I smacked down a Bushie tonight!!!!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

So I'm at work, a part-time security job which is pretty easy. I clear out a gated section of parking at dark for an industrial park which also is used by joggers and hikers for a nearby walking path. It was cold and windy and once the sun went down there was no one in sight except for one car.

I pulled up and shine a light and on the back is a "W in '04" bumper sticker. I wince, and immediatly think of all the bad things I can do, like toss my Maglight through the back window or just call the tow truck right then and there. But I'm a nice guy and know that there had been a function in one of the nearby facilities and this person probably carpooled to dinner with one of the other folks. So rather than piss everyone off like my bosses, the locals and the tow guys, I do my other stuff and wait for them to come back.

About eight PM, in rolls another car. I pull up and talk to them.

Me: Hey, how's it going, that your car?

Passenger: (annoyed) Uh, yeah.

Me: Don't know if you caught that sign out front, but you need to leave the lot at sundown in the future, okay?

Bushie: I don't plan to come here, again, so it's not a big deal.

Me: Uh, huh....it's just we have a lot of folks who use the trails over here.....thought one of them might have gotten lost or hurt out there.

Bushie: (sarcastic) Yeah, well, that's clearly not the case as you can see.

Me: Well, you know, I'm not psychic, but I guess I'm smart enough to figure out you were here for the Caskey Presentation......just letting you know the locals almost towed you, but I got you off the hook. (Half-truth, they would have towed him if I called and asked them to.)

Bushie: (rolling his eyes) Uh, yeah, thanks a lot, you really saved my life, pal.

That did it. Here I am, expecting this guy to apologize for being inconsiderate (too much to expect of a Bushie?), and instead he gives me shit. It's now time to drop the hammer, because I also notice he's being WAAAAY too beligerant with me, too fast.

Me: Sir, have you been drinking tonight?

Bushie: HA!! Screw off, rent-a-cop.

Me: Have you had a drink tonight, sir?

Bushie: This conversation is over.......bye!

Meanwhile the driver looks a tad nervous.....

Driver: Uh....I think I just need to get some stuff out of your car, Brad, why don't I go check.....

Bushie: Fuck it, this guy isn't going to do shit. I had one beer.

Driver: (to me) Um, could we leave his car here......maybe he has HAD a bit too much.

Bushie: BULLSHIT! I'm not drunk and this shithead ain't doing anything about it. I'm leaving in my fucking car!!!

Me: (to driver) You tell me man.....he's not being very rational.

Driver: Yeah, I don't know......if you let us keep the car here, we can pick it up first thing tomorrow.

Bushie: BULLSHIT!!!! I'M GOING THE FUCK HOME IN MY CAR!!!!

Me: (to driver) No problem, I'll let the locals know it's all set until morning.

Bushie: BULLSHIT!!!! I'LL DRIVE HOME NOW!!!!!

Me: Sir, you get in that car, and you'll be pulled over before you get to the main road.

Bushie : TRY ME!!!

It must have been my lucky night, because here comes the RI State Trooper who comes through the area once a night.

Bushie: (seeing the trooper) FUCK!!!

Trooper: (rolls up to me, laughing) Alright, what did you step in now?

I explain the situation. Bushie is muttering, then screams "DAMN IT!"

Trooper: (getting out of cruiser) IS THERE A PROBLEM HERE??

Bushie: (almost in tears) I want to go HOME!!!!

Trooper: License and registration, please.......

Bushie is now crying, and hands over his wallet. Driver get his reg for him. Bushie is now on the ground slumped and crying. I'm trying to stop from doing a happy dance as I watch this freeper go into meltdown and imagine his reaction November 7th.

After running the checks, trooper comes back to me.

Trooper: This guy has no history, and I've got a lot on my plate already tonight, so what do YOU want to do?

Me: Make sure he doesn't kill someone or himself by driving home.

Trooper: Works for me. I'll get his buddy to take him home, then you lock the parking gate so he can't come back later and drive out. I know the cleaning crew usually comes by about 6AM to open up anyway. They have keys.

Driver thanks myself and the trooper while loading Bushie into his car. Trooper points out it was my call or he would have towed the car hours ago. Bushie rolls down window and says he's sorry between catching his breath after sobbing like a wimp.

Myself, I just couldn't resist one last shot.....

Me: Just remember, I'm "the decider" around here.

Best night at this job ever.

[donco6]

1. The stars were aligned.

Ha! Great story. What an a-hole. Glad he did't drive an kill someone - even if it was just him. Sounds like he had a sensible friend.

