To: the supermodel on public aid in front of me at the grocery store
From: the sick of paying for stupid fucking people like you Dirk Mancuso
Hi. I don’t know if you remember me — I’m the guy who stood in line behind you for nearly 30 fucking minutes while you whined, held your head in both hands, and waited for angels to come from on high with $107.58 to pay for your groceries. Yeah, that’s right…I was the guy in the Green Lantern t-shirt who just wanted to buy the watermelon and the SOAP OPERA WEEKLY. And who would’ve guessed that Y&R’s Sharon Case’s life is so dramatic off screen as well? And yet despite personal problems, do you know what Sharon Case does? She works for a living. And while obviously you don’t have the talent to get a job on a daytime soap opera — trust me, your “oh, I really need these groceries” monologue left a great deal to be desired — you looked pretty goddamn svelte and healthy to me in your daisy dukes, red gingham halter, and crocs, shaking that mane of chestnut hair that would make Eva Longoria sob with jealousy. So instead of moaning about the fact your fucking LINK card had locked up and “you” couldn’t pay for the cart of groceries, maybe you should be looking at other ways to procure money. And as if the fucking production you put on over my tax dollars not being available to you at 11pm wasn’t annoying enough, I was doubly pissed off when you finally gave in but tearfully told the cashier you had opened the Smart Water and been drinking it while you shopped and couldn’t pay for it either.
Smart Water, huh? You might want to think about soaking in a fucking vat of that shit, babe — then again, maybe I’m the one that needs to be drinking it since not only am I paying for your groceries, but also paying higher prices for my own food because of people like you who eat shit before they (can’t) pay for, and then mosey out to their 2007 Tahoe and drive off, all the while complaining to their friend on their Razor phone. God, how it must suck to be so impoverished.
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To: the bitch with 3 screaming kids at Barnes and Noble
From: the single gay man who would make a better fucking parent than you Dirk Mancuso
I love kids. I love their sense of wonder, the way their little minds work, the way they approach a problem. Know what I don’t love? When they run all over the fucking place, screaming like goddamn banshees, and knocking over shit chasing each other. Let me give you an example: if a bookstore expects me to pay $28.95 for a hardcover, it better be in fucking pristine condition. Know what isn’t in said fucking pristine condition? Oh, the 3 copies your imps knocked over, denting the corners and tearing the dust jackets of as they played tag by the new releases. And since you seemed oblivious to their fucking guerrilla warfare, it was up to me to help bring them down to earth. Literally…thanks to a well placed foot in front of that little fucker in the Transformers shirt (God, how I hate Optimus Prime). Now for any sane child, that would’ve slowed the little fucker down…but not those spawn of yours. That only seemed to spur their crack fueled frenzy to new heights as they burst into insane peals of laughter. Finally, having had enough of their antics, I took my purchases to the register where those crazy lil sons-a-bitches chased each other around me, having the sheer fucking audacity to TOUCH MY LEGS AS THEY TRIED TO AVOID EACH OTHER. See, when the mayhem hits that level, that’s when your executive powers get taken away, bitch, and strangers have to start calling your brats out on their shit. Which means you are therefore stripped of your power to play the “don’t talk to my children like that — they’re just being kids” card, thereby allowing me to play the “if you can’t control the little bastards, quit squeezing them out every week” card followed by the “it ain’t no trick to get pregnant and it don’t make you special — even dogs can do it” card. And you can also forget the getting all huffy and looking tearful shit because the other people in line laughed. It wasn’t me that made you look like a goddamn fool — you did that all on your own, heiffer. Step off.
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To: the freak who answered my ad on gay.com
From: the longing for a baby but not an adult baby Dirk Mancuso
It’s no secret I long to be a dad. To a child. Not someone who sends this shit: “Hi, Dirk. I’m a 48 male with blond hair (with slight graying) and blue eyes. I’m 5 foot 11 inches tall and I weigh 180 LB. I am looking for others that are into AB/DL… I wear diapers 24/7 and really don’t care who knows it. I’m opened minded and hope you are too. Could you be the daddy I’ve been dreaming of?” Shut. The. Fuck. Up. Nowhere on my profile did I mention any interest in wiping your ass or giving you your num-num so you could go take a nappy. And while I’m sure that there are plenty of folks with a keen interest in playing at that shit, I’m not one of them, dumbass, so keep moving. Jesus H. Christ — whatever happened to guys with an interest in good old fashioned rope and duct tape?






Boy you are singing my song today! I rather dismiss the third out of hand, but those first two scenarios are the kind that send me over the top, too. I want to go shopping with you, Dirk. I think we’d make a good tag team.
By: Lemuel on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 5:17 am
Oh that grocery store scenario HIT A NERVE. People have got balls to be on welfare and buying name brand stuff like Smart Water and yapping into a Razor Cell Phone. When I was a kid, my parents struggled now and then, but we NEVER used welfare. No doubt some hoss would roll up behind us in the grocery store, 2 carts full of steaks, etc etc and whip out the food stamps – it was a small town , you knew who was on welfare and who wasn’t…and I totally dated myself – -”foodstamps”.
