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Witch. Warlock. Minos/Melos. Spicy Shopkeep. Notary Public. fivefoldlaw.mayhem.my

Editor: "So... the Joker is still a mass murderer, but his backstory now includes AuDHD, an ambiguous sexual orientation, and abusive parents, thus making his multitude of heinous crimes both understandable and forgivable?" Ryan Murphy, writing for DC Comics: "Plus he looks like Charlie Hunnam."

Someone got in my comments all, "Wicca is less than 60 years old," so I was like, "That would mean Gerald Gardner came up with it after he died." Which is "semantics" and "manipulation tactics," apparently. Eh. I can live with that.

Customer: "Hi. I kind of know what I'm looking for, but I'm not quite sure. Could you help?" Me: "Of course!" [I help him find what he's looking for.] Customer: "Thank you so much. I'm probably your worst nightmare of a customer, huh?" Me: Customer: Me: "Nowhere. Near."

"A secret method of identifying your Discordianship for the benefit of other Discordians is by wearing a pull-off aluminum beer-can tab ... That is called an All-Seeing Eye of Eris (complete with Tear) and it will help other members of the Discordian Society keep out of your way." -Lord Omar

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Customer: "Could I get a bottle of [product name]?" Me: "Sure. I've got them in the back, so I'll go grab one for you." Customer: "I don't see them." Me: "Yes.... because they're in the back." Customer: "Oh." 1/2

on a similar tip, a welcoming and inclusive pub here in Edinburgh once found that someone had graffitied "GAYZ ONLEY" across their exterior, presumably upset about this aspect of their business. So the pub of course had a sign made, and rebrand themselves as that every June for pride month

a screenshot from google streetview, showing a pub with a sign reading "GAYZ ONLEY".  There is a progress pride flag in one window, and a trans flag in the other
Alex Plante 🐀👑@aplante.com · 3mo ago

the one pride billboard in southern manitoba (rural bible belt region, one of the towns only just had their first-ever pride march last week) was vandalized a few days ago, so they made tshirts of it. lmfao gettem

a billboard of a rainbow that says "pride belongs in the pembina valley" with spray paint scribbled all over it. kinda made it look cooler tbh they didn't do a great job

I'm currently working a psychic fair and reflecting on how similar it is to managing the spicy shop: In both situations, when a customer tells me what they're into, the one thing I can never say in response is, "Ew."

Me: [dancing about] "PRACTICAL CATS, DRAMATICAL CATS, PRAGMATICAL CATS, FANATICAL CATS..." Boyfriend: Me: "... ORATORICAL CATS, DELPHIC ORACLE CATS, SKEPTICAL CATS..." Boyfriend: Me: Boyfriend: Me: "... DISPEPTICAL CATS."

After spending well over 20 minutes in our restroom, a customer walked up to the counter and said, "I hope I didn't leave it too messy in there." Yeah, sight unseen, I'm just going to lock the door and put up an Out of Order sign. #RetailSky

Customer: "Hey, could you notarize something for me?" Me: "Sure!" Customer: "Great! Basically, I need you to watch me sign a document, just to prove it's me." Me: "Yes. That's... what a notary does." 10/10 on the mansplaining tho.

To the parents of the little girl at the next table who casually turned around and started eating our fries while politely staring us down: Your kid has a very bright future in sales, and we love her unconditionally.

Blew a tire on the way home. Tow truck driver is making small talk about hunting iguanas. Boyfriend has code-switched to North Texan. I am nodding a lot and occasionally grunting affirmatively.