re: #249 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Well, here is something that you don’t see every day:

Man In ‘Gumby’ Costume Tries To Rob 7-Eleven

No word on if the man said “I’M GUMBY, DAMMIT” as he ran away.

I worked briefly for 7-11 back in 1975. The job was literally barbaric at times. For example, the place was robbed on one of my nights off. The bandit was described as a bearded white man, approximately 6’3” and wearing a fur-covered Viking style helmet with horns on the side. He was armed with a very modern-looking handgun however. The neo-Viking got away with $27.00 and was never apprehended.

Another time a panic-stricken customer called the police and reported that an insane clerk had chased him into the parking lot with a sword and threatened to cut his head off. The cops were highly skeptical and nothing came of it. Since the statute of limitations has long since expired, I can now confess that the report was true. The sword-wielding clerk was my partner Don (we worked in pairs then). The customer, a well-dressed dweeb, had spat on the door after Don refused to cash a check for him. To my amazement, Don produced a genuine US Army cavalry saber from under the counter and sallied forth, waving the weapon above his head and screaming like a banshee. The uncouth customer fled in some haste. Needless to say, this was against the rules but the management didn’t believe it either.
Don lasted a lot longer at 7-11 than I did and eventually became a senior State Department official.