If I listened to some of these descriptions, I would start seriously thinking about cutting my throat! Who are the worst, please? Young kids, old ladies, who? Human beings come in every type and way of behaving and none of us is completely white in what we do or completely black. A very wise guy said a long time ago: he who is free of sin throw the first stone. The first thing to go in your brain, when you get old, is the frontal lobe, which controls constrains in behavior and memory - thus old men become angry and forgetful. If we realize it's not their fault, we should treat them with a bit more compassion and forgiveness because, hopefully, we'll get there one day and since Kharma exists, I hope that the people around me will treat me a little bit better than some people seem to treat the old people in their lives! So a person tried to manipulate another to get a better price! Big deal. Haven't any of you tried to do the same thing?
If I listened to some of these descriptions, I would start seriously thinking about cutting my throat! Who are the worst, please? Young kids, old ladies, who? Human beings come in every type and way of behaving and none of us is completely white in what we do or completely black. A very wise guy said a long time ago: he who is free of sin throw the first stone. The first thing to go in your brain, when you get old, is the frontal lobe, which controls constrains in behavior and memory - thus old men become angry and forgetful. If we realize it's not their fault, we should treat them with a bit more compassion and forgiveness because, hopefully, we'll get there one day and since Kharma exists, I hope that the people around me will treat me a little bit better than some people seem to treat the old people in their lives! So a person tried to manipulate another to get a better price! Big deal. Haven't any of you tried to do the same thing?
my my.... or should I just refer to my avatar OH MY!
no one has put down the old ladies and gents. Only told what they have observed as actual behavior. No one has hurt the little old ladies and gents. Just gotten a giggle out of the quirks of behavior.
No one is casting stones -- unless laughter at human foibles is a stone.
as for OP's woman... well there is that commandment "Thou shalt not tell a lie" and she was sure doing a whopper of a job at it. Now that does deserve a reprimand and a wagging finger and .... well no cake for her.
gentle humorous observation is not condemnation.
(and oh the stories I could tell about my mom, her plastic bags, her false teeth, her Dentyne gum, her little electric scooter, her hording, her pickled pigs feet & limburger cheese snacks, her "I'll be a red head until the day I die, no matter how many bottles it takes!", her ....
oh the list is LONG and funny and much cherished, just like those salad bar hawks!
The casting stones quote is straight from the Bible. Jesus said it! 
I read this whole post and I don't think anybody is out of line with their stories. They're just telling stories of the rude things people do! I actually find it funny and hillarious! Love the stealing cookies in the purse one.
Been there, had the same happen to me. I was told that my price was higher than a famous TV caker's was, which I know is a lie because the TV caker has their minimum price on their website.
Theresa
Well, it won't be casting stones to tell stories on myself!!!
My kids laugh because I pee in the yard. Yes, when we had one of those blue pools and I had to pee, I wasn't going to traipse thru my house and drip water all over the place. So I got out of the pool (Hey! I'm considerate!) stood in the grass and peed in the yard right thru my bathing suit. The suit was already wet. What's the problem? 
But my kids STILL laugh and say mom holds the record for the most outlandish behavior! (I will ask them how come it's ok for my son in law to pee off of the deck when they're on vacation in Gatlinburg and they give me some line of crap about (a) they weren't anywhere where he could be seen and (b) alcohol was involved! ) 
I've "grown up" to be a kind of a blunt and direct person. (No, really! I am!! No, I'm NOT kidding! 
) If someone were to tell a story of "omg you should have heard what debi said this time!", I wouldn't consider that "casting stones".
My husband, the stand up comedian, says that comedians see connections between things that most people can't. The connections are unexpected and they fit. One person on this thread may consider FOxworthy's "You MIght be a Redneck" bit as casting stones but everyone else see's it as hysterically funny.
Lighten up! We'll all be old someday and I hope my antics make people laugh.
Because being able to make people laugh is one of the greatest gifts God gives to us. 
EllieA, were they already out of strawberries at the buffet today?
EllieA, were they already out of strawberries at the buffet today?
I stole all of them 
I attended a local art gallery showing last night here. The caterer donated free food. I was heading toward the strawberry dipped chocolate when a senior on walker stubbed my toe and tried to beat me to the strawberry dipped chocolate. She pulled a ziploc bag from her purse and started stuffing food in her bag.
I told her you stepped on my toe. She pretended she cold not hear me.
I will only wear closed toed shoes when I attend free art gallery shows.
STRAWBERRY THIEF!!!! First the strawberries, next the ice cream. Can't get ahead in this crazy world.
