OT VENT: I am a Target.

I have had this problem all my life but it is *always* worse during the
holidays. Crazy people want to talk to me. Strangers. In public.
Sorry to be so OT, but this is bugging me. I need to figure out what it
is about me that causes them to single *me* out.
Today it happened twice. Once exiting Wal Mart. This was about a
80-year-old Walmart Greeter. He said Merry Christmas and stuck his hand
out. I shook it and said, "Merry Christmas." He wouldn't let go of my
hand. He said, "You know, they told me to stop saying Merry Christmas,
but I'm going to say it anyway. It's that damned Madelyn Murray
O'Hare's fault. She took prayer out of the schools and she took Christ
out of Christmas. She is burning in Hell this very moment, you know
that? She is BURNING in Hell while we are talking. As the world ends,
her fiery damnation will end not. " And on. And on. And on.
I wiggled my hand away finally and said, "Mister, you're going to get
fired and it's not going to be for saying "Merry Christmas."
Then I went out to the car, and was approached by two young men. One
hardly spoke English and one didn't speak English at all. The one that
did, wanted me to teach his friend English. What the hell???? I said,
well, your friend doesn't speak a lick of English, and I don't speak a
lick of whatever language he is speaking, so I don't think that's
possible. And I apologized. I don't have any idea why I was sorry that
I couldn't teach his friend English. Good grief.
And I worry that I'm becoming a recluse. Maybe it's not so bad.
Vent over. Thanks for listening!
Sherry

"sriddles" wrote in message
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And I worry that I'm becoming a recluse. Maybe it's not so bad.
Vent over. Thanks for listening!
Sherry

LMAO!!!

I am *SO* glad it's not just me that has to deal with wierdos. Yesterday
I got acosted by a Chinese lady in the bank asking me to explain what
the word YULE meant in a Christmas card!

Helen M


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Helen Miles wrote:
"sriddles" wrote in message
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And I worry that I'm becoming a recluse. Maybe it's not so bad.
Vent over. Thanks for listening!
Sherry

LMAO!!!

I am *SO* glad it's not just me that has to deal with wierdos.
Yesterday I got acosted by a Chinese lady in the bank asking me to
explain what the word YULE meant in a Christmas card!

Helen M

Happens to me all the time. I thought for a while I had a big invisible
sign on me that said, "Talk to me." Sometimes the ones who want to aren't
all that nice, either. (sigh)

Jill

On Sat 10 Dec 2005 06:28:13p, wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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I have had this problem all my life but it is *always* worse
during the holidays. Crazy people want to talk to me. Strangers.
In public. Sorry to be so OT, but this is bugging me. I need to
figure out what it is about me that causes them to single *me*
out. Today it happened twice. Once exiting Wal Mart. This was
about a 80-year-old Walmart Greeter. He said Merry Christmas and
stuck his hand out. I shook it and said, "Merry Christmas." He
wouldn't let go of my hand. He said, "You know, they told me to
stop saying Merry Christmas, but I'm going to say it anyway.
It's that damned Madelyn Murray O'Hare's fault. She took prayer
out of the schools and she took Christ out of Christmas. She is
burning in Hell this very moment, you know that? She is BURNING
in Hell while we are talking. As the world ends, her fiery
damnation will end not. " And on. And on. And on. I wiggled my
hand away finally and said, "Mister, you're going to get fired
and it's not going to be for saying "Merry Christmas." Then I
went out to the car, and was approached by two young men. One
hardly spoke English and one didn't speak English at all. The
one that did, wanted me to teach his friend English. What the
hell???? I said, well, your friend doesn't speak a lick of
English, and I don't speak a lick of whatever language he is
speaking, so I don't think that's possible. And I apologized. I
don't have any idea why I was sorry that I couldn't teach his
friend English. Good grief. And I worry that I'm becoming a
recluse. Maybe it's not so bad. Vent over. Thanks for listening!
Sherry



Sherry, you just must have a demeaner that makes you approachable.
That's a very very good thing. Bless your heart.

