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ThunderRoad

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85. GERM SPREADER at Home Depot!

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Mon May 25, 2020, 04:04 PM

May 2020

Okay, I just got back from Home Depot and I'm still shaking. As promised, I went there to find someone not wearing a mask so I could yell "GERM SPREADER!" at them and help this new movement gain some traction.

As soon as I got there I saw a MAGAT-looking type in the parking lot heading back to his car not wearing a mask. I was wearing mine of course and I walked up to him about ten feet away and I pointed at his mouth and yelled, "GERM SPREADER!" He stopped for a moment and looked confused. He said, "What?". So again I pointed directly at his mouth and yelled louder, "GERM SPREADER!" So he says, "I'm sorry. I can't hear what you're saying." Yeah, right.

So I pulled down my mask, just so he could hear me, and yelled "GERM SPREADER!" again. You should have seen the look on his face, like all weird and confused. Then he reaches into his pocket and pulled out a mask and he says, "Dude, chill. I was wearing a mask inside. I'm outside now just heading to my car so I took it off. It's okay to not wear one outside if there's no one around."

Holy crap do you believe this anti-science MAGA idiot?! I friggen' wanted to explain the science to him but then I remembered for this shaming to work we're not supposed to get bogged down in long explanations or it will lose it's impact.

So I just yelled, "GERM SPREADER! GERM SPREADER!" at him over and over again as he walked toward his car. And he's like, "Dude, if you don't stop following me I'm going to call the police." Typical MAGA idiot threatening to call the police when he's confronted with his behavior which is literally putting millions of lives at risk.

"GERM SPREADER! GERM SPREADER!"

Then some lady with her two children were walking by and the little girl says, "Mommy, what's wrong with that man?", and the woman says, "Don't stare at him, just keep walking, sweetie."

Do you believe this? That could have been a teachable moment for her children and she could have instructed them to join me in yelling, "GERM SPREADER!" but instead she just hurries them along like I'm the crazy one. WTF?! This is what the world has come to today with all these brainwashed MAGA idiots! God help us all.

Anyways, tomorrow I'm heading over to Lowe's to find some more.

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GERM SPREADERS! GERM SPREADERS! GERM SPREADERS! GERM SPREADERS! ... [View all] R02091201 May 2020 OP

I like it! chowder66 May 2020 #1

Thanks and hope you will SPREAD the word and use the word. MUCH APPRECIATED! :-) R02091201 May 2020 #2

I Use The Term 'Spreader' For These People.....nt global1 May 2020 #3

GREAT! If you add "GERM" it makes it more powerful though. THANKS!! R02091201 May 2020 #5

Me, too. Midnight Writer May 2020 #7

Welcome Underground proud patriot May 2020 #4

THANKS! R02091201 May 2020 #6

Can someone dub "GERMSPREADER" over this clip? csziggy May 2020 #8

GREAT IDEA! LOVED THAT MOVIE! :-) R02091201 May 2020 #10

that was the first image that came to my mind too proud patriot May 2020 #37

I like it and your thinking here. A short, simple frame can work wonders. yonder May 2020 #9

YUP! SHORT, SIMPLE, POWERFUL FRAMING. (George Lakoff stuff. It WORKS!) R02091201 May 2020 #11

Mr. Lakoff stuff. Exactly. yonder May 2020 #79

You say it's effective. What is the effect? WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #12

They laugh Nature Man May 2020 #13

Oh no they don't all laugh. And I am talking about message FRAMING, not just face to face but in R02091201 May 2020 #15

people who are filled with hate Nature Man May 2020 #17

"Trust me" worries me. How many babylonsister May 2020 #20

Don't be worried. This is a rhetorical conversation on a forum. We don't need to start getting R02091201 May 2020 #24

I am talking about short brief powerful simple clear message framing. You don't go on long wasted R02091201 May 2020 #14

But...what is the effect? WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #16

Allow me to explain further with some examples. R02091201 May 2020 #21

I understand framing. I'm asking if public shaming along what is now seen as partisan lines WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #25

Are you insulted when they scream SHEEP! and hurl insults and profanity, carry guns, etc. R02091201 May 2020 #28

"Are you insulted when they scream SHEEP! and hurl insults and profanity, carry guns, etc." WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #33

So, I'm supposed to go out Nature Man May 2020 #18

I am talking about MESSAGE FRAMING and how you can RESPOND. R02091201 May 2020 #22

It might not affect the aggressive germ spreader, but it might make onlookers think. n/t pnwmom May 2020 #26

Exactly! I'm also talking about using this in letters to the editor, facebook messages, etc. R02091201 May 2020 #29

Spitters... pecosbob May 2020 #19

Pretty good one too. Saying "SPITTER" and "GERM SPREADER" is GOOD message FRAMING! R02091201 May 2020 #31

