some old woman in a wheelchair just had me move her in to starbucks and then acted like i was a dick for not wanting to wait around to help her leave

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She was VERY VERY rude to me the whole time! This is the second time this has happened.... at a Starbucks (last time was by Astor place).

Why are handicapped people such dicks?

― lord pooperton (ex machina), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:05 (nineteen years ago)

Why are you going to Starbucks?!

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:10 (nineteen years ago)

why doesn't she learn how to walk?

― timmy tannin (pompous), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:11 (nineteen years ago)

have you learned nothing from Dr. Strangelove and It's a Wonderful Life?

Next time, lay on hands, shout BE HEALED! and leave.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:13 (nineteen years ago)

I wasn't! I was walking up Broadway from Houston trying to avoid the young people with clipboards.

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― lord pooperton (ex machina), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:13 (nineteen years ago)

"Why are you going to Starbucks?! "

theres a lack of good coffee shops in new york (except from downtown area).

and maybe the answer to yr question lies in the combination between "old" and "handicapped" - together they sometimes equal " a bitter/frustrated person"

― emekars (emekars), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:16 (nineteen years ago)

...maybe a bit senile too ?!

― emekars (emekars), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:18 (nineteen years ago)

Haven't you learned anything from Curb Your Enthusiasm?

― Super Cub (Debito), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:19 (nineteen years ago)

Tracer Hand to thread to tell how my grandmother whacked him with her cane at my wedding and yelled at him to get the hell out of her way.

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:20 (nineteen years ago)

She found out he liked Muse?

― GILLY'S BAGG'EAR VANCE OF COUPARI (Ex Leon), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

I had to stifle a laugh in a busy shop, an old woman in a wheelchair was blocking an aisle, a few folk went to walk up the aisle, saw that it was blocked so went another way.

Not one woman, she marched over and pushed the wheelchair out of the aisle so that she could get past. The poor woman in the wheelchair was gob-smacked, she'd been looking reading the back of a dvd, looked up and was somewhere else.

How rude! (But amusing)

― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

Wheelchair lady had FACIAL HAIR too. Maybe killing people when they turn thirty *is* a good idea!

― lord pooperton (ex machina), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

this is why you LEAVE YOUR HEADPHONES ON and AVOID ACKNOWLEDGING PEOPLE at all times.

― applejack carney (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:27 (nineteen years ago)

As a child I hated using the handicapped slot of public bathrooms. I was terrified some wheelchair person would come in and berate me for being incconsiderate. My mom reassured me by telling me they have more important people to be angry at.

― Abbott (Abbott), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:28 (nineteen years ago)

I think you should look at this woman with hope to the future. When you get old and handicapped with sagging man boobs, it's like being crowned king of your own asshole nation-state. You can do whatever you goddamn want and all people will do is grumble.

― Abbott (Abbott), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:30 (nineteen years ago)

When I was a kid I asked my mum for a wheelchair for my Christmas. She nearly keeled over with shock, and had to patiently explain to me that a wheelchair wasn't a fancy bike.

― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:32 (nineteen years ago)

"this is why you LEAVE YOUR HEADPHONES ON and AVOID ACKNOWLEDGING PEOPLE at all times. "

except for attractive women

― emekars (emekars), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:33 (nineteen years ago)

Jess, the clipboard douchebags have stopped caring about headphones. I had one stand 20 feet in front of me and wave at me until I passed her.
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― lord pooperton (ex machina), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:35 (nineteen years ago)

The clipboard douchebags are really the enemy in this situation, to be honest. That old woman was probably pissed off at them too. I get pretty Alex in NYC about those ppl.

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:40 (nineteen years ago)

She said something about having something unpleasant happen with someone just before I got there ... maybe a clipboard douche? (Is there a thread about them?)

― lord pooperton (ex machina), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:41 (nineteen years ago)

most recent clipboard douches I eluded: DEMOCRATIC PARTY (next time, I add "fuck Schumer")

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:44 (nineteen years ago)

i had a freind have to litterally jump in front of me and wave me down in the street the other day. i still thought she was just some nut or solicitor for a second.