By: Jer on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 7:13 am
Having worked in a grocery store, let me tell you I can’t count how many times I had to restock items from a full shopping cart after listening to what a piece of shit I am because they need those groceries and the welfare card is “supposed” to have enough money on it. Then as I put the crap back on the shelf I find doughnuts and beer and meat from the deli which you had special cut so as to be able to read a newspaper through it. I find the Globe and the Enquirer and the Star. I feel sorry for your six kids but as you say you need all of them to keep getting groceries at taxpayers expense.
By: Ed on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 7:17 am
What would bother me about being stuck behind her would be the fact that she didn’t get out of the way for other customers after a minute or so of debate. And I’d be pissed no one offered to open another line for me and my money. That woman will never see past her own ego but the store manager should have been concerned about his other clients.
As for the welfare situation, I just get all “there but for the grace of God go I.” It seems like a shitty place to be. I know people abuse the system, I’m just happy that’s not who I am. I’m glad I don’t feel entitled to every “cleverly” marketed bottle of fucking tap water out there. Yup, that feeling of superiority always work when someone annoys me.
You know what’s really scary about the book store mom? She probably wasn’t doing anything about her kids because their daily behavior is probably much worse than what you were subjected to so she thought they were being good.
How limited does an able bodied adult’s social circle become when one has the attitude of, “I wear diapers 24/7 and really don’t care who knows it.” Shudder.
By: Sarah on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 7:58 am
For a minute there I thought Lori was guest blogging – but there aren’t nearly enough 4 letter words for la belle. Nice shanks Dirk!
By: Barb in KS on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 8:28 am
I love kids… my own. I don’t get all gushy when I see a baby these days and I sure as hell get (over the top) annoyed when parents don’t control their spawn. I’m glad you had your say with the added bonus of getting a good laugh at the same time.
By: jali on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 8:43 am
Even Dogs can do it: bwa ha ha ha. I am totally stealing this.
By: The Therapist on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 8:45 am
My mom tells me that someday I’ll die at the hands of a welfare recipient in the check-out line in the grocery store. While I use coupons, buy store brands (or off brands!)and 75/25 hamburger, the lady in front of me (with six kids under the age of six, four-inch acrylic nails with little diamond-like studs in the ends, pounds of gold hanging from her neck and ears, and a new iphone to her ear) is swiping that damned LINK card to pay for her six t-bone steaks, a freakin’ case of ‘vitamin water,’ bags and bags of frozen chicken breasts, and about 25 TV dinners. The way I see it, if you’re on welfare cuz you ain’t workin’, I think you should keep your ass at home and cook that food instead of buying shit you can microwave. That SO pisses me off! And sometimes I can’t help but comment that I hope to someday have a LINK card so I can buy t-bones, too. Then when I follow her out the door to my 5-year-old car, it’s all I can do to keep from jumping spread-eagle on the hood of her new Navigator!!
By: catrina on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 10:00 am
Dude. Seriously. I needed this today.
By: ShondaLand on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 10:02 am
As a mother, I totally understand your frustration about the mom in the bookstore. It burns my ass to see stuff like that. My kids know how to behave in any store, and especially a book store.
My son once made a comment that I loved. We were at Borders and there was a couple of kids running around and the mother was totally oblivious to what was going on. He said, “didn’t their mother teach them this isn’t a playground?” LOL Hmmm, I wonder where he learned that from!
By: Lilith on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 10:36 am
“whatever happened to guys with an interest in good old fashioned rope and duct tape?”
Alas, they are a dieing breed…
By: tigeryogi on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 11:41 am
That was fucking hysterical — thanks for making my day.
By: sortedlives on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 3:49 pm
That’s telling her. Good for you.
The 2007 Tahoe put me over the edge.
By: Lex on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 4:10 pm
Sing to MTM theme song tune: Who can turn a phrase to make me smile? Who can take a nothing day and suddenly fill it all with vile? It’s you Dirk and you should know it, with every bitch you put down you show it. Fools are all around they’ll always find you, They are in front and even behind you, You’re gonna tell them where to go, we’re all behind you don’t you know? (throw Tigger hat in air)
By: Ed on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 4:49 pm
Thank god I’m not the only gay man who thinks that diaper shit is just plain creepy.
By: Bigg on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
at 7:40 pm
She needed to soak in a vat of smart water. That line was golden.
The diaper guy. Ewwww.
By: tornwordo on Thursday, August 23, 2007
at 6:38 am
I am always amazed at the way some parents (not me of course hehe) always seem to ignore what their little monsters are doing in a store. And kids these days don’t seem to listen as we would have as children (or risk getting a “clip job” to the back of the head, well that was my fear anyway).
And that diaper guy sounds really creepy, I still am amazed at what some people are into. Where does this shit come from???
By: The Persian on Friday, August 24, 2007
at 10:19 am
It’s never the brilliant ones that breed.
By: josh on Monday, August 27, 2007
at 9:38 pm
You paid for her groceries? A 48 year old baby? And destruction in the B and N, my own personal house of worship? Shit, you need another drink. Now. Lots of Boones for you- right now- that’s an order!
By: Professor on Saturday, September 8, 2007
at 1:51 pm