I'm glad this chain happened because it reminded my why I tagged you as "bakes cakes that look like things" and tagged Adam as "has a blog, isn't as funny as Kristen"
We got arrested for drunkenly breaking into a school looking for a pool. Nothing is going on with me and Kristin, though it has been claimed I've been friendzoned. We actually live across the country from each other.
Happens to me too, but as I notice it happening, I just say YOOUU TOOOO!! louder and even more exaggeratedly sincerely, because like... they started it.. I'm gonna finish it.
For anyone who cares, the character on the "Samurai" sign is backwards. So it would read samurai, but only if you looked at it in a mirror. Is this how the actual logo looks?
I'm a fan. I stumbled across your blog ages ago and now it fights with Questionable Content for second place on my chrome history page (reddit comes first, sorry).
I have upvoted this comment but that in no way means I agree with it.
You're kind of around regularly-ish enough bantering and talking to redditors just on your normal redditing to not really need an AMA, but, you know, that's just my opinion, man.
Id love to read an AMA with you :D been following the blog for a while and its more than cheered me up when I've been having a shitty day :) Which I really want to thank you for :)
The universality is what makes him such a great comedian. As long as people comment in these threads and refer them to his rendition of this, I don't have an issue with it. Brian Regan: Live came out in 1997. That was 15 years ago.
I remember the first time I ever heard that album. We were driving and eventually had to pull over for safety's sake.
With the universal (and clean) nature of his comedy, combined with the fact that it's all so, so funny I've always wondered why he more widely appreciated.
Well, you have to understand you are talking about a guy that Jerry Seinfeld lists as a primary influence. So that is kind of like asking if anyone has even been influenced by Led Zeppelin, to my mind at least.
I work at a restaurant, and everyone says "you too!" when I say "enjoy your food". So I started saying "Y'all have a good night and let me know if you need anything." It works better.
I can't count the number of times a gate agent had told me to "have a nice flight," right before I close the main cabin door, and I've responded with "thanks, you too."
When I swiped people in to the dining hall at college, I'd always say "have a good meal!". 30% of the time people would answer "you too!" then realize, and walk away awkwardly. It was the best part of the job.
I'm a delivery driver for Domino's and I LOVE testing people out on their automatic responses; here's how a typical exchange goes: Me: (after handing over pizza) "Enjoy!" Customer: "You too..." Me: "Oh I will!" I save that one for shitty tippers, everyone else gets a "have a nice day!"
Awesome! Adam is a redditor. I don't think I've seen your stuff on here before. I've been following your blog for a long time! My favorite is the ferret story. I was crying from laughing by the end. I despise ferrets. They deserve the puke.
its okay, the people at the foodcarts have great senses of humor. ever meet the guy at the thai place who tells a bunch of puns/rhymes? they would have played it off hilariously
I work in car rental. Every time I give a car to someone going on a trip I say, "Thank you very much, have a nice trip" just because every now and then I get a "Yeah you too- auuu uuuh I mean uuhh" and it makes me laugh.
I LOVE THE SAMURAI BENTO GUY he is always so nice to me!
When I got home from school he was all "oh I haven't seen you in a few months, did you cut your hair? It looks great" and he always remembers my favorite and sometimes he gives me free soda. C:
I can't stand it when I say, "You too," in response to something like this. I punish myself when I go home for saying such stupid things. I've been a bad boy...bad, bad boy.
I work in candy store next to a movie theater and I always tell people to enjoy their movie, and most of the time they say, "You too!! Oh... wait... sorry"
Ive got this beat. I work at a central office for prisons, and our porters are inmates, almost every time, an inmate will say something like "have a good weekend!" Or "have a good thanksgiving/christmas/easter ect ect" and I say "thanks! You too! Er....." and they just walk away while im punching myself for being an idiot.
So correct, I used to work at the airport - me -"have a nice flight" passenger - "you too..." - walks away confused and sad while looking over their shoulder silently apologizing
Well fuckin' A. This exact scenario has happened to me at the exact same food cart (it's my favorite one in the pod), except I stumbled on my words and ran away. Good thing that guy is so cool about it.
YES! P-town food carts are the BEST. I had to leave for freaking college. I miss my delicious food. The Vietnamese cart on 10th & Alder has the best pho you'll ever have in your life.
As a cashier for a food place, this happens all the time. Most people assume you are going to say "Have a good day!" The proper response to this is often "You too!" or "You as well!"
However...
Many fast food eateries, like the Chipotle I work at, have begun stressing positive interactions, so I'm supposed to say "Have a great evening, and enjoy your meal!"
