tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post4538073853357785284..comments2023-08-05T07:24:04.413-05:00Comments on Hope n' Change Cartoons: CrappuccinoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-38152928925354260172015-03-24T00:04:21.082-05:002015-03-24T00:04:21.082-05:00I keep wanting to try the George Carlin response: ...I keep wanting to try the George Carlin response: "What if I don't want to have a nice day? What if I want to have a shitty day?!" but I figure they're just saying something to acknowledge my existence, so I don't say it. I'll frequently just shrug my shoulders and grunt.<br />JustaJeepGuynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-72521867225756584712015-03-23T16:13:20.766-05:002015-03-23T16:13:20.766-05:00liberals suck anything... look they elected B H O!...liberals suck anything... look they elected B H O!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974064377249614830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-36531236618591091412015-03-22T19:23:12.413-05:002015-03-22T19:23:12.413-05:00On the topic of meaningless banter with clerks and...On the topic of meaningless banter with clerks and cashiers, I have made it my standard operating procedure to always answer their robotic "how are you doing today?" (or similar questions to which they expect the generic "not too bad" response) with something like "well, I'm not in jail", or " I've been worse". Usually, when confronted with non-standard answers to their programmed queries, they adopt the most hilarious confused look on their faces and say things like "oh, I'm sorry you have been worse" - not even realizing that my statement means that I am doing quite well at present.Geoff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702402850031773761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-4715637297100742352015-03-22T15:28:22.579-05:002015-03-22T15:28:22.579-05:00Sure Stilton, I totally agree. My point is, being ...Sure Stilton, I totally agree. My point is, being subjected to inane and irrelevant questions as to the nature of my day by total strangers because it is company policy to do so is, for my mind both patronising and downright annoying.<br />I, also have worked some of those 'shitty jobs' but always confined myself to 'yes sir' and no ma'am' and specific answers to specific product or service questions. The state of the customer's health or the enjoyment level of their daily routine was of absolutely no interest then or now.Popular Frontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-8093622718460418112015-03-22T12:28:03.689-05:002015-03-22T12:28:03.689-05:00@Popular Front- To me, a cashier's attitude ma...@Popular Front- To me, a cashier's attitude makes all the difference. If they robotically mumble "how are you today?" it's irritating - but if they deliver it with a smile, a little life, and some eye contact then I'm happy to share a moment with them.<br /><br />And I've <i>had</i> a lot of those "shitty jobs" so appreciate the people who are giving more than the minimum effort.<br /><br />@Rod- While Lucy only has 3 panels here, I fear the <i>rest</i> of the time she could talk your ear off about climate change, income inequality, and the benefits of eating organic kale.<br /><br />@Chuck McCarroll- Then again, maybe it's <i>your</i> taste getting worse and worse. In either case, we're having some fun(grin).<br /><br />@sly- Exactly. No good can come of this, and it only adds fuel to the fires of those claiming there's rampant racism galloping across America.<br /><br />@Anonymous- AWwww. Like I said, I've had a number of those subservient jobs, so don't be too hard on folks. After all, it's better that they're asking how they can help rather than sitting at home waiting for you to send them a welfare check.<br /><br />@Wahoo- You probably thought it was a snow drift.<br /><br />@Bruce Bleu- History becomes so clear when it's laid out logically.<br /><br />@Popular Front- Again, I'll plead for "civility rights" when dealing with clerks and servers. That being said, I <i>have</i> been know to respond to "Can I help you?" with "I'm beyond help, but I appreciate your ambition."<br /><br />@Rod- Love it, and am cartoonizing it for Monday's HnC (with credit, of course).Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-15418196872837435192015-03-22T10:28:15.925-05:002015-03-22T10:28:15.925-05:00I don't know who to credit; rcvd Friday night;...I don't know who to credit; rcvd Friday night; probably gone beyond the limits of our galaxy by now; but just in case you've missed it: JEWISH HOLIDAY<br /><br />Not feeling well & concerned about his mortality, Obama consulted a psychic about the date of his death. Closing her eyes and silently reaching into the realm of the future, she finds the answer.