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GatorDJ Doubletree Resident (76.109.24.196) on 11/26/2012 - 10:44 a.m. says: ( 279 views , 15 likes )

"Facebook post from a friend....."

I've removed any identifying material from this, but it's too good not to share.

It was a teeny-weeny bit unnerving standing in the super long return line at SAMS this morning. The Thanksgiving spirit has come and gone and we have moved into the "Ho-Ho-Who the hell is holding up the works?" season. 

Name redacted has already outgrown the snuggler size Pampers I bought as a love present, so there I stood, box of 210 diapers in hand. In front of me were customers returning droopy, unwatered Poinsettias, half-eaten cartons of brown spring mix, and a gigantic flat screen TV. The guy behind me, in the bright orange "GO GATORS BEAT NOLES" t-shirt stared forward, three unopened packages of halogen light bulbs in his cart. His facial expressions were unremarkable, other than the occasional lips-pursed glance at me and my box of Pampers. I knew what he was thinking, why someone with bifocals and crinkly skin on the top of her hands would have baby diapers...instead of the adult kind. 

Trying to be polite and observant of his multiple sighs, I suggested if he was in a hurry he could go in front of me. He wasn't in a hurry. He had other shopping to do. He thanked me and a slight smile crossed his face. This seemed like the place in the script where I break the chill with an obvious..."How 'bout those Gators yesterday?!" 


"I LOST A BET AND HAVE TO WEAR THIS SHIRT FOR A WEEK!" he whisper-hollered at me. 

"Oh, I'm sorry, I..I...I'm sorry." I thought about explaining that I like the Gators, but not enough to torment people in SAMS or even wear orange and blue stuff on game day, but I decided to pick the dead poinsettia leaves off my sweatshirt and hush-up. My new friend had other plans.

"And what's with you people? All morning strangers at Publix and the car wash pass me and for no reason just blurt out "Go Gators" and keep walking. Is that some secret handshake or something?" I was going to tell him how that works, but he was busy venting and I didn't want to interrupt. "You know what else, I've had two Seminoles tell me to F-off for no reason, other than this ugly t-shirt. Me! Telling ME, a third generation grad!" 

The guy with the flat screen TV is now standing in my shadow, so as not to miss a word of our conversation. "Well, we both know every year half the fans are frustrated...I'm sure it was the emotion talking and not personal." 

"NOT PERSONAL?" My not-really-a-Gator friend is doing that whisper-screaming again. "You see that employee with the USF Bulls lanyard, he walked by and had to tell me how "you guys proved how lousy the ACC is" and I couldn't go after him because I didn't want to lose my place in this darn line that won't move." 

"That about covers it," I empathize, "unless a still pissy Miami fan shows up. Are you sure you don't want to go in front of me...just in case?" 

"No, I need the practice, I've got to wear this stupid shirt for another six days!"
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