Mister Liberty Girl has a habit I envy, of telling assholes precisely when they’re being assholes. I would love to join in this practice – I think everyone would be more polite if they were publicly called out for rudeness – but alas my natural inclination to politeness, as yet, cannot be overcome. (Person-to-person, anyway.)
Case in point: Today MLG stopped at a convenience store for smokes (yes, he smokes, STFU), and found himself in line behind a gentleman of color who was purchasing a regrettably stereotyped oversized bottle of beer. The gentleman was a bit put out by the increased cost of his ’40′ and was berating the gentleman of Indian extraction behind the counter:
“Why you go raising the prices?? I’m a hard workin’ man, I work for a livin’. I’m goin’ to my job right now and I need my 40!”
The gentleman then turned around to MLG, querying as to his cognizance/approbation of said situation:
“These people come to our country, they take our jobs, and then they raise the prices!”
MLG couldn’t help but notice the chosen headgear of said gentleman, namely one “44 Obama” chapeau. He tried desperately to circumvent the instinctive, nay DESERVED, response, but alas, out it came:
“Looks like he’s working pretty hard to me. But you know with Obama’s economic policy the prices on everything are going to go up.”
The gentleman, apparently uninterested in debating economic theory while his ’40′ sweated it’s crispy cold goodness away on the counter, said:
“You gonna lend me a dollar so I can buy my ’40′ and get outta here?”
MLG whipped open his wallet, passed the gentleman a dollar:
“Absolutely. Might as well start getting used to it.”
I do love that man of mine.
I want to laugh and throw something all at the same time. “I’m goin’ to my job right now and I need my ’40′”??? In my head I’m picturing Joe Biden as the moronic alcoholic, and it makes the visual that much funnier.
Calluna March 13th, 2009
I wonder what job requires one to down a ’40′ before punching in.
OrangeNeckInNY
March 13th, 2009
@OrangeNeckInNY:
community organizer?
RightTurnClyde
March 14th, 2009
Bravo MLG!
I tell my kids that stereotypes come from behavior, and that man was a load of them, huh?
The worst part of this story is that the man in the hat didn’t get the joke. And he probably never will.
folly
March 14th, 2009
Union worker, I presume? Just another reason to “Buy American”.
5kidsnadog
March 14th, 2009
I’ll buy MLG a cold beverage or two anytime…sounds like something I would do.
“Absolutely. Might as well start getting used to it.”
Classic!!!
Sam
March 15th, 2009
Thanks, I may just take you up on that.
Mister Liberty Girl
March 15th, 2009
My first visit to this site, and this is what I read.
I think I may like it here. Very much.
RuthenianCowboy
March 17th, 2009