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AIBU?

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to think that even if you are dressed as a gorilla

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LadyMontdore · 21/11/2011 09:39

you should not push in front of people in queues?

Weird experience at the weekend which I can't work out my emotional response to.
Went to local shop with DD (3). About 70 people hanging around in fancy dress, mostly teens / 20s / 30s and some older. They seem hung over and are being loud, sweary, a bit showy-offy and it's a bit intimadating going past them.

In shop they are buying lager, shouting across shop laughing and joking. I'm at queue with small DD when 30ish man dressed as gorilla pushes in front of us. I say 'I was there', gorilla replies 'My mate saved me a place', I respond 'We are in a shop not at school' in my iciest tone. Gorilla moves behind us.

Outside shop I notice that one of the fancy dress people was holding a bucket with a handwritten notice 'xxxx died on xxxx and will be missed, donations welcome' I couldn't see any particular charity name but it may have been there. Then I notice that some of the people are wearing shirts with 'xxx RIP' on them.

The whole thing was odd. On one hand I could see that a community had come together to express their grief in some way. But AIBU to have found their way of doing it odd and slightly disconcerting.

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LadyMontdore · 21/11/2011 09:56

Anyone? I just can't get it out of my mind - was it a 'nice' thing for the community to do collectively or was it distasteful? Need MN verdict to get it sorted. I normally know exactly what I think!

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PomBearAtTheGatesOfDoom · 21/11/2011 10:33

Sounds more like they ran out of beer and instead of a whipround, got the bucket out to pay for more. Someone may well have died and they were having a wake, but it still sounds a bit dubious.

ecclesvet · 21/11/2011 11:03

YANBU. You should definitely try to get in touch with the organiser of this event, and tell him/her how they should express their grief 'properly'. Confused

LadyMontdore · 21/11/2011 12:29

Eccles - are you being sarcastic? I can't decide anything anymore!

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LadyMontdore · 21/11/2011 20:45

This is still troubling me, MN I neeeeed a verdict!

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