I'm surprised it took so long. My first run-in with a maskhole.
I have witnessed other people being hassled, but no one had ever approached me ... until today.
I was at the grocery store picking up a few items for my wife. While standing at the meat counter a middle-aged guy (who looked vaguely familiar, it's a small town), but with whom I had never spoken before walked up beside me and said, "You, know, that mask is completely unnecessary. Why would you want to wear a chin diaper?" He wasn't particularly in-my-face or threatening, but it felt intrusive and it pissed me off.
I must have been building up a vicarious head of steam over time after seeing and hearing about other people being bothered by ill-informed assholes, because I didn't hesitate for a second.
I replied, "I wear a mask because I'm 70 years old, have survived three different types of cancer, and in order to live my life I'm forced to come into regular contact with ignorant and thoughtless jackasses who don't understand that the virus and its variations don't give a shit about politics. Does that answer your question?"
He harrumphed a bit, then turned and walked away without replying.
You know, I kind of enjoyed it.
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That was freaking epic 
That's the best way to handle it. Pure finesse!
Age 77. But thanks for the good wishes.
Yes INDEED!
there are SOOOOO many people who just need their ass righteously kicked!!!!!! 
various locations where you are so sorely needed!
seeing that picture of him with the blow horn at at STOP THE STEAL rally, knowing he questioned the patriotism of kneeling football players 
Maskhole: "You know the CO2 buildup from masks will make you stupid."
Sane Person: "Oh! So that must be what happened to you then. That's so sad."
But "Go fuck yourself you ignorant jackass" is also very, very good!
I have never gotten so much as a funny look for wearing a mask. At least not that I've noticed. 
That sort of thing just doesn't seem to happen around here. 
Well done!
but of course, he didn’t get it.
Still, one more for the blue team!
on my way home from saying good bye to a friend in the hospital dying of Covid. Don't wanna infect those around me; do YOU NEED A HUG TODAY????? With arms wide open.
Nicely done!
And I don’t mean “check” as in “investigate”. I mean it in the “checkmate” context. As in stopping or severely curtailing a negative or otherwise unwanted activity or pursuit.
Here, 11Bravo tells how he DID NOT abide a single nanosecond or molecule of such baseless bullshit. And the hapless recipient was evidently caught off-guard. Wasn’t expecting either
A) a comeback, or
B) a forceful public comeback.
And both were directly and unspinnably delivered, immediately.
I read in more than one cat book that if you have to correct bad behavior, you must do it immediately, so the cat connects the just-committed bad behavior with the response from you. If you delay, the cat won’t get the connection and will think he got shut out of your room because you were just being unreasonable.
Mind you, I’m no professional animal psychologist. But I’ve watched this gentle dominance-assertion/non-combative approach yield improved behavior, with no interruption in any tendencies toward affectionate behavior.
And blah-blah-blah! 
Btw - no hitting or other adverse physical contact.
I'm waiting for mine...chomping at the bit
built up, 11 Bravo.. Bravo!!
