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Jersey_Boy
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Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 1208
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 11:15 pm: | 
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Brett, if she had waited, you could have pulled out and she could have had your spot. Is that correct?
After your "appeal" to more appropriate behavior, is this what happened?
It seems like it was so close to being a benign interaction. Something was off that morning.
J.B. |
Brett
Citizen
Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 2525
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 8:16 am: |
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if she had waited, you could have pulled out and she could have had your spot.
Yes that’s true, but I don’t think she knew that was my spot until after she had stopped her car.
After your "appeal" to more appropriate behavior, is this what happened? Yes
This is the best I can do:
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
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Paper Bag Bandit
Citizen
Username: Glock17
Post Number: 1266
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 8:26 am: |
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Joe
Citizen
Username: Gonets
Post Number: 1261
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 9:40 am: |
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As I stated before, the altercation would have been much more severe had she been a he, or multiple he's. I’m really not the type of guy to flee from a confrontation.
When Brett eventually kicks the crap out of some rude jerk will this thread be used by his lawyer to prove that all the signs were there that he was a ticking timebomb which society failed to defuse? |
S.L.K. 2.0
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Username: Scrotisloknows
Post Number: 1806
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 10:10 am: |
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Brett-
LOL!  |
Jersey_Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 1211
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 12:54 pm: |
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You were yelling at her to move her car and take your spot, and she ignored you?
But once struck with a flying banana, she saw the wisdom of this?
I find this all so weird and unnecessary, but I am begining to think you two may have stumbled upon the only way the two of you could have negotiated what is a pretty normal parking lot situation.
My take on this is:
For every socially inappropriate action there is an equal and opposite socially inappropriate reaction.
J.B. |
fmertz
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Username: Fmertz
Post Number: 133
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 1:16 pm: |
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You should have smeared the banana over her entire windshield and left the peel on top. |
juju's petals
Citizen
Username: Jujus_petals
Post Number: 280
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 1:40 pm: |
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So, I like the banana response. But there's two sides to every story. Here's one where I might look like a jerk, but I think someone else's over-response trumped me.
While trying to park at our SOMA school adminstration building, I was intentially blocked in by a not-so-nice person. I was registering my daughter for first grade. First time ever at the building and couldn't find any street parking. Noticed that one space in the lot did not have a sign on it indicating that it was reserved. Was the sign possibly missing? Maybe. Did I know for sure? No. Was the spot open and did I need it to conduct actual busines? Yes. So, I parked there and walked inside.
About 45 minutes later (I was missing a few forms and waited in for my turn), I returned to find that someone, who felt they had more claim on that spot than me, actually parked right behind my car with their front bumper nearly touching my rear bumper. Fortunately, the spot next to "mine" was now open so I managed to use that space to turn around and exit the parking lot. What if it hadn't been?
I wasn't trying to steal someone's unmarked spot. I just trying to register my daughter for school and thought I had parked in a non-reserved spot. So, now that we can conclude I misinterpreted the lack of any signage that this spot reserved for someone else and I can report there is no lot parking available for taxpayers, I mean "visitors," to conduct business in that building. While not a banana league move, I'd say that block-in was certainly a more obnoxious response than was necessary. Wouldn't a nasty note have sufficed?
So, Brett, perhaps I've diverted the pile on to me, now? We'll see.
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Jersey_Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 1223
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 11:56 pm: |
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I think if I do a questionable parking manever and I find a banana on my windshield, I'll understand.
J.B. |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 14808
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 12:48 am: |
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You folks are missing the point.
Wrong, schmong. That's not the point. What Brett did was wrong, but that's not the point. Two wrongs don't make a right, but that's not the point. What he did was dangerous and rude, but that's not the point.
Sometimes you do something wrong and you learn from it. I'll leave it to Brett to explain what he learned.
And he tells a fine story. To me, that's the point.
I boasted about a similar thing I did a couple of years ago. A few of you will remember. Before they put the traffic light at Valley St and Oakview Ave, it was hard to cross Valley St. I was with my wife and older daughter. I anticipated someone careening through the crosswalk without yielding to us, so premeditatedly, I rolled up a magazine. Sure enough, someone breezed by, and I hit his SUV with my magazine. He got out and threatened me with violence but asked me to throw the first punch. I wouldn't. I asked him why he didn't stop for us in the crosswalk, and his answer was, "I was going somewhere." Uh, OK.
My daughter freaked out. My wife didn't. She wasn't very angry at me, but she made me promise never to do that again, because it was dangerous.
Lessons learned, though not the ones I would have anticipated.
We all do wrong things. It's not right, but we learn from them.
And maybe Brett doesn't agree it was wrong. That doesn't matter. Lessons learned anyway.
And this thread is fun.
And if you don't think this thread is fun and you're still harping on how wrong Brett's action was, you haven't learned anything.
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Jersey_Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 1232
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 1:41 am: |
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If you walk this earth looking for solutions to problems, you see a person who needs your parking spot and you offer it. A problem is solved.