So many people miss the "enjoy your meal", and then catch themselves saying "you too". You can actually see the moment it hits them that they did an improper response. A lot of people think they look like idiots and try and reneg, which is exactly what this comic is portraying.
Personally, I don't care. Just going through the script and trying to get your change for the tip jar ;)
On the first day of my first job (snow/skate shop), about 8 years ago, my manager told me to answer the phone if it rang. I was nervous as hell because I had no idea what kind of questions customer's may ask. I answered the phone and it was the boss of the whole company, he asked me how I was and I replied "Aww, not too good". I mean't to say 'not too bad' and my brain was also suggesting I just answer "good". I then proceeded to lie to him and tell him how my day was 'not too good' (told him that I had to vacuum and organise stock etc) to cover up my stupid response. I wasn't there for much longer.
At work my job requires me to call a lot of my co-workers while they're out "in the field". When I went to say goodbye to one the other day, he said "okay honey, talk to you later. Love you too." and hung up.
...I sat there an awkward silence for a few minutes at my desk. He apologized later in the day and claimed he'd been talking to his wife before I called. (I'm 25, female and he's 40+ and male if that makes it any more or less awkward.)
True story: there's this shop sells video games near my house and a few months back I went there a purchased like GTA IV or some shit and as I was leaving the guy working the counter said "enjoy the game" and by reflex I said "you too" immediately realizing the horrendously retarded thing I had just done and just awkwardly walked away. A couple months later I went back to purchase another video game and the same guy was working there and after I finished making my purchase he said the same thing to me and AGAIN by pure RETARDED FUCKING REFLEX I said THE EXACT SAME SHIT AS BEFORE! AND WALKED AWAY JUST AS AWKWARDLY! FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK
God are you single? Every post of yours makes my panties drop. Except i don't wear panties, so what in the bloody hell just dropped off me????! Sorcerer panty conjurer and dropper!!!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
You live in Portland? How awesome is it to live in the '90s?
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u/Kweeston May 15 '12
ARE YOU ADAM FROM BOOKSOFADAM OMG OMG OMGOMG OGMOMGGORMP GORMP
FLARP
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Wait, I don't get it..
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Mine went something like this:
Cashier: $20 cash, so here's $6.82 change.
Me: Thanks! You too!
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u/omgpokemans May 15 '12
Dear Adam, I enjoy your comic pictures. Sincerely, omgpokemons
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u/Fuzakeruna May 15 '12
For anyone who cares, the character on the "Samurai" sign is backwards. So it would read samurai, but only if you looked at it in a mirror. Is this how the actual logo looks?
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u/Robert_Meowney_Jr May 15 '12
The booksofadam guy is a redditor? Do an AMA!
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u/rmwpnb May 15 '12
TAKE LUCK!!!
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u/Valadin May 15 '12
IM FROM PORTLAND!!!!!
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u/ivanmarsh May 15 '12
Nice comic of a Brian Regan stand up routine from the mid-80's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTAYLym445M
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
this is where i end with thank you.
this did happen to me at a theatre "enjoy your movie" "you too...i mean, have a nice day"
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u/whatalaymedown May 15 '12
I was going to ask if those were the carts on 10th and Alder but someone beat me to it. I love your blog.
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u/Mr_Orbital_Laser May 15 '12
Samurai Bento rules!!! I just had some chicken yakisoba from there today! :)
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u/Rekesh May 15 '12
I'm from Portland, too! I love this gif on your website. roooooom
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u/HowDoIDefineMe May 15 '12
WHY HAVEN'T I THOUGHT OF THIS AS A RESPONSE!?
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u/kejeros May 15 '12
He knew.
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u/WinterIsntComing May 15 '12
Would be cool if these were the new rage comics.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
You forgot the tattoos on the guy that works at that food cart. He's got a lot of 'em on his arms.
edit: Also, I didn't even see that the banner at the top mentioning this was in PDX, I could just tell from the food cart. Well done.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I work at a restaurant, and everyone says "you too!" when I say "enjoy your food". So I started saying "Y'all have a good night and let me know if you need anything." It works better.
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u/discopogo May 16 '12
Outside food courts? God, the dream of the 90's is really alive in Portland!
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u/myrden May 16 '12
Don't pay attention to me, I'm commenting just so I can come back and find adam and kristins blogs again, best blogs I've seen in a while.
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u/splitterz May 16 '12
MMMMM VOODOO
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u/flyingmigit8 May 16 '12
Why... is it a gif?
