I will sneak into a second movie in a multiplex with no problem, but I won't go over in a checkout line. It makes ethical sense IN MY HEAD.
Illyria: We cling to what is gone. Is there anything in this life but grief? Wesley: There's love. There's hope...for some. There's hope that you'll find something worthy...that your life will lead you to some joy...that after everything...you can still be surprised. Illyria: Is that enough? Is that enough to live on?
'Shells'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Scrappy - Jun 28, 2005 11:45:41 am PDT #5203 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
§ ita § - Jun 28, 2005 11:45:42 am PDT #5204 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And then they have to take them out of the bag to charge you?
Nah, they just count through the bag.
I'm saving plastic! The environment!
bon bon - Jun 28, 2005 11:45:42 am PDT #5205 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Yeah, I don't want to encourage scofflaws who will inevitably be in front of me when I'm in a hurry.
Jesse - Jun 28, 2005 11:46:22 am PDT #5206 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Not if you have a doorman, but otherwise you do.
There was a woman who worked for Fresh Direct in one of my classes last semester, and it was fascinating.
sarameg - Jun 28, 2005 11:46:33 am PDT #5207 of 10001
Ten is not that express to me!
Oh it so is. I think you are warped by NYC-style shopping. Out here where there are plastic burbias nearby, even 20 items is express. Especially compared to that person with 2 teetering full carts over there.
Mr. Broom - Jun 28, 2005 11:46:52 am PDT #5208 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Depends on the checker. And the quantity. I've certainly seen it go both ways.Or the store. Target registers are built not to ring up items by quantity, for issues of inventory control and, surprisingly speed. As someone who's been a cashier, it's faster to scan them individually for quantities under, say, ridiculous.
Aims - Jun 28, 2005 11:47:10 am PDT #5209 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I will sneak into a second movie in a multiplex with no problem, but I won't go over in a checkout line. It makes ethical sense IN MY HEAD.
This totally cracks me up!
Jesse - Jun 28, 2005 11:47:24 am PDT #5210 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Nah, they just count through the bag.
I'm saving plastic! The environment!
This is a tough call. I never buy more than one or two lemons or limes, so I dunno.
Allyson - Jun 28, 2005 11:47:33 am PDT #5211 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Who here has ever apologised to the checker, other shoppers, or both for being over the limit?
Last week the checker called me over to the express lane because no one was in her line, and I was in a long one. I had a basket full o' crap, and said I was over, but she made the universal sign of not giving a shit about the rules, the raised eyebrow followed by, "eh."
Of course, as she was checking the stuff some one got in line behind me and huffed.
And in my head I was screaming, "TOTALLY NOT MY FAULT!"
But I just ignored the person because I wasn't feeling at all apologetic.
This was a long useless story brought to you by the letter "P" for "procrastination."
bon bon - Jun 28, 2005 11:47:52 am PDT #5212 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I will sneak into a second movie in a multiplex with no problem, but I won't go over in a checkout line. It makes ethical sense IN MY HEAD.
Well, if you're a Kantian, it's not consistent, but if not, sneaking into a movie doesn't quite have the same externalities as making someone wait.