warrrreagl

I know everybody has made those private, under the breath comments about other people. But have you ever heard one intended for you? And have you ever had anybody hear one that you didn't intend for them to?

Grancey and I were at Books-A-Million last month so she could buy a new biography about Teddy Roosevelt (one of her heroes, and also someone who definitely didn’t feel the urge to apologize for America). It was a fairly long checkout line that was kind of twisty, and a grease-monkey dude who was with his “chick” kind of half-assed tried to cut in line. When people silently closed ranks to block him out, he pretended to be interested in a nearby display of knick knacks, and eventually slid back over to his “chick” who was still waiting her place in line. He was audibly impatient, and kept sighing loudly every time the next customer wasn’t moving along fast enough.

When it was our turn, there was a question between Grancey and the cashier about her Books-A-Million Rewards Card being renewed on a previous visit, so the cashier offered to look it up on the computer. Mr. Mechanic behind us started sighing and moaning aloud at this new development. When the cashier couldn’t find the record of her renewal, she asked for the phone number on the account, and we froze for a little bit because it could be any one of four phone numbers that we have and might have listed.

When we started cycling through the various numbers, Bubba suddenly said (pretty loudly), “God, it must be nice to be a rich white woman.” The weird thing is that he was white, too. WTF does that mean?

Luckily, Grancey didn’t hear him, but I know the cashiers did. After Bubba & Chick skipped over to a different checkout lane, I asked the cashier if she heard what he said, and she said “Yes.” Grancey said she didn’t hear it, so I repeated it, and both of the nearby cashiers looked visibly uncomfortable. So, to try and diffuse it a little, I said, “That’s certainly the first time I'VE ever been called a rich white woman.” Everybody laughed and we all returned to our lives.

Except that Grancey couldn't stop thinking about it for a long time afterward. She was a little upset by it.

Have a good Labor Day weekend everybody! We're off to see some SEC football tonight. Me and my rich white woman.


EDIT: I've also got a good one from me that wasn't supposd to be overheard but was. If the thread doesn't die, I'll add it later.

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