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niyad

(119,646 posts)
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 04:55 PM Feb 2024

Ahhh, Shrove Tuesday. Sun is shining. I annoyed a trumper. Snow melting.

The weather is lovely today, after a nasty weekend, so I ran errands. I needed several items from Dollar Tree, picked them up, and got in line. The guy in front of me was talking to the clerk about a huge bequest (18 million) being made to a college here. Said he didn't know which one, but what a boost for education. I told him that it was an alum from my college, and the entire CC community is still in a bit of shock. Then he smiled and said, "Maybe they could use some of that money to get rid of #####," and left.

The clerk (with whom I usually exchange pleasantries when she checks me out), said, "That wasn't nice. I love #####. I voted for him." I said, "why, since he doesn't give a damn about you?" She sputtered, then said, "It isn't nice when people have murder in their hearts." To which I replied, "you mean, like the man you love and vote for?" She sputtered again, "No, he does not". I said, "oh, I guess bragging about shooting someone on 5th Ave, or inviting an enemy to do whatever he wants to our allies is okay?" No response. I took my receipt and left.

And, no, I am not giving up annoying trumpers and magats who get in my face for lent. Why do you ask?

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Ahhh, Shrove Tuesday. Sun is shining. I annoyed a trumper. Snow melting. (Original Post) niyad Feb 2024 OP
Good for you..hit her with some reality Demovictory9 Feb 2024 #1
I probably did not get through to her, but at least she heard the words niyad Feb 2024 #4
You may have made her think.. whathehell Feb 2024 #8
Yes..and at least she now knows that everyone doesnt think the same Demovictory9 Feb 2024 #9
I would think that she would know better in this slightlly bluer area of niyad Feb 2024 #12
In bright blue california, cashiwrs have done the "Im glad we can say Merry Christmas again" Demovictory9 Feb 2024 #13
One can hope. niyad Feb 2024 #11
Yes. whathehell Feb 2024 #21
Well done! Aristus Feb 2024 #2
Thank you! It will be interesting to see if she says anything if she checks niyad Feb 2024 #3
Shrove Tuesday. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2024 #5
Yes, of course! Somebody said Maundy Tuesday this morning, and I niyad Feb 2024 #6
Keep it up malaise Feb 2024 #7
Thank you. I fully intend to! niyad Feb 2024 #10
Great response bdamomma Feb 2024 #14
Sadly true. niyad Feb 2024 #31
I love that she thought she'd have someone comfort her redqueen Feb 2024 #15
I may have been shouting into the wind, but one never knows. niyad Feb 2024 #32
While I agree with your actions, it isn't really fair to confront a clerk erronis Feb 2024 #16
Spare me!!! Where in my post did you get the idea that I started it? She niyad Feb 2024 #23
Good for you, niyad! slightlv Feb 2024 #17
It will be interesting to see her reaction the next time I go in there. niyad Feb 2024 #24
Sounds like a good day to me. badhair77 Feb 2024 #18
It is indeed a good day. niyad Feb 2024 #25
It's Kinkling day MiniMe Feb 2024 #19
Are you sharing??? niyad Feb 2024 #26
How many 100,000's did smelvis murder by his lack of action re Covid? fierywoman Feb 2024 #20
I didn't even bring that up, though I was about to, but I was already checked niyad Feb 2024 #27
Ehhh ... she was probably an anti-vaxer. fierywoman Feb 2024 #36
That would fit. niyad Feb 2024 #38
Thanks for sharing that story. I really enjoyed it! ShazzieB Feb 2024 #22
I am so glad that you enjoyed it. I was just surprised, because she and I niyad Feb 2024 #29
They want a strong Father figure. chouchou Feb 2024 #28
It always puzzles me. I understand, to a small degree, the desire and niyad Feb 2024 #30
I've wondered if some individuals are afraid of living. chouchou Feb 2024 #34
I blame ignorance. Beacool Feb 2024 #33
You are quite correct. I have never understood the anti-intellect bias in niyad Feb 2024 #35
I agree with bdamomma Feb 2024 #37
Good. Let her stew on that ecstatic Feb 2024 #39
Agreed! niyad Feb 2024 #40
Gloves-Off czarjak Feb 2024 #41
EXACTLY!!! niyad Feb 2024 #44
I love your attitude Duncanpup Feb 2024 #42
I thank you. I do not suffer fools gladly, or quietly, or at all. niyad Feb 2024 #43

niyad

(119,646 posts)
4. I probably did not get through to her, but at least she heard the words
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 05:10 PM
Feb 2024

directly addressed to her.

niyad

(119,646 posts)
12. I would think that she would know better in this slightlly bluer area of
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 05:53 PM
Feb 2024

fundieville, especially as I had pointed out that CC is my college.

Demovictory9

(33,683 posts)
13. In bright blue california, cashiwrs have done the "Im glad we can say Merry Christmas again"
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 05:57 PM
Feb 2024

After trump was elected.

niyad

(119,646 posts)
6. Yes, of course! Somebody said Maundy Tuesday this morning, and I
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 05:17 PM
Feb 2024

did not even register that it was wrong. I should know better.

bdamomma

(66,263 posts)
14. Great response
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 05:59 PM
Feb 2024

good for you. tRump is a mobster bully and a Criminal. If he ever gets near the WH, no one will be safe not even Magats.

redqueen

(115,164 posts)
15. I love that she thought she'd have someone comfort her
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 05:59 PM
Feb 2024

and you gave her a few uncomfortable truths instead.

erronis

(16,785 posts)
16. While I agree with your actions, it isn't really fair to confront a clerk
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 06:08 PM
Feb 2024

who relies on "don't piss of the customer."

