This triggers a memory!
Once when I was a kid, I went with a friend to McDonalds while they were doing some Disney promotion or another. We got the “girl or boy toy with your happy meal?” question. We were both girls so we automatically answered “girl toy.” After eating we looked and saw that we both had Jasmine from Aladdin, and if we had said “one of each please” we would have had both Aladdin and Jasmine, which would have been a lot more fun to play with while we waited for our parents to wrap up whatever they were doing. So we decided that next time we would ask for one of each. Well the next time was toward the end of the promotion and all they had left were the girl toys, meaning we ended up with four Jasmine figurines.
I can feel the lingering pain you still carry about having these 4 useless Jasmine and not a single Aladdin when reading this.
Hot take is hot!
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Some will see this and think this is a sign of progress, that we are transitioning into a society where your genitals don’t determine what toys you get to play with. Others will look at this and think the world is slipping in anarchy and moral decay.
There was moral outrage when faster, cheaper printing presses were invented because they were worried people wouldn’t learn or memorize anything anymore if they could just write it down & it made literacy accessible to the common person.
I’m glad I wasn’t sober when someone incidentally compared happy meal toys to the invention of movable type.
There was a moral panic in the 19th century where people were outraged that young girls from good families kept reading novels. They said it would lead to social self-isolation and bookishness and distract from apropriate activities like knitting, socialising, looking pretty and smiling.
And young women were thought to be largely unable to discern fact from fiction and hold their gentlemen callers to the same standards as the men in their novels. And you know, women having standards… the 18th century couldn’t have that.
Jokes on them, both men and women now isolate themselves thanks to C.AI (=
The third group of us secretly want both toys
The rest of know it doesn’t matter, the toy will be broken or lost in the car by the next block!
I don’t think that’s a third group. I think it’s a subset of the first one.
Some of those “morals” need to decay.
I wish they just didn’t give out crappy plastic toys at all.
anarchy and moral decay can’t happen at the same time
Eh; creative urge=destructive urge
Whats wrong with anarchy? Talk all the shit you like; it works better than kleptocracy or fascism.
Interesting question, is anarchy better than Kleptocracy? How does money function without the backing of a government, would you have to go back to a bartering system? Could you even have a global supply chain in the absence of a stable government? Could people be able to self actualize in an unstable society?
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For your “stoner supply chain” did you exchange currency backed by some organization or did you exchange precious metals? How did you and other parties agree on the value of what was exchanged?
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Would you like the Fashion Police Annihilator Pistol or the Commando Laser Hairbrush?
Does it have to be fashion police or can it annihilate anyone?
As the holder, you get to decide what is a fashion crime.
Tasteful suit? Annihilation. Sandals & socks? not a problem.Sandals & socks? not a problem.
Phew! I’m safe for now.
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It can annihilate any kind of police
Yes
Damn, that’s a tough choice. Gimme an extra happy meal and both.
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I used to fuck around like this all the time when I worked a fast food drive thru
Same. Same in call centres too. Did some fun stuff like getting colleagues to say a word you have to work into the next call like “spoon” which is easy with a little “good afterspoon”. Or doing dumb shit like pretending we had Tourette’s.
Damn that’s hilarious- I wish I knew about that game when I worked at a call center!
My favorite when I worked drive thru was pretending to be a robot/prerecorded message. I’d put on my announcer voice- like Stamets level shit- to greet them, and then say “to place an order, press 1” but there was no keypad, so they would just say “uh…one?” And then I’d be like “para español, marque dos”
that’s fuckin hilarious!
That’s so funny
Like Stamets level shit
I… Wat
Am I mistaken in assuming that most of Lemmy’s long-standing users have heard at least one of your voice recordings?
Probably. I’ve only posted it a couple times and deep in comment chains usually lol
Ah- well, it’s what I know you for lol
I always cheated at that one and pretended someone had asked me a question next to me. Or that I had misheard them.
“Oh yeah you can have my spoon sorry about that it’s crazy here anyway…”
Or “I’m sorry WHAT about a dragonfly?”
My favorite was finding new ways to accuse chiropractors of fraud.
