bruiser
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While standing in line to check out, the guy in front of me, probably in his
early twenties, asked, "Are you a VetNam Vet?"
"No" I replied.
"Then why are you wearing that hat?"
"Because I couldn't find my hat from the War of 1812." I thought it was a
snappy retort.
"The War of 1812 huh." the Walmartian queried, "When was that?"
God forgive but, I couldn't pass up such an opportunity. "1936."
He pondered my response for a moment and responded,
"Why do they call it the War of 1812 if it was in 1936?"
"It was a Black Op. No one is supposed to know about it."
This was beginning to be way too fun.
"Dude! Really!" he exclaimed.
"How did you get to do something that COOOOL?"
I glanced furtively around me for effect, leaned toward the guy and in a low
voice said, "I'm not sure. I was the only Caucasian on the mission."
"Dude!", he was really getting excited about what he was hearing.
"That is seriously awesome! But, didn't you kind of stand out?"
"Not really. The other guys were wearing white camouflage." The moron nodded
knowingly.
"Listen man," I said in a very serious tone, "You can't tell anyone about
this. It's still Top Secret and I shouldn't have said anything."
"Oh yeah," he gave me the "don't threaten me look." "Like, what's gonna
happen if I do?"
With a really hard look I said, "You have a family don't you?
We wouldn't want anything to happen to them would we?"
The guy gulped, left his basket where it was and fled through the door.
By this time the lady behind me was about to have a heart attack she was
laughing so hard. I just grinned at her.
After checking out and going to the parking lot I saw dimwit leaning in a
car window talking to a young woman.
Upon catching sight of me he started pointing excitedly in my direction.
Giving him another 'deadly' serious look, I made the "I see you" gesture.
He turned kind of pale, jumped in the car and sped out of the parking lot.
What a great time! Tomorrow I'm going back with a Homeland Security hat.
Whoever said retirement is boring just needs the right kind of hat.
early twenties, asked, "Are you a VetNam Vet?"
"No" I replied.
"Then why are you wearing that hat?"
"Because I couldn't find my hat from the War of 1812." I thought it was a
snappy retort.
"The War of 1812 huh." the Walmartian queried, "When was that?"
God forgive but, I couldn't pass up such an opportunity. "1936."
He pondered my response for a moment and responded,
"Why do they call it the War of 1812 if it was in 1936?"
"It was a Black Op. No one is supposed to know about it."
This was beginning to be way too fun.
"Dude! Really!" he exclaimed.
"How did you get to do something that COOOOL?"
I glanced furtively around me for effect, leaned toward the guy and in a low
voice said, "I'm not sure. I was the only Caucasian on the mission."
"Dude!", he was really getting excited about what he was hearing.
"That is seriously awesome! But, didn't you kind of stand out?"
"Not really. The other guys were wearing white camouflage." The moron nodded
knowingly.
"Listen man," I said in a very serious tone, "You can't tell anyone about
this. It's still Top Secret and I shouldn't have said anything."
"Oh yeah," he gave me the "don't threaten me look." "Like, what's gonna
happen if I do?"
With a really hard look I said, "You have a family don't you?
We wouldn't want anything to happen to them would we?"
The guy gulped, left his basket where it was and fled through the door.
By this time the lady behind me was about to have a heart attack she was
laughing so hard. I just grinned at her.
After checking out and going to the parking lot I saw dimwit leaning in a
car window talking to a young woman.
Upon catching sight of me he started pointing excitedly in my direction.
Giving him another 'deadly' serious look, I made the "I see you" gesture.
He turned kind of pale, jumped in the car and sped out of the parking lot.
What a great time! Tomorrow I'm going back with a Homeland Security hat.
Whoever said retirement is boring just needs the right kind of hat.
