Two part sighting.
Wrong Game
It was hectic at GameStore today when I went to purchase some stuff. One of the associates (is that the word?) was going around, asking people if they needed help. Since my hands were full with a Kinect, and a few games, I asked him if he could grab NBA 2K10 off the shelf for me. He gave me a game, which I only looked at for about half a second, bought, and went home.
When I got home, I cracked it open, and... NBA Live 2010. Normally I wouldn't be upset, but my friend Brad just got a 360, and we were gonna play 2K10 together.
I'm not too upset, its an honest mistake to make, and I should have checked. Still feel a little annoyed though. I called, apologized for not checking, and they said they could exchange it. So no harm no foul.
Political Dad
I'd like to avoid tax related fratching on here, but since its a political complaint, I need to mention some controversial (around here) legislation.
This time I'm sighting my dad, who was paying (I was getting monies for Christmas). The woman rang us up, and explained that the tax had been raised, so Massachusetts has a 6.25% sales tax. Clearly she'd been dealing with assholes all day complainaing about the extra 1.25 cents on the dollar, but Dad said "Oh. That's good! We like taxes. We need to pay taxes for schools, and roads, and things like that."
The woman was very patient, but my god... The election is over! Mass. voted for the tax hike! You can stop campaigning for it now.
Finally, a non-sighting anecdote
Bi-partisan moment.
Gonna mention both politics AND religion in this one, so, like, we'll have to DOUBLE watch out for fratching here. So watch it!
My good friend Jacie is, like me, a Catholic, and a Republican. Unlike me, though, she's been baptized. (I wasn't. So I'm not a proper Catholic, but that's unrelated to pachyderms. That is to say, its irrelephant.)
She was at church on Christmas eve. She'd been first in line for the communion, but her younger sister had been pretty far behind, so she's waiting for her so they can go home. She sees a white-haired man, probably in his late sixties, making his way down the aisle. She swears she recognizes the guy, and she keeps trying to place his face "Hmmm... Was he one of my teachers? No... Did I work with him? Maybe he's someone on TV..."
As he got past, she recognized who it was, and smiled as he passed, and said "Merry Christmas, Mr. Vice President."
She also said she felt sorry for him, since everyone was whispering and pointing at him... Which she thought must be pretty uncomfortable, no matter how much it happens.
And that was my good friend Jacie's Bipartisan moment.
So, happy holidays everyone, and remember. NO FRATCHING.
Srsly.
Wrong Game
It was hectic at GameStore today when I went to purchase some stuff. One of the associates (is that the word?) was going around, asking people if they needed help. Since my hands were full with a Kinect, and a few games, I asked him if he could grab NBA 2K10 off the shelf for me. He gave me a game, which I only looked at for about half a second, bought, and went home.
When I got home, I cracked it open, and... NBA Live 2010. Normally I wouldn't be upset, but my friend Brad just got a 360, and we were gonna play 2K10 together.
I'm not too upset, its an honest mistake to make, and I should have checked. Still feel a little annoyed though. I called, apologized for not checking, and they said they could exchange it. So no harm no foul.
Political Dad
I'd like to avoid tax related fratching on here, but since its a political complaint, I need to mention some controversial (around here) legislation.
This time I'm sighting my dad, who was paying (I was getting monies for Christmas). The woman rang us up, and explained that the tax had been raised, so Massachusetts has a 6.25% sales tax. Clearly she'd been dealing with assholes all day complainaing about the extra 1.25 cents on the dollar, but Dad said "Oh. That's good! We like taxes. We need to pay taxes for schools, and roads, and things like that."
The woman was very patient, but my god... The election is over! Mass. voted for the tax hike! You can stop campaigning for it now.
Finally, a non-sighting anecdote
Bi-partisan moment.
Gonna mention both politics AND religion in this one, so, like, we'll have to DOUBLE watch out for fratching here. So watch it!
My good friend Jacie is, like me, a Catholic, and a Republican. Unlike me, though, she's been baptized. (I wasn't. So I'm not a proper Catholic, but that's unrelated to pachyderms. That is to say, its irrelephant.)
She was at church on Christmas eve. She'd been first in line for the communion, but her younger sister had been pretty far behind, so she's waiting for her so they can go home. She sees a white-haired man, probably in his late sixties, making his way down the aisle. She swears she recognizes the guy, and she keeps trying to place his face "Hmmm... Was he one of my teachers? No... Did I work with him? Maybe he's someone on TV..."
As he got past, she recognized who it was, and smiled as he passed, and said "Merry Christmas, Mr. Vice President."
She also said she felt sorry for him, since everyone was whispering and pointing at him... Which she thought must be pretty uncomfortable, no matter how much it happens.
And that was my good friend Jacie's Bipartisan moment.
So, happy holidays everyone, and remember. NO FRATCHING.
Srsly.
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