I ll have a Big Mac, small fries and a serving of humiliation thanks!
One evening, I was at my local McD's, waiting in line to satisfy my cravings for some real junk food. It was a rather busy night so the queues were longer than usual.
I was standing about a foot and a half behind the person in front - far enough to not invade their personal space but close enough that I was obviously in the queue. (This was before COVID when social distancing was a thing.)
Some smug guy decided that the space in front of me had his name on it, so he squeezed himself into the gap, brushing up against both myself and the person in front. From his body language, I could almost hear himself think "What a sucker! Personal space is for losers who want to wait longer for their meal!"
I have about as much respect for queue jumpers as those who fart in lifts or demand free stuff because they're social influenzas (sp?). So I started hatching my plan for petty revenge: Should I tap him on the shoulder and nicely ask him to move to the back? Berate him loudly to make everyone gawk at him? Put him in a rear naked choke and go all MMA on him?
In the end, I decided that the best revenge was... to do nothing.
A few minutes later, he finally reached the front of the line and began dictating his order to the McD's crew member.
"I'm sorry sir, this is the pickup line for those who have already ordered. You can place your order in that other queue over there."
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