Chum by happenstance
Rather uninspiring day for writing today.
Other than having a guy follow me around the store for a couple hours in some pathetic mockery of socializing, things have been nicely routine around here. That isn't to imply things have been deadly dull here, for this is very much a business that as soon as you declare you are bored, will oblige you with a pick-up truck careening through the front window or someone who managed to beat the odds and suffer a freak penis pump accident. Personally, the novelty of the moment generally does not outweigh the headaches that go right along with them, so I try not to invite them any more than I must.
On the related tangent and previously mentioned, I picked up a "remora shopper." As implied they suck and although somewhat parasitic are generally benign. The only practical way to deal with this variety of creature is to employ a liberal campaign of smiling, nodding, and dead-end replies when feedback is solicited. It's considered uncouth in this country to set to with a bamboo cane about the nuisance's head and shoulders, therefore, one has to wait for them to disengage on their own. If they have to exert all the effort in hanging around, their enthusiasm will almost invariably wane.
Why these people come into being, I can only guess. How bleak must one's life be, how bereft of human contact, when they must attempt to flog the faintest echoes of friendship from some random staff member?
Successive blows to the head would be much kinder in the long run.
Other than having a guy follow me around the store for a couple hours in some pathetic mockery of socializing, things have been nicely routine around here. That isn't to imply things have been deadly dull here, for this is very much a business that as soon as you declare you are bored, will oblige you with a pick-up truck careening through the front window or someone who managed to beat the odds and suffer a freak penis pump accident. Personally, the novelty of the moment generally does not outweigh the headaches that go right along with them, so I try not to invite them any more than I must.
On the related tangent and previously mentioned, I picked up a "remora shopper." As implied they suck and although somewhat parasitic are generally benign. The only practical way to deal with this variety of creature is to employ a liberal campaign of smiling, nodding, and dead-end replies when feedback is solicited. It's considered uncouth in this country to set to with a bamboo cane about the nuisance's head and shoulders, therefore, one has to wait for them to disengage on their own. If they have to exert all the effort in hanging around, their enthusiasm will almost invariably wane.
Why these people come into being, I can only guess. How bleak must one's life be, how bereft of human contact, when they must attempt to flog the faintest echoes of friendship from some random staff member?
Successive blows to the head would be much kinder in the long run.
posted by Lanius at 10:04 PM
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