# Luby's line asshole **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 30, 2009, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142 "2009-05-30T07:55:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/1 "2009-05-30T07:55:20Z")
So I went to Luby’s for dinner. It’s a cafeteria. You know, stand in line, slide your tray along, person behind the counter dishes your food on a plate, get plate, pay, go eat. Should be simple. So I get in line, behind this couple. Lady gets her food, moves on to the register. Guy orders his entree, then is getting his sides. No big whoop. The workers are going along with their new system, one person takes your plate through the entire line. Okay. Lady takes my plate, dishes up my chicken, and asks for my side dishes. So I point out two items further down the line. Now here is where it gets tricky. See, I go to follow my plate so I can be near it when she finishes and take it. So as I move to go around the guy, he gets all testy on me for trying to “line jump”. Okay, so maybe it was a bit rude of me. I have had plenty of people wave me around before, so I just didn’t think. So as I start to go around, he starts saying something about “what do you think you’re doing?” At that point I’m ready to be gracious. Then he opens his mouth. So he starts with “I’m with her up there, wait your turn.” Okay, fine, fair observation. Then he follows that with “What’s up with you? First your all up on me all faggy like, now you’re trying to go around, are you going to pay for her meal too? What’s with you?” Apparently standing in line is “all faggy like”. I’m not sure what is worse, that he thinks that is some sort of witty retort, or the inherent bigotry. But I let it go. So I say, “Hey, I’m just trying to get my dinner, I was going to let you go by.” But that’s not enough for sir jerkitude. So I stand there and let him move in front of me, get his drink, and I follow along at a discreet distance. Because I don’t want to be all faggy. :rolleyes: Then he turns back to me and starts saying something about, “You’re not all there in the head, are you? Have you got some sort of mental thing?” Now, he’s the one getting all uptight and making a big deal out of this, but _I_’m the one with the problem? But no, I don’t want to escalate this. Because I’m thinking, I really don’t need to be explaining to the police why we got into a fight in the friggin’ Luby’s dinner line. I sure don’t need to hurt the guy and then deal with the possible legal ramifications. And getting hurt myself is not high on my list of things to accomplish. And I really don’t need to be calling my buddy to explain why I’m not going to be at class so they’ll have to make do without me, because I got into a fight at a restaurant over line etiquette. So I **don’t** say: “I’m not the one freaking out over the lunch line.” “Like I’d want to fuck _you_. Besides, your head is in the way.” “Are you _trying_ to be an asshole, or does it just come naturally for you?” “Here, let me back up, so I’m not coming on all faggy.” No, I just mutter, “Let it go.” He keeps muttering and giving me mean looks. Then they go off to their table, and I check out. So I go find a table on the other side of the room where I won’t be “faggy” and won’t have to look at him. Fortunately they split before I did, and there was no more confrontation. Stupid Texas hick. The worst part is I’ve had this guy stuck in my head for three damn days. So for _that_, I Pit you, you sorry worthless excuse for a pile of manure. I might have been slightly rude unintentionally, but you more than made up for that intentionally. Thank you for providing me the opportunity to be the bigger man - not that it was hard being a bigger man than you. The hard part is taking your crap and keeping my big mouth shut. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/2 "2009-05-30T08:04:58Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Then he turns back to me and starts saying something about, “You’re not all there in the head, are you? Have you got some sort of mental thing?” This is the point where you start talking like Ed Norton in _The Score_. “Okay. Bye bye!” ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/3 "2009-05-30T08:10:30Z")
Holy hell somebody’s got confidence issues! Apparently the simple act of blocking the direct line of sight between him and his hambeast told him A) you were going to steal his girl, just like in the movies :rolleyes: B) You are a callous bully and will do what you want, when you want, making him look like a wimp and C) want to be the top when it’s obvious only HE is the top. Or, maybe he was calling you faggy because you talk like a fag, and your shit’s all retarded. Oh please please I hope you’ve seen that movie so I don’t sound like a jerk. It’s funny, really. ---
