Fun with the Freaky Fundie Lady at work.......

[marmar]

We had a pot-luck buffet party at work today to celebrate a coworker's retirement. Afterward, when everyone was collecting their bowls, dishes et all, I complimented Freaky Fundie Lady (whom I limit my discussions with to very esoteric topics) on the oatmeal raisin cookies. She then says to me, "I'm surprised you'd eat cookies from a container from Wal-Mart. That seems too Red State America, conservative family values for you."(she said it with kind of a half smile - in an 'I'm joking but not really' kind of way)
I then picked up the plastic bowl, looked at the writing on the bottom and said, "Yep. Nothing says Red-State American values like 'Made in China.'"
She cracked another half-smile, took her bowl and went back to her desk.

Even would-be pleasant encounters with her have become unpleasant since the election.

[liberal N proud]

1. Great response

[YOY]

2. I doubt she even processed what you said.

Fuck her. THese delusional more 'Murkan than thou assholes need a bite of reality.

[MrScorpio]

3. Our state is blue as they come

This must put her in a lot of pain

[marmar]

6. Yep. And the office is very leftish......

..... She's always the martyr (in her head).

[hamsterjill]

4. Classic comeback!

You handled it very well!!! Congrats.

But isn't it ridiculous with people like that when you can't even have a simple one sentence conversation, without THEM making it political?

[marmar]

10. "without THEM making it political? "

ALWAYS!!! I go out of my way to avoid politics with her, but she can't help herself. I used to ask her how her daughter was doing, and her response would be, "Going to a re-education camp for children of conservatives."
I just don't even bother anymore.

[Hello_Kitty]

14. I guess she means college.

Hope her daughter is learning to think for herself.

[annabanana]

5. oooo. . nice burn. .

I never think of those great responses until it's too late...(I am jealous of people with lickety-split minds)

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. Sad that she had to be political

on a non-political subject. But perhaps your response will make her think. Let's hope so.

[suede1]

8. Like that!

[Bozita]

9. She tried to jab. You responded with an uppercut.

... 7, ... 8, ... 9, ... 10!

[rateyes]

11. Zing!

:rofl:

[treestar]

12. Wal-Mart does have a dual sort of reputation

Red state values - if she means capitalism, unfettered- then hiring illegal aliens and importing China-made products may not bother her - it means lower prices, so as a consumer, she is OK with it.

And being made in China these days does not specifically mean designed and conceived of in China- a pure Chinese export to the US - it's a US product where only the physical manufacture takes place in China.

[ebay_bizzare]

13. lol

lol