― applejack carney (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

Oh jesus they annoy me. During the last presidential campaign we were just deluged with chipper Aryans chirping, "Would you like to help John Kerry win the election?" To which every single one of us replied, without any pause, "Yeah! I'm going to vote for him! Thank you for reminding me!" and breezing past. WTF.

Then there's the ones who are actually supporting a good cause but refuse to take donations, you have to give them your credit card and sign up for a monthly subscription. Oh yeah, pls to give random stranger on the street all of my personal information, not sketchy at all. Hope the whales like not being saved.

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:49 (nineteen years ago)

Absolute stupidest: the "revolutionary art" ppl. WTF? No, I do not want to buy ~~goth-anime~~revolutionary art, plz get out of my way, you're standing in front of the bar entrance.

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:50 (nineteen years ago)

the absolute worst are the people who want to talk to you about your hair.

the other day when I was at my job, just stopping in to do a bit of work, the woman who lives upstairs and always stands around waiting for someone to talk to her came down. she was subletting her apt. and was trying to make one of us help her move down her stuff into her car. We were trying to tell her that we were working, then she offered whoever helped 5 dollars. I was like, bitch you can't even remember my name. she kept asking and then said she would come back in a couple of minutes to ask again.

― eatadick.com (Carey), Thursday, 15 June 2006 15:59 (nineteen years ago)

oooooh the hair ppls are just begging for me to shove them in front of a bus.

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Thursday, 15 June 2006 16:01 (nineteen years ago)

I have never heard of this hair thing.

― lord pooperton (ex machina), Thursday, 15 June 2006 16:06 (nineteen years ago)

I know we've talked about them before, yes. I ONLY CUT HAIRS ONCE PER YEAR, SHOVE OFF.

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 15 June 2006 16:07 (nineteen years ago)

i dont mind clipboard people

clipboard person: could i just have a minute of your time
duff: На сайта можете да намерите интересни материали от архива
clipboard person: -

― duff (duff), Thursday, 15 June 2006 16:09 (nineteen years ago)

clipboard people, are they like chuggers? Or are they clipboards with arms and legs who can talk and stuff?

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 15 June 2006 16:12 (nineteen years ago)

Maybe you should explain "chugger" and we can explain "clipboard ppl"

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Thursday, 15 June 2006 16:51 (nineteen years ago)

if one of the hair people manages to waylay me, i tell them i wear a wig.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 15 June 2006 16:56 (nineteen years ago)

if they're asking for signatures for a petition i'll sign. i'm a populist so i don't care what the petition's for, it could be a petition to allow hunters to club baby seals to death with the severed arms of babies, get it on the ballot and let the people decide.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Thursday, 15 June 2006 16:56 (nineteen years ago)

I HATE COMEDY, LEAVE ME ALONE

― elmo argonaut (allocryptic), Thursday, 15 June 2006 16:57 (nineteen years ago)

I used to think that until I got a look at some real shadily worded bills that dupe the (stupid, don't look at what they're voting for) voters. E.G. "Defense of Marriage" (Gays can't get married .. oh, and senior citizens lose their health care, the fag-lovers) bill and "Won't You Please Support Give Scholarships to Poor Kids Who Couldn't Otherwise Pay for College" (by legalizing slot machines and giving 3% of the proceeds to a scholoarship fund) bill.

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― DAVE, for #1 Hits of yesterday and today! (dave225.3), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:01 (nineteen years ago)

fuck, my typing just gets worse every day.

― DAVE, for #1 Hits of yesterday and today! (dave225.3), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:06 (nineteen years ago)

what are the hair people after??

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:09 (nineteen years ago)

they want your hair. to make paintbrushes.

― elmo argonaut (allocryptic), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:11 (nineteen years ago)

the nerve of the needy. you has all that time and energy to help people?!

― nicky lo-fi (nicky lo-fi), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:12 (nineteen years ago)

the nerve of the needy. who has all that time and energy to help people?!

― nicky lo-fi (nicky lo-fi), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:12 (nineteen years ago)

you has.

― DAVE, for #1 Hits of yesterday and today! (dave225.3), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:14 (nineteen years ago)

hair people want you buy some bogus salon/spa package.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:17 (nineteen years ago)

If the clipboard folx were actually trying to help the needy, as opposed to cobble a mailing list to farm out, and credit cards to overcharge, they'd accept cash contributions to the cause. Which they refuse to do, and they won't give you the information on where you can send such a donation.

