Down here at the pawn shop - Page 43

Pete Zicato · 03-09-2013, 11:09 PM

This American Life had a segment on recently comparing the stress in the life of a soldier in Afghanistan with a dealer in downtown Philly. Lots of shootings. Constantly having to be on guard, etc.

Thought about what stress you might be living with, UT.

Undertoad · 03-11-2013, 10:48 AM

"Constantly on guard" is exactly it peetz. And paranoid: every customer will run out with an item if you let them; everything brought in is probably broken; everyone is trying to get one over on you.

And everyone believes you are getting one over on them. Everyone is suspicious of you.

slang · 03-11-2013, 11:59 AM

Maybe your next job could be in law enforcement. Seems to have some similarities.

Or may----bee you could do both at the same time. Two fer.

jimhelm · 03-11-2013, 12:20 PM

You might as well come sell cars, bro.

infinite monkey · 03-11-2013, 12:22 PM

I have a feeling about half our clientele matches yours...so you could come here too!

Undertoad · 03-11-2013, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimhelm

You might as well come sell cars, bro.

Yabbut sometimes I need Saturday nights for the band.

Undertoad · 03-11-2013, 12:58 PM

In today's game of Retarded of High, a gentleman comes in mumbling, mumbling mumbling... gives me his pawn ticket and gets out his heavy-duty impact drill. As I give it back to him, he's still mumbling, but manages to say "I work for this... you know Rite-Aids? I work on them. I don't just get high all the time."

If you had BOTH, you have won today's game. I don't know why some people feel compelled to give whitey an excuse for why they are high in the shop. The dude is all high and feels guilty about it. Hey man, I don't judge. As long as you get it together enough for us to do business, we are 100% cool with whatever it is you are on.

footfootfoot · 03-11-2013, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Hey man, I don't judge. As long as you get it together enough for us to do business, we are 100% cool with whatever it is you are on.

Needs to be on a big sandwich board outside the shop. With illustrations and red circles and red circles with slashes.

jimhelm · 03-11-2013, 03:33 PM

youse guise should all get baked one day and see if that helps you unnestann what they be sayin, nomesayin?

Quote:

Originally Posted by UTE

Yabbut sometimes I need Saturday nights for the band.

if you're a salesman, you can duck ups after 5pm on the Saturdays that you have gigs.

footfootfoot · 03-11-2013, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimhelm

youse guise should all get baked one day and see if that helps you unnestann what they be sayin, nomesayin?

Luckily for us, the cameras were rolling...

Undertoad · 03-11-2013, 06:53 PM

Well,... no, it's a compelling thing still, and I thank you, but I'ma try to find something local. A commute over a half hour really gets me angry. I don't know how you could stand it all that time.

jimhelm · 03-11-2013, 07:26 PM

you can sell cars anywhere, holmes. i was just drawing a parallel, really anyway

Undertoad · 03-11-2013, 08:46 PM

i am dum

ZenGum · 03-11-2013, 11:06 PM

It did occur to me that you might now move to job in a regular retail store, preferably musical instruments, maybe with a bit of second hand sales, but no pawning. You have the knowledge of the stock, and now know enough about retail. It would probably suck a lot less.

jimhelm · 03-11-2013, 11:26 PM

Yeah, man. Go put in an application at George's!

03-09-2013, 11:09 PM	#1
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	This American Life had a segment on recently comparing the stress in the life of a soldier in Afghanistan with a dealer in downtown Philly. Lots of shootings. Constantly having to be on guard, etc. Thought about what stress you might be living with, UT. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

03-11-2013, 12:20 PM	#4
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	You might as well come sell cars, bro. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

03-11-2013, 07:26 PM	#12
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	you can sell cars anywhere, holmes. i was just drawing a parallel, really anyway __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

03-11-2013, 11:06 PM	#14
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	It did occur to me that you might now move to job in a regular retail store, preferably musical instruments, maybe with a bit of second hand sales, but no pawning. You have the knowledge of the stock, and now know enough about retail. It would probably suck a lot less. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-11-2013, 11:26 PM	#15
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	Yeah, man. Go put in an application at George's! __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

03-11-2013, 10:48 AM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	"Constantly on guard" is exactly it peetz. And paranoid: every customer will run out with an item if you let them; everything brought in is probably broken; everyone is trying to get one over on you. And everyone believes you are getting one over on them. Everyone is suspicious of you.

03-11-2013, 11:59 AM	#3
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Maybe your next job could be in law enforcement. Seems to have some similarities. Or may----bee you could do both at the same time. Two fer.

03-11-2013, 12:22 PM	#5
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I have a feeling about half our clientele matches yours...so you could come here too!

03-11-2013, 12:58 PM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	In today's game of Retarded of High, a gentleman comes in mumbling, mumbling mumbling... gives me his pawn ticket and gets out his heavy-duty impact drill. As I give it back to him, he's still mumbling, but manages to say "I work for this... you know Rite-Aids? I work on them. I don't just get high all the time." If you had BOTH, you have won today's game. I don't know why some people feel compelled to give whitey an excuse for why they are high in the shop. The dude is all high and feels guilty about it. Hey man, I don't judge. As long as you get it together enough for us to do business, we are 100% cool with whatever it is you are on.

03-11-2013, 06:53 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Well,... no, it's a compelling thing still, and I thank you, but I'ma try to find something local. A commute over a half hour really gets me angry. I don't know how you could stand it all that time.

03-11-2013, 08:46 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	i am dum

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