Magazines, Schmagazines
So after I ditched work early on Friday I was chillin' at the crib trying to get all my weekend stuff done early. I was on a call and heard a knock on the door. No one ever knocks on my door unless I know they're going to be knocking (except for Aaron and he was at work) so I was curious. Maybe it was a secret admirer? Maybe it was my Prince Charming arriving on his noble white steed? Hell, maybe it was Johnny Depp?
Turned out to be a dumb ass, stoned, rude magazine sales guy trying to sell me a subscription to Family Circle. Bummer.
First of all, I was on the phone and he just KEPT ON talking. Secondly, do I look like the Family Circle type!?! After I shot down the magazine he tried to get me to donate to St. Jude. I shot that down, too, cuz my roommate (Carrie) is an interior designer working on the Nashville St. Jude house in Westhaven so I'm already involved. The dude couldn't take no for an answer. He then proceeded to ask me if I smoked. Nope, sorry dude. So then he has the gall to tell me that he knew someone was smoking on my balcony and needed a cigarette. I can't just lie to the guy's face, so I let Carrie know there was a weirdo at the door who needed to bum a smoke.
I don't know what happened after that, but who walks up to a stranger's apartment (on the third floor) for their nicotine fix? He certainly wasn't selling magazines to anyone else. And that's baaaaad game.
Turned out to be a dumb ass, stoned, rude magazine sales guy trying to sell me a subscription to Family Circle. Bummer.
First of all, I was on the phone and he just KEPT ON talking. Secondly, do I look like the Family Circle type!?! After I shot down the magazine he tried to get me to donate to St. Jude. I shot that down, too, cuz my roommate (Carrie) is an interior designer working on the Nashville St. Jude house in Westhaven so I'm already involved. The dude couldn't take no for an answer. He then proceeded to ask me if I smoked. Nope, sorry dude. So then he has the gall to tell me that he knew someone was smoking on my balcony and needed a cigarette. I can't just lie to the guy's face, so I let Carrie know there was a weirdo at the door who needed to bum a smoke.
I don't know what happened after that, but who walks up to a stranger's apartment (on the third floor) for their nicotine fix? He certainly wasn't selling magazines to anyone else. And that's baaaaad game.
2 Comments:
At March 28, 2005 10:15 AM,
Anonymous said…
That pisses me off. Just because YOU have a cigarette means that THAT GUY is entitled to one too? It's like going to the Exxon on West End and 12th (I absolutely refuse to patronize the place), where every time you go, you get panhandled. And because I'm driving a car and buying gas, it means I have money to give, and Joe Bum is pissed at me when I say I don't want to give him any money. Or smokes, for that matter. Buy your own, moron! Use the money you got from the tourist who bought that weak story about your having to get home to see the fiance who just had your baby in the house that the hurricane blew the roof off of while you were out working your 14 jobs and you only need another 75 cents to donate to St. Jude's so the nuns will give you a ride home.
You should have pushed him down the stairs.
At March 29, 2005 8:43 AM,
Anonymous said…
Ironically, I saw this this morning in Mike Staka's column on FoxNews.com (not just for hard core paciderms anymore!). He and his readers post 'Grrs' about 'Oblivions', the people that we see everyday who appear to be oblivious to any and everything around them. Anyway, this one is relevant to what I posted yesterday:
Brad Duke's "What Goes Through the Mind of an Oblivion:"
—Yes, I know, this one will offend people, but I know readers have experienced it, especially when they are in a hurry: Oh, hi there. You look exactly like an ATM to me. Can you give me some money please? What, you are in a hurry? Well, excuse me, I didn't realize you came to this convenience store just to quickly buy coffee, sit in all that traffic and be on your way to work. You do not have any consideration for fellow human beings.
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