I was at wal-mart (I loathe wal-mart, btw)

[Utael]

Originally Posted by CandyKorns

No, I didn't get mad because you didn't know what a "buggy" was, I really don't give a shit if you know or not. It pissed me off by the way you guys were putting it, like I was an idiot or something. I mean, really, how the hell can you NOT know what a buggy is, anyway? shit Lets make a big ass fucking deal over what a buggy is everyone! Just stone me, because I use the term "buggy"!

we just need to settle down tensions on this thread are extreme. no one is talking to you like your an idoit, and not everyone knows what a buggy is both sides (if there are sides) made wrongs lets not let it escalate

[Graveyard.Crow]

Nothing wrong with Wal Mart. Well other than the "it's a big money money grabbing corporation blah blah"
It has cheap stuff, I like cheap stuff. Walmart is fine.

[Underwater Ophelia]

Originally Posted by CandyKorns

No, I didn't get mad because you didn't know what a "buggy" was, I really don't give a shit if you know or not. It pissed me off by the way you guys were putting it, like I was an idiot or something. I mean, really, how the hell can you NOT know what a buggy is, anyway? shit Lets make a big ass fucking deal over what a buggy is everyone! Just stone me, because I use the term "buggy"!

Yeah, I wasn't rude at all, I was confused. You're the idiot who doesn't realize that sometimes, people in different parts of countries use different terms for things.

It's ok, you'll make it one day.

[CandyKorns]

Originally Posted by Underwater Ophelia

I go for cheap fabric!

Because my family aren't the richest people in the world and that's where my mom buys groceries. I really despise going in that store!!!

[gothicusmaximus]

Originally Posted by CandyKorns

I mean, I don't live in "The Hood" or anything like that!, don't get me wrong!, I know I made it seem that way, but yeah I was just pointing it out that it was mainly black people that made a big deal over how I looked or whatever.

Calm down, no one's going to think you're living in 'The Hood' because you saw a black person. I'm sorry if my question seemed 'anal', but the way in which you felt compelled to note the race of the people bothering you struck me as odd. Adjectives, such as 'black', serve to qualify nouns in the context in which they exist, and are usually only implemented when to omit them would inhibit your ability to convey that which you wish to convey. You, in particular, seek to express to your audience the manner in which people at Wal-Mart responded to your clothes. Ergo, had you said something like " I walked by a man with 40 facial piercings and I could hear him whispering about me to his friends", the sentence wouldn't be questionable, as the fact of his forty facial piercings contributes to your description of his response the true irony of the event, which, otherwise, would be lost; however, an individual's race has no effect on the way we percieve that individual when he whispers loudly about a goth kid in wal-mart, and therefore isn't pertninent to your statement. A black person berating your clothes as you walk through Wal-Mart is just as rude as a white person berating your clothes as you walk through Wal-Mart. Also, though your sentence 'I would walk by black people and hear whispering' suggests that, during your time in the store, you had strolled past several random, unrelated individuals of color who'd all independently whispered about you, I've gleaned from your second post that, in reality, the whole affront was perpetrated by a single group of boisterous folks who happened to be black. That you yourself aren't quite immune to the 'close-mindedness' which afflicts the population of your region seems possible.
Just explaining my reasoning.

Originally Posted by Renatus

Then again you are a Korn fan most likely.

Renatus, you have to stop equating a fondness for shitty music with stupidity. Fortunately, this guy seems to be a bit of an antagonistic asshole, so your bizarre logic may go unnoticed in this case, but next time you may not be so lucky.

[Godslayer Jillian]

Originally Posted by Graveyard.Crow

Nothing wrong with Wal Mart. Well other than the "it's a big money money grabbing corporation blah blah"

Why do you say "blah blah"?
That "blah blah" is the entire point of why not to buy at Wal-Mart.
Just because you don't realize it and interpret it as pointless ranting doesn't make it unimportant.

[ForgetThisLostLenore]

I've been in the South, and know people from the South, and have never heard the term buggy, sorry.

