In > Rabbit wrote:

> Ah, but darlin', you mistake "taking longer" with "being an idiot".
> "Taking longer" would mean that the person in front of me was having
> difficulty paying quickly.
>
> "Being an idiot" means that you stand there, looking blankly out in
> space for several minutes while the cashier rings in your order, and
> only after being told that you owe money do you start the long, drawn-
> out process of hauling up your purse, putting it on the counter,
> opening it up, fishing for the wallet, taking it out, putting the
> purse down, opening the wallet, and searching for the money.
>
> There are times when it is important to be polite. There are other
> times when hitting someone upside the head with a clue-by-four is
> considered a necessary evil for the good of all mankind.


I have to agree with you between 'taking longer' vs 'being an idiot'.
My wife tells me it reminds her of her youth when she worked at an
outdoor icecream stand on the beach. Extremely long lineups in
extremely hot weather and the same guy would stand in line with his four
kids waiting for their turn. When they finally came to the front for
their turn to order he would boldly say 'ok kids, now what do you want?'

Like, what have they been talking about for the last half hour???

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Cheers

Dennis

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