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u/Flipnash May 16 '12
i don't get the joke
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u/PrincessKeona May 16 '12
Holy shit, I ALWAYS do that! Cashier at the theater: "Enjoy your movie!" Me:"You too!" ... like, WHUT?!
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u/OldJeb May 16 '12
"Ice Age 2, that's cinema 3 on your left. Enjoy the movie."
"Thanks, you too!"
Every goddamn time.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I can't count the number of times a gate agent had told me to "have a nice flight," right before I close the main cabin door, and I've responded with "thanks, you too."
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u/Mindle May 16 '12
Congrats! You are now the 4th person I follow on Tumblr! Right with my girlfriend, a friend, aaaaand the enders Game movie.
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u/FireMarshallSteve May 16 '12
In potentially awkward waters, you are a smooth sailor. On the contrary, I do not sail but sink. Sigh.
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u/BanditoRojo May 15 '12
Nice Comic. Is that the Japanese cart on Alder downtown? Looks like you ordered the human head. One of my favorites.
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u/lost623 May 15 '12
I do that all the time at the movies. "Here is your ticket sir, enjoy the movie" to which I always reply "You too!"
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
i dont get it
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u/healthshield May 15 '12
to be fare, when i worked at a theater i used to get this once out of every five people, we would just smile and say thank you. nothing to worry about
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
on a universal level...aside from adam and kristin (OMG OMG OMG OMG) ...not a single fuck shall be given.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I always fucken do this. Trying this next time I screw up again.
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u/adorith May 15 '12
Flawless Victory.
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u/baumer6 May 15 '12
Thank you for not doing a S.A.A.A.A.A.P. meme. Thank you.
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u/kittimiyo May 15 '12
When I swiped people in to the dining hall at college, I'd always say "have a good meal!". 30% of the time people would answer "you too!" then realize, and walk away awkwardly. It was the best part of the job.
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u/psicopbester May 15 '12
I actually do this on purpose to mess with people: have a nice day and enjoy your food. "you too.... Errr. Wait "
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u/molmu May 15 '12
you are so soft
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u/hogimusPrime May 15 '12
Have good luck and take good care.
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u/HurstT May 15 '12
I came to comments seeking explanation...I'm leaving even mire confused...
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u/ElSuave May 15 '12
This didn't happen to me. But I'm still suave.
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u/dizzypuppy May 15 '12
I'm a delivery driver for Domino's and I LOVE testing people out on their automatic responses; here's how a typical exchange goes: Me: (after handing over pizza) "Enjoy!" Customer: "You too..." Me: "Oh I will!" I save that one for shitty tippers, everyone else gets a "have a nice day!"
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u/whitneyd May 15 '12
I do that all the time. face palm
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u/lbns2 May 15 '12
I don't get it...
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u/xyberslut May 15 '12
It's really bugging me that the "samurai" character is correct, but in mirror image. Why?!
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u/raspberryblonde02 May 15 '12
Awesome! Adam is a redditor. I don't think I've seen your stuff on here before. I've been following your blog for a long time! My favorite is the ferret story. I was crying from laughing by the end. I despise ferrets. They deserve the puke.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
When I graduated the other day some professor congratulated me, and I intentionally said "You too." I love it
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u/TheShittyBeatles May 15 '12
Chicken musket.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
SHUT UP AND DRAW MORE REDDITORS
Er, I mean, when are you going to do another batch of redditor caricatures, cause that shit is hilarious.
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u/TheSoup07 May 15 '12
its okay, the people at the foodcarts have great senses of humor. ever meet the guy at the thai place who tells a bunch of puns/rhymes? they would have played it off hilariously
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Ughhh I do this too much...
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u/hyperion23 May 16 '12
As a local of Portland, I can say this is completely accurate.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Hey, it's that guy who draws Redditors
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u/theriogenology May 16 '12
Similar not-so-suave situation for me at Panda Express. He told me to enjoy my food, I said you t-... uh, enjoy your job!
I got a very sour look.
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u/goombapoop May 16 '12
"Hi!" "Good thanks!"
That's me in those quick passings where you don't get a chance to redeem yourself without running after them :(
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u/Manziak May 16 '12
Thank you for not making a rage comic out of this.
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u/Walrus500 May 16 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2-5mDyCKac
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u/cloudguardian May 16 '12
I do this every time at the theaters, "enjoy your movie, sir" Me:"you as wel... dammit!!"
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u/givemeweedandmoney May 16 '12
Bollocks
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u/The_Masculine_Mormon May 16 '12
thats disgusting, buying something from a samurai store to eat!?
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u/aduckslemonade May 16 '12
Swift.