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

there used to be this one guy in a wheelchair who used to show up at the cafe i once frequented who used to be wicked creepy about getting people to help him.

for instance, he would get his coffee and then WAIT by the counter until some cute girl customer was using the sugar. ONLY THEN would he ask if she could hand him the sugar -- and it wasn't even out of his reach! eyugh.

― elmo argonaut (allocryptic), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

Does anyone else live around an influx of LaRouche wackos? I once had one take over the podium at the end of a large lecture and babble about dropping out of college FOR LAROUCHE.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:32 (nineteen years ago)

Chugger = charity mugger

People who wear bibs and try and get money for 'good causes' out of you on the street.

― theantmustdance (theantmustdance), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:34 (nineteen years ago)

this one girl i knew from my freshman dorm in college became a larouche person while she was in the dorm. she moved out after first semester to live with larouche people, and i hadnt seen her for six years, until i saw her on the street last week, handing out some brochures. i mean, she was still just spouting rhetoric, but she remembered me, and i dont know it was kinda nice.

― SQUARECOATS (plsmith), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:35 (nineteen years ago)

Coughing violently without covering your mouth when addressed by any of the above will handily take care of these situations, you know.
Spend a month in the Northwest, and you learn to enjoy how to avoid solicitors or beggars-with-more-expensive-clothes-than-you. Creativity.

The LaRouche ones are funny, though.

"Do you know that Cheney is trying to cut off your testicles.. like LITERALLY?"

I responded by talking about how my balls were itchy, and what creams I was thinking to apply to them, otherwise I was just going to cut them off anyway.

She paused and stopped talking to me.

― aDOring NUTbians (donut), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:37 (nineteen years ago)

When I hear people talk about Larouche, I can't help but think of Johnny LaRue - and how great it would be to have a velvet smoking jacket-wearing Vegas cheese as a political leader.

― DAVE, for #1 Hits of yesterday and today! (dave225.3), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:39 (nineteen years ago)

You know I'll give the LaRouchies this much. At least they're trying to publicize themselves, as opposed to the Green Party, who only pop up every major election year to guilt everyone into voting for them because, you know, they're the obvious default party for people who hate both the Dems and the Repubs...

― aDOring NUTbians (donut), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:40 (nineteen years ago)

there are larouchies all over montreal which makes no sense to me

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

The thing in the first post - it's not a disabled thing, it's an old person thing. They're older than you and therefore naturally less capable and should be looked after and patronised by any nearby young person at all times. I'm a disabled not-old person and you should see the looks I get from healthyish (capable of walking unaided anyway) old people for daring to be more disabled than they are when they're trying to queue jump or asking me for my seat instead of the perfectly healthy (but ten years older, I'm 23 btw) person with no walking sticks sitting right next to me. Of course, I plan to do all of this when I'm old too.

Using disabled toilets when you don't have to is twatty though, especially when it's taken you 20 minutes to walk/wheel to the only one in the area only to find that it's engaged because someone didn't want to walk the extra 15 yards to the cubicles.

― Cressida Breem (neruokruokruokne?), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:20 (nineteen years ago)

Cressida: fuck off entitled twit

― lord pooperton (ex machina), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:24 (nineteen years ago)

dude wtf

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:27 (nineteen years ago)

Sorry. What right do I have to use a toilet in public where I can get on and off it in a remotely dignified manner in less than 10 minutes, if at all. I should be more considerate of people with real problems, like wasting 30 seconds of their lives by not walking to the ordinary toilets. Or to keep a queue position that I could really do with when an old person who can stand up longer than I can diagnoses me as healthy just because I'm young.

If that post was sarcastic ILX humour, then sorry, I've not been here long enough to really get it yet.

― Cressida Breem (neruokruokruokne?), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:32 (nineteen years ago)

Once, on a bus, I had a dude in a wheelchair crush every bone in my foot, then turn me and say, "Oh, did I get you?" as I hopped up and down muttering "OW OW OW OW FUCK OW OW FUCK ARGH".

