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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 4, 2022 20:30:38 GMT -5
My watermelon day was ruined late in my shift last night by an Asian Karen (Karin?) who had me dig down to the bottom of one of our melon bin for just the right melons for some work assembly she had going on today. Fuck you, Karin. Question: did she seem like a local, or someone who'd moved to the U.S. recently? U.S. produce is utter trash by most East Asian standards --and as the shopkeeper, you'd be responsible for trying to move sub-par stock. Japan, for example, is the home of the $10 strawberry and the $95 watermelon. She definitely had an accent, but I've met Asians who spent years Stateside whose English sounded similar. We have a lot of military brides from the Philippines and Vietnam and elsewhere, due to so many military retirees settling down here. I couldn't even gauge an age on this gal, or whether her hair was naturally black fading to gray and yellowish. She kept going on about how it was for a work function, so yeah, I understand wanting to grab the best. This chick was just a nightmare to deal with. Almost like a set-up. Like a purposeful, "Let's see how the employee handles this situation." It was absolutely ridiculous that she had to have two melons at the back of the bin, all the way at the bottom of the thing.
After she chewed up a solid half hour, I just retired to the back to start my closing duties early. The on duty manager was bringing pallets of bottled water through the store to place outside the front entrance and she stopped HIM and hassled him about some bagged mangoes. Just a real piece of work this woman.
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Post by Lemmy Caution on Aug 5, 2022 9:23:00 GMT -5
Question: did she seem like a local, or someone who'd moved to the U.S. recently? U.S. produce is utter trash by most East Asian standards --and as the shopkeeper, you'd be responsible for trying to move sub-par stock. Japan, for example, is the home of the $10 strawberry and the $95 watermelon. She definitely had an accent, but I've met Asians who spent years Stateside whose English sounded similar. We have a lot of military brides from the Philippines and Vietnam and elsewhere, due to so many military retirees settling down here. I couldn't even gauge an age on this gal, or whether her hair was naturally black fading to gray and yellowish. She kept going on about how it was for a work function, so yeah, I understand wanting to grab the best. This chick was just a nightmare to deal with. Almost like a set-up. Like a purposeful, "Let's see how the employee handles this situation." It was absolutely ridiculous that she had to have two melons at the back of the bin, all the way at the bottom of the thing.
After she chewed up a solid half hour, I just retired to the back to start my closing duties early. The on duty manager was bringing pallets of bottled water through the store to place outside the front entrance and she stopped HIM and hassled him about some bagged mangoes. Just a real piece of work this woman.
Yeah. That does suck. And no Alan Funt popping out at the end of it ☹️ |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Aug 28, 2022 18:57:06 GMT -5
I just saw that Sept 3 is National Cinema Day!
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Aug 31, 2022 13:52:31 GMT -5
August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day! Wheeee!
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Sept 20, 2022 20:30:11 GMT -5
I hope today's holiday isn’t TOO obscure; 9/20 is National Voter Registration Day.
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Oct 20, 2022 10:28:06 GMT -5
The radio in my new car, Li'l Dagora, informs me that today (October 20th) is both Chocolate at the Office Day and Chicken and Waffles Day. I wonder if it's a workable crossover to make it Chicken and Waffles Mole In The Office Day...
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Oct 27, 2022 16:32:59 GMT -5
I was thrilled that someone at the garden app announced Black Cat Appreciation Day today, but when I looked it up I discovered it fell on August 17th.
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Nov 9, 2022 16:12:34 GMT -5
I learned that November 9th is apparently World Scrapple Day. Guh.
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Dec 14, 2022 13:39:39 GMT -5
I just learned via email that Dec 11th was Psycho Day! I wonder how we were expected to celebrate?
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Jan 20, 2023 8:46:27 GMT -5
January 20th is Penguin Awareness Day!
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Jan 24, 2023 20:49:44 GMT -5
I heard on the car radio that today, Jan 24th, is National Compliment Day.
Then a co-worker said she'd heard that it's National Peanut Butter Day.
Say it with me, people: "My, what an outstanding peanut-butter sandwich you have there!"
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Feb 10, 2023 7:10:07 GMT -5
Turns out February 9th is National Pizza Day. Someone announced it to me just now in a text message.
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Feb 10, 2023 23:34:11 GMT -5
And Pinterest informs me that May 26th was World Dracula Day.
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Feb 14, 2023 13:45:49 GMT -5
Valentine's Day is also National Organ Donor's Day. Because nothing says "be mine" like a chunk of your liver.
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Post by Lemmy Caution on Feb 15, 2023 14:38:58 GMT -5
Valentine's Day is also National Organ Donor's Day. Because nothing says "be mine" like a chunk of your liver. ...with fava beans and a big Amarone. |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Feb 21, 2023 18:33:31 GMT -5
Buckle your seatbelts, everyone! I just struck a vein of obscure holidays and the like:
Feb 11th was White Shirt Day.
Feb 16th was Lithuanian Independence Day.
Feb 19th was Hidden Heroes Day, whatever that means.
Most glittering of all: Feb 23rd will be Scoliosis Screening Awareness Day!!! Whoo-hoo!
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Mar 15, 2023 22:18:07 GMT -5
Evidently March 7th was Flapjack Day. Which is apparently separate and distinct from Pancake Day, mentioned above.
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Mar 29, 2023 9:39:41 GMT -5
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Mar 29, 2023 22:08:33 GMT -5
Get a load of this obscure holiday week I stumbled across on a web page full of bad paleontology jokes! THIS IS NOT A DRILL, THIS IS A GENUINELY OBSCURE HOLIDAY WEEK! pin.it/2zQ1eqp |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Apr 3, 2023 20:18:47 GMT -5
Turns out we missed World Bear Day on March 23rd. The map I saw indicated panda bears are counted as bears...so, Bearcats also, maybe? But Spectacle Bears were not on the bear map, and neither were grizzlies or their kissing cousins, the Kodiaks or the elusive Grolar Bear, aka the Pizzly. So I dunno
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