Very nice ... tell EVERYONE what a jackhole I am, whydoncha?!! 
Posted on 05/07/2006 8:33:21 AM PDT by nuconvert
Yeah, those types really P.O. me. They are definitely jerks in my book. People should not read things into posts, and stick with exactly what is printed.
One time waiting to get a cold drink on a hot day at some amusement park, some mother with a child came up to and asked if she could cut in front of me because her daughter was thirsty. Lame excuse because the daughter looked fine to me and besides there were drinking fountains all over the place with no lines at all. So I turned around and said in a loud voice "Sure, so long as it's no problem for all the thirsty people standing behind me."
She immediately vanished.
I read an article somewhere that they researched asking people to cut in line, giving various reasons.
No reason, "Can I cut in front of you?" failed most of the time.
Any reason, doesn't matter what- "Can I cut in front of you because my brother loves to snow ski" and the percentage went way up, it made little difference what the reason was. This is an interesting tidbit about human nature.
What the hell does that have to do with this article?
Don't -ever- come near me with that attitude.
I have a handicapped kid sister and every inch she moves is painful. And she shops the absolute minimum.
I saw this happen with 2 people whose desks were facing each other. The one a-hole moved her stuff over-over-over, I guess because she was an important management intern, until it was on the other person's desk. That person, in turn, instead of just pushing back at opportune times, BLEW UP. Made the few days of conflict kinda worth going to work to see.
Actually, it's a basic concept only in Anglo-Saxon countries. In France and Spain, for example, there is no line for, say, a bus -- everyone piles up to the door and pushes their way in.
Not very surprising; many studies have also shown that employees are more likely to follow management directives when they are given a reason. Whether it's an order or request, people are more likely to respond if they can work it out for themselves. It's about decision-making, everyone has plenty of reasons to say no so you need to counter them with reasons to say yes.
Actually, I believe Dave Barry is a libertarian leaning towards the conservative persuasion.
People stand in public door ways.
Try WalMart at the first of the mo.
I call it the day all the older generation on prozac coming out day.
They will park their buggy in the middle isle and stand beside
it starring up into the air, and most of them have an as* as wide as the buggy.
If you do by some lucky chance get around them, look in their buggy, lots and lots of diet drinks.
Some how I just can't get the full meaning of this picture.
It's only valid in the context of being on a freeway and in no way justifies the loudness of the pipes.
The simple fact is that some Harleys are loud enough to make pedestrians ears ring....which as far as I'm concerned is the same as walking up and boxing a stranger on the ear - only without the actual physical contact.
Very nice ... tell EVERYONE what a jackhole I am, whydoncha?!!
You're right. My friend has peripheral neuropathy and it's much worse when she gets overheated. If she doesn't need a wheelchair when she gets to the store, she will after a nice, long walk across the parking lot in 95' weather. My friend also has periods of remission where she can walk just fine.
From what I understand, MS can also act this way sometimes.
My family has a campground. We don't allow dogs, which is plainly evident by the LARGE sign on the way in. One day, a couple with two dogs came to the office, got out of the car and let their two dogs out. The dogs immediately started tearing all over the place, sniffing everything and relieving themselves. The woman says to my brother "Why don't you allow dogs?". Brother points at the dogs and says "That's why. But the real reason is usually the owners." LMAO!!
ROFLMAO!!!
Barry is not wrong about the handicapped cheaters. I have personally seen at least 4 people park in a handicapped space and then run.... that's right.... RUN... into the store. I have seen even more limp from the car to the door to the store and them walk normally. Cheaters abound!
I have to warm up my Harley for about three minutes before I drive off. Barry, being a liberal wuss and a journalist, doesn't understand why an engine has to be warmed up before one takes off.
The motorcycle maniacs are bad but they do eventually leave and you couldn't catch up to them if you tried. The ones that annoy me are the ones with the huge speakers in their car that make the awful bumping sound that makes me feel like I am having a heart attack and they can follow you for miles in heavy traffic. I have actually pulled off the road and let them get away from me. I wish they would get ticketed for noise pollution.
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