Not Always Right Appreciation Thread . . . :P

[Jasper]

I think most kids can handle a lot more than the MPAA gives them credit for, only the problem I have with that picture is the way the mother is showing determined apathy about her kid right in front of him.  He might be thinking 'score, I get the game!', but he's also going to internalize the 'mom don't give a shit 'bout me' belief.  I doubt that's altogether healthy. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Kids can handle all kinds of things that aren't good for their development, and will impede their social health and happiness in adulthood. What they "can handle" is not a measure of what they should be exposed to.

It's really just an amusing anecdote from which no conclusions can be drawn. The clerk had no way of knowing the age of the kid, and 8-12 year olds vary tremendously. The mother's response could just as easily be a wisecrack, an in-joke, or just a wry response to frequent assumptions that her kid is younger than he is. (Let's look at a couple of facts. 1. The kid was in a game store by himself. 2. The kid had a cell phone. Yeah, probably not 8.)

And now a bunch of even-further-removed strangers on the internet are analyzing the scenario.  She could be a shitty mother, she could be an awesome mother... but it doesn't really matter, it's just an amusing anecdote.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

http://notalwaysright.com/this-is-why-were-in-a-recession-part-14/11804

This Is Why We're In A Recession, Part 14
RETAIL | CT, USA
Customer: "Hi, do you have financing options?"

(I explain the program, and the customer fills out the online form. The site gives an instant decision. She gets declined.)

Customer: "I got declined. I don't understand why."

Me: "Well, it has to do with your credit. You'll receive a packet in the mail within 10 business days explaining exactly why you were declined."

Customer: "This is ridiculous. Can you help me with this? I think I did something wrong."

Me: "Well, I wouldn't apply again. It's not likely to change and it means that it will run another credit check on you."

(The customer insists, and begins filling it out with me there overseeing. She gets to the section about annual income and planned purchase amount. She puts $100,000 as her annual salary. Keep in mind, she's no more than 25.)

Me: "Man, I'm in the wrong business. Can I ask what you do?"

Customer: "Oh. Well, I'm a student. But my dad works on Wall Street."

Me: "But you make $100,000 per year?"

Customer: "No, my dad does."

Me: "But, you're applying for the card in your name. They need your annual income."

Customer: "Can't I just use his?"

Me: "No, you can't. In fact, what you just did is illegal. That's why you got declined. You're trying to commit credit fraud."

Customer: "Oh, I can't do that?"

[Jasper]

Kids can handle all kinds of things that aren't good for their development, and will impede their social health and happiness in adulthood. What they "can handle" is not a measure of what they should be exposed to.

It's really just an amusing anecdote from which no conclusions can be drawn. The clerk had no way of knowing the age of the kid, and 8-12 year olds vary tremendously. The mother's response could just as easily be a wisecrack, an in-joke, or just a wry response to frequent assumptions that her kid is younger than he is. (Let's look at a couple of facts. 1. The kid was in a game store by himself. 2. The kid had a cell phone. Yeah, probably not 8.)

And now a bunch of even-further-removed strangers on the internet are analyzing the scenario.  She could be a shitty mother, she could be an awesome mother... but it doesn't really matter, it's just an amusing anecdote.

Yeah.  I just don't like speculating beyond available data.  What you say is true though, it is just a funny story.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

http://notalwaysright.com/trust-me-youre-not-a-doctor/13133

Me: "Hello, this is ***** Healthcare line. What can I help you with?"

Caller: "Hi, I'm calling because my son just ate a bunch of ants."

Me: "I'm sorry? Your son ate ants?"

Caller: "Yes! I was wondering if I need to take him to the hospital and see a doctor."

Me: "Well, ma'am, I don't think you need to worry. I don't think the ants will make him sick, but I advise that he doesn't eat any more of them."

Caller: "Well, I gave him some ant killer to get rid of them."

Caller's friend: "Get him to the emergency room, now!"

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

http://notalwaysright.com/dont-take-declined-for-an-answer/13065

(I work at a large retail store. The store has its own credit card that customers can apply for.)

Customer: "Excuse me, I applied for a credit card yesterday, but I don't have it yet. Can I still use it?"

Me: "Sure, as long as you have the temporary credit slip that you were given when you applied. Do you have that?"

Customer: "No."

Me: "Oh. Did you leave it at home?"

Customer: "No. I don't have one."

Me: "Didn't you get one when you applied?"

Customer: "No."

Me: "Well, were you approved for the credit card?"

Customer: "No."

Me: *speechless*

Customer: "So, I can't use it?"

Me: "No, ma'am, you can't use a credit card that you weren't approved for."

Customer: "Oh. Well, that's stupid!"

This shit right here? This is why this country is fucked.