[TygrBright]

2. Rarely... oh, rarely... does one get to deliver such a perfect punchline.

Congratulations, and thanks for sharing.

mirthfully,
Bright

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

8. It's easier when you have an hour to prepare a good line....

....while waiting for them to come back.

Of course, I didn't think he was going to go apeshit as he did either....

[Democrat 4 Ever]

3. Funny story. Ever notice how repugs are all mouth and braggadocio

until a bit of confrontation calls them on their BS? Then they fold like a brown paper sack full of piss.

Good job. Nice laugh.

[MadMaddie]

4. That just brought tears of joy to my eyes...

I can sign off for the night...

Thanks for the details....!!

[Catherine Vincent]

5. You did great.

What an asshole that bushie was.

[Paulie]

6. I love the last retort!

It was beauteous!

[havocmom]

7. LOL Karma is a bea-u-ti-ful thing to get to watch, isn't it?

Am thinkin there might be some mysterious forces at work of late. Been hearing lots of interesting tidbits about assholes getting their just desserts of late. Thanks for one more story for the Karma Kollection

[volstork]

9. Way to go!

Great story!

[Webster Green]

10. What a great story!

Made my nite!

[rhiannon55]

11. Yay, you, Blue!

Good job! That guy needed to be zapped with a bolt of karma and you got to be the conduit! Way to go!

[OffWithTheirHeads]

12. What the fuck did you let him go for?

Fuck that! Let him pull himself up by his own bootstraps, accept personell responsibility! I would have sent that assholr directly to jail and laughed all the way home. These rich assholes think that they are above the law because they have money. Fact is, they usually are because people like you let em slide.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

14. Well, actually.....

He never got into the car. If he had, as soon as he turned the key he could have been given a sobriety test and then arrested. Sure I could have had him towed for being in after hours, but you don't use your favors with the local constabulary on piddling shit like that, as enjoyable as it could have been.

And he wasn't rich......the car was a shitbox. More than likely he's an entry level computer programmer who sits in a cubicle all day who went to this shindig and tried to network with some bigwigs and it didn't go well.

Just watching him sob and thinking about how pathetic he was for doing so was enough.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

20. Got it. You did good.

nt.

[Clark2008]

32. He did great!

I covered cops for many years and know the crap they have to put up with (which is why many of them turn into assholes) - and, even though the OP is a security guard, they have to deal with the same shitbags.

OP, you kept your cool, kept a drunk off the road and delivered one of the best punchlines EVER!

WAY TO GO!

[Zavulon]

41. You're a nicer person than I am

I'd have waited until he got into the car and turned the key. His sobbing and thinking about how pathetic he was would not have been enough for me. I'd have wanted prison time and everything that goes with it for this Repug dickhead. His party has been doing the same to us for years, so why not?

[sonias]

13. Great story decider!

I loved that line " Just remember, I'm "the decider" around here." ha ha ha

Thanks for sharing and keeping the whinny ass drunk off the street too!

Sonia

[buddysmellgood]

15. No, no, no... I don't buy it. It's too perfect. You're not a security guy. You are

a writer of some sort. You spend your days coming up with perfect scenarios. This is excellent work and you are to be congratulated. I burst out laughing at the bit about the puker crying. You should have included something about him wetting himself. But you're the writer, you probably thought that too over the top. This deserves to be reenacted on stage, YouTube...Broadway.
Nice work and thanks for sharing. You made my night.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

46. LOL

I AM an aspiring writer......hence why I need to take crappy security jobs to support myself!

I think if I were going to make it up, I'd drop the crying part....that seems a little unreal if I wanted someone to believe it. That's why it was so bizarre and surreal to see this guy whimpering like a child.

[buddysmellgood]

52. Have you ever heard the Air America piece (I think Seder or Maron) where

the fundamentalist republican calls in and spouts all the hate and talking points...then at some point he caves and starts to cry and hate himself, then he switches back to hate and talking points. It's hilarious.

[krkaufman]

57. "Lawton Smalls" -- Love that bit!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Sedition

"Planet Bush correspondent Lawton Smalls." Occasionally Marc would call 'Lawton Smalls' - the 'Planet Bush Correspondent.' (played by Kent Jones) Typically Marc Maron introduced premises to Lawton, and then Lawton responded with an extreme right-wing Christian response. Lawton would then break down into tears after several premises, and he appeared to accept what Marc Maron had said. However, after a bout of strong coughing, Lawton would return to his original explanations.

