatt Earp. When all it did was make him look like a pathetic loser cosplaying a tough guy.

These festering, ambulatory lumps of defective human protoplasm are a plague on our nation.

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Saw an open-carry shitbird at the grocery store today. [View all] Aristus Dec 2023 OP

IOW, he had a surrogate sex organ grumpyduck Dec 2023 #1

Surrogate sex is probably all this guy is ever going to get. Aristus Dec 2023 #2

Spot on - exactly. raising2moredems Dec 2023 #74

I think you forgot soldierant Dec 2023 #148

I see them occassionally here as well NickB79 Dec 2023 #3

to me it just screams "I have a tiny penis." ZonkerHarris Dec 2023 #7

That, and "I have a tiny mind". byronius Dec 2023 #18

I would like to hug him. tavernier Dec 2023 #21

Interesting. And yet, if I were to make a comment about Abolishinist Dec 2023 #71

I'll let Freud do it.... ZonkerHarris Dec 2023 #76

Freud? Then you belive that women add nothing of their own? Abolishinist Dec 2023 #79

Even open-carrying shitbirds kcr Dec 2023 #91

Once again, the very core of profundity raises its beautiful head! Abolishinist Dec 2023 #94

You seem a bit extra annoyed about the tiny penis syndrome (well known to women). flying_wahini Dec 2023 #133

As a lesbi, cock size isn't a life issue, but I'd wager a tenner there's some truth behind 'big gun, little dick' Celerity Dec 2023 #113

The identification of genitalia with weaponry soldierant Dec 2023 #151

My wife would sum it up. DENVERPOPS Dec 2023 #144

Yes, the $200 tax stamp exists. yagotme Dec 2023 #176

Thx Yago DENVERPOPS Dec 2023 #178

That hasn't been possible for quite a while. yagotme Dec 2023 #185

Thanks Yago DENVERPOPS Dec 2023 #195

YW nt yagotme Dec 2023 #198

guns as a deterrent, please Skittles Dec 2023 #50

...e.g., Somalia. lastlib Dec 2023 #83

If I were a mass shooter MurrayDelph Dec 2023 #90

sounds like you had a negative impression rurallib Dec 2023 #4

Well, if someone is going to express to me that he wants me to dislike him, Aristus Dec 2023 #5

! rurallib Dec 2023 #9

LOL With or without feathers? Attilatheblond Dec 2023 #25

Much more civilized and slightly less ridiculous. dgauss Dec 2023 #52

I don't get why it's about you womanofthehills Dec 2023 #159

I don't get why it's about you womanofthehills Dec 2023 #160

And carrying a gun around with him everywhere helps him......how? Aristus Dec 2023 #165

I've nearly drowned ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #182

I...I picked up on that too underpants Dec 2023 #127

It was subtle Hekate Dec 2023 #200

I find concealed carry disgusting enough. Open carry ought to be viewed as danger to populace. Silent Type Dec 2023 #6

I know that a lot of folks won't agree, but I think that..... RussellCattle Dec 2023 #29

I hear you, but it just makes me want to punch them and hold them for police Silent Type Dec 2023 #64

One of those plastic wristbands, "Med-Alert" things, that says "Do Not Resuscitate" would be a nice gift for them. RussellCattle Dec 2023 #99

I'm so thankful that I've never encountered one Bundbuster Dec 2023 #8

I wouldn't want to 'snap' around that guy. Aristus Dec 2023 #10

The very few times I have seen this (in "wild-west" Arizona), marybourg Dec 2023 #11

I think that is the correct reaction. 70sEraVet Dec 2023 #122

That's my plan, for sure. Just abandon the shopping cart and quietly exit, pausing only to say... Hekate Dec 2023 #201

They putting mirrors at the grocery doors now? I haven't shopped in a while. Srkdqltr Dec 2023 #12

Perfect odins folly Dec 2023 #13

If I saw someone carrying a gun in a public space JoseBalow Dec 2023 #14

As long as it is in the person's holster sarisataka Dec 2023 #15

Exactly Mountainguy Dec 2023 #17

If you knew the people I know who run around with guns on their belts. shrike3 Dec 2023 #19