Also, on the topic of people and comments made about your attire, either deal with it or dress differently. It's not the end of the world, you probably won't ever see those people or talk to them in your life. What does their opinion count for?

[Stormtrooper of Death]

Well I don't care that people look at me. Hell I like going to Wal Mart with my green mohawk, studded and patched jacket, army pants and combat boots. When people look at me weird I give em' the Sid Vicious lip, walk away and laugh. Plus it is somewhat stupid to get in an argument over shopping carts.

[ForgetThisLostLenore]

People don't look at me too strangely. At least if they do, I don't notice. I'm slightly oblivious. I don't dress too out of the norm though. I wear either black tights or striped socks with boots and a black skirt of some sort.

And also, Stormtrooper, 'tis quite fun to get into shopping cart wars.

[Stormtrooper of Death]

Yes it is. Plus I love punk and like to express myself with my dress style. The point is you are what you are, not what people want you to be.

[spoon!]

Originally Posted by wonderland

(Can anyone explain why my computer just laughed at me in a very maniacal manner? Is that somehow related to the site, and I've just never noticed it before? Or is this demonic possession of my laptop?)

If you had an AIM chat window up, that usually means someone has left or just signed on. My friend has one that gets me every time.

[CandyKorns]

Originally Posted by gothicusmaximus

Calm down, no one's going to think you're living in 'The Hood' because you saw a black person. I'm sorry if my question seemed 'anal', but the way in which you felt compelled to note the race of the people bothering you struck me as odd. Adjectives, such as 'black', serve to qualify nouns in the context in which they exist, and are usually only implemented when to omit them would inhibit your ability to convey that which you wish to convey. You, in particular, seek to express to your audience the manner in which people at Wal-Mart responded to your clothes. Ergo, had you said something like " I walked by a man with 40 facial piercings and I could hear him whispering about me to his friends", the sentence wouldn't be questionable, as the fact of his forty facial piercings contributes to your description of his response the true irony of the event, which, otherwise, would be lost; however, an individual's race has no effect on the way we percieve that individual when he whispers loudly about a goth kid in wal-mart, and therefore isn't pertninent to your statement. A black person berating your clothes as you walk through Wal-Mart is just as rude as a white person berating your clothes as you walk through Wal-Mart. Also, though your sentence 'I would walk by black people and hear whispering' suggests that, during your time in the store, you had strolled past several random, unrelated individuals of color who'd all independently whispered about you, I've gleaned from your second post that, in reality, the whole affront was perpetrated by a single group of boisterous folks who happened to be black. That you yourself aren't quite immune to the 'close-mindedness' which afflicts the population of your region seems possible.
Just explaining my reasoning.



Renatus, you have to stop equating a fondness for shitty music with stupidity. Fortunately, this guy seems to be a bit of an antagonistic asshole, so your bizarre logic may go unnoticed in this case, but next time you may not be so lucky.

This is like a math problem, there's 50 different ways you can solve it, but really you can just do it 1 way and still get the same answer.

Lmao. This, actually, is all really funny to me.

[DepthsofSpace]

1) Calls them both buggies and trollies, and shopping carts. Just depending on my mood. =P

2) Odd, I'm in Tennessee and I entered out local super Wal-Mart (I too have a strong disdain for that place) Saturday evening and there were at least two groups of 'alternatively' dressed people. One group was Goth (I'm guessing), the other was more of the mall goffs/emo-types (rather bouisterious as well). I was dressed rather conservatively, though in black, red and dark gray. Myself and the otehr two groups all sort of acknowledged eachother as we passed with a nod of the head (sort of a custom in this area). No one really I think gave any of them, or I much attention.


I will say, if you dress differantly, you shouldn't be surprised if people act odd. It's the society we are in. If it offends you, I would say dressing Goth isn't for you.

[wonderland]

Originally Posted by ForgetThisLostLenore

I've been in the South, and know people from the South, and have never heard the term buggy, sorry.

