My own little Larry David moment at Starbucks

[abcdefz]

...so I think I just lived the first few minutes of a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode this morning.

Early, early a.m. (probably 5:45 or so) and my credit card wouldn't swipe properly as the pretty flaming Starbucks cashier tried and tried repeatedly. I tried muttering something about "maybe the strip got demagnitized" but the words weren't coming out right.

Flaming Guy asked me to repeat myself a couple of times and I finally said something like, "Sorry -- it's a little early -- I don't think Queen's English is going to come out at this hour."

The guy was taken aback and got very cold on me and I suddenly realized he thought by "Queen's English" I meant something derogatory about queens (flaming gay men). I kind of backpedalled, saying, "You know that phrase,right? 'Queen's English'?" but it was clear he didn't and it was also clear that if I insisted on explaining myself, I was only going to dig myself in deeper, so I just let it go, sort of.

There's no way to bring this up in another day or two, right?

Hopefully the guy will confide in a friend or coworker about the asshole that said he spoke "queens' English" this morning and the friend or coworker will laugh and say it's a well-known phrase meaning, roughly, "very formal, proper English" and not a slur against excessively fey homosexual men.

Yeesh.

[enree erzweglle]

I don't think you can recover from that one. Maybe rest easy in knowing that probably some day in that guy's future, someone will use that phrase with him in another context and they'll explain it to him and he'll understand it and then he'll think back to you and he'll smack himself on the forehead. He'll probably watch out for you for the rest of his life so that he can explain his revelation to you and when he does, you'll long since have forgotten about him and it and you'll think that he's just some crazo who's off his gord going on about the queen. Maybe by then, you'll have forgotten what that phrase means too--the circle of life.

[bigblu89]

If he ever serves you again, quickly mumble something and when he says "What?" just say "What? You don't speak homo?"

That should clear things up.

[CiaoBellaXO]

Your best bet is to go to a different Starbucks.

[ms.peachy]

Funny story (y)

How you handle it depends on how often you use that Starbucks really. If you go there frequently (or want to), you might want to go there later, after that guy's off shift, and speak with the manager. Explain the situation and tell him/her you're really sorry if you offended the guy, it wasn't your intention, and ask the manager to offer him your sincere apology. Then wait a day or two and it will be safe to go back in there.

But if you're not inteested ingoing back there again then, you know, whatever. What Enree said.

[enree erzweglle]

Yeah and if you do go back in there and he prepares your coffee and then puts his back to you, maybe don't drink that coffee.

[synch]

I'd like to reccomend the same as Enree but without the word "maybe".

[venusvenus123]

that is very funny -- i snorted. at first i didn't know what you meant by pretty flaming (that's really not Queen's English)... i thought you were referring to a lady.

anyway, you should be drinking better coffee than starbucks!! so just go somewhere else.

[abcdefz]

I figure: next time I go there, I'll just take him in back and blow him. That should smooth things over.
































































*sharpens teeth*

[enree erzweglle]

When I got to the bottom of that post, I thought I'd see :D but what I saw made me laugh hard and I am so late for a meeting already now I'm all laughy.

[abcdefz]

Just glad I could be there for ya. :D

[abcdefz]

....he wasn't there this morning, so I have no real update.

There was a "Pat" there, though.... of "It's Pat!" fame. NO idea if Pat's a male or female.

[enree erzweglle]

You will probably forever look for that guy when you go into that Starbucks. Maybe you ought to start using the one across the street...

[abcdefz]

You will probably forever look for that guy when you go into that Starbucks. Maybe you ought to start using the one across the street...



Just one of those things: you see the person every day without thinking about it, and then when you want to say something, suddenly they've moved to Idaho or something.

Nah... it's just been one day. It doesn't matter a whole lot; I'll just be interested in seeing whether he's good-humored with me. For all I know, he'd just happened to swallow a fly as we spoke and was trying not to throw up for the rest of our transaction.

[Qdrop]

bigot.

[wanton wench]

all i can do is laugh right now!

:D
this thread is a prime example of why i love this place and all in it!

[abcdefz]

(y)

[bigblu89]

Wow, and over the top homo, a "Pat".

This is quite a diverse Starbucks.

[abcdefz]

bigot.



Right!

Because not only are homosexuals beyond criticism, they're beyond observation! To even notice them is bigotry!

Fuck me I'm white. :mad:

[enree erzweglle]

all i can do is laugh right now!

:D
this thread is a prime example of why i love this place and all in it!
It's threads like this that keep me here. There are days when I think, why bother and other days when I get tired of answering my real-life friends who say, "Why do you hang out with those people?" Threads like this (and a few of you :)) are usually what I think of when they ask that.

