In high school, my girlfriend and I were sent to the store by her mom. We were instructed to buy: One cucumber. Yes, we got eyeballed by the clerk.
Pardon my density, but what illicit uses are lithium batteries put to?
Here’s a list from the pet supply store:
Four leather dog collars.
Four leather leashes.
A riding crop.
I take it you’re referring to luckyloo’s list.
Battery acid and ephedrine (key ingredient in the cold medicine in luckyloo’s list) are two key components used in the manufacture of crystal meth. The other items are used in the cooking process.
You’ll also need anhydrous ammonia, but you pick that up at the Fleet Farm on the way back to the double-wide …
Anyway, luckyloo is right, many areas of the U.S. have passed laws restricting access to these items – over-the-counter cold medicines are often kept under lock and key behind the pharmacist’s counter. And in many places buying such stuff will definitely lead to a call to the cops.
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My list:
Video rental: “Play Misty for Me”
Map of Carmel, California
Tin of tennis balls
Roll of duct tape
3-pack of “Just My Size” control-top pantyhose (“Ebony” color)
Nice touch.
Dunno about “raising eyebrows”, but I think I briefly became the 7-Eleven cashier’s hero when I strolled in, then-girlfriend in my arm, and proceeded to purchase a large box of condoms and a large bottle of Gatorade…
1 package of Wonder white bread.
1 package of cheap sliced cheese
1 small Jar of store brand Mayo.
1 large can of Beef flavored Dog Food.
1 small package of paper plates.
I was once an assistant stage manager at a theatre putting on a production of Pal Joey. The actors were using KY Jelly to slick back their hair as it washes out easily, so I was sent to the nearest pharmacy to buy an entire crate of the stuff. The sales assistant took one look at my rainbow button and proceeded to look terrribly shocked (and rather intrigued).
This actually happened - my brother’s birthday, and I couldn’t figure out what to get him… I decide to get him beer. So I’m in the check out line with:
Birthday Cake
Guinness 6-pack
Killian’s 6-pack
Sam Adam’s 6-pack
SA Winterlager 6-pack
Mike’s Hard Lemonade
Hard Cider 6-pack
(And bows to stick on each can)
The clerk looks at the stuff and back at me and says, “I don’t know where you’re going, but take me with you!”
30 pack of Old Style
Gallon of rot-gut whisky
The AA Big Book
Three chainsaws
A case of beer
Lots of bandages
I can’t believe nobody mentioned the best one ever:
A bag of apples
A package of razor blades
…right before Halloween, of course. I’ve always wanted to try buying these items together just to see how far I got before the cops questioned me, but hey, no sense stirrin’ up trouble for nothin’…
I bet flodnak can’t believe it either…
A charged car battery
roll of 10 gauge wire
alligator clips
40 DD underwire bra
bottle of tabasco sauce
jar of tartar sauce
bottle of yoohoo
Freshman year of college, two friends and I were standing in the checkout line with about 50 rolls of toilet paper. The clerk’s looking pissed, and this guy behind us says “Heh heh. I hope you’re not planning on doing my house!”
My friend looked at him and asked him, “That depends. What’s your address?”
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box of cake mix
cake tin
flour
sugar
can of icing
6" metal file
On a recent trip to Target, it wasn’t until I had the items in my hand that I realized a bottle of fiber tablets and a bottle of Liquid Plumr might be a misconstrued combination.
gotpasswords said:
Boring? That puppy could put a frozen spud through 1/2" plywood!
As for your prize, uhm, I’ll mention you on my website next time I update it.
White dress
pillow
box of condoms
2 cheap-ass rings
pregnancy test
Would make for one hell of a prank…
Actual:
Astroglide
circus peanuts (among much other sweetstuff)
motor oil
dry-erase board
Hey, look! I’m an idiot! Heh… Jeez… I have no idea how I missed that. I’m going home now.
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I do wonder sometimes when I am in line behind someone who is buying “mass quanities” of one item, and then one other, possibly unrelated item- that allows you to wonder “IS there a connection”? The closest I came to being sure was 5 1 gallon jugs of corn oil, a plastic tarp, and a box of condoms. The one I am still wondering about is the dozen boxes of laxatives… and a chocolate cake.
My personal “odd list” was : a case of propane tanks, 6 rolls of duct tape, and a sledge hammer. I loved the looks on the clerks face.
This one was a few years ago and caused the male cashier to blush.
One six-pack of beer
One bottle of aspirin
One package of Today contraceptive sponges