“Oh yeah it looks like you had the wrong diagnosis code in there, see this is for kidney failure. Haha I know you’re just a chiropractor and you’re not trying to treat the kidneys DOCTOR.” Really lay it on thick with the doctor, because if the chiropractor is calling himself he’s almost guaranteed to be one of the pricks that insists he’s a real doctor and not a street magician with a degree.
When I worked at Taco Bell as a teenager our headset was on the same frequency as the burger king across the street. We could hide out in their parking lot and fuck with their customers. We did that a lot.
I want to know more. Sounds hilarious.
My favorite was pretending to be a robot/prerecorded message. I’d put on my announcer voice to greet them, and then say “to place an order, press 1” but there was no keypad, so they would just say “uh…one?” And then I’d be like “para español, marque dos”
I would be super petty when Midwestern transplants would butcher the word “quesadilla” as “cassadila” by responding “sorry, a what? Oh, a quesadilla, okay” which got really funny (to me) when they would order several different kinds of quesadilla and I would do the same schtick every time within a span of 2 minutes
This was before I got woke, so sometimes I would put on an Indian accent and act like I was taking their order from an overseas call center
I used to fuck around in all sorts of ways there: putting a sign on the drive-thru menu telling people to yell bc the mic was damaged; not turning on the lights at night so people thought we were closed;
My favorite thing though was doing customer surveys (which would get printed and pinned in the back) and leaving insane reviews- like one went on and on about how the cashier was sooo hot, and then at the end mentioned he reminds me of my dad (that employee was a babyfaced teen which made it extra bizarre)
Omg, this has me cracking up.
Nothing ever happens
I think you’re underestimating what service workers will do for a small amount of entertainment.
Being very subtly snide is a great way to pass the time.
Source: I used to refer to milk as cow’s milk when working at a cafe, because very occasionally it would trigger someone, and I found that mildly amusing.
(Everyone else didn’t bat an eye, because that’s what it is).
Triggering snowflakes is pretty fun
Makes me think of that “aceggot” story
So… give them a Ken? Lol
This actually happened to me when I worked at McDonald’s. Guy wanted a toy for boys. I listed all the stuff we had and asked to pick. None of the toys were really gendered at all. He kept insisting that I should just pick a toy for boys.
Yes sir. A toy for boys. Are we speaking of a genderfluid boy maybe or an honest god-fearing, completely heteronormative boy - no shame in that, sir, it’s not your fault.
“Bless your little heart sir. I know it’s not easy choosing the “boy toy” when one isn’t pink. But I need to reach deep down into those man genes and deduce which one is the boy toy. If you choose poorly then you and your kids are super gay now. Dems da rules sir!.”
Well obviously the boy toys are the ones I use my penis to play with.
Coukd also be for the they/them’s though.
Why be difficult though when you clearly know what the customer is asking for
Why not pick one of the answers provided when you’re clearly in a made up scenario?
Because I’ve got infinity time to argue when I’m in a made-up scenario.
Okay, this does bother me because embellished? Sure. Made up? This is entirely believable.
Not to mention, this specific meme is ooold as fuuuck.
[briefly checks if this scenario is real]
To clarify: By believable, I don’t mean real. I mean not worthy of suspicion.
But “made up” doesn’t imply unbelievable, just not real in the specific instance. While based on very believable interaction, it’s pretty likely this specific interaction is indeed made up
It can. You’ve gotta read between people’s words.
Mostly, it just bothers me that the r/thathappened crowd spend so much time trying to get the upper hand on instagram influencers, and so little time actually engaging with the content.
You can make a point about how such and such behavior is just fine, actually, and it glances off their head like it were steel armor because the meme isn’t real.
And then rocks fell and everyone was albert einstein.
idk dismantling the pointless notion of boys toys vs girls toys bit by bit at no cost to the interlocutor other than a slight annoyance sounds pretty based
Because if someone says something sexist/racist/stupid, don’t let them get away with it.
Ma’am, we have hotwheels or barbie, we can move this along as soon as you tell us which one you’d like.
Sir, I demand to receive the toy that contains the XY chromosome and if you don’t provide it immediately I will be speaking with your manager.
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Why be difficult , though, when you clearly know what the employee is asking?
