Arguing Semantics

[donutsweeper]

According to the advertisement the local supermarket had cantaloupes on sale, but I didn't see them anywhere.  So I asked a person working in the produce section where the cantaloupes would be.  He pointed to a large bin.  I went and looked, but the bin was empty.  I went back and said to him "there aren't any cantaloupes there!"  to which he responded, "Well, you asked where the cantaloupes would be.  That's where the cantaloupes would be if we had any, but we don't, we're all out."

I did not expect a lesson in semantics at 10 at night in the grocery store!

Comments

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

ah, well for an ipod.... :)

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Yeah, now I think we're even.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

depends- what kind of ipod? A shuffle or a real one? (and how much did you have to drink?)

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I don't know, yet. That part is a surprise. I doubt it's a shuffle, though. (And approx. 1 shot of Jager per every two other drinks I've ever had while visiting him...which is a LOT of booze).

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

oh my. I'd have been on the floor before very long

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I've NEVER puked when I've gone drinking with him. I'm a bit proud of that.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I've actually never puked either. Gotten silly, sure. Sleepy, yes. But never puked. But then again, when the room's spinning I usually stop drinking

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I've puked a couple times, one of them being the Jager incident, the other being high school. Otherwise, I'm usually pretty good at cutting myself off before I get too sick or stupid.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Running out of money helps too

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

That, too. Although I don't usually have that problem...the perils of going out to drink with your family.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

or with credit card. *nods*

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Oh, man...those be dangerous when you're drinking.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Here, you often need one to start a tab.

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Here, a lot of places won't take them.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

won't take credit cards, why not? worry over them being stolen?

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. I think it's something to do with the amount of people they get in each night. A lot of them will only take cash, but most of them have ATMs right inside.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

interesting. Here they like credit cards because people will charge more than if they are handing over cash. But then again, maybe it's the type of bar. The ones I've been to are more the sit down in one place type

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've been to a lot more club-type bars.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I suppose the cash only option makes much more sense there- pay as you go

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I imagine.