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:41 (nineteen years ago)

I once got shoved flat on my ass by Bea Arthur and she ain't at all handicapped so I think it's totally an old ppl thing.

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:44 (nineteen years ago)

You shouldn't criticize them until you've ridden a mile in their chair. So, I advise you to dump them out and get rolling.

― Aimless (Aimless), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:44 (nineteen years ago)

I really, really hope she shouted "I'M BEA ARTHUR, BITCH!" as she stiff-armed you out of the way, Ally, because that would be a fantastic story.

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:46 (nineteen years ago)

And then she danced the Urkel over your supine body!

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:46 (nineteen years ago)

jon I hope I never meet you in person

― TOMBOT (TOMBOT), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:46 (nineteen years ago)

Breem I'd have to say I've been here as long as the person who made that post and I don't really get it either excpet that JW in being a semiliterate asshole 75% of the time shocker

― TOMBOT (TOMBOT), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:48 (nineteen years ago)

Sadly, she did not shout "I'm Bea Arthur, bitch!" though I'm pretty sure the doorman at the hotel said, "Watch out, Bea Arthur!" at me. TWO SECONDS TOO LATE, I MIGHT ADD ;_;

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:48 (nineteen years ago)

though I'm pretty sure the doorman at the hotel said, "Watch out, Bea Arthur!" at me.

that's just as awesome. like you're supposed to know that bea arthur just buffaloes anyone out of her way.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:50 (nineteen years ago)

Thank fuck for that, I thought I'd gone ito righteous disabled person mode without realising.

― Cressida Breem (neruokruokruokne?), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

and as for actually addressing the thread topic I've met people who were young and fully operational and rude, and people who are young and have minor handicaps and are rude, and old folks who are rude, and old folks who are heavily handicapped who are rude, and then I've met lots of people who are nice whether they have legs or feet or arms or eyes or ears or beautiful hair or not. So it's actually I think just a RUDE PEOPLE thing and not affected by how well your body functions.

― TOMBOT (TOMBOT), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:52 (nineteen years ago)

Ally's gradmother did do exactly that (I don't think she cursed, actually). I felt something whacking against my leg and when I looked down I saw that it was attached to an old lady who was yelling at me. She was within her rights, though - Tom's best man was giving a toast and I was standing in front of practically everyone, like I had a box seat ticket or something.

― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:54 (nineteen years ago)

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Aha! The Voice of Reason crawls out of the woodwork and scuttles across the floor.

― Aimless (Aimless), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:55 (nineteen years ago)

whether they have legs or feet or arms or eyes or ears or beautiful hair

A friend of mine was with her rude grandmother at Denny's or who cares where and there was a woman in a wheelchair with glorious hair. My friend has very thin, choppy hair. Her grandmother said, "I'll bet she would even take YOUR hair if she could just walk again."

― DAVE, for #1 Hits of yesterday and today! (dave225.3), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:57 (nineteen years ago)

Well, Tracer, in fairness I did handwrite on your invite, "LUXURY BOX SEAT 43 (STEINBRENNER CLUB LEVEL)," she only got "INFIELD MEZZANINE 132".

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:58 (nineteen years ago)

grandmas be zingin

― SQUARECOATS (plsmith), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:59 (nineteen years ago)

Her own gramma. That's cold.

― Bnad (Bnad), Thursday, 15 June 2006 18:59 (nineteen years ago)

like you're supposed to know that bea arthur just buffaloes anyone out of her way

That'd be my bet.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 June 2006 19:02 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah it seems like a totally fair assumption, had he said it earlier I woulda assumed it.

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Thursday, 15 June 2006 19:02 (nineteen years ago)

We need "LOOK OUT, BEA ARTHUR!" t-shirts.

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Thursday, 15 June 2006 19:04 (nineteen years ago)

i have a mental image of someone yelling "Watch out!! Bea Arthur!!!" and the populace of a city street just starts jumping over fences and diving for cover behind mail boxes or hiding in doorways like it's the running of the bulls in pamplona or something.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Thursday, 15 June 2006 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

Search Rufus Wainwright story abt meeting Bea...