**Author:** ![SomeUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SomeUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeUserName)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/4 "2009-05-30T11:56:14Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > Holy hell somebody’s got confidence issues! Apparently the simple act of blocking the direct line of sight between him and his hambeast told him A) you were going to steal his girl, just like in the movies :rolleyes: B) You are a callous bully and will do what you want, when you want, making him look like a wimp and C) want to be the top when it’s obvious only HE is the top. > > Or, maybe he was calling you faggy because you talk like a fag, and your shit’s all retarded. > > Oh please please I hope you’ve seen that movie so I don’t sound like a jerk. It’s funny, really. I vote A I had an ex-husband like that. If someone was visiting or we went to visit friends he would make comments like “Why are you sitting next to my wife?” Like sitting next to me on the couch or outside at a BBQ was only his area. I remember one time he called me at work but he dialed my extention wrong and got my co-worker Dan. When Dan answered he asked him why he was answering his wifes phone :rolleyes:. I can see him making the “I am with her comment” which in essence means you are trying to put your dick between my dick and her. Notice I said ex-husband. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/5 "2009-05-30T12:06:41Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > So I went to Luby’s for dinner. I believe I’ve discovered the source of your problem. ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/6 "2009-05-30T12:15:22Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > I believe I’ve discovered the source of your problem. I’m right there with ya. Luby’s?? Do they even exist? And if they do, I would most certainly expect the gentleman you encountered to be their more frequent clientele. There, the most pretentious sentence ever written about Luby’s. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/7 "2009-05-30T12:23:31Z")
Great line from a gay comedian (whose name I can’t, for the life of me, remember). Referring to Sam Kinison, when he was in full homophobic mode: “Why is it always the fat smelly guys who think that all gays want them?” ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/8 "2009-05-30T12:48:36Z")
It’s too bad that this Luby’s is a place that you’ve gone to before, and from the sound it is near other places that you need to frequent. Otherwise, when > [@](#): > > he turns back to me and starts saying something about, “You’re not all there in the head, are you? Have you got some sort of mental thing?” you could have gone all Nicky Santoro on him, smashed him in the face with your tray, beat him a few times while he’s on the ground while screaming “yeah i got a mental thing! What have YOU got, ASSHOLE???” and then just calmly walked out and hustled away. Mind you, I’ve never done that kind of thing IRL, but man oh man there have been plenty of times where I’ve wanted to. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/9 "2009-05-30T13:11:57Z")
Luby’s, huh. Isn’t that where a guy freaked out, drove his truck into the place, then shot and killed a whole bunch of people minding their own business and just trying to eat their lunch? Wait, I looked it up. [Yep](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luby%27s_massacre). Maybe it’s a good thing you kept your perfect rejoinders to yourself. You never know what kind of assholes will take their self-loathing out on you. > [@EvilTOJ](#): > > Or, maybe he was calling you faggy because you talk like a fag, and your shit’s all retarded. Yeah, but don’t worry OP. There are plenty of 'tards out there living really kick ass lives. What I’d do, is just like… like… you know, like, you know what I mean, like… Anyway, kudos for using your superior diplomacy skills on the BIG ASS jerk. > [@EvilTOJ](#): > > Oh please please I hope you’ve seen that movie so I don’t sound like a jerk. You and me both. Love [that movie](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/)! ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/10 "2009-05-30T15:58:27Z")
Okay, I couldn’t get any further than this… > [@Irishman](#): > > So I went to Luby’s for dinner. :eek: By all the hairy armpits of Vishnu, _why?_ ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/11 "2009-05-30T16:21:40Z")
