tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post9062191327836946773..comments2024-03-28T02:55:32.424-04:00Comments on Behind the Counter: Going out with the TideChris Silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856265154447939899noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-14230782891424094572007-07-31T20:57:00.000-04:002007-07-31T20:57:00.000-04:00You know, every now and then, I read something tha...You know, every now and then, I read something that just leaves me rolling my eyes.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry, I watch the monitor thingy attached to the cash register to see how much stuff rings up for, and if it's wrong, I say something then. How fucking hard is it to do that? Apparently VERY hard, as proven by that woman.Grumpy Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120273470955077503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-66552695305548270622007-07-31T08:13:00.000-04:002007-07-31T08:13:00.000-04:00PyramusQuite right. Some people, especially those...Pyramus<BR/><BR/>Quite right. Some people, especially those of a certain age, are lonely and complaining is one of their few interactions with people. They may be so wretched that they no longer have any friends to talk to, so in order to have a "social life" they byotch and moan to CS at WalMart. Or to librarians, which is how I became aware of this.<BR/><BR/>Pitiful...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-65590335706051732482007-07-30T23:03:00.000-04:002007-07-30T23:03:00.000-04:00"Snickering" in this context is entirely valid and..."Snickering" in this context is entirely valid and correct. To snicker is to laugh in a deliberately ill-suppressed and disrespectful way; "snigger" has exactly the same meaning, and in fact is the newer word, so there's no way "snicker" could be incorrect. Don't correct people unless you're damned sure they're wrong, and don't do it unless it matters, either. Jeez.<BR/><BR/>I think the reason the old bat in the story keeps coming back despite her complaints of incompetence is that she loves to complain; lives for complaining, in fact. It gives her tedious, horrible life a little jolt of excitement and it gives her something to harp about with her equally appalling friends; they can swap stories about how badly they're treated and how this generation is so much worse than their own.pyramushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340660041383869813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-31040267304261126642007-07-30T22:47:00.000-04:002007-07-30T22:47:00.000-04:00peacemongermom... it's, "sniggering", not "snicker...peacemongermom... it's, "sniggering", not "snickering", unless of course, you're refering to a candy bar.<BR/><BR/>For anyone else that cares, it's also, "for all intents and purposes", not, "for all intensive purposes".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-7005586055036433032007-07-30T22:46:00.000-04:002007-07-30T22:46:00.000-04:00Kudos on the Miss Havisham reference!What else wou...Kudos on the Miss Havisham reference!<BR/><BR/>What else would the lady want besides the returned money and the added bonus of $3? Maybe she wasn't waiting for anything else, she was just keeping mum (if she hadn't you'd complain more). Maybe she was waiting for her faded purple outfit to catch on fire? Is Tide flame retardant? :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-69614219022305208252007-07-30T19:39:00.000-04:002007-07-30T19:39:00.000-04:00I just found this blog thingie.You sound entirely ...I just found this blog thingie.<BR/><BR/>You sound entirely too intelligent to be working anywhere NEAR a Wal-Mart.<BR/><BR/>Godspeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-56997925275387676922007-07-30T17:17:00.000-04:002007-07-30T17:17:00.000-04:00Whooooooaaaa! You managed to leave her speechless?...Whooooooaaaa! You managed to <I>leave her speechless</I>??!?!?!!!?? That in itself deserves a Nobel Prize for something or other....Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-48239318433332300662007-07-30T09:43:00.000-04:002007-07-30T09:43:00.000-04:00Muhahah. I equally enjoyed the allusion to Ms. Hav...Muhahah. I equally enjoyed the allusion to Ms. Havisham. Great post xDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-60821263217955912342007-07-30T09:10:00.000-04:002007-07-30T09:10:00.000-04:00Hee! Miss Havisham! OMG. I am going to be snick...Hee! Miss Havisham! OMG. I am going to be snickering about that one all day. And crickets! HA!peacemongermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13761770829348512590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-1330812362789088392007-07-30T02:01:00.000-04:002007-07-30T02:01:00.000-04:00One of the things I love most about you is your at...One of the things I love most about you is your attention to detail.<BR/><BR/>The "White Diamonds" thing cracked me up to no end.Erin Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02703494244318551791noreply@blogger.com