Without the gun, he wouldn't even have earned my notice. Aristus Dec 2023 #20

Not necessarily- we know nothing of his past womanofthehills Dec 2023 #158

Yes, i have issues. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2023 #24

thank you.... bahboo Dec 2023 #34

ALL OF THIS! ShazzieB Dec 2023 #37

I can't imagine what kind of issues somebody must have to think they need to carry a gun with them dflprincess Dec 2023 #26

Well, you dont know what the person does or who the person is. There are many reasons. oldsoftie Dec 2023 #162

Seriously? You are going to accuse (using RW attack framing btw) a 22 plus year poster of having 'issues? Celerity Dec 2023 #39

Any support for your supposition about the reason for open carry? TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #47

Of course it was a personal attack. As for motivation to open carry, it is basic human Celerity Dec 2023 #68

Don't see any personal attack? Doc Sportello Dec 2023 #130

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2023 #106

You signed up to DU minutes ago just to make that attack comment? Enjoy your stay. Celerity Dec 2023 #107

Post removed Post removed Dec 2023 #108

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Dec 2023 #110

Btw, what exactly am I a shill for? Would love to hear that. Celerity Dec 2023 #111

I hope he enjoyed his brief stay. Thanks for sharing what he said, and I am glad he is gone. Hekate Dec 2023 #203

the guy was not minding his "own business" NJCher Dec 2023 #45

His facial hair was expressing a message TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #46

Disingenuous NJCher Dec 2023 #75

You said his facial hair was sending a message, not me TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #180

What does a t-shirt and cargo shorts express? NutmegYankee Dec 2023 #128

context NJCher Dec 2023 #152

Oh, don't pick on the facial hair! Be nice! NickB79 Dec 2023 #136

not all beards NJCher Dec 2023 #183

I'm 62 and have NEVER seen anyone open carrying. What the fuck is wrong with these people? madinmaryland Dec 2023 #69

Around here it decreased after Covid. Captain Zero Dec 2023 #97

Guess you don't live in the rural West womanofthehills Dec 2023 #155

How am I supposed to know if he doesn't have a manifesto in his back pocket? Just wait until Hekate Dec 2023 #202

But what if they were fat TheProle Dec 2023 #66

Well, in that case..... Fla_Democrat Dec 2023 #72

In that case I would double check sarisataka Dec 2023 #86

It's always in the holster until it's not. Banks, pawnshops, conveniance stores, schools, bars do not allow carry ... marble falls Dec 2023 #117

Post removed Post removed Dec 2023 #16

I certainly agree GAJMac Dec 2023 #22

CCW NowISeetheLight Dec 2023 #23

Very strong, very brave, so manly, and RockRaven Dec 2023 #27

Well said!! Talitha Dec 2023 #63

"These festering, ambulatory lumps of defective human protoplasm are a plague on our nation." Sogo Dec 2023 #28

except the first statement is true Skittles Dec 2023 #31

Someone exercising the legal right to carry a gun TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #36

gun-humping cowards make me sick Skittles Dec 2023 #41

I don't even know who is a gun-humping coward TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #44

LOL Skittles Dec 2023 #48

Apropos of absolutely nothing: ret5hd Dec 2023 #53

Well REGULATED Militia comes first in the Constitution maspaha Dec 2023 #56

Or CPAC, or a desantis rally, or a government building, or... rubbersole Dec 2023 #67

Exactly!! bluestarone Dec 2023 #140

Behavior like that is clearly an attempt at intimidation. calimary Dec 2023 #114

Oh yeah, that's real practical NJCher Dec 2023 #80

well, you know there is a short list of acceptable people who can be derided & made fun of here. oldsoftie Dec 2023 #163

douchebeard Skittles Dec 2023 #30

I am SO glad to live in a state where open carry is illegal. ShazzieB Dec 2023 #32

