Critical Thinking Fail

jtemple · 01-26-2011, 11:16 AM

That made me think of the owning I dished out at the airport a while back. I think it was in Denver....

We're in the HUGE line at the airport McDonald's, about 6-7 people back from the counter.

The lady at the counter starts placing this giant order, 50 cheeseburgers, etc etc. It is very clear that she's ordering up for some large group of traveling kids she's escorting.

Of course, it's an airport, so most people are in a hurry. I figure, it's McDonald's, it isn't going to take that long to dish out 50 pre-made cheeseburgers. It'll slow us up a minute or two, no big deal.

Then, this busybody lady 3-4 people behind me, leans over the zig-zagging amusement park-style barrier and right in my ear, shouts, "EXCUSE ME! ALL I WANT IS A SALAD AND SOME WATER.", as if her feeble attempt to eat healthy at a McDonald's made her special, somehow. As if she's in a bigger hurry than the other 20 people in line.

I look her right in the eye and say, "...and you can wait your turn for it, just like everyone else."

She didn't say a word, and waited her turn, just like everyone else.

01-26-2011, 11:16 AM	#31
jtemple Geek Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Papillion, Nebraska Moto: 2011 Husqvarna TE630 Posts: 1,437	That made me think of the owning I dished out at the airport a while back. I think it was in Denver.... We're in the HUGE line at the airport McDonald's, about 6-7 people back from the counter. The lady at the counter starts placing this giant order, 50 cheeseburgers, etc etc. It is very clear that she's ordering up for some large group of traveling kids she's escorting. Of course, it's an airport, so most people are in a hurry. I figure, it's McDonald's, it isn't going to take that long to dish out 50 pre-made cheeseburgers. It'll slow us up a minute or two, no big deal. Then, this busybody lady 3-4 people behind me, leans over the zig-zagging amusement park-style barrier and right in my ear, shouts, "EXCUSE ME! ALL I WANT IS A SALAD AND SOME WATER.", as if her feeble attempt to eat healthy at a McDonald's made her special, somehow. As if she's in a bigger hurry than the other 20 people in line. I look her right in the eye and say, "...and you can wait your turn for it, just like everyone else." She didn't say a word, and waited her turn, just like everyone else.