Pickels, Doddles, and Webkinz R awsum

[GoldFinch]

The "fun" just doesn't end.

Today my Coworker and I had fun dealing with a couple of teenage bimbos. They wandered into the store and picked out some movies then left me to hold them while they went to get their Dad to come in and pay for them. Fantastic, great, whatever. Lots of kids do that. Then proceeded to ask me a barrage of the same questions I've been asked since we became a liquidation store. Shortly after, I left to go grab some dinner. When I got back apparently they had too and my coworker had some stories to share. In my absence they had decided to start asking him some questions. He told me that they asked what we did when there were no customers in the store and he responded that we usually read books. The girls' response? "Ew, we don't read." He then replied by telling them that reading is good for you and broadens the mind. This apparently horrified them and they exclaimed that, "Reading is stupid! If we want to learn anything then we watch TV. That's what it's for, it's a like a moving picture book."

This "delightful" pair also manage to get a hold of our sticky notes and some prize slips for a companie's give away for free gas. They decided they take one of our pens and scribble all over them and throw them anyplace they felt like it. I had the joy of collecting them and let me tell you, these girls clearly aren't paying attention in English class considering they misspelled "pickles" and "doodles" and several other words were completely butchered. I was also appalled by the obviously low maturity level they presented by also writing down things like "poop" and "boogers". There also random phrases such as "snails are kewl" and "webkinz rule". I was mortified that they spelled "thank you" and "tank-oo". These girls had to be 14-15 which in my opinion, is way too old for this kind of crap.


Aside from these two there was also a mini-SC who came in asking if we had any copies of 300 he could rent. I wanted to scream at him, "WHAT PART OF LIQUIDATION SALE DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND!? HOW COULD YOU NOT SEE THE OBVIOUS SIGN ON THE DOOR THAT SAYS WE ARE NO LONGER A RENTAL STORE IN HUGE BRIGHT RED LETTERS?!"


I can't wait for the next geniuses.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

"Reading is stupid! If we want to learn anything then we watch TV. That's what it's for, it's a like a moving picture book."

That explains a lot.

[Aldous]

Sounds like most of the girls at my schools. Can't read, can't spell, and attack you when you read because you are a "nerd." Thank you Captain Obvious, I wouldn't be able to tell that on my own. I think some of the people I had to deal with migrated towards you. Good luck, I hope you don't get the "Who's Hitler?" girl. She's a moron on a whole new level.

[ShinyGreenApple]

It's sad to think that this generation may possibly be in charge of our generation when we are old and demented and unable to care for ourselves. . .

Does anyone else get the urge to slap people who say things like 'Reading iz dum!" or maybe hit them over the head with a nice thick book?

[GoldFinch]

I hope you don't get the "Who's Hitler?" girl. She's a moron on a whole new level.

Are you serious that someone actually asked who Hitler is? What'd she do? Sleep through History class for her entire life?

[myswtghst]

I'm still amazed by COWORKERS of mine who think it's odd that I read for fun. I may not pick the most educational of reading materials, but at least I'm using my brain!

[GoldFinch]

It's sad to think that this generation may possibly be in charge of our generation when we are old and demented and unable to care for ourselves. . .

I don't want to even think about these people being the ones who will run the country someday...in fact, the very idea makes me want to leave the country.

Seeing as people have poked fun at me my whole life for being a "nerd" and actually enjoying reading, I've felt this urge many times. Because apparently it's a crime for me to have read books like "Animal Farm", "The Catcher in the Rye", and "The Great Gatsby" of my own volition when I was in high school. I've even had classmates tell me I couldn't read certain books because they're not for girls, they're for boys. I wasn't aware that books were gender specific. Perhaps some are aimed more towards one particular sex but that doesn't mean I can't still enjoy the book.

I seriously wonder what these kids do when they're assigned to read a book for English or History. Oh wait...just about every book is being adapted into a movie these days so I guess that takes care of the problem. But then I even doubt most of these kids even know that a lot of the movies they watch were books first which is very sad indeed. (Grant it, I do enjoy some of these book to movie translations but not without a bit of grousing on my part and most often the book is always better)

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

It's sad to think that this generation may possibly be in charge of our generation when we are old and demented and unable to care for ourselves. . .

As John Mayer sings, "One day our generation is going to rule the population".

I weep for the future.

[Pezzle]

I remember being able to read really young, I knew my entire alphabet and how to do basic addition and subtraction before Kindergarten. It was more fun and made my eyes less tired than staring at a CRT all day. One of my little brothers thinks reading is for tards, but he still does it on occasion. He's just being a typical stubborn little kid.

When 15 year old girls do this... it makes me cringe and want to die early for fear of being stuck in a nursing home under their care!

[GoldFinch]

I'm still amazed by COWORKERS of mine who think it's odd that I read for fun.

See, when people say things like that it's as though they view reading as being a chore (But then these are the same idiots who seem to think having to wear glasses is some terrible affliction that will ruin their life because everyone knows: glasses=nerd. But that's a whole other rant entirely to be saved for another day...) and not an enjoyable activity which I don't understand. I don't always pick the most educational stuff either but as like you say, at least I'm using my brain even if what I'm reading is a bit of fluff.

It's like some weird war between the readers and TV viewers and unfortunately, the TV viewers are winning out.

[Sofar]

This generation will be in charge of the world someday, but mind you, those actually in charge will be a bit more like me, and the other generation-whatevers using this board. And of course, people do mature, these people might be a bit less stupid in their thirties than they are now. I wonder, though, what is the world going to be like when all the people born after Y2K are in charge. People who grew up playing sports where nobody lost and everyone got a trophy, people who grew up surrounded by warning labels and soft rubber padding, people who've never had a spanking. Hell, what are these people going to be like when they're teenagers? It's a scant five years away,

[powerboy]

I enjoy reading. I don't read as much as I should, but I do enjoy it. I used to hate being forced to read in school. That to me, took the fun out of reading that book.

[GoldFinch]

I used to hate being forced to read in school. That to me, took the fun out of reading that book.

While I haven't enjoyed every book I was assigned to read for school there have been some that have become favorites because the teacher made reading then incredibly enjoyable. Namely, "Macbeth", "Hamlet", and "Beowulf". Some teachers do go about it at the wrong angle which is probably why I loath, "The Old Man and the Sea", "A Light in the Forest", and "The Outsiders".

[CSR Kim]

I was reading books without pictures by myself by the 1st grade. One of my teacher's complaints in elementary school was that I would read when I wasn't supposed to be, or that I "read too much". My mom asked her how that was even possible? The girls in the OP make me die inside. More than a little.

[GoldFinch]

One of my teacher's complaints in elementary school was that I would read when I wasn't supposed to be

I'm guilty of having read when I wasn't supposed to be in elementary school too. I would just become so engrossed in the book I was reading when had a few moments of break time that I wouldn't notice the teacher had begun teaching again.