Store Clerk With Super Hero Powers

8 years ago

Originally Posted by bizgrower

Wow. Good read of the situation. Lucky that he totally called the guys bluff about the weapon,
or using it if he had one.

Philadelphia Convenience Store Clerk Hailed as Hero for Stopping Alleged Kidnapping - ABC News

Well, no powers.
But a hero? Absolutely. He may have saved her life.

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sbucciarel

Banned 8 years ago

Wow ... that is one lucky Doctor and one brave clerk.

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Kurt

8 years ago

Originally Posted by bizgrower

Wow. Good read of the situation. Lucky that he totally called the guys bluff about the weapon,
or using it if he had one.

Philadelphia Convenience Store Clerk Hailed as Hero for Stopping Alleged Kidnapping - ABC News

I mentioned in another thread about when playing poker intentional tells are "lies" or "bluffs" and unintentional tells are the truth, and that this concept can be applied to real life too.

This situation is a good example. The only reason someone in this situation would act as if he had a gun in his pocket is if he really didn't have a gun in his pocket. If he really had a gun, he would have pulled it out to intimidate the clerk (or worse), not act like he had a gun in his pocket.

Acting as if you have a gun in this situation without showing it, is an intentional tell, something that's being done on purpose, therefore it's a lie/bluff.

Of course nothing is 100% certain, and in poker you also have to factor in risk vs gain and in this example, the risk is death. But death is also an option if you do nothing. In a similar situation, I'd "bet" a person acting as if they had a gun but aren't showing it is bluffing. There's not a lot of good reasons not to show a gun in this situation, unless you don't really have one.

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Claude Whitacre

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

This situation is a good example. The only reason someone in this situation would act as if he had a gun in his pocket is if he really didn't have a gun in his pocket. If he really had a gun, he would have pulled it out to intimidate the clerk (or worse), not act like he had a gun in his pocket.

Acting as if you have a gun in this situation without showing it, is an intentional tell, something that's being done on purpose, therefore it's a lie/bluff.

Insightful, and almost certainly true.

I just threw up a little.

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MikeTucker

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Insightful, and almost certainly true.

I just threw up a little.

Right, both of those simultaneously, from Kurt?

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Claude Whitacre

8 years ago

Originally Posted by MikeTucker

Right, both of those simultaneously, from Kurt?

Acknowledging that Kurt said something insightful, churns my stomach.

Acknowledging that you said something insightful, just gives me a mild headache.

So, now I have an upset stomach, and a headache.

I hope you are happy.

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The look is in that clerk's eyes when he speaks, and in his voice, the way he carries himself...
He knows violence, and he knows how to read people, and he knew the coward would fear the bluff.

It's interesting to think whatever he lived through that made him the person he is,
for him to be there in that moment to save a doctor.

Your martial art experience is coming out here. Yeah, his body language showed he had been in bad situations before.

Originally Posted by MikeTucker

Almost makes me want to believe in something.

That feeling will pass. It does for me.

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Kurt 8 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Acknowledging that Kurt said something insightful, churns my stomach.

You mean I give you indigestion? I always thought it was your diet of fried chicken, donuts and diet Mountain Dew that caused it. You don't know how happy it makes me to know that it's my constant posting of insightful advice that gives you your perpetual indigestion.

That gas will pass. It does for me.

Fixed it for you.
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MikeTucker

8 years ago

The look is in that clerk's eyes when he speaks, and in his voice, the way he carries himself...
He knows violence, and he knows how to read people, and he knew the coward would fear the bluff.

It's interesting to think whatever he lived through that made him the person he is,
for him to be there in that moment to save a doctor.

Almost makes me want to believe in something.

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yukon

Banned 8 years ago

So the doctor was car jacked with a potato?

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MikeTucker 8 years ago

Originally Posted by yukon

So the doctor was car jacked with a potato?

Yes, potato-jackings have happened before.

"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it."

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- yukon Banned 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by MikeTucker
  
  Yes, potato-jackings have happened before.
  
  "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
  
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  You totally potato jacked my thunder.
  
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Claude Whitacre

8 years ago

Originally Posted by yukon

So the doctor was car jacked with a potato?

I was talking to an attractive lady customer, and she looked down and smiled, saying "Is that a potato in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"

I felt really embarrassed, and had to admit, "It's a potato"

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lanfear63

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

I was talking to an attractive lady customer, and she looked down and smiled, saying "Is that a potato in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"

I felt really embarrassed, and had to admit, "It's a potato"

It's good that you were honest though and haven't got a Chip on your shoulder.

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Kurt 8 years ago

Originally Posted by lanfear63

It's good that you were honest though and haven't got a Chip on your shoulder.

That pun is so bad I thanked you for it. At least you didn't call him Spud Nick or Mr. Potato Head.
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- lanfear63 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Kurt
  
  That pun is so bad I thanked you for it. At least you didn't call him Spud Nick or Mr. Potato Head.
  
  He was a bit confused at first because he calls it King Edward.
  
  Or was it Tater Tot?
  
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Claude Whitacre 8 years ago

Originally Posted by lanfear63

It's good that you were honest though and haven't got a Chip on your shoulder.

I'm sorry, I can no longer be seen speaking to you.
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yukon

Banned 8 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

I was talking to an attractive lady customer, and she looked down and smiled, saying "Is that a potato in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"

I felt really embarrassed, and had to admit, "It's a potato"

TMI

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whateverpedia

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

I was talking to an attractive lady customer, and she looked down and smiled, saying "Is that a potato in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"

I felt really embarrassed, and had to admit, "It's a potato"

Tell the truth. What she actually said was "Is that mashed potatoes in your pocket, or have you just had an accident?".

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bizgrower

8 years ago

And the perp's defense is going to be he was under the influence of a potato.

I still think the store clerk has Spidey senses - LOL - and should start working for the FBI. (Semi LOL).

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Princess Balestra

8 years ago

You frickin' potato kidnappers oughta be ashamed of yourselves.

Tellya, if you come anywhere near my store, gonna whip out my imaginary firearms an' interpose myself between you an' your zipper.

Carrot guys better watch out also.

Swede, broccoli, cauliflower — yeah, you're all dead meat.

Sweetcorn — K, so mebbe I'm prepared to negotiate.

Superman got his Kryptonite, an' I am a sucker for the corno.

Only thing bugs me with that baby is how it gets stuck in your teeth, even if you soften it up with plenty of butter.

I guess it's just the skin on the lumpy parts bein' less amenable to saliva an' chompin' than what's deep inside.

Way I see it, potatoes got skin too, but you can peel it all away real easy unless you want 'em in their jackets.

Hey — mebbe I've jus' figured what to eat later.

A simple vegetable concoction, high on essential vitamins, low on irritatin' maintenance, ready in a microwave flash, served on a bed of sumthin' exotic like mebbe sh*tloads of bacon.

Yum.

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yukon

Banned 8 years ago

In house sale demo trying to pull start a vacuum cleaner like a push mower.

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Claude Whitacre 8 years ago

Originally Posted by yukon

In house sale demo trying to pull start a vacuum cleaner like a push mower.

Honest to God, for a second, before I watched it, I thought that was me.
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- yukon Banned 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre
  
  Honest to God, for a second, before I watched it, I thought that was me.
  
  That last pissed off grunt was hilarious.
  
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