<br /><br />“You will die on a Jewish holiday.” “Which one?” Obama asked nervously. “It doesn’t matter,” replied the psychic.<br /><br />“Whenever you die, it’ll be a Jewish holiday.” Rodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-35312105131613952442015-03-22T00:04:50.698-05:002015-03-22T00:04:50.698-05:00That's a good one Anony! I'm going to try ...That's a good one Anony! I'm going to try it out, see how it goes.Popular Frontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-28783670949288293852015-03-21T18:45:37.063-05:002015-03-21T18:45:37.063-05:00Would my order, 'I like my coffee like I like ...Would my order, 'I like my coffee like I like my women, black' warrant the StarF**ks racial quiz before I would be served? Randallhttp://www.randallsbpu.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-6329584792570278832015-03-21T08:19:25.249-05:002015-03-21T08:19:25.249-05:00Stilton,
Mandatory voting is how the Pillsbury Dou...Stilton,<br />Mandatory voting is how the Pillsbury Dough-dictator got 100% of the vote in N Korea. The ONLY reason someone in power would make a statement like that is so when they rig the vote, it will feed their narcissism! Self-aggrandizement to a narcissist is like drugs to an addict... they want more until they overdose. The problem is, the people AROUND the narcissist die FIRST, (because they can't appreciate him sufficiently to assuage the lust he demands, so must be eliminated, (WHERE is kimmy jong limpdicks uncle?)), then when there is nobody left to osculate his posterior, he is Fidel! Bruce Bleunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-58390428314682392222015-03-21T05:46:44.063-05:002015-03-21T05:46:44.063-05:00I've never run over a polar bear with my car.I've never run over a polar bear with my car.Wahoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-64869269672955363262015-03-21T03:46:01.360-05:002015-03-21T03:46:01.360-05:00@Popular Front
Whenever I got into a store and enc...@Popular Front<br />Whenever I got into a store and encounter some bright-eyed "associate" who asks "How can I help you today?" the conversation goes:<br />You really want to help me?<br />Oh, yes I really do!<br />Great! Pay off my Master Card.<br />S I L E N C E . . .<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-50170990313492184502015-03-21T00:39:33.973-05:002015-03-21T00:39:33.973-05:00I work in a building with a Starbucks 3 floors dow...I work in a building with a Starbucks 3 floors down...never set foot in it. Never will. This is one of the most ludicrous concepts I've ever heard of. It only serves to exacerbate the racial tension that has already been exacerbated by the current administration and its "Divide and Conquer" Doctrine.slynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-57625388973758559162015-03-20T19:04:18.019-05:002015-03-20T19:04:18.019-05:00You just get better n' better, Dr. J!You just get better n' better, Dr. J!Marine4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316425122927213322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-22755221390238919562015-03-20T18:38:02.533-05:002015-03-20T18:38:02.533-05:00All right people,all right; let's talk about L...All right people,all right; let's talk about Lucy. One of the endearing things about her is she gets right to the point in three quick panels and "badda-boom"... she's done and she goes away for a while. Stilt, Where did you find this woman? Are there any more? Rodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-60130163878381258712015-03-20T16:14:24.819-05:002015-03-20T16:14:24.819-05:00All jokes aside, the thing that bugs me the most i...All jokes aside, the thing that bugs me the most is going into a store and the cash register airhead says, "Hi how are you today?" My first response which I always repress (because I'm polite) is "WTF do YOU care? Just ring up my purchases fuqknuckle"<br />Then as you're leaving you get that inane "Have a nice/great day!" Again my repressed response is "Thanks, enjoy your shitty job".Popular Frontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-76157199347585354682015-03-20T15:59:13.020-05:002015-03-20T15:59:13.020-05:00'double-grande half-caff soy milk cocoa-dusted...'double-grande half-caff soy milk cocoa-dusted cinnamon-sprinkled whipped foam frappuccino' - you forgot the twist of lemon Stilt.Popular Frontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-39581377504854866732015-03-20T15:18:26.743-05:002015-03-20T15:18:26.743-05:00@Sam L.