Didn't realize that Kent Jones played Lawton, Kent being Rachel Maddow's supporting voice on her show.

[wryter2000]

63. "God loves you, Marc. Deal with it!"

God, I miss Lawton Smalls. I wish he'd do it on Rachel's show. I'd pay to hear Lawton Smalls again. Some of my favorite lines from his crying jags...

"Dick Cheney killed my bunny."

"When we played Watergate, the other kids made me be John Dean."

[krkaufman]

77. ha!! (And I'm hearing those lines in his voice. Thanks!) n/t

DEALwithit!

[immoderate]

93. Lawton has been calling Sam Seder's show!

Kent Jones is great!

--IMM

[wryter2000]

108. Has he?

I've missed it. I only get the last hour of Sam at work because my local affiliate has Stephanie Miller on the radio. Darn, what a choice to have to make...Sam or Momma.

[immoderate]

109. I agree. Hard to miss either Sam or Steph.

Yeah, it seems like Sam has inherited Lawton. The first time, the bit was he called looking for Maron. Lawton is as good as ever.

--IMM

[lonestarnot]

16. Wooodamnwhoo. Keep reminding them.

[tom_paine]

17. Very nice story.

[TlalocW]

18. Only thing that could have been improved on

Is if when you said, "Remember, I'm the decider here," you hunched up your shoulders and did a Jon Stewart Bush laugh. "Heheheh heh."

TlalocW

[NanceGreggs]

19. Oh, man, thanks for sharing this ...

... you just made my night!

[Name removed]

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[oscarmitre]

31. As a full time, professional fascist

I'd have to disagree. And I'd have to say the RI State Trooper did the right thing too.

[hfojvt]

64. did I say that all police are fascists?

I do not believe so. I always distinguish between the police and the fascist police or 'folice'. Kinda scary if you are carrying a gun and do not understand a distinction.

"When policemen break the law, then there isn't any law. Just a fight for survival." Billy Jack

[jollyreaper2112]

88. Not a fascist

If he started fucking with the guy and provoking him because of the sticker, he'd be an asshole. But the GrOPer started on him first. The guy certainly had too much to drink or he'd have been happy to take the breath test and prove he was sober. Backing down like that when the cop showed up means he wasn't sure he could pass the test. Felt safe enough to drive home but not safe enough to PROVE it.

The final point, the OP could have still had the car towed. That would have been assholish. He didn't. He stood his ground and did not abuse his position. Can't fault him for any of that.

[Fierce]

35. Funny, that kinda crossed my mind too.

nt

[WilliamPitt]

36. *groan*

[SammyWinstonJack]

56. Double *groan*

[chicagolefty]

38. I don't think so at all, he was quite polite. n/t

[Name removed]

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[hfojvt]

62. I wasn't there

but that's not how you told the story.

"That did it. Here I am, expecting this guy to apologize for being inconsiderate (too much to expect of a Bushie?), and instead he gives me shit."

Instead of just telling the guy he needs to move his car, you feel the need to tell him the history of the area. Then because he doesn't kiss your a$$ in gratitude, you decide to hassle him more, and also because of his political opinions. I expect an officer of the law to be professional enough to leave his political opinions at home. If cops hassle people because of their political opinions then they are violating the first amendment.

How would you react if you saw your OP of Free Republic, only the sticker said Kerry/Edwards, or, like my old car "really support our troops, don't let them kill or die for oil".

You did not talk about any tipsiness, only a bit of belligerent reaction to being hassled.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

66. Ha.....I love it....

"Feel the need to tell the history of the area"

No, I was explaining a legitimate reason why we have to do what we do. Because if someone did fall down or get hurt in the woods, it would be my responsibility to look for them, call it in and get some help out there, etc. You sound like one of those folks (like this fool I ran into) who wanders through life bitching about rules, and not wanting to be "hassled" to have to hear someone "in authority" tell you the sensible reason why. Yeah, I explain why because I encounter people who think everything is "no big deal" (until their car gets broken into and then it's why didn't we inform them that could happen here). I hope they might walk away feeling a little silly or just a bit more enlightened. Guess it doesn't work on everyone. But I try to plant the seed at least so the bottom line is they don't do it again.

There was no reason for him to be belligerent, my tone was friendly and low key at all times. Something was wrong with the guy, either drink or not feeling well and even his friend knew it and seemed to be looking for someone to assist him in convincing him of that. I didn't the toss the "Have you been drinking?" line out there as a canard.....I really got that feeling after our brief exchange and watching him get out the car and stare at me like I was from another planet. If the guy had just said "Oh, my bad, sorry...." to my initial statement to him, I would have ended the conversation right there and most likely would have never suspected something was off with the guy.