If you walk the earth waiting for problems to happen and deliver punishments for them. Well, you can do some silly things and have some funny stories.
Brett lost an opportinity to take the higher ground. He took an opportunity to do something wild. The whole thing ended up being a funny story, and I'll bet the banana victim is telling it too.
Sometimes, lawyers and law just f-up the poetry of life. Yeah, it's better to try to be rational, but this, too should be practiced in moderation.
J.B. |
combustion
Citizen
Username: Spontaneous
Post Number: 151
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 4:09 am: |
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Years ago I dealt with a rude store clerk, it's a very long and boring story, but it ended in me storming to my car, pulling right in front of the door and hurling a full take-out cup of soda with ice at their front door and then peeling out of the parking lot. Years later my hubby still laughs when we drive by there. Was I wrong, yeah, but I also understand that sometimes people just snap.
Besides, look at the diagram, the witch was parked in a driving lane. Unless she was running into the store to perform CPR on someone (highly unlikely) she was wrong for being self centered enough to not only block someone in, but to also create a traffic hazard. She should consider herself lucky, someone with more malice probably would have keyed her car. |
Fabulouswalls
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Username: Fabulouswalls
Post Number: 87
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 8:18 am: |
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Hopefully Brett won't have to re-learn this lesson. He is lucky to have survived with a funny kind of story. Others have not been so lucky. I was physically attacked by someone while I was in my car. All this because I yelled at a guy for refusing to yield to a fire engine. You never know what can happen. |
Mr. Big Poppa
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Username: Big_poppa
Post Number: 723
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 8:19 am: |
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When I was in high school, we had these crazy trashy neighbors who got a bit out of hand from time to time. One day, the brothers (must have been in their late 20s) were arguing very loudly in front of their house. I was studying in my room, so I looked outside the window (which was only about 30 feet away from them). One of the screamed at me "What the F are you looking at?". I promptly went back to studying.
However, they kept arguing and then the brother who yelled at me stormed down the street and punched my mailbox! It went flying about 10 feet. Suddenly, I was pissed off. I grabbed my machete (don't ask) and ran out the door to confront him. My father was already outside trying to talk to the guy. The guy started freaking out when he saw me with the machete. My father's back was towards me, so he didn't understand the guy's reaction. When my Dad turned around....ouch, I was in big trouble. I immediately came out of my anger fog, realized the sensitivity of the situation and walked back into the house. My Dad later threw out my machete.
This is an example of how things can escalate. It might have been even worse. The guy's brother might have seen me with the machete and come running over with a gun (believe me...they had guns). But I wasn't thinking about toning down the situation and dealing with the problem in a rationale manner. My only thoughts were to confront the guy agressively.
Needless to say, I learned a lot from that experience. Especially now that I have kids, I have to think before I act. Can this situation escalate? Can I land in legal troubles? I can't control how crazy society is these days, but I CAN control my reaction to the craziness. |
Hoops
Citizen
Username: Hoops
Post Number: 1564
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 9:03 am: |
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Tom - I think you put it in the best perspective.
Mr Big - thats funny. Are there any machetes in your house now?
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greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 8221
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 9:55 am: |
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Mr. Big raises a good point. What if she had had an unripened avocado in her bag? The outcome could have been very different.
Think about that the next time you want to fruit someone, Brett.
My confrontation stories are legendary, although rarely involve physical action.
A few years back, I sat at the pump at Denco one beautiful summer morning, waiting for an attendant. I was the only customer at the pumps on the street side of the station. There was one car being filled on the rear side. The attendant was sitting on a stool, reading a magazine. I yellled out the window "do you think you can tear yourself away long enough to fill me tank?"
He glanced up and told me that the attendant for my side would be out in a minute. I went nuts. Got out of my car, cursing him out for being a lazy-••• M-F, etc. , filling my own tank. The guy in the other car go out and came towards me with a funny look on his face. As I continued to rant and pump gas, in the back of my mind I was thinking "this guy is going to tell me that life is too short, calm down, etc." Instead, he comes up and whispers in my ear "um, your dress....." points to my back and walks away. I looked behind me to find that anyone stopped at the light on SA would have gotten a show of a crazy woman, flapping her arms and screaming, with her dress stuck up in the waist band of her underwear. The most embarrassing thing is that I was wearing granny panties that day.
There are other stories which involve people threatening me with an •••-kicking and me challenging them to do it.  |
Cougar86
Citizen
Username: Cougar86
Post Number: 13
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 9:59 am: |
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I find this a very concerning trend, especially now that watermelon is in season.... |
LilLB
Citizen
Username: Lillb
Post Number: 1883
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 10:04 am: |
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Greentree -
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twig
Citizen
Username: Twig
Post Number: 182
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 8:45 pm: |
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On the midtown direct this morning, some gray-bearded guy in glasses was talking very loudly into his cell phone. Some people turned to check out who the loud idiot was but he simply turned away pretending not to notice the stares. And I found myself wistfully thinking - if only I was packing a banana....