- Brilliant!@Sam L.- <i>Brilliant!</i>Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-34933448016186225592015-03-20T14:54:32.460-05:002015-03-20T14:54:32.460-05:00Were I to go to a Starbucks, I'd ask them why ...Were I to go to a Starbucks, I'd ask them why they are dissing our wonderful president Obama, who says racial harmony is the best it's ever been.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-3725662919709012422015-03-20T14:50:53.567-05:002015-03-20T14:50:53.567-05:00@Geoff King- The White House "petition page&q...@Geoff King- The White House "petition page" is, sadly, nothing more than a distraction - not to mention probably a trap to find the IP addresses of people who sign petitions which are negative to Obama.<br /><br />@Judi King- I'm not a religious man, but I'm pretty sure if God wanted us to spill our guts out to baristas, He wouldn't have given us bartenders.<br /><br />@John the Econ- Great points. We <i>desperately</i> need to have the kind of conversations you describe, but on a more meaningful level.<br /><br />It's taken me years to document (on an ongoing basis) how awful I find this president, but among his greatest sins is not only <i>throwing away</i> the opportunity to start a meaningful racial dialogue, but actually choosing to <i>heighten racial animosity</i> for the political benefit of his party.<br /><br />Per your thought experiment about people <i>really</i> going to Starbucks to vent (or Vente?) about race, I'd actually like to see it happen. People should storm the barricades and talk about affirmative action, the destruction of black families, the nightmare of the school systems, and the predations of race pimps like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and (oh yeah!) Barack Obama and Eric Holder.<br /><br />Per your observations on millenials, I think many of them really <i>are</i> more colorblind than any previous generation. In many ways, that's a great thing - but unless they get a better understanding of history, and the law of unintended consequences, they're not exactly who we want making policy decisions.<br /><br />@Uncle Dirt- Glad you enjoyed the cartoon! I actually made myself chuckle thinking about Barry the Barista who wouldn't STFU about politics long enough to actually give you your coffee.<br /><br />@American Cowboy- The only time I've gone to Starbucks to buy coffee, it was inside a giant Baptist church here in north Texas. I skipped all the Italian and just asked (practically begged) for a big cup of black coffee. And it was fine - and not even outrageously expensive since it didn't require shavings of nutmeg, or steamed milk, or cacao beans partially chewed by Peruvian virgins.<br /><br />But I would <i>never</i> pay for one of their goofy dessert drinks. <br /><br />@Shelly- Perhaps Starbucks' patrons <i>should</i> talk about race in the bathroom. Hashtag "PeeTogether," of course.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-3344370421999541732015-03-20T14:37:32.680-05:002015-03-20T14:37:32.680-05:00Good grief...these stupid problems our country is ...Good grief...these stupid problems our country is having, from Hillary to the 'Starbucks chat room', to same-sex marriage, to Nobama and his dumbass edicts...and all the other idiotic issues hanging over our heads, getting reallyyyy old!<br />All this, I believe, is just confusion from hell, to make us worry and take our eyes off of the ONE true Answer....Jesus Christ!<br />It's biblical. Check it out.<br />PRYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-43645455311609430552015-03-20T13:04:09.774-05:002015-03-20T13:04:09.774-05:00Starbucks is absolutely the best place to (wait fo...Starbucks is absolutely the best place to (wait for it) go to the restroom when you are out and about. And that's where this so-called policy belongs.....in the toilet.Shellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-87629126379120655122015-03-20T12:42:20.646-05:002015-03-20T12:42:20.646-05:00I must say that in my chosen line of work I don...I must say that in my chosen line of work I don't much get the opportunity to see, let alone patronize, a Starbucks.<br /><br />That said, the very few times I have been to one, courtesy of city friends, their coffee was about as palatable as their politics. IMOAmerican Cowboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-16733152097473435872015-03-20T12:08:31.998-05:002015-03-20T12:08:31.998-05:00Stilt-you hit this one out of the park! I have bee...Stilt-you hit this one out of the park! I have been chortling, then guffawing as I re-read the Starbucks cartoon.