You want to go to the extreme of saying I hassled the guy. Okay, I'll go to the extreme that I might have saved his or another's life. I don't really believe that, but if you are going to bash me as piece of shit for what I did, I'll throw it out there.

[glitch]

69. IMO you bent over backwards to be polite and professional.

Some folks say too lenient, some say fascist. You kept a drunk off the road and maybe saved some lives (edit: I don't think this is extreme, it's a real possibility), plus you wrote about it well.

And you didn't even have his car towed!

[Kire]

91. too lenient, too fascist

whatever it is, it's unprofessional

[Kire]

90. Yup

Fascists always think they are doing something to somebody for their own good.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

100. Yeah, and people who like to whine about rules

....don't want to hear why they are in place so they can keep whining.

And Walter Sobchak would tell you as much.

[Kire]

110. If they don't want to hear it...

...why tell them? Why not just enforce the rule and not make the guy cry?

Are you Walter Sobchak?

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

113. Is that a reason to cry?

"Oh look, you made the guy cry!!" is something only people say in movies, my dear.

[Kire]

114. Yes, it's a reason to cry.

Being harrassed and detained is a good enough reason to cry for me. And no this is not a movie. I'm saying it for real. You made the guy cry. You were cruel. You abused your authority. Shame on you.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

115. Good lord.....

.....I probably crossed the line at "Hey, how's it going?"

[Kire]

116. you should check conservativeunderground.com

be careful what kind of personal information you post, they're hunting for it so they can send your confession to your boss

I found it by googling your nickname.

[hfojvt]

95. Am I, or he, supposed to care about the legitimate reasons?

Okay fine, I screwed up and left my car in a spot too long. I am moving my car now, okay. But, but, but noooooooo. Some pushy foliceman feels the need to delay me and explain to me what an a$$hole I am for not being aware of all the rules. "Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?"
"Whatever dude, can I go now?"
"No, you cannot go, because I am going to keep badgering you until you show the proper level of remorse and deference, and btw, I am badgering you because I do not like your political views."

Whatever your tone, your belligerence seemed to come first. "That did it" you wrote. He was not properly deferential or courteous, so I decided to go after him.

Also, I am not walking away from your post feeling either silly or enlightened. Why can't you defend what you did without attacking me? 'Nice, troll... you sound like one of those folks (like this fool...' And yes, I started our exchange by attacking you, but you made this post about you. I never made my reply about me, even if you are perhaps correct, that I do violate rules which I think are stupid.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

Actually, I am fine with arguing with people in authority, except that they often tend to be bullies with guns quite willing to threaten you if you calmly and logically explain to them why they are full of sh*t. I once had a foliceman basically threaten to assault or arrest me simply because I told him 'if you say so'. This was a cop who felt the need to hassle me simply because I was walking home from the 24 hour grocery store at 2 AM. True, he may have seen me puking a couple blocks before, and apparently thought to himself 'hey, there's a guy who is not feeling well. Why don't I go push him around a little, show him who's boss?'

I did not say anything about you being a piece of sh*t. My phrase was fascist wanna-be. You admit to hassling him, and partly because of his political beliefs. I think that is egregiously unAmerican, and unlike alot of DU I am not going to ebulliently espouse it just because I hate the BFEE. But all you gotta do is say "my bad, sorry" and you can walk away from this argument in one piece, before I pull out my thesaurus and make you cry (usually I do this by making people laugh so hard that tears come out of their eyes, then I declare victory and go home).

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

98. LOL.....for some reason, you remind me of the guy.....

....who one time was in a store I was in while at the mall shopping. Someone spilled a drink outside on the floor, and one of the security guys was waiting for the janitor to come, so in the meantime he was saying "watch your step, watch your step, be careful" over and over. This guy in the store looks at me and the clerk and says "Jesus! Does he have to be so anal??.....SHUT UP ALREADY!!"

He storms out of the store......and promptly does a 7-10 split right on the spilled drink.

Yeah, I laughed. So sue me.

[hfojvt]

101. No I am more like the guy

who was driving home from a ten hour night shift. Got pulled over by the folice (for a SEATBELT violation) and ended up hand-cuffed by the side of the road while a couple cops searched his car for weapons. (and drugs) Welcome to Iowa. Incorrigible Oppressors Without Accountability.

Yeah, I sued. So laugh me.