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red
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 6073
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 8:58 pm: |
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greentree that is a great story...
remember, when freaking out NOT to wear granny panties.. |
Brett
Citizen
Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 2532
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 8:17 am: |
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UPDATE!
Last night after leaving work, I realize that I’m missing some ingredients for my Black Bean and Chicken Salsa (No Black beans, chicken, or tomatoes of any kind). So I swing by the store to pick that stuff up. After getting what I needed I was standing near the Star fruit thinking “What kind of cocktail can I make that would use this crazy thing as a garnish” when what do my wondering eye should appear?
Banana Bytch!!!!
I busied myself, maybe with a mango but I can’t be sure, and she approached!! “I’m sorry for parking behind you last week, it was rude and I’m very sorry”
HA That would have been great, but it didn’t happen. She did approach and grab something from one of the bins, but I was examining the fruit like a horticulturist, half expecting a head of lettuce to nail me in the head.
I proceed to the check out line (about 15 items or less, not sure when the “about’ came around, but there is that disclaimer now) with my 11 items, unless you count tomatoes as eachs, then I had 14. And she gets inline behind me. OH MY!
Of course the check out girl (Marge, who names their kid Marge these days?) can’t find the price of the Star fruit, so she gets on her phone to call the guy in the sky, you know the man in the booth wayyyy up there. When I say:
“4111”
“What?”
“The produce code is 4111”
“Wow, you know that?”
“Yes, I’m weird that way; I always look at the produce code. The tomatoes are 5454”
“ok”
Then the Banana lady pipes in.
“Could you hand me that divider thing?”
“Yep, here you go”
“Thanks”
“No problem”
I pay, grab my bags and I’m out the door. In conclusion, I don’t think she recognized me.
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fabulouswalls
Citizen
Username: Fabulouswalls
Post Number: 96
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 8:42 am: |
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Too bad. You deserve a smack from 'The Enquirer'. |
LilLB
Citizen
Username: Lillb
Post Number: 1928
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 8:46 am: |
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You must have knocked her so hard in the head with that banana, she lost her memory!
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Hoops
Citizen
Username: Hoops
Post Number: 1579
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 9:19 am: |
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I think Bretts conscience is going to keep him feeling guilty about this for awhile.
Life seems to have a way to place us in the most awkward of positions.
Brett - the next time you see her instead of waiting for her to apologize to you for being an inconsiderate parking assclown, maybe you should apologize to her for losing your temper. It might be interesting to see where the conversations leads. |
Dr. Winston O'Boogie
Citizen
Username: Casey
Post Number: 2201
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 9:33 am: |
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obviously this woman has been stalking Brett. that explains all of her behavior.
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Crazy_quilter
Citizen
Username: Crazy_quilter
Post Number: 347
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 11:44 pm: |
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she might have beginning alzheimer's |
Brett
Citizen
Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 2535
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 30, 2006 - 8:12 am: |
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no she dosen't she's 40 tops |
Crazy_quilter
Citizen
Username: Crazy_quilter
Post Number: 348
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Friday, June 30, 2006 - 9:40 am: |
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that's one of the signs of alzheimer's, it can begin at a young age (vs. dementia that may be age related). there are other things that can fog your brain. a severe depression, for example, or some medication for some other issue. |
greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 8273
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 30, 2006 - 10:09 am: |
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Or just being a rude, inconsiderate anus. |
Crazy_quilter
Citizen
Username: Crazy_quilter
Post Number: 349
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Friday, June 30, 2006 - 10:43 am: |
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sure, maybe she is simply rude and selfish. or maybe she is ill. we don't know. |
Jersey_Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 1261
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, July 1, 2006 - 2:54 pm: |
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"I think Bretts conscience is going to keep him feeling guilty about this for awhile."
The Tell Tale Banana? Another MOL movie idea.
DUNCAN!!!
J.B.
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red
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 6163
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, July 2, 2006 - 9:53 pm: |
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Rastro
Citizen
Username: Rastro
Post Number: 3464
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, July 2, 2006 - 10:40 pm: |
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What I want to know is, why does no one think about the banana. What about its feelings? How do you think it felt being used as a weapon? Most bananas I've met are complete pacifists. They abhor violence of any kind. So being forced to commit assault was, I'm sure, completely traumatic to the bananas. And I'm sure it was then left on the side of the road to rot. Who speaks for the fruit, tossed aside like yesterday's newspaper? |
combustion
Citizen
Username: Spontaneous
Post Number: 171
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, July 2, 2006 - 10:56 pm: |
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If you read back, Brett picked up the banana, so it's not rotting on the side of any road. I do wonder if the banana was eaten though? Or was it covered in too much hairspray and mousse to be considered edible. |
Peter G. Magic
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Username: Pmagic
Post Number: 155
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, July 2, 2006 - 11:04 pm: |
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That's a new movie in the making: Revenge of the Killer Banana! |
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