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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 01:37 PM
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My infuriating encounter with an elderly fascist
A little while ago, as I was getting back to the drugstore from a delivery run, I saw an old man standing next to my car. From my vantage point, he appeared to be pounding on its right front fender with the rubber tip of his cane.

I stopped the delivery vehicle and ran over to him. "Excuse me! What the hell are you doing to my car?"

"Oh, this is your car?"

"Yeah, it's my car. Why are you beating on it?"

He shook a bony, wrinkled index finger at me. "You have a lot of goddamned nerve, displaying those anti-American bumper stickers!"

My chin about his the asphalt. "Come again?"

"You heard me."

I regained my composure. "Not that it's any of your goddamned business, but those stickers are NOT anti-American; they're anti-Bush."

"What the hell's the difference?"

"There's plenty of goddamned difference! Bush represents all Americans like Bin Laden represents all Muslims."

His forehead wrinkles rose several millimeters. "You're comparing Bush to Bin Laden?"

"In more ways than you'll ever know." Before he could say anything else, I snarled, "Now you get the hell away from this car, and you keep the hell away from it, or I'll call the cops and have your ass thrown in jail! Got that, grampa?"

As I stormed off, I heard him snarl, "Goddamned terrorist-lover."

I looked back over my right shoulder. "Goddamned Nazi-lover."

I swear to Christ, folks, we absolutely MUST get that fucking Bush out of our White House in 2004. Otherwise, I'll eventually send some freeper son of a bitch to the hospital, and myself to jail! :grr::nuke:
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 01:40 PM
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1. I'd have simply called the cops
I have no sympathy for these people at all.
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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 01:40 PM
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2. Even if Bush gets tossed this fall...
There still will be assholes like that around.

Just look at how much money exchanged hands during the Clinton years.
That "Clinton Chronicles" video is STILL selling.

Sounds also like the old coot was half-senile as well.
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 01:40 PM
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3. I'm sure this oldster jes' luuuuuved Clinton, too.
Sung to the tune of "Secret Agent Man":

Double-standard Man, Double-standard man......
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demnan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 01:42 PM
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4. Just say, "You don't oppose free speech, do you?"
"After all that is what our country is all about, so just be thankful we can both have our own opinions, have a nice day".

Do you realize how mad that would have made the old geezer? Now that would have been fun to watch!
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DinahMoeHum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 02:02 PM
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5. I'd have said , "You got a problem with free speech, asshole?"
n/t

:evilfrown:
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 02:05 PM
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6. He was hitting your car w/ his cane? Jesus god....
What is it with some people?
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 02:06 PM
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7. Breathe
You did good :hug:
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 02:30 PM
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8. This is a perfect example of how having Shit-for-Brains
in the White House legitimizes stupidity. This guy is convinced behavior like his is the norm and anything else is just unacceptable.
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Squeegee Donating Member (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 04:03 PM
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9. A similar thing happened to a friend of mine...
... who had a Darwin fish on the back of his car. Some woman tried to break it off his trunk and managed to scrape the paint. He asked her to pay for the damage and she refused. He took her to court and won. heheheh
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:05 PM
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10. It's the arrogance of those people that really gets to me.
They seem to think they can treat those who disagree with them any way they see fit, and there'll be no repercussions. Incredible.
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Squeegee Donating Member (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:21 PM
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12. I am sure she was under the impression
... that she was doing "God's will" and therefore was above all humanly laws. Served her right.
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m-jean03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:07 PM
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11. That's enraging but very very funny.
You did the right thing -- bet it felt kind of good, too, despite your anger? It felt good to read it. I love a good comeuppance. :-)
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 08:45 PM
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19. I have mixed feelings about the encounter.
On the one hand, I'm happy to have the courage of my convictions to stand up to an asshole lie that. But on the other hand, why did he have to be so damned old and frail-looking???

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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:25 PM
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13. I'm so sorry you had a run-in with my Dad.
n/t
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:29 PM
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14. Your "nazi" outburst was unforgiveable
You know as well as I do that you should have been the bigger man and just broken the old f***er's good hip. :P
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 07:39 PM
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15. Ah, Forrest! You're always good for a laugh.
And boy, do I appreciate it! :yourock:
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 07:52 PM
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16. Wow.
You sure spoke your mind......:D
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latebloomer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 08:12 PM
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17. What do your stickers say?
Just curious.
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 08:28 PM
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18. Since you asked....




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TOhioLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 09:11 PM
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20. you did ok...
:yourock:
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Shananigans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 09:13 PM
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21. IT WAS YOU...
that yelled at gramps? He almost had a heart attack over that! And your darn car almost broke his cane!

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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 09:32 PM
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22. Tell him, "go home and figure out your drug plan from Bush"
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