You are in constant contact with people carrying illegal, concealed guns hack89 Dec 2023 #125

You don't know if I'm in contact with a lot of people carrying illegal concealed guns, and neither do I. ShazzieB Dec 2023 #156

Felons and other people who cannot pass a background check carry illegal concealed guns hack89 Dec 2023 #167

Whatever. ShazzieB Dec 2023 #169

Open carry is not fine and dandy. It is wrong and should be banned hack89 Dec 2023 #172

I already said everything I had to say about this. ShazzieB Dec 2023 #175

OK, maybe the best prose that I've read that explains this odd, perhaps antisocial, individual that needs OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #33

I've never equated weight with open carry TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #35

People like this most likely live in rural areas, like where I do. Camo, guns, dead animals are not a surprise here. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #42

No. Just a reflection of the substandard humans who feel the need to show their firearms to everyone. Aristus Dec 2023 #57

Open carry dude has a chip on his shoulder maspaha Dec 2023 #61

I'm learning it's ok Mountainguy Dec 2023 #92

Being overweight would preclude a lot of concealed carry options NickB79 Dec 2023 #137

True. We watched, in a Wall-Mart parking lot, this overweight lady in pink gym sweats try FailureToCommunicate Dec 2023 #139

Meal Team Six. eggplant Dec 2023 #38

Not a big fan of open carry. Concealed carry makes much more sense for self defense. nt LexVegas Dec 2023 #40

That's what bear spray is for. hunter Dec 2023 #43

I want to know if people around me are armed, so I think.... EarnestPutz Dec 2023 #49

After reading the entire thread so far grumpyduck Dec 2023 #51

gotta love the ones who claim not to know what a gun humper is Skittles Dec 2023 #101

You have quite a way with words PatSeg Dec 2023 #54

So did the guy I described. Aristus Dec 2023 #59

How big a chickenshit do you have to be Warpy Dec 2023 #55

well, obviously you are not an EWM ret5hd Dec 2023 #60

I'm a fifty-five year-old straight, cisgender white man. Aristus Dec 2023 #65

thank you Skittles Dec 2023 #102

THREE HUNDRED LBS. homegirl Dec 2023 #58

Love your description. LoisB Dec 2023 #62

Living on the US side of the Canadian border, and as a retired US customs officer, Jack-o-Lantern Dec 2023 #70

When I see on open carry fool in a store RainCaster Dec 2023 #73

Most stores around here in this Texas blue island have signs saying no firearms allowed. Liberal In Texas Dec 2023 #124

I won't stick around that long RainCaster Dec 2023 #138

I hear ya. Liberal In Texas Dec 2023 #149

pretty much what the rest of the world sees Skittles Dec 2023 #77

Bet the avocados and mushrooms were scared stiff. NoMoreRepugs Dec 2023 #78

Somebody should have NJCher Dec 2023 #82

Post removed Post removed Dec 2023 #81

My MAGA brother started open carrying after J6 Sewa Dec 2023 #84

That's what usually happens to these assclowns. Aristus Dec 2023 #87

did you see this one Skittles Dec 2023 #103

Yeah. Aristus Dec 2023 #120

The musical version is hilarious. StarryNite Dec 2023 #145

They forget that "liberuls" control most ports, airports & big cities oldsoftie Dec 2023 #164

open carry people are idiots moonshinegnomie Dec 2023 #85

Depending on my mood, madamesilverspurs Dec 2023 #88

ROFLMAO grumpyduck Dec 2023 #134

When I see someone open carrying in a grocery store my first thought is GoodRaisin Dec 2023 #89

So sick of trumpsuckers I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2023 #93

It's interesting that you could identify a holstered gun Kaleva Dec 2023 #95

He said Delphinus Dec 2023 #119

Glocks aren't standard issue for the military. Kaleva Dec 2023 #170

I feel like everyone just assumes TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #179

Aristus was a tank commander in the US Army. malthaussen Dec 2023 #141

Glocks have never been standard issue in the Army DetroitLegalBeagle Dec 2023 #153

