Sunday Funnies

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   'Tis Himself

   July 8, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

   “Too many fuckin’ security cameras.”

   That’s too right. I remember when I were a lad how we could have steak every so often. Can’t do that today.

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   wholething

   July 8, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

   “Too many fuckin’ security cameraes.”

   As with most things, this reminds me of an old Jimmy Buffett song called Peanut Butter Conspiracy.

   Lookin’ back at my hard luck days
   I really do have to laugh
   Workin’ in a dive for twenty-six dollars
   Spendin’ it all on grass
   We were hungry hard luck heroes
   Tryin’ just to stay alive
   So we’d go down to the corner grocery
   This is how we’d survive

   Who’s gonna steal the peanut butter
   I’ll get a can of sardines
   Runnin’ up and down the aisle of the Mini-Mart
   Stickin’ food in our jeans
   We never took more than we could eat
   There was plenty left on the racks
   We all swore if we ever got rich
   We would pay the Mini-Mart back
   Yes Sir, yes Sir
   We would pay the Mini-Mart back

   It was a two man operation
   Had it all down on a note
   Ricky would watch the big round mirror
   And I’d fill up my coat
   Then we’d head for the check-out aisle
   With a lemon and a bottle of beer
   Into the car got to make it on home
   ‘Cause supper time is gettin’ near

   Who’s gonna steal the peanut butter
   I’ll get a can of sardines
   Runnin’ up and down the aisle of the Mini-Mart
   Stickin’ food in our jeans
   We never took more than we could eat
   There was plenty left on the racks
   We all swore if we ever got rich
   We would pay the Mini-Mart back
   Yes Sir, yes Sir
   We would pay the Mini-Mart back

   I guess every good picker has had some hard times
   I have had my share
   It’s really kinda funny to laugh at it now
   But I don’t wanna go back there
   So every now and then when I’m in a grocery
   I’ll take a little but not much
   ‘Cause you never know when the hard times will hit ya
   And I don’t want to lose my touch

   Who’s gonna steal the peanut butter
   I’ll get a can of sardines
   Runnin’ up and down the aisle of the Mini-Mart
   Stickin’ food in our jeans
   We never took more than we could eat
   There was plenty left on the racks
   We all swore if we ever got rich
   We would pay the Mini-Mart back
   Yes Sir, yes Sir
   We would pay the Mini-Mart back

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   jakc

   July 9, 2012 at 1:39 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

   Back in the 80s I saw Jimmy in concert in Denver (a place which had the actual Mini-Marts of which he sings). “Did I ever pay the Mini-Mart back?” he sang, “5 dollars for 4 slices of ham. Hell no!”

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   Suido

   July 9, 2012 at 10:27 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

   I see your pie chart and raise you this one. The self reference in the mouseover nearly broke my head.

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   mudpuddles

   July 10, 2012 at 11:13 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

   @ Suido

   I see your pie chart and raise you this one. The self reference in the mouseover nearly broke my head.

   Aw fuck my brain hurts….