Meat counter nightmare

earth-fare-meat-case(This is a 100% true story)

I walked up to the meat/seafood counter and took a number.  It was the number 12.  I always like a good, even number.

“What’s kimchi?” she asked the employee behind the counter.

She was probably in her early 30’s, dressed in way too expensive workout pants and top.  She had a toddler in the front of her cart who was whining a lot.  I wasn’t sure if the toddler was a boy or a girl.

The employee explained that kimchi was a type of spicy, fermented Asian cabbage.  She quickly became disinterested when the word “fermented” floated into the air.  Her face wrinkled a bit as if she just ate some bad sushi.

She then pointed into the meat case and asked, “How about ground chicken?  Is that ground chicken good?”

He told her that she was pointing at boneless chicken thighs and that there may be some ground chicken a few feet away in the refrigerated section.  She appeared confused and now the employee was becoming noticeably agitated.

The boy/girl toddler continued to whine.  The mom handed he/she a candy of some sort which reduced the whine to some even more annoying sucking and slurping sounds.

Fuck me, I just needed two pieces of salmon.  How long was this going to take?  This is the risk I take going to Earth Fare, a fancy grocery store similar to Whole Foods.  Most of the shoppers here exhibit the highest level of douchery. Continue reading “Meat counter nightmare”

My Savior Is Tougher Than Nails

shirtI went to my local grocery store to get a few things yesterday.  I was getting some butter when an older man, about 60 or so was heading towards me pushing a cart.  I always buy the Kerrygold Irish butter, it’s fucking delicious.

He wore a black shirt with a huge cross and quote on it that said, “My Savior Is Tougher Than Nails.”  His hair was long and white and his skin weathered.

There was even blood painted on the ends of the nails.  When you think about it, it really is a sadistic shirt.

I couldn’t help but wonder about what fucking sicko would wear a shirt like that.  By wearing it in public he was obviously saying to the world, “Fuck your beliefs and fuck whoever your savior is because my savior is way more bad-ass than yours.” 

So fucking American of him.  We are bigger, badder and fuck you if you don’t like it.

Personally, it seems like his savior kind of failed.  I mean shit, being nailed to the cross really did him in.  Sounds like he was kind of a big, giant pussy.  (I mean no disrespect to vaginas.)  I love vaginas and I’m truly sorry that I often refer to people I don’t like as “pussies,” but it just feels right.  I’m old school like that.

I wanted to say something to him, but my balls just aren’t that big.

I wanted to say, “Hey asshole, you know what????  My savior is late night McDonald’s.  The fries are so delicious it makes me forget about the horse-meat burgers.  And guess what???  My savior will always be here for me.  McDonald’s will never give up.”

 

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