I have a lot of similar interactions and I always try to detect the leaning (and personal vulnerability) of the clerk/others before I engage.

Most times they are very accepting and with winks/nods we understand we are on the same page.

niyad

(119,646 posts)
23. Spare me!!! Where in my post did you get the idea that I started it? She
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 07:20 PM
Feb 2024

was the one who made the remarks about loving ##### and voting for him, in response to the guy ahead of me, who had already left. I do not start such conversations with staff anywehere, because I assume they have the good sense NOT to make political comments on duty (although I am told by a friend who manages a convenience store in a VERY red area that customers deliberately try to engage him so that they can be assholes). I simply responded to her unrequested paean to #####.

I lay no claim to being a morally superior being.

slightlv

(4,266 posts)
17. Good for you, niyad!
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 06:11 PM
Feb 2024

You may have gotten through to a few functioning brain cells this time. By the time the election rolls around, it may actually make a difference! Here's hoping!!!

badhair77

(4,590 posts)
18. Sounds like a good day to me.
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 06:19 PM
Feb 2024

They need to understand others do not share their obsession for the idiot.

niyad

(119,646 posts)
27. I didn't even bring that up, though I was about to, but I was already checked
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 07:24 PM
Feb 2024

out at that point.

ShazzieB

(18,562 posts)
22. Thanks for sharing that story. I really enjoyed it!
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 06:35 PM
Feb 2024

Last edited Tue Feb 13, 2024, 07:39 PM - Edit history (1)

What an amazing bequest for any college! I hope your college does amazing things with it!

It kills me when someone equates a comment like "##### doesn't give a damn about you" with someone having "murder in their heart." NOT the same thing, Dollar Tree lady. The two can go hand in hand, but that is a ridiculous and insulting assumption to make!

Hard to tell whether you made an impression on her, but you never know who might have overheard that exchange, the same way you heard the guy ahead of you. I firmly believe that such conversations are never truly wasted, that things we say and do can have positive effects that we never even know about. I hope this is one of those times!

Side note: My daughter also went to a college with the initials CC, but I knew it couldn't be the same one, because hers was in deep blue Chicago.

niyad

(119,646 posts)
29. I am so glad that you enjoyed it. I was just surprised, because she and I
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 07:36 PM
Feb 2024

usually just exchange very banal remarks as she checks me out. The "murder in their hearts" was actually, I assumed, directed at the guy saying to get rid of #####. It is a real pity that I only had a few items to check out. I could have had more fun!

Like you, I tend to believe that whatever we put out there into the universe has an impact, even if only in multiplying energies ( the 100 monkeys experiment comes to mind). I will hope as you do.

I know that my school, Colorado College, will do amazing things with that money, and I intend to be around to see it!

chouchou

(1,274 posts)
28. They want a strong Father figure.
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 07:27 PM
Feb 2024

Unfortunately, Donald Trump is weak, plus a lousy Father and his figure is akin to a blimp.

niyad

(119,646 posts)
30. It always puzzles me. I understand, to a small degree, the desire and
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 07:43 PM
Feb 2024

preference for a paterfamilias, at least from a clinical perspective. But I am one of those strange people who, even from the youngest age, fought against that kind of control and dominance. It is basically the reason I was excommunicated (even though I was basically already gone!), and basically why I continue to fight to this day.

chouchou

(1,274 posts)
34. I've wondered if some individuals are afraid of living.
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 08:05 PM
Feb 2024

Not in the sense of just being alive but (oh my God), I should have done this instead of...or I messed up last night, week, month.
They seem to think that other people "Really have it down Baby"
Other people have perfect lives and here I am, not doing ALL the right things.
You just want to say. "Look, most people have this security wall, simply because they don't want to show all the screw-ups
and dumb-ass stuff that they've done in their lives"
The bottom line is: You probably don't need a strong daddy to show you everything in life. Daddy is not going to always be there.
Stop your self-pity, go down that dark tunnel, do stupid shit, embarrass yourself and Learn, Learn, Learn.
You'll be much happier in the end.
Trump is way more scared than you are, Toots. He just covers it all up.

Beacool

(30,311 posts)
33. I blame ignorance.
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 08:01 PM
Feb 2024

We have devolved as a nation. People don't read anymore. Ignorance reins in this country. I have family in Europe and Argentina. They know more about U S. history and current events than we do living here. As a country, we don't like intellectuals. I remember one of my Political Science professors saying that part of the reason that Adlai Stevenson didn't have a chance of being elected president was the American people's distate for intellectuals. We praise the "common folk". I would prefer a president who is smarter and more knowledgeable than myself.

niyad

(119,646 posts)
35. You are quite correct. I have never understood the anti-intellect bias in
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 08:09 PM
Feb 2024

this country, and I have been witness to it since I was in elementary school. Like you, I want our leaders to be a whole lot smarter than I am, or why would I want them in charge? I prefer to be around smart people, part of the reason I am on DU. I want to learn and grow every single day.

Sadly, there are far too many people in this country who do not feel that way.

bdamomma

(66,263 posts)
37. I agree with
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 08:29 PM
Feb 2024

your last comment. And a President/previously a VP President who is so experienced and not a TV grifter.

ecstatic

(34,325 posts)
39. Good. Let her stew on that
Tue Feb 13, 2024, 10:08 PM
Feb 2024

Maybe she'll see the light and stay home this fall. That's probably the best we can hope for.

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