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     Mayor McCheese Supporter Username: Mayor_mccheese  Post Number: 1693 Registered: 7-2004  |
Case, is that the one where the people come off spacecrafts in the beginning of the 1800's and doctor all the history books to say otherwise after they erase our minds and fill them with false memories? Actually, that does sound like something he would say. Probably right after he said something like, "I don't believe that evolution happened. I call BS on that." | ||
| SO Ref Citizen Username: So_refugee Post Number: 1922 Registered: 2-2005  |
Scalia - if that was my daughter/wife/mother...I'd say "you should've found a ••••-ing parking spot." As far as Brett's story goes, to quote Gwen Stefani: That •••• is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S | ||
| Joan Supporter Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 7617 Registered: 5-2001 |
Brett: I think you were wrong to throw the banana at the person who parked behind you. Strange as this might sound, she could have been seriously hurt. You say this occurred at 6 AM and the other driver went into the store you had just left. Couldn't you have just waited a few minutes if necessary for her to come out of the store? I don't think this would have been a mitigating factor but could you please answer the earlier question as to whether the other driver was parked in a legal space. Perhaps if you had left more space between your car and the car (or other obstruction) in front of you, the problem could have been avoided. | ||
| red Citizen Username: Redy67 Post Number: 5965 Registered: 2-2003  |
Sorry, I think it is funny. If she thinks she has the right to block Brett in...she won't next time  | ||
| Case Citizen Username: Case Post Number: 1785 Registered: 2-2005 |
And if she does, she'll come prepared with her own fruits and vegetables next time. | ||
| red Citizen Username: Redy67 Post Number: 5971 Registered: 2-2003 |
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| las Citizen Username: Las Post Number: 1920 Registered: 10-2003 |
Hope you don't mind if I hijack for a moment, Brett: This afternoon I stopped at the deli near my office for some egg salad. They only have the egg salad behind the counter, as opposed to the germ-fest of a salad bar, that's why I get it. I'm walking past the salad bar and I see a lady pick up, then put down, then pick up another cherry tomato and pop it in her mouth. You are gross! I said. What? I ate it, she replid. Not the one you put back. You're gross. Who the hell do these narcissists think they are?? Back to Brett's banana. | ||
| red Citizen Username: Redy67 Post Number: 5977 Registered: 2-2003 |
las, I think they think it is all about them......  } | ||
| Scully Citizen Username: Scully Post Number: 678 Registered: 8-2005 |
At 6AM she couldn't park without blocking someone in? Or just too lazy to walk a few extra steps? | ||
| pcs81632 Citizen Username: Pcs81632 Post Number: 49 Registered: 6-2002 |
I would have undone some of the peel and made sure that the actual fruit made contact. Some social outrages deserve a proportionate response. | ||
| Scalia Citizen Username: Scalia Post Number: 29 Registered: 7-2004 |
SO Ref: Interesting. So you would have no problem with another person throwing objects at your mother, wife or daughter if they have inconvenienced that person? | ||
| Brett Citizen Username: Bmalibashksa Post Number: 2513 Registered: 7-2003 |
just too lazy to walk a few extra steps....... I was parked completely legal, and there were open spots about 20 yards away. “Couldn't you have just waited a few minutes if necessary for her to come out of the store?” NO, Jesus what would make a person think that blocking someone in because you’re to lazy to walk is reasonable and that I should wait? I’m at the store at 6am, obviously I’m going somewhere. I’ll admit throwing the banana is wrong, but not nearly as wrong as this woman was. And people please, it wasn’t a fast ball. I tossed a banana, the only way she could have been hurt was if she got hit, turned around, and got hit by a car. Last night, after a few martinis, Hello Dolly, and a few more martinis I confessed to my fiancé. I told her all about banana-gate. We proceeded to gather up a few bananas and found a nice wall outside to demonstrate my Produce Power. After ½ of an hour and a LOT of laughs, the case was proved that hurling a banana hard enough to hurt someone is not reasonable. Spanking someone with a banana is also not reasonable (poor neighbors). So I now have an expert witness that will attest to the non lethal nature of my attack. She will also attest to the fact that I can not “Just wing it” when making a banana daiquiri. I leave you with Banana Phone: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/badgerphone.php | ||