Sorry you had to deal with such a prick, **Irishman.** I had the misfortune to eat at a Luby’s _once._ I was on a TDY trip to San Antonio last January. The Luby’s was right next to my hotel, and I thought it would be quick and easy, I didn’t have to drive, and was less expensive than the hotel restaurant. I had the baked chicken and some kind of potatoes. All were just swimming in grease. Even the “steamed” vegetables seemed greasy. First and last time ever eating there. On the other hand, the staff were exceptionally friendly and warm. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/12 "2009-05-30T16:22:43Z")
You let it _go_? Man. You’re the worst Irishman _ever_. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/13 "2009-05-30T16:29:00Z")
Pretty piss-poor Texan, too. ---
**Author:** ![Jettboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/14 "2009-05-30T16:36:19Z")
Did you say “Excuse me…” when you popped around the guy? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/15 "2009-05-30T16:41:38Z")
It was obvious … he wanted you. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/16 "2009-05-30T17:32:16Z")
Ten bucks says it was gonzomax. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/17 "2009-05-30T18:01:58Z")
So much for the theory that concealed carry laws make for a polite society. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/18 "2009-05-30T20:13:16Z")
**EvilTOJ** said: > [@](#): > > Apparently the simple act of blocking the direct line of sight between him and his hambeast Actually, I was going behind him. I guess that was exceptionally faggy. **Early Out** said: > [@](#): > > “Why is it always the fat smelly guys who think that all gays want them?” Well, this guy wasn’t fat. In fact, he seemed kinda muscular. There might be some gay men who’d look at him and think yum. But once he started talking it would be over. **Equipoise** said: > [@](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Originally Posted by **EvilTOJ** > > Oh please please I hope you’ve seen that movie so I don’t sound like a jerk. > > You and me both. Love that movie! Thanks for making sure **EvolTOJ** doesn’t sound like a jerk. 😉 **ExTank** > [@](#): > > By all the hairy armpits of Vishnu, why [did you go to Luby’s]? Because they’re close to work, they have decent food, and they’re not overpriced. The place is clean, the staff is nice, and it’s usually not a big hassle. The clientele is a standard slice of the community, which is right around NASA. There are plenty of retirees, a modest selection of families, and a number of people from NASA eat there. Heck, Tuesdays we get a discount on lunch. **Jettboy** said: > [@](#): > > Did you say “Excuse me…” when you popped around the guy? I may have neglected to say anything. I didn’t actually get around the guy. As I picked up my tray and made a motion like I was moving that direction, he started shifting over and responding immediately. Like I said, I might have been a bit rude by my behavior. I suppose I could have started by asking, “Do you mind if I go over there and get my plate?” But I wasn’t thinking like that, because it’s a food line. Honestly, it really doesn’t bother me. Why should _you_ have to stand there and wait behind _me_ while the server takes _your_ plate off to the side and you might want to supervise that they get the right side dish or that they don’t put gravy you don’t want it or whatever, while I’m getting my food on my plate right here? It’s not like they were serving me and he was waiting, someone was actively putting food on his plate. Now, would the delay have been long for me to stand behind him? No. And heck, I’m sure they would have brought my plate back to me if I waited. But it just doesn’t make sense to me to have to stand here when my plate is over _there_. Doesn’t mean I’m not going to immediately let the guy go back around me to be with the rest of his party. **Dag Otto** said: > [@](#): > > So much for the theory that concealed carry laws make for a polite society. You got that right. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/19 "2009-05-30T22:37:44Z")
That guys sound like a world class prick. Also rubs me as the kind of guy that can justify killing his family and himself because of his problems. If ever you needed a Minority Report, that asshole sounds like it. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142/20 "2009-05-31T18:31:02Z")
> [@Early\_Out](#): > > Great line from a gay comedian (whose name I can’t, for the life of me, remember). Referring to Sam Kinison, when he was in full homophobic mode: > > “Why is it always the fat smelly guys who think that all gays want them?” [Scott Thompson of The Kids In The Hall as Buddy Cole](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZX-sUGWt6o#t=2m40s). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubys-line-asshole/498142.md?page=2)