Mousy's posts

@okios: POOL A's GOAL DONE. I'd like 12k unless Angelic is an option. XD


And I'm done making topics for at least a year. Now I need to go respond to everyone.

The last post I made reminded me of a book I read forever ago that had lists of outrageous laws in each state.
I lived in Oklahoma at the time, so that was my focus.

A few of my favorite laws were-

You can't whale hunt in Oklahoma (it's landlocked- good luck finding whales)
People who make “ugly faces” at dogs may be fined and/or jailed
Oklahoma will not tolerate anyone taking a bite out of another’s hamburger.
No one may walk backwards downtown while eating a hamburger in Oklahoma City.


Look up the silly laws in your state/country and put them in this thread!


12/12

Could you imagine being a parent getting a phone call that your 16 year old was picked up by the police for trick or treating?

Let me get this straight- they weren't underage drinking, there were no drugs involved, they weren't harassing anyone.... and you have them in custody?

@whatajoy: I know! like dang- if you want candy, lemme give you some candy! I'll compliment your costume and everything!
@luffer nutter: Surely it's not something they'll reinforce... That would be so sad

An article has been floating around about kids over the age of 12 facing jail time/fines for trick or treating in certain towns/cities.

I suppose they are trying to prevent shenanigans happening on Halloween night, but goodness. I'd much rather a teenager be out collecting candy instead of the tons of other awful things they could be doing...

Let kids be kids!




Here's the link that I saw originally if you're interested.

https://kfor.com/2018/10/09/trick-or-treaters-over-age-12-could-face-fine-jail-time-in-one-virginia-city/

11/12

OMG I have one more! I blocked it out.

The same restaurant I was a waitress at. keep in mind that this is in 2009.
This man came in and ordered something really strange. It was like... French fries with hardboiled eggs on it? some weird combo that definitely wasn't on the menu and that was fine- whatever you want dude.
The real show started when the cook came to the front counter and the man saw that the cook was African American. Phew. This man started on this racist rant and then started screaming about how he was going to call the health inspector and get the restaurant shut down with a bucket and he was going to tear the place apart with a shovel- like seriously random junk. The cook went back to the kitchen and the man left and gosh it was awkward. The cook was really cool about it though. He wasn't offended or anything- he was just worried about me because I had to work the front. That was a special time.

@whatajoy: oooh... I wanna go to your happy place!

@ixora: My bed is often my happy place too. It's my favorite physical place to be. XD

You know....
That place you go in your head when you don't want to be where you are..



Bonus points if you have pics!


10/12

I worked at Chuck E Cheese for a few years. phew.

I had a man lose his freaking mind at me because I asked to see his receipt for the salad bar. We had to give a special salad bar plate to people who actually bought it so that we knew they had purchased a salad bar. He didn't have the plate and it's policy to check. He started yelling at me that I was accusing him of stealing. He didn't actually buy a salad bar either.

Prize counter meltdowns were awful too. The kids didn't really care if we were out of something, they would just choose something new. The parents would scream and yell and demand that we magically find the item we were out of or take it out of the display case. The display case was locked. No one in the building had access to the display.

We always had people eat all of their pizza or wings and then bring the basket claiming that their food was cold and demanding new food free of charge. Lady.... There are bones on that plate. You obviously enjoyed the wings. Buy some more.

Divorced parent birthday parties were pretty awful too.

BUT the worst part about Chuck E Cheese was the parents that freaked about what we called "Kid Check". So, when a family comes in, they are stamped with a blacklight stamp with the same number. If the number doesn't match the family or someone is trying to take a child when they don't have a stamp, we can't let them leave with the child. It's policy and it prevents kidnappings. Adults lose their minds when you want to stamp their hand or check their hand. I just wanna keep your kid safe. You should be thanking me. sheesh.

When I worked as a waitress in high school, I had to tell a man to smoke on the patio instead of inside. He sat at the patio door and glared at me for the entirety of his cigarette and then he got drunk and waltzed into the back kitchen area to give me a piece of his mind. My manager was awful. The cooks saved me that night.

@amber lynne: Nice! I've only invited 2 rl friends. I just don't think my other friends would be interested. XD

@luffer nutter: I forgot about my neopets.... O_O it's been a really, really long time since i've seen them. Like.... I think I was in elementary/middle school. soooooo 15+ years. I'm not sure I could even log in now. haha
I have had one real life friend that I've tried to get to join me, but she's just not interested. T_T Sometimes my husband will join me briefly on avatar sites. XD

know about voltra?

Do you tell them about your online avatar adventures?



9/12

Mine occurs mostly at night when I'm supposed to be sleeping. I enjoy reading until I can't keep my eyes open so that my thoughts can't keep me awake. XD

I have a screen that I teach from too in school. I end up with a lot of computer/screen time, but I was just shocked at how much phone time I had.

Ah yes... the younger crowd does not get angry about not knowing how to do it, but the older ones definitely do.
Most of the time you just have to show the kids one time and then for the others, i can assign another kid to show them how to use it.
My coworkers get really mad when they can't figure out their tech and get so cranky.