7/09/2005 10:44:00 PM|||James O'Malley|||

As you know, I work in a well known hardware store, I worked there today, for eight and a half hours. (Three breaks inclusive, two paid 15 minutes, one unpaid 30, if you're making graphs). It's insanely dull, but there's a few characters in there, who make you realise that however undignified tillmonkeying is, there are thousands of other weirdos, nutters and twunts out there who are much lower on the step ladder of humanity than you are.

One of the most bizarre character traits of the middle-aged male customer is his habit of winking. I mean, there's obviously no homosexual subtext to his wink at the end of the transaction- I hope so anyway. If there, that's WEIRD. Not in a homophobic sense, of course, but in a "it's an old man winking at you in a somewhat out of assumed-character way". This was made more disturbing today when this exchange took place:

INT: Store tills area ("Area 1")
Me [to woman]: Have you ever used the Chip & Pin before?
Woman's husband, whilst winking: She'll try anything once!

Good lord! You can't say that! I had horrible mental images of this bloke's wife white-water rafting, parachute jumping, eating roast dog, attempting to read through the entire EU constitution, taking on 50 five year olds in a fist fight in an area the size of a basket ball court, after receiving an hour of training, compared to the five year old's day of training. You get the idea.

If I ever serve you in the line of duty, please don't wink at me, it's WEIRD.

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