If it was the customer telling the story I’d be asking just that
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I’m not sure how what I said is either of those things
They’re not being difficult, the customer is pushing a sexist agenda rather than select one of the choices named. It’s perfectly reasonable for boys to want a Barbie-themed rock band figurine, or a girl to want a van for her Barbie rock band to pretend to drive to their next gig.
They definitely are being difficult, even if you think the cause is just. Everyone knows what she wanted to get
Yep. She wanted to get her shitty take validated.
So give her a Barbie and move on
Why be a misandrist when you clearly know the boy isn’t being given a choice because people like you and the mom don’t give a damn about what boys as long as the toy ‘matches’ the kid’s penis?
Yeah I’m calling you out for being a creep.
Lmao
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However, this assumes that the customer knows what the brand names “Barbie” and “Hot Wheels” stand for. Perhaps she just had to bring such a menu of toys to a boy and didn’t have the cultural knowledge behind the terms. It would have been helpful: A doll or a toy car?
Fucking no. Any customer at a fast food drive-through for their kid knows what a fucking Barbie and Hot Wheels are, that is some stupid fucking mental gymnastic bullshit levels of pandering.
Lemmy wants a toy bicycle because fuck cars also will it run Arch?
I love that lol
Kid in the back seat playing with a pair of Barbies
Employees like this are even more annoying than these types of customers. You knew what toy she wanted so just hand her the toy and move on. It’s such a waste of everybody’s time when someone who has a job with customer service tries to ack slick with the customers.
It’s not a waste of the employee’s time at all. Don’t start a “be difficult” contest with someone working hourly.
I worked retail for decades and I’m genuinely offended you’d side with a customer. those shits don’t get enough guff for their garbage ass behavior. you wanna come in a scream at me because your mad about “duh gubbermen”? well I’m gonna detect your dumb ass talking points and fuck with you for the duration of our interaction. I’ll tell you the toy car has pink hair and rainbow flames on the side and the license plate says “Bi or Die” and the “Barbie” toy is a MtF school teacher named “Claxison” that lives on government assistance. Come in here again and tell me you think “happy holiday’s” is an attack on Christmas, I dare you!
I worked in retail too before. You’re going to meet every type of person, and a lot of them aren’t pleasant. It’s in the best interest of everybody to simply complete the transaction as quickly and smoothly as possible. I don’t want to see their ugly mugs nor do they want to spend time with me. If I let every customer like this get under my skin, I would gone insane long ago. The people in retail who actually do spend the time messing with customers usually just end up provoking them, which leads to the crazier ones to flip out and cause problems for everybody else.
☝️ Found the customer from the post.
Have you ever actually encountered a cashier like this, or just read so much copy-pasta about them that you feel like you’ve encountered dozens
I’d be a great boy toy ;) One at a time please, ladies.
And that’s why they work at McDonald’s.
The fuck!
I worked at McD what of it? If someone’s working and paying bills then don’t judge them.
I’m a software developer now but not only through hard work as I recognise a certain amount of luck played into how I got where I am now and without that I’d still be working minimum wage somewhere.
There’s nothing wrong with working at McDonald’s.
But it’s a fact that people often work in fast food because they can’t get a job elsewhere. That doesn’t mean they don’t deserve a living wage, but it does mean that people who alienate potential employers by being intentionally obnoxious are more likely to end up there.
So you’re saying you’re unemployed?
Not at all. I’m quite gainfully employed, partially because I’m not intentionally obnoxious to my clients.
So you are able to not be intentionally obnoxious. I honestly wasn’t sure.
Just everyone that isn’t “your client,” huh? Is “your client” in the room with us?
All his clients are in Canada.
Sorry to tell you, but you do appear to be rather obnoxious right now, though whether there is any intent behind it, I am unable to tell.
I appreciate your honesty and straightforwardness (
here and in your other reply to the user below- sorry, I confused you with another user), but compared to the levels of vitriol being thrown at me in this thread for having the audacity to not just assume that a woman is a horrible bigot deserving of a bafflingly rude customer service interaction simply for asking for a “boy toy” for her son, I’d say I’m doing pretty well here, all things considered.I’m just not sure how I’m the obnoxious one in this scenario, instead of all of the inflammatory commenters and the really obvious fishing attempts for bigotry that are keeping this sub-thread going?
