Last week, I pulled into a southern New Hampshire convenience store (well, a parking space, not the store itself) for a quick soda. As I stopped, I noticed an elderly woman in the passenger seat in the car next to me rubbing a scratch ticket. And as I got out, she tore the presumably losing ticket in half and tossed the pieces out the window, landing at my feet.
I glared at her, picked them up without a word, took them all of three steps to a trash can, and tossed them away.
As I gave her one final glare, the old bat looked a smidgen bashful. "Thank you," she called.
"You're not welcome."
As she was driven off, I noticed the car had Massachusetts plates.
Gee, what a surprise.



Comments (8)
Are you SURE it was a losin... (Below threshold)1. Posted by fatman | August 27, 2005 7:29 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Are you SURE it was a losing ticket, Jay Tea? Maybe she was trying to be an anonymous philanthropist.
1. Posted by fatman | August 27, 2005 7:29 AM |
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Posted on August 27, 2005 07:29
2. Posted by Mustang 23 | August 27, 2005 7:30 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I have the same feeling about people from Johnson County Kansas.
Kansas has the county on the plates. Seeing a JO explains a lot about their bad driving.
2. Posted by Mustang 23 | August 27, 2005 7:30 AM |
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Posted on August 27, 2005 07:30
3. Posted by Ashole | August 27, 2005 8:15 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Unfortunately this is common on both sides of the NH MA border, then again i bet it is common in most places. People always toss trash on the ground which is pretty lame
3. Posted by Ashole | August 27, 2005 8:15 AM |
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Posted on August 27, 2005 08:15
4. Posted by Mike | August 27, 2005 8:58 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Oh Jay get over your high and mighty self! Like littering is only done by Massachusetts residents. I moved to Mass. 4 years ago and there are alot of things I dislike about this state and I don't plan on staying here. But your self-righteous arrogance to your neighbor to the south is just way to over the top.
I expect another blog entry crying foul when someone with a New Hampshire plate throws their cigarette out the window in front you on the road.
Give me a break, what a useless blog entry this is.
4. Posted by Mike | August 27, 2005 8:58 AM |
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Posted on August 27, 2005 08:58
5. Posted by wavemaker | August 27, 2005 9:14 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ya jeez Jay.
5. Posted by wavemaker | August 27, 2005 9:14 AM |
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Posted on August 27, 2005 09:14
6. Posted by McGehee | August 27, 2005 11:04 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jay how dare you criticize a citizen of the most liberal state in the union for polluting!
That's just beyond the pale!
6. Posted by McGehee | August 27, 2005 11:04 AM |
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Posted on August 27, 2005 11:04
7. Posted by Cardinals Nation | August 27, 2005 1:29 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Think about it...Massachusetts...France...have you ever seen them together in the same place at the same time?
Coincidence?
I think not.
7. Posted by Cardinals Nation | August 27, 2005 1:29 PM |
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Posted on August 27, 2005 13:29
8. Posted by DL | August 29, 2005 12:23 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
And what do those Mass. liberals do with their old bumper stickers? Answer: they leave them on as symbols of their wisdom and tributes (like gravestones)to the trees that had to be cut down to advertise their moral superiority!
8. Posted by DL | August 29, 2005 12:23 PM |
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Posted on August 29, 2005 12:23