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strombad · 04-07-2014, 10:10 PM

So the wife and I are having dinner at Joeys on Saturday, obviously not upscale or anything, but nice enough, whatever.

Not too long after we sit down, the table across from us clears out and is filled with a couple (in their 30's probably) and a young kid (maybe 4-6?). They don't look trashy, but maybe a little bit underdressed for the vibe, but no big deal. The guy is hefty, scraggly mohawk, kind of a biker vibe to him. They seem to enjoying themselves, we're enjoying ourselves, the kid if playing with his ninja turtle toy, it's alllll good. I overhear him tell the kid "Nobody will want to play with you if you're like that." Thought it was odd, but maybe the kid was acting up, I didn't notice and it wasn't really my business to care.

Then, out of nowhere for whatever reason, we notice them again because the guy starts losing it. All of a sudden, he's pounding the table, a consistent stream of F-this and F-that just flowing right out, yelling at his girlfriend/wife and just spewing cruel, hateful speech right in front of this little kid. Some of it is about the DUMBEST stuff you've ever heard, "I didn't order the f'n steak because I didn't f'n want steak!" and "Your family is f'n blah blah blah". Obviously, the girl gets mad and the kid gets upset and she has to take him away for a bit to calm down as this guy is just letting the both of them have it.

Guys like that just grind my gears. What a complete and utter waste of skin. An adult man who has gone through the effort to make himself look like a tough guy throwing a temper tantrum fit for a small child without enough human decency not to verbally abuse the lady right in front of their kid. It makes me sad really, because if he's like that in public, what's he like at home?

Some people just disgust me. What a sorry excuse for a man.

04-07-2014, 10:10 PM	#3143
strombad Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Aug 2013 Exp:	So the wife and I are having dinner at Joeys on Saturday, obviously not upscale or anything, but nice enough, whatever. Not too long after we sit down, the table across from us clears out and is filled with a couple (in their 30's probably) and a young kid (maybe 4-6?). They don't look trashy, but maybe a little bit underdressed for the vibe, but no big deal. The guy is hefty, scraggly mohawk, kind of a biker vibe to him. They seem to enjoying themselves, we're enjoying ourselves, the kid if playing with his ninja turtle toy, it's alllll good. I overhear him tell the kid "Nobody will want to play with you if you're like that." Thought it was odd, but maybe the kid was acting up, I didn't notice and it wasn't really my business to care. Then, out of nowhere for whatever reason, we notice them again because the guy starts losing it. All of a sudden, he's pounding the table, a consistent stream of F-this and F-that just flowing right out, yelling at his girlfriend/wife and just spewing cruel, hateful speech right in front of this little kid. Some of it is about the DUMBEST stuff you've ever heard, "I didn't order the f'n steak because I didn't f'n want steak!" and "Your family is f'n blah blah blah". Obviously, the girl gets mad and the kid gets upset and she has to take him away for a bit to calm down as this guy is just letting the both of them have it. Guys like that just grind my gears. What a complete and utter waste of skin. An adult man who has gone through the effort to make himself look like a tough guy throwing a temper tantrum fit for a small child without enough human decency not to verbally abuse the lady right in front of their kid. It makes me sad really, because if he's like that in public, what's he like at home? Some people just disgust me. What a sorry excuse for a man.