Die alte Sau primitive shorts a cabbie in Last Vegas on a tip

[franksolich]

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Oh my.

The Die alte Sau primitive, the dysmenopausal Kansas school teacher:

proud2BlibKansan  (1000+ posts)        Sun Dec-27-09 05:07 PM
#19 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009
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Spent Christmas in Vegas. A few interesting observations and pictures:

I'd like to suggest that if you work in customer service, you shouldn't talk politics with customers. As soon as we got off the plane we went looking for a shuttle to take us to our hotel, found one and were making conversation with the driver while waiting for the shuttle to leave. Hubby asked him how's business been and he launched into a rant about Harry Reid and Obama and how they have ruined the Vegas economy.

I said "You better stop, cause we're Democrats" but he went on. We had already paid for the shuttle or I would have just gone and found another ride. On the way to the hotel, he told us all about the worst week in Vegas is when the hip hop folks come and he just can't stand them cause you know, they're BLACK. By that point I was so ready to get off that shuttle. What a racist ass.

The cab drivers were much nicer. Most complained that business was really slow and they gave us their cards so we would call when we needed a ride anywhere. And we did call one to come get us a couple times.

We were shocked to hear it was slow cause everywhere we went was packed. Had to wait in line at restaurants and everywhere we went. Seemed very busy to us. Also, the town was full of Asians. A couple of the cab drivers told us they were mainly Chinese and their dollar goes very far here in the US. He also said his company was looking to hire Chinese speaking cab drivers, since there were so many Chinese tourists.

Here's a few pictures:

On the strip:

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Loved this on the side of a CVS store:

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We went to Hoover Dam. They are building a bridge for a new highway. The Pat Tillman bridge. Just enormous!

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Loved this guy for his honesty:

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Also loved this t-shirt:

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Came home to over a foot of snow and couldn't get in our driveway. Here is our falling down covered patio:

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begin_within  (1000+ posts)      Sun Dec-27-09 05:14 PM
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1. I'd like to glue some toilet paper to those butts. Anyway I remember taking a cab in L.A. on Thanksgiving Day 2000, right in the middle of the Bush vs. Gore fiasco, and the cab driver was this high-strung paperwhite guy about 24, going on and on about it, and I didn't say a thing. Finally he paused as if he was waiting for me to say something, and I just said, "I voted for Nader." He said, "Oh, OK," and quit talking about it.

proud2BlibKansan  (1000+ posts)        Sun Dec-27-09 05:15 PM
#19 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009
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2. Our driver should have shut up when I told him we were Democrats

He might have received a better tip

begin_within  (1000+ posts)      Sun Dec-27-09 05:19 PM
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5. In hindsight, I should have just let the guy rant, he was a rabid Bush supporter and was obviously very upset about the situation. I should have just let him go on and on (the ride was from downtown LA to La Cañada) and then when I got out, paid exactly the fare but not the tip, and said, "I voted for Gore. I'm going to take your tip and donate it to Gore right now," and walked away

virgogal (1000+ posts)      Sun Dec-27-09 05:20 PM
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6. I had a racist shuttle driver in London once. I was the only passenger so he figured I must have looked like I'd agree with him (I'm an older white woman)

He raved all the way to Heathrow about the stupid Asians and how all the Brits are moving to Spain to get away from them.

When I asked him how the Spanish felt about that he didn't quite know what to say.

I'm still shocked the Die alte Sau primitive didn't at least telephone the gigantic primitive when she was there.

[The Village Idiot]

Poor Kirk. She was in town and totally blew him off, but took pics of the side of a Walgreens.

THAT is just sad.

[franksolich]

Poor Kirk. She was in town and totally blew him off, but took pics of the side of a Walgreens.

THAT is just sad.

That's now two primitives who've blown off the gigantic primitive.

The cross-eyed Iowa primitive, he of the big heft and the four eyes, now living in Denver, spent Thanksgiving out in Last Vegas (paid for by his in-laws), and he never even telephoned the gigantic primitive.

'Tis a mystery: why do the primitives stick with each other as if superglued together on Skins's island, but then avoid each other like the plague in real life?

[The Village Idiot]

At least when you visit the gator farm bring a couple of chickens to toss their way. geez. People use to pay to see oddities and deformities, they could at least toss a bag of potatoes his way.

[franksolich]

At least when you visit the gator farm bring a couple of chickens to toss their way. geez. People use to pay to see oddities and deformities, they could at least toss a bag of potatoes his way.

You know, there isn't a single member of conservativecave I wouldn't jump at the opportunity to meet in real life, if we were within 50 miles of each other.

Unfortunately, the members closest to me are Airwolf and Reality vs DU, in the Omaha area, and that's quite a stretch away.

I've been given a chance to meet dutch508 and Duke Nukum, when they were in this area, but the work or other schedule wasn't convenient for it, no matter how I tried to twist it.

And here we got all these primitives, who don't want to get together, even if they're only a few blocks away.

[BlueStateSaint]

You know, there isn't a single member of conservativecave I wouldn't jump at the opportunity to meet in real life, if we were within 50 miles of each other.

That reminds me.  Carl, seeing that a lot less than 50 miles seperates us, . . . we really ought to meet somewhere.  Zack's or Beecroft's?

[The Village Idiot]

You know, there isn't a single member of conservativecave I wouldn't jump at the opportunity to meet in real life, if we were within 50 miles of each other.

That would be interesting. Everyone go to Frank's house!! He's buying. lol.

[GOBUCKS]

That's now two primitives who've blown off the gigantic primitive.

The cross-eyed Iowa primitive, he of the big heft and the four eyes, now living in Denver, spent Thanksgiving out in Last Vegas (paid for by his in-laws), and he never even telephoned the gigantic primitive.

'Tis a mystery: why do the primitives stick with each other as if superglued together on Skins's island, but then avoid each other like the plague in real life?

Well, in January, DUmmy dawsonpam01 and her violent drunk Mark will be in Las Vegas. She's been corresponding with the behemoth on his lardass blog site, so surely she will look him up. They could pick up Kirk and Jeanette and go out to eat. Maybe even offer to take Joe along. They just need to find a restaurant that will serve a 500-pounder with bare feet the size and shape of manhole covers. Don't forget that, Pammie!

[The Village Idiot]

[NHSparky]

I've been in cabs DOZENS of times in Vegas.  Never once has the subject of politics EVER come up.  Even cabbies know not to screw up their tip.

Zero bongs.

[Carl]

That reminds me.  Carl, seeing that a lot less than 50 miles seperates us, . . . we really ought to meet somewhere.  Zack's or Beecroft's?

I agree and have thought the same so just need to work it out.

[Oceander]

I'm sure that even the primitives grasp, in their dim-witted way, that each is likely to have such a foetid stench that the combined stench from actually getting together is likely to be the death of all who meet together.

[AllosaursRus]

I've taken a cab in Vegas in this Bummer's economy, (my son was in a bowling tournament, with a 255 average I expected him to do pretty well, but he came in 9th), and I was the one who brought up politics! Could be this "bouncy" is true, cause the cabbie sure as hell agreed the DimWits are destroying the Vegas economy! You have to have money to spend it. Bummer and his cohorts are trying to make sure even if we have any it will be worthless!

ETA:

I lost $200 playin' BlackJack, too! The whole thing was a diss

[md11hydmec]

Apparently, when she said she was a Dim, he spoke slower, louder and used pictures so she could understand.