Not sure what happened there....apologies for the blank post.

My intention was to comment on what may be the most misused word in America: "Special". Remember when it used to mean something good? Now, it is a synonym for "defective".

Mind, I am all for it, if it would be put to constructive use. I recall a time when Walmart had a "Challenged" line--not sure why they dropped it unless they discovered they needed more than one. But....why not use the concept on a wider scale?

I would like to see "Special" lines for: people who only go to the Post office a week before December with a bunch of packages (or who bring items unpackaged, intending to buy boxes at the P.O.), anyone who opens their checkbook AFTER their purchase has been totaled, people who get to the counter in fast food restaurants and don't know what to order yet, the person in the "express lane" with a full cart, the person who forgot something and decides to "go back for it", the person who drove over the curb or into your car while parking, etc.

This line would of course be run by the worst employee in the store, someone equipped with a phone and the number of a manager instead of a brain.

And then the rest of us, who do have better things to do, could get our tasks completed and get on with our days. There is no reason for the weakest of the herd to create a near-constant traffic jam on the highway of daily life.

My 3y/o named her dog-shaped stuffed animal Special Dog and means it in a totally positive way.

Lol Bad day Dave?
I hear ya and raise you talking to a neighbor blocking the aisle, absurd amount time with the drive -up teller. Interruption of your transaction to just ask a quick question, oblivious wandering right in your path, leaving a cart right in the middle of the aisle. screaming at screaming kids....now I feel better

George Carlin on what he called 'soft language'.
This is a good one.
http://youtu.be/CNk_kzQCclo