Aren't we all germ spreaders? aikoaiko May 2020 #23

Not to the same degree, no. People who refuse to wear a mask during this pandemic pnwmom May 2020 #27

Of course, but as you say its a matter of degree and probabilistic to boot. aikoaiko May 2020 #34

So? It's a LARGE degree of risk-taking for a DEADLY germ. pnwmom May 2020 #38

yeah, I know. Its much better to wear masks to protect others. aikoaiko May 2020 #43

Seriously? Who is more a germ spreader in a pandemic? Those using mitigation or those not using it? R02091201 May 2020 #30

That's my point. Its matter of more or less and not an issue of being or not being. aikoaiko May 2020 #36

And my point is there is a HUGE difference between a WILFULL "GERM SPREADER" and someone who is R02091201 May 2020 #42

Actually, I like the phrase "Willful Germ Spreaders" aikoaiko May 2020 #45

Much appreciated. It works. :-) R02091201 May 2020 #47

I've said 'disease spreader' more than once amuse bouche May 2020 #32

GOOD ONE TOO! R02091201 May 2020 #39

During the influenza pandemic people were barred from street-cars for not wearing masks pecosbob May 2020 #35

YUP! You could be fined for spitting on the sidewalks, so I heard. GERM SPREADERS! R02091201 May 2020 #40

Yeah... I mean...I'd rather not? Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 #41

Then use it in Facebook messages, letters to the editor, other social media, etc. I have said that. R02091201 May 2020 #44

I don't like using all-caps either. Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 #59

Lol, with you on this. Tipperary May 2020 #67

Excellent idea!! DenverJared May 2020 #46

Okay...will do! Karadeniz May 2020 #48

THANKS! I have been spreading it out to MANY of my facebook friends. R02091201 May 2020 #50

Many of us do not do Facebook. Tipperary May 2020 #68

We must fight fire with fire. GETPLANING May 2020 #49

YUP! THANKS! R02091201 May 2020 #51

Germs don't kill necessarily. Germs are ubiquitous. live love laugh May 2020 #52

You are being too literal. This is situation specific. You are leaving out context. R02091201 May 2020 #61

Effective two-word messages don't require context or a lot of explanation. nt live love laugh May 2020 #71

Yes. For God's Sake. Be... zentrum May 2020 #53

Damn right! WHEN THEY GO LOW, JUMP ON THEM HARD AND BEAT THEM DOWN LOWER! R02091201 May 2020 #65

In these times, it's the only way. zentrum May 2020 #81

I also like Keep Your Droplets to Yourself DesertRat May 2020 #54

Good one, but I like to say "Keep your GERMS to yourself. Stop being a Germ Spreader!" Thanks! :-) R02091201 May 2020 #63

I saw a video of them purposely coughing and even spitting on people ecstatic May 2020 #55

That is why it is ok to call them OFFENDERS and wilfull GERM SPREADERS and DISEASE SPREADERS. R02091201 May 2020 #64

Whatever. Had one dude ask why I wore a mask. In the Lowe's parking lot. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #56

I am talking about MESSAGE FRAMING in a more general sense as well. There is a larger picture too. R02091201 May 2020 #60

I have had no one ask me about wearing a mask. What an odd encounter. Tipperary May 2020 #69

It is also about taking hold of the MESSAGE FRAMING in a general sense too. R02091201 May 2020 #77

As I said in my post, it was odd. And not seemingly confrontational. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #80

i have been calling maskless people "vectors" babydollhead May 2020 #57

Good, although many people don't know what a "Vector" is. Everyone knows what a Germ Spreader is. R02091201 May 2020 #62

true. but Vector sounds so threatening. like a wet sneeze. babydollhead May 2020 #75

Makes sense. StarryNite May 2020 #58

I do not go out much, unlike so many here. Tipperary May 2020 #66

It is not "name calling." It is MESSAGE FRAMING. You lose if you don't frame messages effectively. R02091201 May 2020 #70

I wear a mask. I think that is message enough. Tipperary May 2020 #72

You are missing the larger picture. I said it is about much more than individual interactions. R02091201 May 2020 #73

All caps is not very effective. Tipperary May 2020 #76

Brilliant! ThunderRoad May 2020 #74

🤣😂🤣😂 live love laugh May 2020 #82

hearing a wet, uncovered sneeze babydollhead May 2020 #78

Also: Invoke an emotion. Disgust is a good emotion to invoke when a MAGAt is germ-spreading. backscatter712 May 2020 #83

THIS IS OUTSTANDING!!!!! "Germ-Spreaders"! calimary May 2020 #84

GERM SPREADER at Home Depot! ThunderRoad May 2020 #85