| SO Ref Citizen Username: So_refugee Post Number: 1923 Registered: 2-2005 |
It was a banana. Brett didn't chuck a rock at her. Are you saying that it's OK to intentionally inconvenience others and not expect some sort of ramifications?? | ||
| Pizzaz Supporter Username: Pizzaz Post Number: 3814 Registered: 11-2001  |
How did the Mother Banana spoil the Baby Banana? She left him out in the sun too long. It's a banana joke..... | ||
| Joan Supporter Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 7627 Registered: 5-2001 |
I'm saying that it is not all right to express your frustration by hurling a fruit at someone's head. There are other ways of dealing with day to day frustrations that are less likely to escalate in level of violence. Brett has stated that he was legally parked but he still hasn't indicated whether the vehicle parked incoveniently behind him was also parked legally. Even if she was parked illegally, I think Brett's reaction was inappropriate. | ||
| Brett Citizen Username: Bmalibashksa Post Number: 2515 Registered: 7-2003 |
She was parked illegally | ||
| Scalia Citizen Username: Scalia Post Number: 30 Registered: 7-2004 |
SO Ref: Of course not, and I think that I was quite clear in my initial post that the woman's actions deserved to be rebuked. Her actions warranted a response. Simply stated, I just disagree with the response that was taken. | ||
| John Caffrey Citizen Username: Jerseyjack Post Number: 340 Registered: 11-2005 |
Aquaman, I sure miss the Pythons. | ||
| Lydia Supporter Username: Lydial Post Number: 2001 Registered: 5-2001 |
I think throwing anything at anyone in retaliation for an inconsiderate move is insane. Illegal parking deserves a ticket, but throwing something at a person? That's assault and battery. Maybe the woman was distracted, maybe she'd just heard some horrible news that was distracting her, maybe she was just sleepy. Who knows? What an awful way to treat anyone. Brett, if you'd known the woman and she parked illegally would you still have lobbed something at her head? I had a friend in college who threw a squished-up pizza box (and missed) at a garbage guy who was making too much noise on a hung-over Saturday morning for his liking. He was suspended for the rest of the semester, and lost a scholarship or two or three. | ||
| algebra2 Supporter Username: Algebra2 Post Number: 4136 Registered: 5-2001  |
Back in college my husband threw a few McD's cheeseburgers at this guy's car. He removed the top bun so they stuck. Boy, was that guy mad. If someone's done you wrong, it's fine to throw food at them. | ||
| SO Ref Citizen Username: So_refugee Post Number: 1925 Registered: 2-2005 |
How does Strawberry throwing cheeseburgers not surprise me?  -------------- I can hear a new gangsta rap song born out of this thread... "I pulled out my snack and laid that bitch out flat." | ||
| algebra2 Supporter Username: Algebra2 Post Number: 4137 Registered: 5-2001 |
I should explain. He did know the guy he was throwing the cheeseburgers at. | ||
| S.L.K. 2.0 Citizen Username: Scrotisloknows Post Number: 1777 Registered: 10-2005  |
Brett- It sounds like Lydia and Scalia have been both victims of a drive by fruiting at one point in their lives.... -SLK | ||
| Scalia Citizen Username: Scalia Post Number: 31 Registered: 7-2004 |
S.L.K. 20: Actually, I have not. I am just commenting on what I consider to be inappropriate behavior. It appears that I may have a different standard than most posters regarding conflict management between a man and a woman in a relatively empty parking lot at 6:00 am. | ||
| tjohn Supporter Username: Tjohn Post Number: 4428 Registered: 12-2001  |
While there may be some poetic justice in what Brett did, it is pretty hard to justify this as a way of dealing with issues. Would Brett have done that to a large man? | ||
| SO Ref Citizen Username: So_refugee Post Number: 1927 Registered: 2-2005 |
We're dealing in the Virtual World. In the Real World, most of us would have simply fumed until the fair maiden returned back to her car with nary a word mentioned and resort to casting a pox upon her from afar... And, then, she would continue to live in her "me first" little world... | ||
| Lydia Supporter Username: Lydial Post Number: 2003 Registered: 5-2001 |
Sheesh - maybe the woman was hearing-impaired, or deaf - or maybe she is selfish. Sort of reminds me of Bush's mocking the blind reporter for wearing sunglasses. Your average pre-schooler understands that throwing things at others earns a time-out - and frustration is no excuse. I doubt Brett would have thrown the fruit at a man, or thrown anything if the woman was walking with a man. | ||
| crabby Citizen Username: Crabbyappleton Post Number: 683 Registered: 1-2004 |
I threw stinky cheese on someone's yard once  A driveby stinkbomb! | ||