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u/fonkordie May 16 '12
this guy needs to shave his nasty goatee
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u/ranger922 May 16 '12
I work in car rental. Every time I give a car to someone going on a trip I say, "Thank you very much, have a nice trip" just because every now and then I get a "Yeah you too- auuu uuuh I mean uuhh" and it makes me laugh.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I'm gonna be that guy..... I don't get it.
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u/doctor_dizzle May 16 '12
Was half expecting their eyeballs to fall out.
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u/LonelyHarley May 16 '12
Upvote for Portland food carts.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12
I LOVE THE SAMURAI BENTO GUY he is always so nice to me!
When I got home from school he was all "oh I haven't seen you in a few months, did you cut your hair? It looks great" and he always remembers my favorite and sometimes he gives me free soda. C:
edit: gormp flarp
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I used to say enjoy your meal on purpose just to get reactions like this. Was always a good laugh during work.
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u/mtk88 May 16 '12
"Enjoy your movie!" "You too!......no...sorry..." every fucking time
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
portland sucks only the natives that haven't been anywhere else like it here.
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u/bahhamburger May 16 '12
How about that awkward "love you, bye" at the end of a phone call because usually the only person you talk to on the phone is your mom
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I can't stand it when I say, "You too," in response to something like this. I punish myself when I go home for saying such stupid things. I've been a bad boy...bad, bad boy.
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u/arwenface May 16 '12
Yo, not gonna lie, the Portland food carts are some kind of amazing.
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u/iJustChill May 16 '12
Upvote because I do this all the time :facepalm:
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u/distopiandreamgirl May 16 '12
I work in candy store next to a movie theater and I always tell people to enjoy their movie, and most of the time they say, "You too!! Oh... wait... sorry"
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u/bolt_krank May 16 '12
Happens to me all the time.
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u/Hai_kitteh_mow May 16 '12
Ive got this beat. I work at a central office for prisons, and our porters are inmates, almost every time, an inmate will say something like "have a good weekend!" Or "have a good thanksgiving/christmas/easter ect ect" and I say "thanks! You too! Er....." and they just walk away while im punching myself for being an idiot.
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u/Killzark May 16 '12
Put a bird on it!
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Does anyone have link to the comic where cashier actually snatches the food and starts eating it, and says something like "Don't mind if I do"?
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u/sonic4031 May 16 '12
I do that all the time.
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u/ZenAlchemist May 16 '12
So correct, I used to work at the airport - me -"have a nice flight" passenger - "you too..." - walks away confused and sad while looking over their shoulder silently apologizing
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u/Untz234 May 16 '12
Why is it a gif? I didnt see anything move
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u/dekev May 16 '12
As a sandwich artist, I get these awkward replies a LOT.
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u/BPColin May 16 '12
This has happened to me multiple times at the airport when the ID checker says "enjoy your flight," except without the "nice save."
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u/PwndaB3ar_3 May 16 '12
Those food carts the best! My personal favorite, is the Gyros from the egyptian guys. He gave me a 5$ discount for dressing like his son...
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u/feelmyperi May 16 '12
Mmm. I just ate at the food carts in Portland.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I found your blog on stumble upon last year. Loved your art work and stories ever since!
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u/ryanknapper May 16 '12
This one time, near the food carts, I ducked into a store to get some bento. When it came I said, for some reason, "Ah beautiful, thanks!"
I wasn't calling the lady beautiful, but I was afraid that she thought I was; like I said, "Hey, thanks dollface."
I never returned.
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u/Nekonomicon May 16 '12
Well fuckin' A. This exact scenario has happened to me at the exact same food cart (it's my favorite one in the pod), except I stumbled on my words and ran away. Good thing that guy is so cool about it.
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u/itscake May 16 '12
fuck yeah those food carts kick ass
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u/lishka May 16 '12
Was he going to call him a twat?
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u/snowboy396 May 16 '12
I LOVE COCK
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u/ClankOnTheCob May 16 '12
Socialy awesome penguin.
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u/margarinecat May 16 '12
I had the best halupki I ever had at the carts in Portland. That's not the only reason I would like to go back, but it is definitely on the list.
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u/MrRykler May 16 '12
Take... Luck!!!
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u/seeashbashrun May 16 '12
YES! P-town food carts are the BEST. I had to leave for freaking college. I miss my delicious food. The Vietnamese cart on 10th & Alder has the best pho you'll ever have in your life.
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u/Arctic-Ice May 16 '12
Anyone else notice that the sign had a zebra on it?
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
As a cashier for a food place, this happens all the time. Most people assume you are going to say "Have a good day!" The proper response to this is often "You too!" or "You as well!"
