August 12, 2004
SOB of the Week
Au Bon Pain Cell Phone Lady: I think this is a DCSOB feature that won't ever be forgotten for very long, if only because this city is so choc' full of deserving SOBs. I met this week's female canine progeny at the Union Station ABP. Sandwich in hand (sadly not prepared by the best-named deli worker in town, ABP's "Asshou"), I went to a register where a woman blabbered into a cell phone as the cashier rung up her four or five sandwiches. Apparently (well, definately, since she was loud and I heard every word), she wanted to make sure she had everyone's order right, and was confirming with her office-mates what they had ordered.
After the sandwiches had been prepared and wrapped.
After the cashier had rung everything up and could not let others skip in line as she talked on the phone.
After anything could possibly be done to fix any incorrect orders.
I patiently waited for a minute, turned to her, and from two feet away, in a normal indoor voice, told her to hang up the goddamn phone and get on with it because the world isn't your personal conference room and you should have asked whether Frank wanted Roma or sun-dried tomatoes before you left the goddamn office, you inconsiderate braindead woman.
No response.
You, my dear, are the SOB of the week. I hope your ear falls off.
Posted by rj3 at August 12, 2004 1:43 PM
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Uhm. In that this week's honouree is of the (apparently) female persuasion...I'm confused as to where the "S" and "O" apply?
Posted by: Michael at August 12, 2004 2:22 PM
but what did you really say to her?
Posted by: nm at August 12, 2004 3:00 PM
I actually said that - after the first part, I knew she couldn't hear me, so I went on with the rest.
Posted by: Randolph at August 12, 2004 3:05 PM
Asshou! If I'm thinking of the correct person, she's a class act in the sandwich making arts. The APB Union Station crew may not be the most efficient crew in town, but they try to give 110 percent.
The APB at L'Enfant Plaza has a transgendered person named Cookie. Or at least everyone thought that he/she was transgendered. Cookie, too, is an APB class act.
Posted by: Oculus at August 12, 2004 4:35 PM
Pardon my abbreviation, ABP not APB.
Posted by: Oculus at August 12, 2004 4:37 PM