<br />Thanks for posting that video Bruce. I saw it some years ago and it is chilling. <br />A liberal friend from Portland Oregon gave me a Starbucks gift card for my birthday last week. I am going to give to the first black homeless person I see...Uncle Dirtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-86770907372178185632015-03-20T11:58:08.822-05:002015-03-20T11:58:08.822-05:00Mrs Econ & I have a saying that "If you h...Mrs Econ & I have a saying that <i>"If you have to proclaim something, then you aren't it."</i> If one has to go out of their way to point out something about themselves, what they believe or what they are doing, then it's because they know it isn't obvious through the way they behave. For example, Progressives love to proclaim how "open minded" they are, when, in fact, that are so closed-minded that they won't even engage in debates, instead preferring to dismiss all countering opinions or arguments as "racist", or proclaiming that "the science is settled". So they proclaim their open-mindedness endlessly.<br /><br />So when they say that they "wish to engage in a discussion on race", then they really don't. You want to lecture.<br /><br />And you're right, @Stilton. They have absolutely no interest in discussing <a href="http://www.city-journal.org/html/15_3_black_family.html" rel="nofollow">the well-predicted devastation that the "Great Society" did to the black family</a>. They have no interest in discussing <a href="http://www.bet.com/news/national/2011/07/12/black-middle-class-eroding-quickly.html" rel="nofollow">how the progress made since Reagan to the black middle-class has been virtually erased by Obama</a>, and how long it will take to undo that damage. They certainly don't want to talk about the joke that "Affirmative Action" has become in the wake of mediocrity from our first Affirmative Action President or how <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/05/fordham-piece-called-warren-harvard-laws-first-woman-123526.html" rel="nofollow">it's now even used by mediocre lilly-white Progressives as a tool to the top</a>.<br /><br />You are right. These are conversations that are not intended to be taking place at Starbucks this week. Instead, customers will be getting lectures and <a href="http://www.steynonline.com/6326/bringbackourballs" rel="nofollow">impotent "hastag politics" written on their cups</a>.<br /><br />But here's an interesting thought: What if a minority Starbucks employee follows the lead of their CEO and opens a "conversation" with a customer who is not intimidated or a pliant Progressive wag? Would the traumatized employee be able to sue Starbucks, or would the customer be prosecuted for the "hate crime" of pushing back against Progressive orthodoxy?<br /><br /><b>Regarding the "millennials":</b> A decade ago, Mrs. Econ decided to go back to school to get a new degree. No question about it that experiencing college as a middle-aged woman is quite a different experience than one has as a late-teenager. One advantage of other than maturity is the ability to observe people in a more detached and objective manner.<br /><br />Her most interesting observation? That <b>most of her millennial classmates couldn't care less about "race" or most of the mindless leftist identity politics that were endlessly shoved in their faces</b>. The fact was that most of these kids have grown up in a true "multicultural" environment unlike the guilty-white aging hippie class that now runs academia in America today and continually tries to re-live and impose their glory days from the '60s. The only kids who do care about this nonsense are those in the "grievance studies" majors and/or are looking to make their livings in government, as community organizers, or other rent-seeking professions.<br /><br />As was the case in the '60s, most of the "kids" we see are not the "typical" ones, but are the "vocal minorities" who seek to be regarded as the standard. And it suits the media's agenda to comply. Fortunately for America, there are also plenty of millennials who don't buy any of this crap, and are far more like us than the media will allow America to see.John the Econnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-33613562802540786682015-03-20T11:16:23.622-05:002015-03-20T11:16:23.622-05:00Yeah, I could go with "hold the coffee" ...Yeah, I could go with "hold the coffee" but especially "hold the conversation"!Judi Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261744230143875668noreply@blogger.com