[Kire]

89. I agree with you.

And you are definitely not a troll.

[krkaufman]

58. He/she did the right thing in regards to keeping a drunk off the road, but ...

... motivations are open for debate and the final quip was unfortunate/uncalled for. The poster has merely solidified another's prejudice, I expect, with the final, unnecessary retort.

(link)

[hfojvt]

65. I saw no evidence that the guy was drunk

Except for the weepiness at the end.

and congrats on 5,000.

[krkaufman]

78. Well, the driver indicated concern.

Otherwise, the obnoxiousness could just be ingrained, so that's not necessarily an indicator. (Especially for Bushies.)

[piedmont]

68. count me in the minority too. nt

[K8-EEE]

22. SO good!

Thanks for this....you're very restrained in the face of a tantrumming Bushie I must say! Paid off though since you got the best zinger ever...FUNNY!

[Keepontruking]

23. Got him!!!!!!!!!!

I love it a good guy win's
story..........Congrat's..........very amusing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Circus Girl

[NMMNG]

24. How the "mighty" fall when somebody stands up to them

[driver8]

25. Classic story!! This bushie is just like the rest of the bullies...

once you stand up to them, they start quivering and crying like the cowards they are.

I would have loved to have seen this!!

[AtomicKitten]

26. nice parting shot

"I'm the decider."

[Nictuku]

27. Love it!

Great Story. I'm the decider!! hehe

[B Calm]

28. I drive a truck for a living, Thank you, I see enough drunk drivers!

[malaise]

29. Way to go

Decider

[tavalon]

30. Perfect parting shot n/t

[rateyes]

33. "I'm the decider around here!".......

BWAAAAHHAHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!!

BEAUTIFUL!

[Vinca]

34. "I'm the decider" . . . LOL! nt

[HuffleClaw]

37. Just remember, I'm "the decider" around here.

*snicker snicker guffaw*

classic stuff.

[grizmaster]

39. hoisted on his own petard

And he was damn lucky he had you there to bail him out with the trooper. RI state cops are known for there lack of humor.

[dave123williams]

40. Excellent! I'm wishing I was you :)

[Montauk6]

42. It is a fun story, but it angers me as it AGAIN illustrates how full of crud

this idea of "conservatives are tough when it comes to law and order" really is.

[cybildisobedience]

43. Great story, Decider

[in_cog_ni_to]

44. I'm "the decider" around here.

PERFECT! Good job!

[npincus]

47. HAR HAR

good one!

There's a car with a "W '04" sticker on it's rear bumper that parks on my block... I have a fantasy about depositing some of my cat's turds on their windshield, but, they probably feel the same way about my house (Kerry-Edwards and "Vote Democratic" stickers adorn my front door.

[lebkuchen]

48. You are too cool!

Send this to Reader's Digest and piss them off, too!

[Beelzebud]

49. ROFL "I'm the decider here." LOL

[Sequoia]

50. Wonderful.

"I'm the decider around here." Brilliant.

[lectrobyte]

51. Hilarious. Thanks!

[DeeDeeNY]

53. What a great story

Extremely satisfying! Every time I see a Bush/Cheney '04 bumper sticker on a car in a parking lot, I can actually feel my blood pressure rise. I got a wonderful, satisfied feeling reading your tale!

[KansDem]

54. Making the "Party of Personal Responsibility" personally responsible...

...no matter how much it kills them!

Thanks for the story!

[krkaufman]

55. So, in retrospect, do you think you treated this guy differently ....

... than you would have someone who didn't have a "W 'O4" sticker on their car?

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

59. Probably...I'll admit it.

I might not have hung around the immediate area to speak to them or seen them pick up the car if I wasn't mildly curious to see the guy and give him a slight rash about parking after hours, although it IS part of our job to remind folks to get out of there at sunset because the place had become a hangout for kids and easy car thefts.

Now if I thought the guy was not in his right mind to drive.....I don't care if he had a Kerry/Edwards sticker.....the cops would have been notified.

[krkaufman]

76. Nod. n/t

[farmbo]

60. Dude...I think you've just earned a new DU screen name: "TheDecider"

...and Skinner will issue it with unanimous consent!

[Old Smokey]

61. Way to go Decider !!!!!

Best thing I have read on this computer all week. I love to read shit like this. Made my entire day. You did great !!!!

[Cha]

67. Not only did you Smack down

the bush asshole but you told the story in such a riveting way!

