Heh, nice to see you were counting. 
I’ve seen the Emperor of the World’s subjects in the grocery store.
They’re the folks that can’t count to 12.
As in, “12 items or less”.
I moo loudly at them.
DadGUM, folks! Y’all are making me swell up, here!
Eutychus: By all means, feel free to use the post as you see fit. I e-mailed you, as well.
Missy2U: I’d be honored for the post to grace your wall/cube/stall.
Derleth, neutron star, JeffB and others: The kind words are appreciated.
RE: The manager: I can’t fault the poor man for not berating the Emperor. For one thing, that could have cost him his power-laden (and no doubt lucrative) position as shift manager. For another, he was doing his best with a difficult job before the Emperor arrived. Obviously no one had briefed him on the possibility of the Emperor stopping by, an event which can cause chaos in the best of times. It’s not his fault.
Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo!
Profanity is easy; comedy is hard. Sauron, I give you two hooves up.
I’m glad that I don’t do Fast food any more. But I’ve got to know, why the hell have they started putting the damn drive thru register up front? When I was working McDs they made a big push to put a second window in just for the cashier. Now they are so stupid to move the drawer up front so you have to do a ton of walking and it creates problems like this, morons.
Bravo!
One thought, though. How did the loyal servants react when his Imperial Highness got to cut in front of them due only to his illiteracy and/or stupidity? Emporer or no, I wouldn’t be too pleased if I had been waiting patiently and some idiot got to cut in front of me.
Well, in McDonald’s defense (at least this location), the drive-thru register was to the far left of the ordering counter – maybe two steps away from the drive-thru window. I do not believe this location has the two-window drive-thru setup, although I’ve often wondered why those aren’t staffed more often.
jk1245, I wasn’t in the ordering area when (presumably) the Emperor was served. I know he eventually did get served, though, because one of his children accidentally hit me with a french fry as I stood up to go. (He was aiming at his brother, and overshot.)
That was great… You need to bitch about things more often…
actually… I have started to notice that most stores around me have changed the signs to say “approx. 12 items or less” to prevent people from bitching…
So when I say to the person in front of me…
“That is no where near 12 items…”
now they can say back…
"it says approx… "
where I reply with a polite raising of the finger to sugest that they go proceed with their waiting online.
Don’t get me started on herd behavior at airports, where folks cannot grasp the concept of a line having a right angle so as not to block the ENTIRE CONCOURSE.
Nice one, Sauron.
Cows shouldn’t eat cows. Mad Cow Disease coming to a McD’s near you soon;)
Loved that story…!
Moo.
Mu.
(I decided to be a Zen cow).
Regards,
Shodan
PS - OP was a thing of beauty, man. We are not worthy.
I think the emperor of the world came thru my line at Safeway. On the 15 items or less line, this jerk came up with not one, but two carts full of stuff, and started unloading on the belt. It took me two tries to even get his attention. I pointed up to the 15 items or less/express sign and he look oblivious to what it meant. I told him this is an express lane, and he totally ignored me.
I called my manager over, and I guess this guy used to be the pimply teenage manager of that McD’s cuz he let him go thru there! So I turned off my light so none of the literate customers would think I’m open, and checked out the order… $525 dollars later, I was at the end and he says… “Wait! I forgot my safeway card”…
Don’t mess with annoyed women cashiers in express lanes when you’ve just driven a 100+ order thru it.
I’m still not sure if he ever got his bread out from under the meat in that second cart.
A good thread.
Wow.
SAURON,
I’m not wothy, I’m not worthy, I’m not worthy, you RULE!!!
unclviny
BTW, I am shocked by a public admission that you actually eat at Mickey D’s
I vote we make Sauron Empress (Emperor) of the World. I for one am willing to worship her (his) royal intelligence. Wow!
Is Sauron a girl? I am sorry if this question offends Her Royal Highness.