Am I the obnoxious one just because I’m the one choosing not to go along with the ridiculous circle-jerk, even though my comments are an order of magnitude less antagonistic than the ones I’m responding to? I legitimately don’t know.
You’rethe other user is right, though - my mind’s not going to change, and the handful of upvotes I’m getting lets me know that others feel the same way, even if they’re understandably hesitant to speak up about it with all the personal attacks I’m getting here as a result.the handful of upvotes I’m getting lets me know that others feel the same way
LOL, I don’t know what the numbers were when you wrote that, but “appeal to upvotes” as an argument is hilariously bad for someone who’s being ratioed as heavily as you are.
We don’t have time for an interview through the McDonald’s drive-thru, my friend; you’re clogging up the line.
people often work in fast food because they can’t get a job elsewhere
It’s weird to conclude the story takes place during a recession.
What does this mean
It means they were probably unable to get any other job due to purposefully being an obnoxious pain in the ass.
I would hire them. They’re not only hilarious and quick thinking, but smart and principled too
I would hire them.
I don’t doubt you would.
Is the problem here that you just don’t get the joke?
Nope - the problem is that the OP is intentionally being obnoxiously obtuse to a random person just trying to go about their day, and who probably has zero idea why this random drive thru worker is being so oddly uncooperative.
There’s no such thing as “boys’ toys” and “girls’ toys”. This person is doing a public service by requiring an appropriate answer
Can you really be angry over obtuse meeting obtuse?
Have you ever worked a minimum wage food service job? You get what you pay for. Why would you expect them to care anymore than the absolute bare minimum?
The federal minimum wage is $7.25/hr. If you’re not fucking around on that job, then you’re kind of an idiot.
Is it obtuse? The key part is the “you have to choose”. You have to choose. You can’t delegate it to the cashier.
I once wanted to let the next shopper have some coupons, and the cashier had me physically pick it up and hand it over, so the camera can see.
If I were calling about a reference and heard this story related, I’d say to myself “great, so they’re willing to ask probing questions to clarify requirements.”
That could save weeks of work on some projects, and I’m not so desperate for clients that I’d want to work with one who would walk over a simple request for clarification.
You seem like an obnoxious pain in the ass who can’t take a joke. It must be hard for you to hold a job.
Why’s that?
Because they’re purposefully being an obnoxious pain in the ass to their customers. Other potential employers probably didn’t put up with that shit.
Found the lady from the drive-thru
Found someone people probably can’t stand to be around IRL because they do shit like in the OP.
i cant stand you <3
judging by the votes you’re far from alone
I don’t know you, so I can’t say for sure, but I’d probably feel likewise. That “toxic sweetness” stuff is usually a pretty good indicator.
Yeah I can’t stand to be around bigots IRL and I definitely bother them.
Them and everyone else, from the sound of it.
Yeah, I’m the one people appear to be bothered by 😂😂😂
Found the Karen
Oh boy what an ironic comment from a scummy bigot.
Is it not the lady for refusing to fucking pick? “I want the cool one” is just as useful of a descriptor, I’m sorry you have weird gender-based toy preferences
They’re both a little obtuse, but the drive thru operator is written to be puckish and the customer is just obnoxious. That our friend the professor over here has such strong opinions about the reasonableness of the customer makes me think that perhaps they are being contrarian for the sake of being contrarian. Or are a bigot, but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. In either case nobody here is going to change their mind.
Why is working at McDonald’s bad, they still have a job
Working at McDonald’s isn’t bad at all - it’s just that people who are more difficult to work with often end up working in fast food by necessity. My comment implies that the OOP works in fast food due to a lack of professionalism and a tendency to make rude comments to customers, as evidenced by the post.
You have no idea what your talking about, McDonalds requires a stupid level of professionalism as far as employee interaction and behavior goes, it’s not a fucking Waffle House.
Go on… Why does this explain why they work at McDonald’s?
Did… did you not read the enormous thread of replies to this comment where I explained exactly that, multiple times?
No, because I never learned how to read.
I know entire places where thirsty people would offer to be boy toys, but something tells me they’d change their minds instantly upon seeing them.