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 June 2006 19:07 (nineteen years ago)

bea arthur on angle dust: c/d?

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Thursday, 15 June 2006 19:10 (nineteen years ago)

http://chickenhead.com/bannertown/art/ckbea.gif

― elmo argonaut (allocryptic), Thursday, 15 June 2006 19:10 (nineteen years ago)

I was more than happy to help the wheelchair lady, but I was not pleased with her treating me like total shit and criticizing me for not knowing where to put my foot to boost her lard ass over the threshold of starbucks. WTF you stupid bitch

― lord pooperton (ex machina), Thursday, 15 June 2006 22:26 (nineteen years ago)

Tombot otm on being rude crossing all demographic groups -- the only rude person stereotype I have are the people in my neighborhood never saying please, thank you or leaving tips for the poor girl @ dunkin donuts.

― lord pooperton (ex machina), Thursday, 15 June 2006 22:29 (nineteen years ago)

Leaving tips at dunkin donuts? America is insane.

― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 15 June 2006 23:02 (nineteen years ago)

The New York State minimum wage is $6.75 per hour as of January 1, 2006

― lord pooperton (ex machina), Friday, 16 June 2006 13:58 (nineteen years ago)

That's a good way to refute the "America is insane" accusation!

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Friday, 16 June 2006 14:02 (nineteen years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Sydney_race_riots

― lord pooperton (ex machina), Friday, 16 June 2006 14:22 (nineteen years ago)

http://chaoskids.com/ROBOTS/CONKY/peewee.gif http://chaoskids.com/ROBOTS/CONKY/peewee.gif http://chaoskids.com/ROBOTS/CONKY/peewee.gif http://chaoskids.com/ROBOTS/CONKY/peewee.gif

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Friday, 16 June 2006 14:23 (nineteen years ago)

We need "LOOK OUT, BEA ARTHUR!" t-shirts.

if someone with access to photoshop can get rid of the background in the below picture i will totally make t-shirts.

http://atthetime.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/bea-arthur-73-741567.jpeg

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 16 June 2006 15:07 (nineteen years ago)

paypalzzz!

― lord pooperton (ex machina), Friday, 16 June 2006 15:22 (nineteen years ago)

eight years pass...

i dont mind clipboard people

clipboard person: could i just have a minute of your time
duff: На сайта можете да намерите интересни материали от архива
clipboard person: -

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― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Monday, 16 February 2015 23:16 (eleven years ago)

Hammer Smashed Bagels

― i blow goat farts, aka garts for a living (waterface), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 14:56 (eleven years ago)

yesterday at a starbucks i accidentally knocked a coffee lid off of a precariously laid stack and it landed on an old lady's lap. i apologized and she kind of ignored me but then another one fell as i was replacing it and then she said "are you drunk? i hope you're not driving." at first i thought she was just trying to be funny, but her tone had a bite to it, and on the whole it seemed like a disproportionately mean thing to say to a stranger in a bout of clumsiness. she was with a group of other old lady friends who i expected would laugh, but they were just silent and awkward. i concluded she's an evil hag and that these 'friends' are all too familiar with her cruel insults.

― flopson, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 17:10 (eleven years ago)

was it Barbara Bush?

― Aimless, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 18:07 (eleven years ago)

love that post xp

― no love deb weep (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 18:11 (eleven years ago)

Flopson don't worry, her soul is poisoned with bitterness and she's surely headed for hell. At least that's what I tell myself when that shit happens.

― NO CLOO (I M Losted), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 19:02 (eleven years ago)

"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."

― badg, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 19:38 (eleven years ago)

lol

sadly my reflex to savagely counter-zing old ladies not what it used to be

― flopson, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 20:03 (eleven years ago)

I smell a rocky iii style comeback montage

― local eire man (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 20:08 (eleven years ago)

Homeless lady sat down in my seat, across from my 3-year-old daughter (enjoying a cake pop) when I momentarily stood up (still only like 2 feet from the table) to ask for a cup of water. Maybe she thought K was there by herself?!

― walid foster dulles (man alive), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 20:10 (eleven years ago)

(in a Starbucks, obvs)

― walid foster dulles (man alive), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 20:11 (eleven years ago)

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