Horror notes #2: The New Scum

[Doktor Howl]

I lifted the term from Warren Ellis, because nothing else applies.

I grabbed a few pictures for Nigel's project at lunchtime today, and two of them are of a particular strip mall where a friend of mine runs a comic shop.  Half of the strip mall is the welfare office, and right next to it is the trendiest new restaurant in town, a Puerto Rican joint.

The reason it's the trendiest new restaurant in town is that it has outdoor seating...Too hot to use during the day, but in the evening, the New Scum fight over spaces there.  The reason they fight over seating is that just after the sun goes over the building, the welfare offices close, and the silly rich fuckers get to enjoy watching and laughing at the people who were for whatever reason rejected service at the welfare offices (rejections are reprocessed, and appeals are done dead last.  Appeals almost never overturn a rejected claim.)

So these rich bastards apparently get a big boot out of sitting and laughing at the poor bastards who slowly, hopelessly shuffle away from the dashed hopes of the only help that was possibly going to be extended to them.  Charlie (my friend with the shop) says that some of the fuckers rate the air of desperation around these poor bastards, while they sip their shitty imported beers and eat $50 plates of arroz con pollo.

Something has to be done.  This cannot stand.

Posted for comment.  I am too furious to think of a proper method of dealing with this.

Okay for now,
Dok

[Nephew Twiddleton]

I lifted the term from Warren Ellis, because nothing else applies.

I grabbed a few pictures for Nigel's project at lunchtime today, and two of them are of a particular strip mall where a friend of mine runs a comic shop.  Half of the strip mall is the welfare office, and right next to it is the trendiest new restaurant in town, a Puerto Rican joint.

The reason it's the trendiest new restaurant in town is that it has outdoor seating...Too hot to use during the day, but in the evening, the New Scum fight over spaces there.  The reason they fight over seating is that just after the sun goes over the building, the welfare offices close, and the silly rich fuckers get to enjoy watching and laughing at the people who were for whatever reason rejected service at the welfare offices (rejections are reprocessed, and appeals are done dead last.  Appeals almost never overturn a rejected claim.)

So these rich bastards apparently get a big boot out of sitting and laughing at the poor bastards who slowly, hopelessly shuffle away from the dashed hopes of the only help that was possibly going to be extended to them.  Charlie (my friend with the shop) says that some of the fuckers rate the air of desperation around these poor bastards, while they sip their shitty imported beers and eat $50 plates of arroz con pollo.

Something has to be done.  This cannot stand.

Posted for comment.  I am too furious to think of a proper method of dealing with this.

Okay for now,
Dok

The fact that it is outdoor seating should afford numerous opportunities and possibilities. Just depends on how low or high you want to go.

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

I would suggest that some of the tapeworm fetish people pay this restaurant a visit.....  Eat, then sue for tapeworms?  The rumor mill alone would probably shut the place down as long as they aren't backed by "serious" money.

[Doktor Howl]

I would suggest that some of the tapeworm fetish people pay this restaurant a visit.....  Eat, then sue for tapeworms?  The rumor mill alone would probably shut the place down as long as they aren't backed by "serious" money.

Oh, that's good.

The only upside of this is that I have learned that I can still be shocked - or at least startled - by certain types of depravity.

[Jasper]

Well, it seems to me that putting a mirror up to their moral inadequacy seems like the best way to ruin their fun.

Set up a table and give away food to the people in line.  Of the same type that they serve at the restaurant.

[E.O.T.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOfkpu6749w

[Juana]

Well, it seems to me that putting a mirror up to their moral inadequacy seems like the best way to ruin their fun.

Set up a table and give away food to the people in line.  Of the same type that they serve at the restaurant.

Yes. And as the yuppie scum mock those walking out of the welfare door, turn it right back on them. Play "who's the biggest douche tonight?"

[The Johnny]

Well, it seems to me that putting a mirror up to their moral inadequacy seems like the best way to ruin their fun.

Set up a table and give away food to the people in line.  Of the same type that they serve at the restaurant.

Arroz, if not pollo, is very very very cheap. Just its kind of hard to learn how to not make it mushy like plaster.

[Jasper]

The Doktor is competent, and chicken and rice isn't "hard".

[Adios]

A sprinkler or two on a timer.

[Jenne]

Ugh, that IS disgusting, Rog.  I like the idea of handing out free food.

[Freeky]

The Doktor is competent, and chicken and rice isn't "hard".

The Dok has owned up to being a disaster in the kitchen when it comes to cooking. So competence and cooking do not always go hand in hand.

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

I would suggest that some of the tapeworm fetish people pay this restaurant a visit.....  Eat, then sue for tapeworms?  The rumor mill alone would probably shut the place down as long as they aren't backed by "serious" money.

Oh, that's good.

The only upside of this is that I have learned that I can still be shocked - or at least startled - by certain types of depravity.

Now THAT surprises me.  Seriously though, I always think I can't be shocked anymore then see shit like this and am just completely dumbfounded.

Ugh, that IS disgusting, Rog.  I like the idea of handing out free food.

I agree with Jenne here as well....  free food would be great, however, I would think the restaurant will probably ask you to stop or leave.  The question would be to find out if it is legal to distribute food on a public street.  I don't think they can claim street ownership or posession just because the city allows them to put tables there.  If you know that ahead of time you can cause quite a stir in your argument.

All in all though, I still think the tapeworms are the best way to go.  AND the fetish folks can have some fun too!!  Just don't sit too close!

[Elder Iptuous]

i don't know about the free food thing.
if the folks at the restaurant are feeding off the desperation, then seeing people accept food handouts might only heighten their amusement....

perhaps push it too far on their behalf?  perhaps fight for a spot at the restaurant and when you get in, heckle the poor folks coming out of the unemployment office in a manner that is waaay too boorish.
make sure you are not identifiable, by using some disguising (???)
have somebody taping it and send to local news channels, and youtube and stuff.
make sure the video is not just focused in on you, but gets all the fuckers around you.
try to coax them into also saying boorish things.

[Richter]

Advertising generated on the place's behalf touting an "UNHAPPY Hour" focused on watching the Welfare denied, maybe?  Make it obvious and wave it udner everyone's nose.