[abcdefz]

Think so? Then you should see my $10 off a purchase of $40 or more at Borders (http://f.chtah.com/i/9/276579820/090705_promo_coupon.html) thread. (y) (y) (y)

[enree erzweglle]

Nice. Because I have three books from a reading list that I could get at Borders if they have the books. I have reader's advantage at B&N, but the few near me are getting boring.

[abcdefz]

Nice. Because I have three books from a reading list that I could get at Borders if they have the books. I have reader's advantage at B&N, but the few near me are getting boring.


(!)


Well, cool.

With any luck, though, the three books you want are part of their "buy 3 get one free" sale. Then you'd get four books for three plus $10 off and that's enough for some opera glasses for your next trip to the gym. :)

[abcdefz]

Nice. Because I have three books from a reading list that I could get at Borders if they have the books. I have reader's advantage at B&N, but the few near me are getting boring.



...for what it's worth, you can check your local store's inventory from home by using their website.

Wow, I sound like a shill. I don't even like Borders all that much.

[enree erzweglle]

...for what it's worth, you can check your local store's inventory from home by using their website.

Wow, I sound like a shill. I don't even like Borders all that much.
:eek: I didn't know that. I totally didn't know that. *leaves thread for borders.com*

[TAL]

Fuck me I'm white
You should put that on a t-shirt.

[abcdefz]

:eek: I didn't know that. I totally didn't know that. *leaves thread for borders.com*



Yup.

It's saved me more than one trip. :p

You go to the "store locator" at bordersbooks.com, add your store, etc. Then, on the side, there's an itty bitty link that says "check the store's inventory" or some such thing. You can reserve a book that way and someone from the local staff will respond to confirm the reservation.

[abcdefz]

You should put that on a t-shirt.

For very special occasions, yeah.

[abcdefz]

Yup.

It's saved me more than one trip. :p

You go to the "store locator" at bordersbooks.com, add your store, etc. Then, on the side, there's an itty bitty link that says "check the store's inventory" or some such thing. You can reserve a book that way and someone from the local staff will respond to confirm the reservation.



I feel like MSF whenever I use this ---> :p




:p

[abcdefz]

:p

[enree erzweglle]

Yup.

It's saved me more than one trip. :p

You go to the "store locator" at bordersbooks.com, add your store, etc. Then, on the side, there's an itty bitty link that says "check the store's inventory" or some such thing. You can reserve a book that way and someone from the local staff will respond to confirm the reservation.
I just figured that out (all by myself). And they have 2 of the 4 books that I want, so this is excellent.

I'm not fond of Borders either because their spirituality section is usually pathetic but has, at times, been better than what B&N offers. The one Borders near me only had 1 of the 4 books; the other one had more so I'll be heading there either this afternoon or tomorrow. Thank you...saves me some shipping & handling, and $10. This is me: :D

[abcdefz]

...you can just forward that $10 plus my $20 service fee. Thanks.

[enree erzweglle]

...you can just forward that $10 plus my $20 service fee. Thanks.
When I get those almonds. :p (now I feel like her)

[abcdefz]

...you're among the hoardes of many who haven't sent me a mailing address since I relocated.

Okay: to be fair, you might not have seen the notice I posted a few weeks ago. But, when I moved, I somehow mislaid the disc with a lot of my personal stuff on it, including members' addresses. Right now, the only address I still have is from one person who responded to that post...

In short: no almonds for you, baby. Not yet.

[enree erzweglle]

But I need them. It's 1:10 and I've had yogurt and toast and a .05 sized jumbo peanut roll thingie. I need almonds.

[abcdefz]

...you'll have to send me your address two days ago, then.


*offers time-release time capsule*

[enree erzweglle]

...you'll have to send me your address two days ago, then.


*offers time-release time capsule*
*snaps up time release capsule before a star trek fan notices*

[abcdefz]

Boy.

I hope you didn't set your address someplace two days ago that I cleaned up yesterday.

[cookiepuss]

Hahahahaha! Oh A-z! you've been living in the bay area for some time so, you should know that you can't just throw around the word Queen! ;) hee hee

[abcdefz]

:eek:














....well, since I'm actually not a bigot, it's not something I think about a lot.

[enree erzweglle]

Boy.

I hope you didn't set your address someplace two days ago that I cleaned up yesterday.
*uses time capsule to move address to an already-clean location*

[abcdefz]

*uses time capsule to move address to an already-clean location*



...nnnnnnnnno; you need a then-clean location, because I still don't see it anywhere.

Have another time capsule.

[enree erzweglle]

...nnnnnnnnno; you need a then-clean location, because I still don't see it anywhere.

Have another time capsule.
shit. I always fuck up time travel.

[abcdefz]

Yeah... still no address anywhere.

Make sure you're clicking your heels three times, too.

























































...that's "three times, also"; not "three times two."