--
Cheryl

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 15:28:13 -0800, sriddles wrote:

I have had this problem all my life but it is *always* worse during the
holidays. Crazy people want to talk to me. Strangers. In public. Sorry to
be so OT, but this is bugging me. I need to figure out what it is about me
that causes them to single *me* out. Today it happened twice. Once exiting
Wal Mart. This was about a 80-year-old Walmart Greeter. He said Merry
Christmas and stuck his hand out. I shook it and said, "Merry Christmas."
He wouldn't let go of my hand. He said, "You know, they told me to stop
saying Merry Christmas, but I'm going to say it anyway. It's that damned
Madelyn Murray O'Hare's fault. She took prayer out of the schools and she
took Christ out of Christmas. She is burning in Hell this very moment, you
know that? She is BURNING in Hell while we are talking. As the world ends,
her fiery damnation will end not. " And on. And on. And on. I wiggled my
hand away finally and said, "Mister, you're going to get fired and it's
not going to be for saying "Merry Christmas." Then I went out to the car,
and was approached by two young men. One hardly spoke English and one
didn't speak English at all. The one that did, wanted me to teach his
friend English. What the hell???? I said, well, your friend doesn't speak
a lick of English, and I don't speak a lick of whatever language he is
speaking, so I don't think that's possible. And I apologized. I don't have
any idea why I was sorry that I couldn't teach his friend English. Good
grief. And I worry that I'm becoming a recluse. Maybe it's not so bad.
Vent over. Thanks for listening!
Sherry


These things happen -- just be aware you might be a target for a con game
or a pickpocket.....especially around the holidays when things are busy
and you have other things on your mind. MLB

I rarely hesitate to speak to strangers, and they usually don't think I'm
nuts due to what I say but rather because I spoke at all.

"Helen Miles" wrote:
I am *SO* glad it's not just me that has to deal with wierdos. Yesterday
I got acosted by a Chinese lady in the bank asking me to explain what
the word YULE meant in a Christmas card!

This reminds of when I was at an airport, and a British fellow asked
me what a "dime" meant on a US coin. I told him that it was a ten
cent piece. That made me look over American money more critically,
and I realized that not only did the US dime (as well as most of the
other coins) not have the denomination in Arabic numerals on them, but
the dime didn't even have the word "ten" anywhere on it. No wonder
that visitor was confused!

"Helen Miles" wrote in message
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"sriddles" wrote in message
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And I worry that I'm becoming a recluse. Maybe it's not so bad.
Vent over. Thanks for listening!
Sherry

LMAO!!!

I am *SO* glad it's not just me that has to deal with wierdos. Yesterday
I got acosted by a Chinese lady in the bank asking me to explain what
the word YULE meant in a Christmas card!

Helen M


Hey, I work in a liquor store. You don't think I have to deal with weirdos?
ACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kili

"Pat" wrote in message
.. .
I rarely hesitate to speak to strangers, and they usually don't think I'm
nuts due to what I say but rather because I spoke at all.

Sherry, last pic I saw of you on Net was when your irises bloomed in your
yard; plus long ago pic of you holding your beloved Cherokee. You look much
younger than your age, are attractive, and live in an area where common
courtesy (I believe) still prevails locally. OTOH,
I am never approached by these fruitcakes, as I move fast, look tough, share
none of your above-named traits,
and just have a "big-city-East-Coast-dead-fish-eye-contact-look" LOL. My
love for cats does not include
the hoomin race generally, especially strangers. But I am sure you feel
guilty at possibility of hurting their feelings.

wrote:
I have had this problem all my life but it is *always* worse during the
holidays. Crazy people want to talk to me. Strangers. In public.
Sorry to be so OT, but this is bugging me. I need to figure out what it
is about me that causes them to single *me* out.
Today it happened twice. Once exiting Wal Mart. This was about a
80-year-old Walmart Greeter. He said Merry Christmas and stuck his hand
out. I shook it and said, "Merry Christmas." He wouldn't let go of my
hand. He said, "You know, they told me to stop saying Merry Christmas,
but I'm going to say it anyway. It's that damned Madelyn Murray
O'Hare's fault. She took prayer out of the schools and she took Christ
out of Christmas. She is burning in Hell this very moment, you know
that? She is BURNING in Hell while we are talking. As the world ends,
her fiery damnation will end not. " And on. And on. And on.
I wiggled my hand away finally and said, "Mister, you're going to get
fired and it's not going to be for saying "Merry Christmas."

LOL...I would have told him I worship Satan and hissed at him.

Then I went out to the car, and was approached by two young men. One
hardly spoke English and one didn't speak English at all. The one that
did, wanted me to teach his friend English. What the hell???? I said,
well, your friend doesn't speak a lick of English, and I don't speak a
lick of whatever language he is speaking, so I don't think that's
possible. And I apologized. I don't have any idea why I was sorry that
I couldn't teach his friend English. Good grief.
And I worry that I'm becoming a recluse. Maybe it's not so bad.
Vent over. Thanks for listening!
Sherry

LOL...don't worry. You're approachable. I get it too - usually people
scamming money.
-L.