I stand corrected. n/t malthaussen Dec 2023 #154

Thank you, malthaussen. But I was never a tank commander. Aristus Dec 2023 #166

It's still pretty impressive to be able to identify a holstered gun Kaleva Dec 2023 #171

I think they are cowards. eom LittleGirl Dec 2023 #96

I work at Publix here in Lakeland, and not only do I have coworkers complaining about Joe Biden tornado34jh Dec 2023 #98

Seems like it's about time for another news story Blue Owl Dec 2023 #100

did you see this one Skittles Dec 2023 #104

Ugh... like Ron White said, that's a special kind of stupid.... Blue Owl Dec 2023 #146

You nailed it my dear friend Duncanpup Dec 2023 #105

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2023 #109

I have owned and have been around guns all my life. Axelrods_Typewriter Dec 2023 #112

I'd say, "god made your dick that small on purpose!" LOL n/t brewens Dec 2023 #115

In Tacoma? I've never heard Goddessartist Dec 2023 #116

Puyallup, actually. Aristus Dec 2023 #121

In Ballard even unweird Dec 2023 #177

Probably approach him and ask UpInArms Dec 2023 #118

He is most likely searching for the approval of the people he identifies with. Chainfire Dec 2023 #123

I used to see that with some frequency in Tucson. cab67 Dec 2023 #126

Democrats open carry also. nt Hotler Dec 2023 #129

Democrats are not immune to tiny dick syndrome maspaha Dec 2023 #157

Im starting to see in increasingly more in SE Michigan DetroitLegalBeagle Dec 2023 #131

Too bad he isn't and never was a REAL soldier. He's a coplay loser. flying_wahini Dec 2023 #132

I think the best thing you can do is point and laugh. nt Gore1FL Dec 2023 #135

wow BlueTexasMan Dec 2023 #142

Thank you. Aristus Dec 2023 #143

Why do I have to trust that an armed stranger isn't a mass shooter waiting to get into the right mood? albacore Dec 2023 #147

Cry wolf TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #181

Gosh... thanks for the patronizing bullshit comment. albacore Dec 2023 #184

"Cry wolf" is calling the cops for no reason. yagotme Dec 2023 #186

A person not known to me, armed, in a grocery store... albacore Dec 2023 #187

Does the name John Crawford sarisataka Dec 2023 #188

Hey... "price of freedom"! Carrying a weapon... cops might light you up. Ooopsie.. nt albacore Dec 2023 #192

So no, it doesn't. sarisataka Dec 2023 #193

You apparently don't know irony. Let me introduce you....nt albacore Dec 2023 #196

Well, let's see how the cops will see it: yagotme Dec 2023 #189

Wow... you are prescient.... or something... albacore Dec 2023 #194

Calling the cops when no one is in danger, yagotme Dec 2023 #197

Again... you must be prescient. How would you know no one is in danger? If I get arrested for reporting .... albacore Dec 2023 #199

And, if you live in an open carry area, yagotme Jan 2024 #205

Are you dense? I don't know what his intentions are... we employ people to determine if somebody is a threat. albacore Jan 2024 #206

Walking around in a non-threatening manner, with a firearm holstered, legally, yagotme Jan 2024 #207

Mocking gun fetishists is a lot more fun. hunter Dec 2023 #190

I saw one too. I was surprised to see it. Like your guy, ecstatic Dec 2023 #150

Open carry is for suckers. First thing a crook would do is GO FOR THE GUN oldsoftie Dec 2023 #161

It's especially embarrassing when it's some skinny fourteen year old kid... hunter Dec 2023 #191

He was aggressive with a gun on his hip? Patton French Dec 2023 #168

Depends on where/when Lurker Deluxe Dec 2023 #173

It would be a temptation to ask him if he's afraid of cantaloupes, but he'd probably shoot you. Vinca Dec 2023 #174

Anymore, the first thing I would assume is he's trying to make content for his social media channel. TheBlackAdder Dec 2023 #204