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To have given this elderly man the dirtiest look I could have ever given?

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Misunderstood48 · 26/09/2012 15:05

Was in the supermarket with my DS and I went over to get some apples, I had to wait a couple of minutes as an elderly man was standing in the way. I started to play peek-a-boo with DS and when I looked up the man done a massive sneeze and snot flew all over the apples that I had my eye on.

I found it repulsive; He went to walk away and glanced at me and I shot him the dirtiest look that I could muster.

Just to clarify, We have an apple free house at the moment.

OP posts:
RaisinDEtre · 26/09/2012 15:43

Which point is that, then?

The point that a poster says fair enough but then the OP looks to continue the argument ? Cor, some posters, eh, tchuh

Frontpaw · 26/09/2012 15:43

Snotty apples, yuk.
Still no worse than people who squeeze the unwrapped bread - each and every one. I have no idea what this tells them about the loaf.

SoupDragon · 26/09/2012 15:46

At least you saw him do it. I bet people sneeze on fruit and veg all the time without you seeing.

Frontpaw · 26/09/2012 15:51

Just think of that next time you pick an unwashed apple out of the fruit bowl and take a big bite...

Floggingmolly · 26/09/2012 17:35

If he'd turned his head away from the apples, he might have covered you in snot, op.
Just think of it as a lucky escape.

Cluffyfunt · 26/09/2012 17:44

You don't know wether it was an accident or not so yabu

At least he wasn't wanking on them.

JellyBelly10 · 26/09/2012 17:53

Blimey, the OP tells us about some old man who snots over a load of supermarket fruit and then gets a flaming for being ageist!!! Slightly over the top reaction from those accusing her (in my humble opinion!). OP, I would have been similarly disgusted and would probably have given an equally withering look!

complexnumber · 26/09/2012 17:54

Everyone knows you should have refered to him as a 'Man of elderly years'

Otherwise you would have been addressing his age rather than the man himself.

Confused
schobe · 26/09/2012 17:57

He's just bagsying his apples. Haven't you heard about the poor harvest?

QuintessentialShadows · 26/09/2012 17:59

And that is why we soak all fruit in chlorine in this house before we eat them.

MrsRajeshKoothrappali · 26/09/2012 18:29

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!

Some poor sod might end up EATING THOSE SNOT COVERED APPLES.

HappyAsChips · 27/09/2012 14:30

Eugh! Dirty bugger could have covered his mouth. There's no need to let fly when you sneeze
I probably would have given him a disgusted look too! I don't think you were being unreasonable.

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