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[the_gneech]

"So," said Brigid. "What do you want for your birthday?"

"Oh!" said Greg. "Oh, well, that's nice of you. But nothing, really. Maybe a card if you'd like to do one."

Brigid frowned. "That's no good. You've got to want something for your birthday."

"There's nothing I want in terms of stuff," Greg said. "Really, all I want is ... well ... I want people to get into the lane they want in traffic and then stay there. I want for people to stop muttering under their breath and then being annoyed at me when I can't make out what they're saying. I want the people working at counters to stop getting my order wrong and then acting like I'm a jerk for not ordering what they served me. I want that guy in Nigeria to stop asking me to help get his funds out of the bank. I want people to stop asking my opinion when what they really want is for me to guess the option they'd already chosen and tell them what a good choice it is. I want the Demidupes and the Publioobs to stop shrieking hysterically about the other. I want people to sit down, shut up, and chill the heck out for a while."

"Yeah?" said Brigid. "I want a pony."

Greg clicked his tongue and headed for the hallway. "Right, well, I think I'd better lie down. Tell Ozymandias that if he wants to come in and sleep on my head, he's welcome."

-The Gneech

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Comments

[exatron.livejournal.com]

Brigid's question reminds me of one of my grandmothers. She likes to have things to buy for gifts.

[susandeer.livejournal.com]

ROTFLMAO!

(and I rarely use that one!)

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Hee! Well thanks!

-TG

[kylet.livejournal.com]

Ozymandias: "Meow." ¬.⌐

[confusedoo.livejournal.com]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that feline for "Well, I don't actually need an invitation, but it's nice of you to recognize my perrogative."

[kylet.livejournal.com]

No, no, that's "mrao!"

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Always well-spoken, that cat!

-The Gneech

[kylet.livejournal.com]

Agh! LJ munched the last character. Now he's apparently a CYBORG cat o.0

[frostdemn.livejournal.com]

Very true.. Hm, that gets me thinking..
I was thinking I wanted a kanji dictionary. I think now I want what Greg wants. Or what Brigid wants. Or both. 'w'

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

'w'?

-TG

[frostdemn.livejournal.com]

Lessee...
:) is to ^_^ as =3 is to 'w'

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

Hehe. Poor Greg. I so agree with him on all of those-- and I'm the guy behind the counter, which makes it even worse when people get mad at me for asking that I get the right thing.

There's a shorter way to say it all: I want everyone to stop believing that they're entitled to everything just because.

*Ponders* I hate the "what do you want for" question. I much prefer to have gifts that people put some thought into than what is simply on my list. That, and I asked for a subscription to Mars Hill Audio CDs this year, and instead I got a deposit in my bank account, because appearantly it required too much thinking to make the subscription. Wow. Just wow. That's why I don't make requests.

Have teh best

-=TK

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

"I'm the guy behind the counter, which makes it even worse when people get mad at me for asking that I get the right thing."

Er ... I couldn't parse that. Explain?

-TG

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

My restaurant works as a short-order-- customers come up to the counter to place their order, and we call them back up when they are done to pay and receive their food. That's my primary job-- taking orders and handing them out. So whomever gets the order wrong, I'm the guy who has to deal with it. And there have been times when I've been irritated by a customer, usually when they're rude about the mistake instead of just pointing it out.

But on the other hand, I know the pressure that cashiers and order-takers go through, so I do my best to be polite when someone goofs up my order. Yet they still act like I'm the scum of the earth when I do it. It's very frustrating. Most of the time, I just don't bother and go with what I've been given.

Have teh best

-=TK