MetaChat - I just bought socks. In a bar.

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13 January 2008

I just bought socks. In a bar. →[More:]For those of you from out of town: in New York, in your lower end drinking establishments, you will occasionally get street people walking in hawking goods that 'fell off a truck.' Usually, these days, the goods are batteries or bootleg CD's or (especially porn) DVD's.

Today, I was in my local bar during the dry cycle. As she was getting the laundry together, Pips observed that my socks were kinda holey. As I sat watching the Chargers-Colts game, a specimen came in offering a 20 pak of tube sox for 10 dollars. When I demurred he offered a six-pak for $6. "Deal," I said. This marks either a new low or a new high for capitalism, I'm not sure which.

post by: jonmc at: 17:07 | 12 comments

There's a guy who goes from real estate office to real estate office here in my town, and he sells neckties. My husband occasionally buys from him right there at work. I think he sells socks or belts or something else too, but I forget.

posted by bunnyfire 13 January | 17:14

The best tourist trap EVAR in Fort Worth is Mavericks. It's a souvenir and western clothing shop in a bar, or a bar in a souviner and western clothing shop; I can never tell which. So while daddy sits back and has a brew, mom and the kids can shop.

posted by Doohickie 13 January | 17:24

Best tourist trap ever? You've obviously never been here. Excellent fireworks selection

posted by jonmc 13 January | 17:30

Hey, Jon, was this guy wearing a do-rag with the Irish tricolors (green, then white in the middle, then orange?)

Did he have a beard?

I think I may have run into him too.

posted by jason's_planet 13 January | 17:57

Nope. Skinny black guy with a goatee.

posted by jonmc 13 January | 17:59

Ah, OK.

posted by jason's_planet 13 January | 18:02

Also, I just found a pair of 3D glasses lying around the pad. Makes mecha look freeeakayyy...

posted by jonmc 13 January | 18:04

"Bud, please."

"You want socks with that?"

posted by chewatadistance 13 January | 18:22

Socks on the rocks, amirite?

posted by AwkwardPause 13 January | 18:29

*MaaaKKKesss MetaCHAT look FREEEAAAKyyy!!*

posted by rainbaby 13 January | 18:53

You've obviously never been here.

Can you get a beer there?

posted by Doohickie 13 January | 19:54

I wonder if he had mittens. I needs a new pair of mittens. I only have one blue mitten, alas. Little sleeping bags for the hands, they are.

posted by Pips 13 January | 21:56

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