On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:15:08 -0500, Dave Smith >
wrote:

>Rabbit wrote:
>
>> "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.
>
>I had the ultimate experience with that one day last year. I went to a Tim
>Hortons coffee shop on my break. I was driving a large van, found three empty
>spaces in a row, pulled up and started to back in (making for a safe and easy
>exit). I was part way into the space when a young lady pulled around me so fast
>I barely saw her, and sure didn't expect someone to go drive behind a backing
>vehicle. She and I are headed to the door at the same time. Some hold guy holds
>the door open for his aged wife. The young lady pushed her way through. Now she
>is at the front of the line. She orders two dozen donuts, picking them out one
>at a time with long moments of indecision before each selection. The lady on
>the counter rang up the sale, and then customer decided she also wanted a half
>dozen muffins, once again unable to make up her mind which kinds to get. The
>counter lady rings up the total and tells her. The customer has a stunned look
>on her face, as if surprised that she was expected to pay. I don't know what
>she had in that purse, but it took a lot of fumbling to get the wallet out. Not
>enough money there, so then she has to get out her change purse, count out her
>change. There's not enough. So now she has to decide what to give back. I ended
>up feeling sorry for her. I didn't know that people that stupid were allowed out
>on their own.

That stupid, that mentally impaired, or that medicated are other options.
I live this every day of my life, me being the "stupid" one. You never
know what's going on in someone else's head. Or why.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_