Thank God for humor, and I don’t say that lightly.
Fruit Cart…corner of Lex and 86th
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“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning do to do afterward.”
Sing it, Kurt. 🙂
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Susannah, no one could have come up with a better response than that policeman. Absolutely perfect! I hope the vendor gave him one of Ms. Snooty’s confiscated apples, ha ha! Pookie laughed when I told him this story.
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She was out of her mind, really. The fear factor one can truly understand, just not the rudeness that often accompanies it. It’s gone viral, no pun intended. Pookie’s always such an easy laugh. We like that in a boy. 🙂
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A sense if humor is always important … and during crazy times, even more than normal. Can’t believe the privileged one didn’t mention your mask to the police. You did well, Joan of Bark!
Good morning. Thanks for the smile to start my day.
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It became a non issue. What’s a mask compared to denied fruit, a fruitless enterprise any way you look at it. People are truly going nuts in New York City.
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Now more than ever, going with the flow is important.
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Indeed!
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Keep smiling.
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You too!
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🙂
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The power of a dead stare and an apple is underrated.
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I’ll say.
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Oh, how I’ve missed you.
Maeve had folk screaming at her in the butchers, until her boss threatened to banish them. Where do folk find all that entitlement?
Good piece.
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Good to know, though I feel for Maeve, it’s not just here.
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I feel for her too. She’s not at work presently, due to a broken wrist, but I doubt (some of) her customers will have learnt any respect in the meantime.
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It does seem that way, here too. They are fueled with resentment as though it’s only happening to them. I’m forever amazed by it. Some of us though, will be changed, that I can assure you. Hope she feels better. I send warmest regards, and it’s all in the wrist, to quote Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina when she’s teaching Humphrey Bogart how to crack an egg. 🙂
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I must live in a different country or something. Just don’t see these types of things over here. Or maybe I’m just not looking. 😉
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Be happy they elude you if they’re indeed in your midst. They’re like bats that fly in your window.
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Yes. And this certainly is not a good time for bats.
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No, they’re on the shit list of all time. Karma.
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This is why there should be Asshat hunting licenses. Nothing fatal just a good taser hit. Well told, Susannah.
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The Upper East Side is a plethora of material, I’ll tell ya John.
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You are in a good spot to record these encounters for us. I enjoy them.
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I enjoy my cub reporting. There’s a story every minutes.
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Yes there is. 😁
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Oh you had a good time with Ms. Barker. I’m thinking about taking one of ‘her’ apples, wiping it off with an arm, hand it to her and ask her to help me w/something. “Oh, what?” Put your apple on your head…I need to dust off my archery skills. She was mean and rude…what the cop did was just perfect…sharp cop! The fruit man is yours forever more! Love it. One of my grandson’s is an essential worker (Fed EX) and he carries a letter authorizing him to drive to his office in case he’s stopped by the police. it’s wild around here too. Lots of great comedy in the midst of the insanity!
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Yes, in the midst of the insanity.
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There are people out there who have been put on this earth to try the most patient. Job would have his job cut out for him with this one. Poor woman probably doesn’t know how to turn on the tap, fill the sink, add some vinegar (where is that kept?) and let the apples soak…
On the bright side, you seem to have an infinite amount of stories to tell and we get to enjoy them on this side of the page!
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You nailed it. Most of these people do nothing for themselves. Their help, many of them, are absent because of the lock down. Toss in their paranoia, and it’s black comedy. Every time I go out, there’s an incident of sorts. And I’m not exaggerating either. OY
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They must be at such a loss on how to do anything. Their disdain and lack of respect for hard-working peeps is the one they need to work on first
It would be funny if it weren’t so sincere (on their part)
Kudos to the cop!
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He was so disinterested in her fruity pique, if you will. It’s such a fragile time. People are dying, in tents, just 20 minutes from where we were, but by all means, let’s hear about your apples. She needed a good smack as do many of her peers.
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Honestly. Who needs such ridiculous aggravation? I guess this situation does not bring the grace and understanding in everyone. She needs to be dunked in a vat… after her smack!
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Vinegar, like her apples. 🙂
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Yessirre!!! 😉
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Tell Zeke to call me. Woke up thinking about him. those Germans are hard to forget.
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Will do. His charms are irresistible.
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Ja Ja…:)
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A fruitless enterprise!!!! Oh, that was a rich one, Susannah! Mrs. Ass-tor probably went home to veg out after her confrontational day. I love your sense of humor and the priceless way you report a New York incident.
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Like I said Anne, you couldn’t write this as fiction.
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Only you would notice and relay all the details that make it such a good story.
I thought the pun was super. The subject was apples, but the woman didn’t get any, making her fruitless.
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To be honest, when I wrote that, until you mentioned it, didn’t even realize the pun. The master though, caught it right away. 🙂
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The best puns are often unintentional. I have to think about them. To you it comes naturally.
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NO NO NO…YA GOT IT BACKWARDS.
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Imma forego the puns because if I got started, it wouldn’t stop until who knows when. But as for this lady, she’s why humility and grace are more important than ever. She has none, which leaves more for someone else. Someone who appreciate the stuff.
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I may never look at an apple the same way again.
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Which is at the core of it . . .
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Good one…Anne, the pun princess, would greatly approve.
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Puns are like bourbon. You have to know how much is enough and when to put it on ice.
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I’m not very adroit at it. She, on the other hand, is amazing. I’m always in awe.
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Adroit huh? Welp . . you know where that’s going.
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Open wide file…where did that come from, I mean, who was I channeling there. I’ll tell ya.
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I don’t know Cat Woman, but I dig it.
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I’m flickin my whiskers.
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Your scratch is worse than your meow, or is that the other way around?
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That was very cute. Really…pull that. 🙂
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Done. 🙂
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If I were to place a bet, then my money would be on the “fruit man.”
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I’ll raise ya. He was wonderful. I always say, don’t ever take kindness for weakness because it’ll show you who’s boss.
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You have a brilliant point.
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I spend my life tossing elbows at those who mistake my decency for idiocy. Every now and then you have to set them straight, just like Mr. Fruit Man did.
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I have a hard time keeping my elbows at my side. However, you are right about being decent as a good trait.
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It should be more the norm but, alas, it’s not which is why it’s often perceived as a weakness. Sigh
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