A Repost

I hate to have to tell this story over again, so I'm gonna repost from September '05.

I went to Barnes and Noble and while I was chilling watching my shorties read books I got accosted by another renegade Indian fellow. Let's count this as #3 and append it to the end of my stories of 1 and 2......

Shopping online brings me the convenience of browsing for the best price, rapid delivery, free shipping in many cases, avoiding Memphis' outrageous 9.25% sales tax and it can all be done in the comfort of my own home.

However, here's a new reason.

In the past week I have visited my local Barnes and Noble and Borders shopping for books. In both places I have been approached by well-dressed, sufficiently perfumed Indian fellows trying to sell me part-time business opportunities-- get rich quick kinda stuff.

The first encounter was like this (I've snipped so it won't be as long):
Stalker: Lot's of books here, huh?
GaryZ: Uh, yeah. (Is this smooth fellow gay and hitting on me or stupid and not realize that, yes, there are are lots of books in a BOOK STORE).

S: You come here often?
G: No. I mostly shop online. (should I have told him my sign?)

S: I'm from Chicago. I just moved here. I like it.

BULL HOCKEY!!! NO ONE LIKES IT HERE!!! THIS IS MEMPHELL!!! COVER BLOWN!!!

S: What do you do?
G: I'm a software developer.

S: (face brightens) Oh, me too.

But he goes on to tell me that he does online work with BestBuy.com, BN.com, etc. and wants to know if I'm interested in part-time business opportunities, yadda, yadda, yadda.

This all goes on while Anna is in the corner of BN doing her best tail-growing impersonation of Najeh Davenport. So I decline and bolt outta there in a hurry.
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Second encounter (Borders):
Stalker: Lot's of books here, huh?
GaryZ: Yeah. (DAMNIT!! Not again!!!)

S: What do you do?
G: I'm a software developer.

S: (face brightens) Me too.
G: I know. And you do work with BestBuy.com and BN.com and you're gonna help me with some part-time business opportunities.

S: Oh, uh, no, I, uh, work for FedEx. (sulks and walks off)

Yeahs, sucks to you part-time business opportunity stalker!!