[BlueJac]

70. I love the story....

[LaBanty]

71. And if he had a Kerry sticker...

Would you have done the same? Would you have antagonized him and enjoyed watching him cry? Or, would you have treated him exactly the same, thought he was just another belligerent Joe that had too much to drink, and been worried he might be out driving drunk? I *hope* the latter would apply. I really do. I wouldn't like to think someone went driving off into the sunset - possibly drunk - just because they weren't the right political party to taunt, and you cut them slack.

Preferential treatment cuts both ways, and it sucks when you're on the un-preferred receiving end. Just sayin'.

[cmd]

73. If you are lost and need directions

Ask the Decider. I'm sure he can help.

[Pacifist Patriot]

81. He already answered that question over 4 hours ago.

Check further up the thread.

[DemExpat]

72. I REALLY enjoyed this story tonight.

Thanks for sharing such fun!

Love it.



DemEx

[Homer Wells]

74. BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

Congratulations!!
You da MAN!!!

[sendero]

75. Crying? The jerk starts CRYING?

What a two-fisted wussie! If the trooper had slapped the cuffs on him he'd probably fainted with a case of the vapors.

What a hilarious story!!!

[proud patriot]

79. You might have saved a life tonight

good for you ...

[The Backlash Cometh]

80. Did you really tell him you were the decider?

Oh, that's precious.

[Pastiche423]

82. Excellent story

And excellent storyteller!

One more thanks for keeping a drunk driver off the road.

[Kire]

83. Very professional

[BlooInBloo]

84. You really threatened a citizen with legal persecution...

... for having one beer? Just because he's a republican?

Wow.

[sakabatou]

85. LMAO

[Irreverend IX]

86. Excellent. My only question is...

Why not wait for him to get in the car, start it up, and then stop him and let the full weight of the law fall on him for trying to drive drunk? No less than a GOPer deserves.

[Emit]

87. Maybe I missed it, but, how do you know he was a Bushie? n/t

[Longhorn]

94. "W in 04" bumper sticker. n/t

[tavery]

92. rent acop

the term nickledick rentacop comes to mind

[TexasLawyer]

96. very poignant

I laughed, I cried. (Mostly I laughed!)

[Dorian Gray]

97. Quick question...

what the heck does "Just remember, I'm 'the decider' around here!" even mean?

I mean, to me it sounds like some sort of lame attempt at puffing out ones chest. But, perhaps it has some other significance that I am missing?

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

99. Dumbya is "The Decider"

Or so he claims to the press corps. Hence why it is used by people who like to puff out the chest.

In hindsight, I hate the fact I used the line. Too obscure to be funny, makes me sound like a fool (much like the idiot who coined it) to anyone not in on the joke.

[Dorian Gray]

105. Ah, I see now....

It makes a little more sense. Somehow I missed the brouhaha about that line! Could be because I've been sick and cranky for the last few days, and I haven't really watched too much of the news. Sorry I took my crankiness out on you.

[slaveplanet]

103. It's a reference to lord chucklenuts

once again playing boy king, while mangling the English language.

"I hear the voices, and I read the front page, and I know the speculation. But I'm the decider, and I decide what is best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense."

G.W. Bush, April 18, 2006

[Dorian Gray]

106. Thanks, slaveplanet...

now the context makes much more sense to me!

[cui bono]

102. I can't believe you would behave like that just because he had that sticker

on his car.

"I wince, and immediatly think of all the bad things I can do, like toss my Maglight through the back window or just call the tow truck right then and there. But I'm a nice guy and know that there had been a function in one of the nearby facilities and this person probably carpooled to dinner with one of the other folks. So rather than piss everyone off like my bosses, the locals and the tow guys, I do my other stuff and wait for them to come back."

You need to look for another profession. One in which you can actually behave professionally. The first thing you think of is vandalism? Just because the guy has different political views than you? Sheesh. Good thing you're not a surgeon with a patient that has a tattoo with which you don't agree.

I'm really disappointed at the responses too. What a bunch of yahoos.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

104. Find another profession??!!

Does that mean you hate my creative prose as a writer or my attitude as a security guard?

I'm truly and deeply hurt.

[Kire]

111. If that "Bushie" filed a complaint with your company...

...you'd really be hurting.

[KalicoKitty]

107. Haha...Thanks for sharing!

Great story! Glad you put Mr. Cocky Arrogance in his place!

[Mad_Dem_X]

112. Beautiful!

And the perfect parting shot!

[helderheid]

117. Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours

Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours

[yorkiemommie1]

118. LOL !!

these bullies are cowards at the core.