Wednesday, September 07, 2005

A fair warning

I am a God among men.

I survey my domain and laugh. A hearty, robust laugh.

I see you, skittering between aisles. Running like so many cockroaches, so busy to do whatever it is that you do.

I laugh again.

I notice you, though you may not notice me. I might be an immovable object, a simple feature of the world that you know. A hill, a mountain, a shining obelisk to the minions.

I am tall, and you are not.

I walk through Safeway and notice that no one, no one is taller than I. I am at least one head taller than you all. Even your wizened old one's are tiny. And your new one's... those upon whom you put your tall dreams? They are not only small but skinny.

I laugh and laugh.

Liliputians, beware. I grind your bones to make my bread. I walk among you as a mountain among a valley.

And if you are ever again in front of me in line, during lunchtime, in the express lane, with 40+ items, I will have to crush you. Crush you. For the sake of the Giant myth. And because you're an asshole.

11 Comments:

At 9/08/2005 04:00:00 AM , Blogger Squishi said...

sorry. I know I am short, and I won't do it again.... until next time.

 
At 9/08/2005 05:59:00 AM , Blogger Jerk Of All Trades 2.0 said...

This kind of talk works really good with your new profile pic.

I didn't know you were of such Brodignag....bragodnagi....Brigdignagia......HUGE proportion.

Sorry....it's been forever since I read Gulliver's Travels.

 
At 9/08/2005 11:29:00 AM , Blogger Kingfisher said...

Ozymandius, anyone?

 
At 9/08/2005 12:02:00 PM , Blogger Yawn said...

I say crush them for carrying more than 20. No goddam mercy. None-the-fuck whatsoever. Zero.

 
At 9/08/2005 03:22:00 PM , Blogger KOM said...

Squishi - I've got my giant eyes on you.

J - Well, tallish, anyway.

KF - Touche. I don't think I'm King Shit of any particular mountain, but it can go to your head when every single person in a mega store is smaller than you. Hulk crush!

Yawn - I second that. Even confused old ladies. Especially confused old ladies.

 
At 9/08/2005 05:33:00 PM , Blogger T.C. said...

While we're at it, we should be allowed to push out of the way confused old ladies who struggle endlessly to find the right change. Never understood why they don't have tiny little nomes go around threatening people who do that sort of thing. If this is not practical, a god dang trap door that opens from under them. Fuck them. They are inconsidrate. IT'S SO CLEAR - UNDER 12 OR 16 articles. Then you see someone with a straight face unload a week's worth of garbage. I want to ram my carriage so badly into them - but apparently that wouldn't be civil.

 
At 9/08/2005 08:33:00 PM , Blogger Kara0303 said...

Well...what if it's 40 of the exact same item and all the cashier has to do is punch in 40 into the register and scan just one? Would you spare me then?

 
At 9/08/2005 10:17:00 PM , Blogger Diane Mandy said...

While you're at it, could you crush all those cashiers ou there just in training? That's my biggest peeve. I always get the brand new person. Doesn't matter if I have 10 items or 50... the clerk is using my cart for training and it takes FOREVER!!!

 
At 9/08/2005 10:52:00 PM , Blogger Squishi said...

actually, i HATE people who go into the 3 items or less lane in Big W, with 76767456678 items. Yes, there's only three TYPES of items (undies, socks, bras) but that does not equal three singular ITEMS. Especially if they're not identical.

FFS. I reckon they should have a lions den and throw them all in there for punishment.

I got stuck behind one of these wankerpants today... and short of giving them a whack across the head with my DVD, there was nothing i could do. The line was so huge behind me i couldn't turn back... *sigh*

 
At 9/09/2005 09:34:00 AM , Blogger KOM said...

Commentator - Sadly, violence is the best strategy. I think it's clear that this whole "civility" thing is going nowhere.

Kara - If it's all packaged together like 40 rolls of TP, or 4000 flakes of raisin bran, than you get a pass. Otherwise you takes your chances.

IG - My work here is done.

Dinae - Done and done. In fact, I will invoke freaky magic to keep old cashiers alive so that one never needs to be trained again.

Squishi - I feel your pain. Actually, I'm usually pretty mellow accept when I'm in a hurry. And since I don't have a recognized "lunch", I need to get in and out before I'm missed. That's when I go all Lou Ferigno.

 
At 9/09/2005 08:17:00 PM , Blogger T.C. said...

Diane Mandy - I thought I was the only one! I also get the one who has to clear the cash and count the money. F ***. I always, for dramatic effect, place my hands on the counter and drop my head. It happens so often it creeps me out. My timing is always OFF for just about anything. I'm the kinda guy that never finds close parking. To keep my sanity I just park in the first spot I find.....even if it's 2km aways. Drives my wife and buddies mad. "Go closer! You'll find!" They don't get it. I'm predispsed to lose BOTH spots.

 

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