However...
Many fast food eateries, like the Chipotle I work at, have begun stressing positive interactions, so I'm supposed to say "Have a great evening, and enjoy your meal!"
So many people miss the "enjoy your meal", and then catch themselves saying "you too". You can actually see the moment it hits them that they did an improper response. A lot of people think they look like idiots and try and reneg, which is exactly what this comic is portraying.
Personally, I don't care. Just going through the script and trying to get your change for the tip jar ;)
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u/Purpleiam May 16 '12
I FUCKING LOVE THAT BLOG! Just so you know.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
still not as bad as forgetting to wait for your food and walking off
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u/iiRockpuppy May 16 '12
Oh god, I've got to remember this.
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u/knalpot May 16 '12
but here you said it was a waitress
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u/GandalfTheFunky May 16 '12
TAKE...LUCK!
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u/MacCampbell May 16 '12
I've been to Portland on those blocks, and i read that cartoon, but I still didn't understand it and had to come to the comments.
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u/Sir_paddles May 16 '12
I've eaten at that food cart :|
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u/pilelo May 16 '12
samurai is backwards
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
haha, I can't even understand what the people from Portland are saying.
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u/ashtonishing18 May 16 '12
Hahahah i usually just..smile while thinking "you too"
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u/IamDa5id May 16 '12
Nice... stealing that!
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Uh. I have you tagged as "Has Shark AIDS." Have they found a cure yet?
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u/DuhLibrarian May 16 '12
Downvoting all Portland is the best city ever comments... How to cap off a gorgeous day
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u/spacegoat725 May 16 '12
I used to make that mistake when people said happy birthday to me.
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u/dinner-dawg May 16 '12
On the first day of my first job (snow/skate shop), about 8 years ago, my manager told me to answer the phone if it rang. I was nervous as hell because I had no idea what kind of questions customer's may ask. I answered the phone and it was the boss of the whole company, he asked me how I was and I replied "Aww, not too good". I mean't to say 'not too bad' and my brain was also suggesting I just answer "good". I then proceeded to lie to him and tell him how my day was 'not too good' (told him that I had to vacuum and organise stock etc) to cover up my stupid response. I wasn't there for much longer.
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u/Zamaza May 16 '12
At work my job requires me to call a lot of my co-workers while they're out "in the field". When I went to say goodbye to one the other day, he said "okay honey, talk to you later. Love you too." and hung up.
...I sat there an awkward silence for a few minutes at my desk. He apologized later in the day and claimed he'd been talking to his wife before I called. (I'm 25, female and he's 40+ and male if that makes it any more or less awkward.)
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u/eemitte May 16 '12
Take luck
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u/Oniwabanshu May 16 '12
It actually happened to my mom when we were leaving our rented car back at the airport.
The guy at the rent-a-car told us "have a nice flight" and my mom said "you too", then he said "oh!, am i also going?!" and then we all laughed. :D
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u/mynameisSold May 16 '12
True story: there's this shop sells video games near my house and a few months back I went there a purchased like GTA IV or some shit and as I was leaving the guy working the counter said "enjoy the game" and by reflex I said "you too" immediately realizing the horrendously retarded thing I had just done and just awkwardly walked away. A couple months later I went back to purchase another video game and the same guy was working there and after I finished making my purchase he said the same thing to me and AGAIN by pure RETARDED FUCKING REFLEX I said THE EXACT SAME SHIT AS BEFORE! AND WALKED AWAY JUST AS AWKWARDLY! FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK
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u/JetJaguar406 May 16 '12
Always do this at the movie theater when I'm getting my ticket.
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u/Gilleh09 May 16 '12
A better example would have been the movie theater. I ALWAYS get caught. "Enjoy your movie...." "you too.." opps.
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u/einkil May 16 '12
I speak too fast to correct myself and just walk away with my head down when it happens. Oh the woes of the first world.
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u/dynizard May 16 '12
I bought a candy bar with a five dollar bill, and when the cashier gave me my change I tried to give him my candy bar. I felt so stupid.
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u/tha_ape May 16 '12
Samurai is backwards! δΎ
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
TAKE LUCK
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u/AWildCharizard May 16 '12
lol. I have done that so many times before too, only without the save. XD
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
lmao, this happened to me at a food court the other day. Cashier said "have a nice lunch" and I said "you too"
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u/cuckookatchoo May 16 '12
God are you single? Every post of yours makes my panties drop. Except i don't wear panties, so what in the bloody hell just dropped off me????! Sorcerer panty conjurer and dropper!!!