The Dinette Set by Julie Larson for December 06, 2011

God they would wreck a 2 car funeral

Good Morning All

The sign does say ‘Coffee and conversation’.

Ignorance is bliss. What a happy group of ignorant peple.

Mr. Backwards?

Morning, Crustwoodians!

Ahh… our foursome is loading up on Trix, I see.

About as far from actual food as you can find in the cereal aisle.

Burl probably picks up Gas Station Coffee there for work.

Oh, wait — I’m sure the company is paying, so he might spring for Folger’s.

Ooh — the lady trying to get past them has a can of “Bug Off” in her basket. She must be soooo tempted….

BTW — @Leaky — I read an article not long ago about “Professor” Corey, saying he’s still working, at 97, and when he’s not, he goes out every day, on foot, and panhandles at a busy New York City intersection to raise money for a Cuban children’s charity. Amazing.

One of my favourite peeves is people block aisles at the market. You know they’re there and they know you’re there, but they pretend not to notice. “Excuse me” works sometimes but works better when you crash into their basket whilst pretending that you didn’t see it. They are first cousins to folks who turn into a parking lot and stop ten feet in, leaving you behind them with half your car sticking out into the roadway. (With Bubba Leroy and his F-350 diesel dualie flaming up behind you!)

BTW, Dale is wearing his “Wind Breaker” jacket. They should be blocking the cheese aisle,

Good morning all.

Folks all she wants is for you to stop yapping for a moment and get your fat carcasses out of the way so she can move on down the aisle.

Leaky, I think I’ll be watching that one from the comfort of my home. Not that I’d be able to take the time off to see the game in person anyway.

I think the remodeled Publix stores have narrowed their aisles a bit. A stockboy had left a cart in one of the aisles, and we were looking for a hard-to-find item, and a lady with a couple of kids came to the same spot. I pushed our cart and the stocking cart back and forth to keep a clear path as people paused, browsed, and moved on. It took three traffic cops to get us out of there.

@Leaky: God must love Louisiana. All their enemies self-destruct. Alabama, Georgia, the Lions… The rematch (will that happen?) should be amusing. I’m bettin’ on the Tigers and the Saints from now on. If I were a betting man, that is.

Sounds like a great thinker

Was this on 11/25 Black Friday

is what i’ve heard true, that the only way the Saints get a perfect season is when all the other teams they play lose their games (sorta like Dallas does in the second half)? ;D

Gotta love those human cholesterol globules! Not! :-D

This is a strip that will Never run out of material; very clever ofcartoonist Larson…:oh darn!

REAL anal pores………………..

Hi fellow Crustwoodians! If you missed me yesterday, I tried to post here, but it never showed up. Oh well. Let’s see how today goes.

I have seen the blockers myself. soemtimes people don’t even acknowledge you. I did find one way to get around a store. Carry a cane. Here is what happened:

I have mentioned before that seven years ago I had surgery and some time in convalescence. After a month I was better and getting around. I was going to go to Kroger’s with my daughter. When I went to leave, my wife insisted I take my cane. I tried to protest, but she insisted that the doctor said I was suppose to either use a cane or walker. Reluctantly, I took it along, most of the time carrying it rather than using it.

When we got to the store, I noticed every time I walked into an aisle, people would move out of the way without me having to say anything, I didn’t even have to clear my throat. I think some moved out of respect of me not being able to gert around so well. I also think some left so i wouldn’t ask them to help me get an item on the shelf.

I asked an employee for an item that I couldn’t find. She directed me to the other side of the store. The store was crowded. However when I made my way across the store, the people parted as I aproached them. I felt like Moses crossing the Red Sea. When I turned back to say something to my daughter, she and her husband were still way behind me, stuck in the Red Sea of people. They had been walking with me.

I have never carried a cane in the store since then, but I have often been tempted. You know the saying, “Speak softly and carry a big cane!”

If you enjoy my ancedotes, I left another one on the Nancy page. See you everybody!

Interesting…. Burl is actually capable of turning his head 180 degrees…. He is so flexible…. so amazing…. so…..? ? ?

I think these people shop at my Winco! I seem to encounter them every time I go for groceries.

Now that I do my shopping in healthy foods(Sprouts), I tend generally to find others who are as courteous as I and we all try to share and inform others as much as we can.

It is less $$ for me because I want fresh foods, but Pennys and their ilk probably do not shop there.