(At a Barnes and Noble in the sticks today, with music genre sections so small [e.g. two rows of cds for hip-hop] that their method of organization was inscrutable.)

Saleslady: "Can I help you with anything?"

Me: "Sure. Could you tell me what alphabet you guys are using?"

and the question is, what reply did you get to that?

Very helpful and polite actually. She did her best to explain their 'system' and was obviously accustomed to people not getting it. Labels for genre were in different sizes and in different locations on the racks. Utterly unhelpful system.

She spread her arms and said "so this is the Hardcore, Metal section." A HARDCORE/HEAVY METAL label was on the section she indicated, at the top of the rack.

"Okay, but hip-hop is in the Hardcore, Metal section?" I asked, pointing out the two rows of hip-hop.

"No. That's the Rap section." She pointed out a tiny label at the bottom of the rack reading 'Rap'.

And so on. But she did lead me to the band I was looking for, never mind that their selection of records sucked.

Sounds like the comic shop filing system. Having looked through "D" for Doktor Sleepless, then checked the Avatar publications section, a comic book guy asked what I was looking for and said it was under "Warren Ellis". Having 3 different filing methods in one lot of shelves doesn't really help.

Basicly, the comics are in alphabetical order, except:
1) If the character is famous enough then they are in alphabetical order by character (i.e. all the Batman comics are together no matter what the comic title is).
2) If the publisher is big enough then they are in alphabetical order within publisher.
3) If the writer is big enough then they have their own section at the end, in alphabetical order by writer.

I didn't ask where Alan Moore's DC published batman story The Killing Joke was as I thought it might get me banned.

Of course this is just the filing system at GOSH! Other comic stores tend to have their own, equally occult, system.

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(At a Barnes and Noble in the sticks today,

Bet you found all the 'World Music' and Windom Hill you were looking for.

Flatmate M: I think I have headlice.

Me: Fucksake.

Semen shampoo does attract the little critters.

No, he got it after the bottle - my bottle - of Head & Shoulders he was stealing from ran out.

Might be a pyrrhic victory, this.

-i never felt like i was going to be kidnapped.
-where are we? talking about nigeria? they did kidnap him once, but they gave him back.
-better not say that, he'll not come back this time.

-I WOULD NEVER GO TO A COUNTRY WHERE MACHETTE IS THE MAIN WAY OF... OF GETTING YOU.

Guy: ...he should be giving out free moustache rides.

Guy's girlfriend: What's a moustache ride?

My cousin's future roommate :

"I notice you don't have any religious images in here. You should hang some. Pictures of angels are way cool."

^ Lithos may yet have competition for Most Dodgy Roommate of the Year award!

Analyst A: "I hate those words."

Analyst B: "What words?"

Analyst A: "The 'It depends' weasel words."

Analyst B: "Hmmm... Get used to it."

Analyst A: "I'm going to have 'It Depends' tattooed on my ass."

Analyst B: "Who's going to see it?"

Girl 1 - Wow you legs are so smooth? What do you shave with?

Girl 2 - Oh I never shave, it is one of the good things about being Native American. Of course I am an alcoholic so it has its drawbacks as well.

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Girl 1 - Wow you legs are so smooth? What do you shave with?

Girl 2 - Oh I never shave, it is one of the good things about being Native American.

...and the whole restaurant goes suddenly, spontaneously quiet...

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Of course I am an alcoholic so it has its drawbacks as well.

from the same conversation at the bar

Girl 1 - Hey who is that your boyfriend is talking to behind you?

Girl 2 - Yeah, that would be his ex.

Girl 1 - (excitedly) oh oh turn around she is totally rubbing her boobs against him and glaring at you!

Girl 2 - I'm not worried about it.

Girl 1 - No! turn around and say something.

Girl 2 - I'm really not going to be that girl.

Girl 1 - Oh wait he just stood up and walked away from her. She looks pissed.

Girl 2 - I told you I wasn't worried.

She said, "I tired to get Aaron's attention while he was lighting fireworks but since he has a penis he couldn't hear me."

Edit, you've totally pwnt this thread!

Her- So we didn't have any honey so we took some syrup and used it instead. You know the worst things about using syrup in the bedroom?

Him- That judgmental look aunt Jemima gives you from the bedside table?

Her- We aren't nasty we put it in a glass first you dumbshit. When that shit dries it is like glue!