Weep for Murica. If you ever wonder why Ms. South Carolina's answer went:
I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, uh, people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our education like such as in South Africa....
it may not have just been a case of nerves. Several years back, they still had actual music stores where you could buy these disc thingies that you inserted into a device and it played music. Primitive, I know. But I had heard this song and didn't know who did it. The song was simply named "Birmingham". I asked the dude at the counter, "Do you know who sings the song, Birmingham". (Old song by Amanda Marshall)
Pimple faced dude starts tapping the keys...looks up at me and asks...."You mean like, the State?"
Uh huh!
I wept for our future.
Tonight, the wife asks if we have any delicious coke product. I look. Nope. Now, I despise a Dollar General almost as much as a Wal Marks, but they did put one in 1/4 mile from my house and I admit, that sucker has saved my ass more than a few times. I hopped in the new Ford F-150 (More about that later) and dashed to the DG. Grab a 6'er of delicious coke product in Sprite form, and a 6'er of DCP in Coke form. Put the 2 6-packs on the counter and this 5'6" 142 pound, tatted up, porn-stached Einstein starts scanning.
I hear him go "Oh my, it's making me scan each one individually." I'm talking with a neighbor and not really paying attention. Boop....Beep....Boop...Boop...Beep...Boop. Next 6'er same thing. 6 more boopie beeps through the scanner. I turn to him with a $20 extended.
That'll be $42.10.
No!
He looks at the ticket. "Yeah, it says $42.10"
No!
Well, each of these are....
No! Let me ask you something. Would YOU pay $42.10 for 2 six packs of delicious coke product?
Well, umm...it says...
No!
Let me call my manager. Hey could you come up here and clear something up?
Girl in her 20's walks up with a phone to her ear. "What's the problem?"
He shows her the drinks. Shows her the ticket. She takes the phone from her ear...looks at him in utter disgust and says...
No! Brushes him off and straightens it out. Sorry sir, that'll be $5.35.
As I put my change in my wallet, Einstein scans the next persons can of Pillsbury Fluffy Bake Biscuits....and promptly puts it in my bag of DCP.
I wept for our future.
Cool stories, bro..
Damn good biscuits, though.