| Zoesky1 Citizen Username: Zoesky1 Post Number: 1568 Registered: 6-2003  |
This is ridiculous. We have all been the victim of some inconsiderate driver, who makes us want to curse, stamp our feet, and yes, possibly throw a banana. But to actually do it? What is this guy, 6 years old? My real 6-year-old even knows better than that. Not only do I doubt he would have done it if the offending driver had been male or with a male, but would he have done it in front of his kids? Is this the lesson he wants to teach his kids -- that it's OK to throw things at rude people?! If someone threw a banana at me, even if I had been wrong, I would call the police. Seriously. This may be "harmless" and even deserved in many people's opinions, but it is a form of assault. Where do you draw the line? Will it not be a banana next time, but a rock? Would he have done it if the offender was a 70-year-old woman? What about a mother with a baby? Would she have had a banana thrown at her too? What if the banana hit the baby? Does anyone besides me see how offensive and stupid this whole thing is? Bottom line, Brett was wrong. Frankly if anyone did this to me, even if I was parking in the wrong place, I'd call 911 immediately and report it as an assault. | ||
| Brett Citizen Username: Bmalibashksa Post Number: 2516 Registered: 7-2003 |
“I doubt Brett would have thrown the fruit at a man, or thrown anything if the woman was walking with a man. “ You’re wrong, I don’t make decisions based on Man, Woman, old, young, black white, pussy MOL tree hugger, or body builder. I would have had the same reaction with anyone who tried to be an a**hole and push others around for their own personal laziness. And to be honest, had it been a man, the chance of having a altercation is LOT more possible. | ||
| S.L.K. 2.0 Citizen Username: Scrotisloknows Post Number: 1786 Registered: 10-2005 |
Brett, Continue to toss fruit will, just to piss off the self-righteous MOLers on this thread.  -SLK Zoesky1-You are whiny and sound like you have been picked on alot in your life... | ||
| Lydia Supporter Username: Lydial Post Number: 2004 Registered: 5-2001 |
Brett, you behaved irrationally and assaulted a woman. How do you know the woman was an a-hole? You don't even know if she heard you when you spoke. Even if she was intentionally rude, you were really, really rude. 2 rudes don't make a right. Like Zoesky, if you'd thrown anything at me, or I'd witnessed it, I would have called the police. The police would have arrested you, you'd have had to hire a lawyer, and appear in court. The woman could likely get a restraining order against you too. | ||
| pcs81632 Citizen Username: Pcs81632 Post Number: 56 Registered: 6-2002 |
To jump back to an earlier part of the thread - Neither my mother, or my sisters, would have done something so inconsiderate. They were raised properly. | ||
| Joan Supporter Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 7631 Registered: 5-2001 |
Brett: If the roles had been reversed and you had blocked someone in their parking space for a time, would you have considered that person justified in hitting you in the head with a flung banana? | ||
| mem Citizen Username: Mem Post Number: 6411 Registered: 5-2001  |
Brett, What if this woman was a "Classy Lady"? If some hot head chucked a banana at me I would shove it up his *ss and then call the cops. Well, not ALL the way up his *ss, but I would definitely call the cops. Because I am classy. | ||
| MeAndTheBoys Citizen Username: Meandtheboys Post Number: 4116 Registered: 12-2004  |
The point is, I think, that Brett (and most of the rest of us) wouldn't do such a sh**y thing to begin with. And, to be honest, if I ever did, and someone threw a banana at me, I would deserve it! | ||
| mem Citizen Username: Mem Post Number: 6412 Registered: 5-2001 |
Meand, No one would EVER throw a banana at a classy lady like you! | ||
| Lydia Supporter Username: Lydial Post Number: 2006 Registered: 5-2001 |
Meand - Everyone flips out now and then, it's just that most people can gather their wits and understand they crossed the line. I'm really surprised that anyone supports throwing stuff at a person as a reasonable response to a perceived slight. Whatever. I'm going to re-read "The Lottery" and beware angry men bearing fruit. | ||
| S.L.K. 2.0 Citizen Username: Scrotisloknows Post Number: 1788 Registered: 10-2005 |
Lydia- The police would of laughed, who are you kidding. not in front of you of course...by the way, don't you think the coppers are going to ask what prompt him to throw the banana. Doesn't the self-centered driver deserve punishment as well? -SLK | ||
| crabby Citizen Username: Crabbyappleton Post Number: 685 Registered: 1-2004 |
But, it's true, some people just really need a good banana lashing. |
