I wonder if they named it that for it's appearance, or it's smell?
Hey, I saw a product for diaper rash called, Butt_Paste
Hey, I saw a product for diaper rash called, Butt_Paste
So I walked into the sporting goods store...
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Got to say, its clear from many of these posts that politeness is unnatural to many guys.
A product that has a vulgur or lurid name that may seem obnoxious to someone unfamiliar to it requires a little tact when asking for it. Thus, someone who is polite in public would understand to phrase the request so you don't come off as a smart mouth jerk, like the op did.
So, we can conclude that the op either 1) got his jollys from watching the reaction of the stunned clerk or 2) is so dense as to not understand that the products name could be interpreted by someone ( the clerk ) who is unfamiliar with it as a insult.
I'll go with #1.
A product that has a vulgur or lurid name that may seem obnoxious to someone unfamiliar to it requires a little tact when asking for it. Thus, someone who is polite in public would understand to phrase the request so you don't come off as a smart mouth jerk, like the op did.
So, we can conclude that the op either 1) got his jollys from watching the reaction of the stunned clerk or 2) is so dense as to not understand that the products name could be interpreted by someone ( the clerk ) who is unfamiliar with it as a insult.
I'll go with #1.
I am the OP.
To clear things up, I was not trying for a rise out of the clerk. I've worked in service delivering pizzas, and been dealt with rudely. I always tried to go out of my way to accommodate customers, and to treat each request as legitimate, no matter how screwy it might be. The purchase was a last-minute, walking through the store to get to the car one. I saw the Cat Khrap in the case, and asked the nearest sales associate for it by name. No malice meant, no joke. Just a request that could have been worded better.
I didn't expect the attitude, or the reaction once the associate discovered the product existed, and was called Cat Khrap. I thought the exchange was funny in a tragic, groan "Oh no, they're both making a mistake" manner, so I posted it up. Not "Let's harass the associate", because harass is exactly what I did not do.
Those of you thinking I was harassing a wage slave, I wasn't. Merely buying an oddly-named product. No need to get on your Internet soapbox and impugn my morals or sense of humor.
For the many of you who haven't searched, the Cat Khrap is actually a sticky blue paste you apply to your eyewear with your finger. Comes in a little red container to make it easy to see. A little goes a long way. It works really well resisting fogging and fingerprints on my sunglasses. $6 well-spent at many sporting goods stores.
To clear things up, I was not trying for a rise out of the clerk. I've worked in service delivering pizzas, and been dealt with rudely. I always tried to go out of my way to accommodate customers, and to treat each request as legitimate, no matter how screwy it might be. The purchase was a last-minute, walking through the store to get to the car one. I saw the Cat Khrap in the case, and asked the nearest sales associate for it by name. No malice meant, no joke. Just a request that could have been worded better.
I didn't expect the attitude, or the reaction once the associate discovered the product existed, and was called Cat Khrap. I thought the exchange was funny in a tragic, groan "Oh no, they're both making a mistake" manner, so I posted it up. Not "Let's harass the associate", because harass is exactly what I did not do.
Those of you thinking I was harassing a wage slave, I wasn't. Merely buying an oddly-named product. No need to get on your Internet soapbox and impugn my morals or sense of humor.
For the many of you who haven't searched, the Cat Khrap is actually a sticky blue paste you apply to your eyewear with your finger. Comes in a little red container to make it easy to see. A little goes a long way. It works really well resisting fogging and fingerprints on my sunglasses. $6 well-spent at many sporting goods stores.
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Originally Posted By: sciphi
No need to get on your Internet soapbox and impugn my morals or sense of humor.
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I'm with you sciphi.
A few people lack sense of humor, even when posted in the humor section. Ignore their self-imposed righteousness and move on.
No need to get on your Internet soapbox and impugn my morals or sense of humor.
+1
I'm with you sciphi.
A few people lack sense of humor, even when posted in the humor section. Ignore their self-imposed righteousness and move on.
Read the op's original post again about the " ... teenage sales staff ...". Or, how he just walks up and asks for "Catkhrap" ... Not,'I would like some eyeglass cleaner, it's got a funny name ...". The intent is clear (pun not intended)
HighMilegeGuy (sp?) put it succinctly - The lack of manners get your ya-yas' however cheap they may come.
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If you dont want soapbox commentary, why post here? ... Bigmike?
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See, I made it through without saying anything about New Yorkers
HighMilegeGuy (sp?) put it succinctly - The lack of manners get your ya-yas' however cheap they may come.
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If you dont want soapbox commentary, why post here? ... Bigmike?
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See, I made it through without saying anything about New Yorkers
new people to aircraft are sent to get a bucket of some prop wash. and a length of flight line.
this is the humor section. I come here to laugh...
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