So I'm in the checkout line at Ralph's and they've got this weeks Newsweek there with Michael Jackson on the cover. The guy in line in front me, half looking at me, half looking at the Newsweek says, (loud enough for everybody to hear) "Yeah, I stopped liking him when I found out he was a pedophile."

I'm trying to ignore him and looking at the cashier like, "Can we speed it up a little and get this guy out of here?"

Then the guy says, "Yeah, he was a real pervert."

Finally he gets to the cashier and thats the end of that.

^ Sheesh.

It's amazing how checkout lines can be such a large source of frustration.

Spammers on Twitter. I gotta sort through this annoyance and get rid of them.
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sadacori wrote:

Spammers on Twitter. I gotta sort through this annoyance and get rid of them.

They find a way to spam ANYTHING

gaijinmark wrote:

So I'm in the checkout line at Ralph's and they've got this weeks Newsweek there with Michael Jackson on the cover. The guy in line in front me, half looking at me, half looking at the Newsweek says, (loud enough for everybody to hear) "Yeah, I stopped liking him when I found out he was a pedophile." I'm trying to ignore him and looking at the cashier like, "Can we speed it up a little and get this guy out of here?" Then the guy says, "Yeah, he was a real pervert." Finally he gets to the cashier and thats the end of that.

Argh. I wish I could say that if it were me, and not you, I would have said something.

But I probably wouldn't have.
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gaijinmark wrote:

So I'm in the checkout line at Ralph's and they've got this weeks Newsweek there with Michael Jackson on the cover. The guy in line in front me, half looking at me, half looking at the Newsweek says, (loud enough for everybody to hear) "Yeah, I stopped liking him when I found out he was a pedophile." I'm trying to ignore him and looking at the cashier like, "Can we speed it up a little and get this guy out of here?" Then the guy says, "Yeah, he was a real pervert." Finally he gets to the cashier and thats the end of that.

Troll-bait if i ever heard it...

L.A. County tax rate to jump half-cent starting today
Updated: 07/01/2009 07:02:39 AM PDT

Shopping will get a little more expensive in Los Angeles County starting today.

The county's sales tax rate will jump by a half-cent beginning today, thanks to voters' approval in November of Measure R, which is expected to generate an estimated $40 billion for transportation and transit projects across the region.

With the Measure R tax hike, the county's sales tax rate will rise to 9.75 percent.

Among the projects expected to be funded by the tax is the so-called ``subway to the sea,'' a $200 million extension of the Metro Green Line to connect it to Los Angeles International Airport; a host of street resurfacing and repair projects; freeway improvements and bus service enhancements.
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People were already hurting financially and they voted in favor of this measure to raise taxes???

Stupid.

^
I don't really no much about taxes and what not but that sure does sound stupid!


Yet again in the city of Detroit another person in the goverment or whatever is thrown in jail for doing something.

Taira-Panku wrote:

^ I don't really no much about taxes and what not but that sure does sound stupid!

Totally stupid.

People are losing their jobs and homes... And they raise taxes??

Taira-Panku wrote:

^ I don't really no much about taxes and what not but that sure does sound stupid!

People voted the politicians in and approved the measure to allow this tax hike. People get the government they deserve.

And it's nothing compared to what's happening at the federal level. The long term effects of those will make this look like pocket change. But hey, Michael Jackson died!! That's more important!!

Kijinnmaru wrote:

But hey, Michael Jackson died!! That's more important!!

Ack, don't get me started.

I've found that I skip the first 10-15 minutes of the news recently because of the excessive coverage of said pop star.

Yeah its so sad to hear about people losing their homes and not being able to have food. I wish things like this didn't happen
but i think things will get better hopefully! ^^
It remindes me of things we learned in my english class this year about how we should always qustion the goverment and things like that
I wish some people weren't as greedy.

Sorry guys i must sound so child like

Taira-Panku wrote:

Yeah its so sad to hear about people losing their homes and not being able to have food. I wish things like this didn't happen but i think things will get better hopefully! ^^ It remindes me of things we learned in my english class this year about how we should always qustion the goverment and things like that I wish some people weren't as greedy. Sorry guys i must sound so child like

My English classes taught grammar. I guess things have changed.

Kijinnmaru wrote:

My English classes taught grammar. I guess things have changed.

Eh? i'm sorry grammar isn't my strong point.

Taira-Panku wrote:

Eh? i'm sorry grammar isn't my strong point.

I wasn't commenting on your grammar. This being an online forum creates a whole different vernacular, like text messaging. I was just pointing out the humor in how you were learning civil disobedience in an English class when your teacher should have been teaching English.

Kijinnmaru wrote:

I wasn't commenting on your grammar. This being an online forum creates a whole different vernacular, like text messaging. I was just pointing out the humor in how you were learning civil disobedience in an English class when your teacher should have been teaching English.

Oh i'm sorry! now i feel dumb!
hehe! though i'm sorry

bmwracer wrote:

Ack, don't get me started. I've found that I skip the first 10-15 minutes of the news recently because of the excessive coverage of said pop star.

Now can you imagine the media frenzy when Bono (aka the Messiah of rock) dies, or someone relatively untainted (compared to MJ) like Madonna. Oh god I want to be on holiday when that happens.

EstherM wrote:

Oh god I want to be on holiday when that happens.

I don't think you'd be able to escape that easily from it...

When I go to check my e-mail and I type in "gaijinmark" instead of my e-mail address.

My ISP was down yet again for 5-6 hours... I'm really getting my $21.99 worth of service from Verizon.

Morons.