I'll tell one on myself. I made a mistake at work. One of the residents has dementia starting. I asked her what could I get her to drink and she said "That dark stuff." I inquired if it was coffee and she said "No, the dark stuff." The only other dark drink I could think of I gave her. She never complained and was always thankful. This happened a few time in a 2 week period. One day said "The dark stuff" and a fellow worker said "One grape juice coming up."
Oh poop. Literally, oh poop. I had been giving her prune juice thinking that's what she wanted.
The caterer donated free food.
I swear, you put the word "free" in front of "alcohol" or "food" and people who are normally well disciplined and polite turn into a mob! they act like they haven't eaten in 4 days and it's their last meal on earth!
At a company picnic some years ago, the company bought KFC chicken to go with everyone's pitch in dish. Late in the afternoon, I suddenly notice these polite, normal women RUNNING to the main shelter where we'd had our meal. The word had been given that the leftover chicken was "up for grabs" and it was "Katie, bar the door!" I never saw dead fried chicken fly so high or so fast! One woman didn't have a container, so she pulled the bottom of her t-shirt out and was just piling it on her shirt to carry it all! 
That was my first exposure to how crazy and nuts people get when they hear the words "free food".
OMG these are too funny. My husband's grandmother just died, but before she passed we would visit her often in the nursing home. She would constantly complain about the "loud lady" who sings in the hallway; the "crazy lady" that just won't leave her alone and wants to talk all the time; and of course there was "those people" who would just annoy her to no end with no particular reason. Yes, she was the grumpy old lady that just hated the nursing home, but REFUSED to live with anyone as she would be a burden. She was a strong lady in youth and in aging. The stories (and there were plenty) were always good for a laugh and we enjoyed every visit.
Oh yeah, and she was the old lady that always had candy for you, lint and all. My girls knew to always take it, but "save it for later".
I want to be the crazy old lady that thinks she can still bake and decorate, but the cakes are not really edible anymore. Yep, shaky hands don't make the prettiest cakes!!!
These stories are great! I couldn't agree more......while it's seen quite often in the younger generation, it's not limited to them! And on a similar note, what has happened to basic manners??? I was left scratching my head on three separate occasions today....all in a matter of about 3 hours! I have three girls, the oldest is 9 1/2. I took them to Subway after the playground today, and there were three younger employees behind the counter.....probably in their very early twenties. While we were eating our sandwiches in the dining room area, a 'gothic' looking couple walked in to order sandwiches. As soon as this couple left, the three employees started making fun of them! Out loud! In front of customers! We were the only ones there at that point, but Subway restaurants are not big so it's not like they didn't realize we were there! This of course got my oldest daughter asking questions, like why were those people dressed like that, and didn't they realize that the employees were laughing at them? Who does that?!?!?!? I'm not saying I have never talked about somebody who may have been dressed 'differently', but I would never in my right mind do it while I was working in a public place and the person in question happened to be my customer!! On to Walmart. I get to the register and the cashier, probably in her 40's, immediately says 'Three girls?!'. Yes....three girls. I am so sick of hearing that. I understand I am in trouble once they are teenagers. I politely reply 'Yup!'. What she said next BLEW MY FREAKIN MIND! She says 'The first thing I always think is 'Boy, that's a lot of tampons'. ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?! Yes, the cashier at Walmart said this to me...in front of my three daughters!! On the way home, I stopped for a drink at McD's drive thru. I was brought up to always say 'thank you' and smile politely at anyone who was doing something for me. I pull up the the second window to get my drink and the girl basically opens the window and hands it to me without even looking at me! No 'thank you', no polite smile....no NOTHING! I understand these people get paid minimum wage (some people have actually argued that as an excuse), but I don't care. They are being paid by McD's to provide a certain level of customer service, and I am sure McD's would consider 'acknowledging a customer' as part of this! OK.....I'm finished! Sorry to go off topic, but reading this post just made me start thinking about it again and I am sure I am not the only person who has noticed this stuff!
She says 'The first thing I always think is 'Boy, that's a lot of tampons'.
I was the oldest of 5 girls (only one brother in the bunch!) and as we all "came of age" in that regard, one sister commented, "man, it's starting to get expensive to stock the bathroom closet!"
You know what, there are still nice people in the world. I had a stranger make a big effort to be helpful to me recently and it restores your faith in humanity.
Sometimes you just have to believe that karma will sort these rude ones out and if your really lucky you will be there to see it happen!
