Stories from work!! Whee hoo!

Oct 17, 2005 23:55

So, I love my work. looooove it. love it like I haven't loved work since 2002. And every day, things happen that make me love it more, like helping the Zoo Boo (haunted zoo thingy) worker choose a wig, where we both squealed over it for, like, 3 minutes, Or the little boy who's dressing as Patsy from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. And giving my soworkers big ol black eyes? priceless! BUT! There are also times, sad,sad times, when I just start losing faith in humanity. Times like- THESE!

me: Hi, can I help you?
13/14 year old girls: yeah, do you have construction worker and (other municipal) costumes?
Me: Hmm lemme.....wait. Do you want regular type construction workers, or "sexy"? (yes, i did finger quotes)
them: :;gigglesmile:: sexy.
me: ::shudder:: over in the front

Or this gem-

14/15ish boy: ::holds up packaged costume, points at the "Includes" list:: Hi, can you tell me what this is? A..a nikkiti?
me: ...that's.. A necktie.
Mr. old enough to read: Oh. Is it included?
me: :;horrified:: ...yes...

Then there's people who TOTALLY don't get the point-

We have an "accessories" section. Your cop badges, eyepatches, etc. are found here. And, becasue we're so awesome, they're arranged by category. I find an utterly yuppie mother looking at the hippie section with her 12-14ish daughter.
Me: Can i help you find anything?
Mom: yeah, which of these earrings would a hippie wear?? These ones, or these?
me: :;blink:: Well, if you want to be technical about it, those ones ar a bit more "mod" than hippie, but it dosen't really matter, I mean, Hippies were all about bright colors and flowy and dangly and..
Mom: So the hoops then?
Me: Well, yeah, sure, those'll work.
Mom: but which ones go with the hippie costume?
Me: ::blink:; Uh, well, any of them can go with it, there's not a set pair of earrings..
Mom: Oh. Hmm. ::frown:: well, do you want these or these?
Me:: ::confusedly walk away::

And as a finale, i want to describe the funnest makeup thing we have!!

BLOOD POWDER!!!

Blood powder is this plain brown powder that you can sprinkle on your hand, or wherever,and give it a quick spritz of water, and voila! Instant gory bloody blood!!!It's SO awesome!!! i've got so many ideas for this stuff, i so want some- liek buy some face powder for a friend sprinkle some blood powder in, and when it rains, WHEE!!! OMG I'M BLEEEEEEEDIIIING!! OR! Sprinkle a friend, go to mall armed with misty squirt gun. Begin bickering. Threaten with acid. Spray. Let the fun begin!!!

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