Chrissop's Fable...

Oct 15, 2005 19:01

I love a good Pita -- almost as much as I love a first conversation with somebody I've never met. It's got everything I could ask for: meat, cheese, tomatoes, black olives, and... pitaBut recently, I had a rather disheartening Pita experience. Spirits were high, as I was readying my mind for fall break, and stomachs were empty, as I had not filled ( Read more... )

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laurtypoo October 16 2005, 00:25:47 UTC
was this at sinbad or the pita pit?

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virtk0s October 16 2005, 05:02:40 UTC
The names have been removed to protect the innocent... pita places.

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drammaturgo October 16 2005, 01:47:04 UTC
I am going to steal that as a short story and declare it as my own.

Cuz it was amazing.

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virtk0s October 16 2005, 05:02:23 UTC
Just make sure you call it Chrissop's Fable, credit me, and give me all the money you make off it, and we've got a deal ;)

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drammaturgo October 16 2005, 05:17:48 UTC
That's called a unilateral contract - you stated terms under which you would agree to give this person the material, but they have not done likewise.

I just read about this a few minutes ago in my Legal Studies coursepack. w00t.

-Asuka

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cornellengr2008 October 17 2005, 02:08:59 UTC
I don't think the guy was mentally unstable. I mean, working in food service sucks, and usually when customers say something to you it's an insult or some form of ridicule. Now that's not usually enough to get me down, but if I'm having a bad day (or week, or month, or semester) in the first place, I have a much lower tolerance for playful banter (and much more likely to respond quickly without thinking, as he did). I think he reacted in a perfectly understandable way. (well, not purposefully burning your stuff later, if he did that, but the first time.)

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virtk0s October 17 2005, 05:38:51 UTC
I didn't mean the guy needed to be institutionalized. The entry was concerning the strangeness of somebody considering "that's a large pita" to be an insult. If you think he managed the situation in an understandable way, how come I'm not constantly being cursed at when trying to aquire food?

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cornellengr2008 October 17 2005, 16:54:44 UTC
Well, your typical food aquisition experience doesn't share the same factors as this one. I mean, put yourself in that guy's shoes. He has to work two jobs. He doesn't like cooking (he considers it a "hassle"). He's probably not having a good day right now (or... then). He really doesn't need some elitist little punk coming in and telling him he's making his pita too big. I know that's not at all what you were doing, but it's possible that that's how he interpreted it. And that's not unreasonable. Have you ever worked a job like that? It really sucks. Customers usually aren't nice or caring about the workers, like you are. They usually only make contact with the non-cashier workers to correct them (like, "hey, i said no mayo!"). So, it's reasonable that he would interpret your statement as a correction, more like "hey man, that's way too big", which would definitely be frustrating and may, if the guy's already frustrated, elicit such as response as he gave you ( ... )

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nhersh9 October 17 2005, 08:02:34 UTC
maan,i want a pita

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