Until I started doing cakes, I NEVER, EVER blogged. I thought all those crazy people who talked to each other on-line and got pinged when a reply came in were really lame and had no life.
Enter CC-land. I'm on this computer every minute I can squeeze out of my day and can't wait to get a "ping" that a reply has come in. This particular thread is a perfect example, in acronym talk, ILMFAO!!!!!! Lordee, there were so many funny entries I can't even mention all the posts.
My darling sister who passed away 2 years ago, had a stroke and was in skilled nursing for the last 6 months of her life when we could no longer care for her at home. She was 100% dependent but retained nearly all her personality and intellect. She and I had both worked all our lives (65 combined years) with very, very sick and disabled patients. I tell you, even though she was so very sick and dependent, not a day went by without one of us pulling a "sick" or "disabled" joke on each other and making each other laugh so hard we couldn't catch a breath.
When you work with sick people (or the public), a sense of humor is all that keeps ya goin'!
Can't get past the prune juice...ROFL
That reminded me of when I worked for the college conference center one summer. We were suppsoed to go to breakfast really early so that we could get to work and get out of the way of the people who were using the dorms for hotels during their summer courses. We'd get there every morning and the place would always be full of the elderhostel people (we called them the hostile elders). We'd have to go ahead of them in line (they weren't supposed to be there until a certain time, and we were supposed to get through the food line before anyone else). Every day we'd listen to them gripe about how there were never enough prunes in the dining hall, and they wanted those prunes bad! I didn't understand it until I was pregnant, and that was when I discovered the "benefits" of prunes
I purchased a pair of comfortable closed toed shoes to wear for the summer. (Clarkes). The doctor had to lance my nail under the toe because of the bruising. My toenail is black and will be coming off.
I learned a lesson-anything that is free wear closed toed shoes. You never know when your toes will be bruised by a walker.
These stories remind me of "Aunt Bethany" in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
This is life. I've watched enough relatives succumb to Alzheimer's Disease to know you can't stop the inevitable. We have lovingly cared for them until the end, but when funny things happen, you gotta laugh. It's not any different than laughing at the antics of a cute child.
I've already warned my kids that I'm probably headed down the same path to forgetfulness and dementia. I hope they enjoy the trip with me.
OMG Doug! My mom makes pickled pigs feet too! I thought she was the only one. My dad and brother love them...Sorry..off topic.
Gotta love the OLD ladies! (The ones who are much older than I am.)
My sister and I attended a banquet a few years ago. The woman sitting next to my sister proceeded to empty the contents of her plate into plastic bags in her purse for her son-in-law who was arriving by plane soon, and would be hungry! My sister and I were uncontrollably laughing, and almost died when the lady asked if she could take the uneaten chicken off my siste's plate, too!
My MIL has a SIL (80+ years old) that does this but on buffet style restaurants...
Too many funny stories. I cant think of any to add but Im sure Ive got some.
...... I was left scratching my head on three separate occasions today....all in a matter of about 3 hours!.....
Yes, rudeness is in all of us. Sometimes it smeaks out - outloud.
I do not agree w/the poster that this thread is rude and crude.
I am of an age to know I am **FAST!** approching that time in life when I will/am doing some of the things mentioned. My mom slowly grew into a mistrusting, wild talking, dementia suffering person.
I worry constantly that I too am beginning to see signs of this in me. I'm told if I am concerned it is not a problem. It's when I don't know I'm doing Anyything wrong/different and others *constantly* do that it is a problem.
So let's all enjoy the humor in these stories and move on - promising ourselves we will NOT become old, rude, crude, mistrusting, or wild talking
I am not that old, and I can say that this new generation is missing basic morals, ethics and common sense!!
that's unfair. I'm 23, and worked for a high end Dallas bakery for three years. I cant tell you how many old, spoiled, rotten women I would speak to in any given week who will not only lie to you, but are just plain RUDE and would speak to me as if I had no clue in the world.
HELLO. There's a reason I'm allowed to answer the phone!
I am not that old, and I can say that this new generation is missing basic morals, ethics and common sense!!
that's unfair. I'm 23, and worked for a high end Dallas bakery for three years. I cant tell you how many old, spoiled, rotten women I would speak to in any given week who will not only lie to you, but are just plain RUDE and would speak to me as if I had no clue in the world.
HELLO. There's a reason I'm allowed to answer the phone!
Agree! I'm 22 years old and work in a male prison for offenders over 21 years old. Imagine having to be the authoritarian to violent men who are 20/30/40 years older than you, not easy... It's the not always the child that's in the wrong, it's often the upbringing and environmental factors.
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