It's a Southern term nonetheless. I spent half my childhood in Atlanta, the other half bouncing between San Diego, Sonoma, and Toronto. "Buggy" is a very uniquely Southern term, particularly among those actually born and raised here...those of us who moved here later tend to not adopt it. I was actually trying to explain to the poster why others may not have heard of the term she was using, not justify its existance. However, if that's what you're questioning...yes, it exists and is used regularly here. I hear it every time I go for groceries. It's silly to tell me that just because you haven't heard it, I must not have either.

Originally Posted by spoon!

If you had an AIM chat window up, that usually means someone has left or just signed on. My friend has one that gets me every time.

Nope, I've got a Mac, so I use iChat, which doesn't make noise unless you tell it to. But I didn't have it, or iTunes, or another Safari window open. Just this website and a spreadsheet. So am I crazy? Because my computer made a crazy-ass laughing sound, I swear. Now I'm concerned about my mental health.

[Wormboy]

Originally Posted by Underwater Ophelia

And I am in the US--I live on the East Coast. We call them shopping carts.
Don't act like a prick.

I live in california, we call them shopping carts too, a buggy is something drawn by a fucking horse to me ^.^

[L'Oiseau Noir]

But I like Wal-Mart.

[badteccy]

Originally Posted by CandyKorns

Where I live, people like me REALLY aren't accepted at all, everyone is VERY closed minded (I could care less, though).

Obviously you do, you made this thread after all.

[Nevan]

Ok, since this is apparently the thread to straighten out associative and linguistic discrepancies based on our diverse cultural paradigms, will anyone care to tell me:

What is Wal-Mart?

*So I don't live in the US and there's no Wal-Mart in South Africa*

I'm thinking a type of multi-department store. Warm?

[DepthsofSpace]

Originally Posted by Nevan

Ok, since this is apparently the thread to straighten out associative and linguistic discrepancies based on our diverse cultural paradigms, will anyone care to tell me:

What is Wal-Mart?

*So I don't live in the US and there's no Wal-Mart in South Africa*

I'm thinking a type of multi-department store. Warm?

It's like a grocery store, mixed with a general store. And very big (some nearly 30,000 square metres)... It carries a little of everything, and every thing is really cheap (both in price and usually in quality).

Where I'm from, mostly inhabited by scary rednecks (slang term for country people)

[CandyKorns]

You know what, I really don't care anymore. I'm sorry everyone if this got blown out of proportion. It really wasn't my intention to start some big argument.
And you know what, maybe I am racist and just never really knew I was, but you know what, I learned what is being racist and what's not being racist.
So in a way this big debate was kind of a good thing.

[MollyMac]

I wouldn't say that you are racist or anything that extreme, I don't know you well enough to make that call. I think your post just came off differently than you intended. All the same, almost everyone harbors thoughts that are not all sunshine and light about others who are different due to race, gender, and whathaveyou. Not saying it is good or right, but that it usually simply *is*. Just be honest with yourself about it, regardless.

All the same, we call it a "cart" in Missouri, but down in SOuthern Arkansas, they called it a "buggy". Regionalisms abound. Is it a soda, a pop, or a coke? Is it a roly-poly or a pill bug?

English in a big country is fun.

[KontanKarite]

Originally Posted by honeythorn

Hah, over here buggys are what babies are pushed around in. We call shopping carts " Trolleys " . Oh what cultural fun we are all having!

Get back on yer side of the pond!

This is emerikan talk.

[KontanKarite]

Fuck it!

*gets stoned with CandyKorns*

Hay guys, did I do it right? Oh wait... he wanted us to stone him. :-/

[Utael]

Originally Posted by KontanKarite

Fuck it!

*gets stoned with CandyKorns*

Hay guys, did I do it right? Oh wait... he wanted us to stone him. :-/

lol, well we can do both right? which one first though i mean really which first? ahh too much physical labor i vote we all just get stoned lol

[Draconysius]

Black is a common gang color, at least where I live. Especially those that wear all black. What a terrible coincidence eh?