Fesshole π§»My 40-year-old wife went to buy champagne for our wedding anniversary dinner. I phoned the off licence after she left, gave a description of her and what she was buying and requested they ask her for ID. She came home absolutely beaming. It's the simple things.
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GJ Groothedde πͺπΊ@fesshole This is far too sweet and thoughtful for Fesshole! π₯²
Anton Hunter@Eetschrijver @fesshole have we found the first fess where it's actually OK to keep it a secret from the spouse?!
@HunterAnton @fesshole We may well have!
Michel PatriceRespect.
Derick@fesshole That rare confession that doesn't make me sad for humanity. What a simple, kind gesture that obviously made another person's life a little better. There may be hope for us all yet.
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Matt Jones@fesshole wholesome fess, I love it
Mark Whybird
beforewisdom 
@fesshole Sounds pretty patronizing to me.
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKI don't think it was meant in a bad way, some context is nearly all fesses are from the UK, where there is extensive use of CCTV and even AI scanning to assess peoples ages in retail as well as cultural awareness training, so staff nowadays rarely card anyone over 30.
I'm of Asian ancestry, look young for my age and was previously getting carded well into my 30s (and even occasionally in my 40s), but the staff (and the AI algorithms!) got trained to take note of ethnicity so this stopped happening about 5-10 years ago..
π» alfajet π«π· π¬π§@alfajet @beforewisdom @fesshole
I had put on some weight due to drinking traditional English ale (another pointer that I am unlikely to be underage) and likely fit into the stereotype of a middle aged British Asian who works in tech or the skilled trades and isn't forbidden by faith/culture from alcohol (there are a lot of such men round here, especially as you get closer to the North Sea coast, and both shop staff and AI training is taught to look out for this)
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ππ«π’π¦ππππ@beforewisdom @fesshole I have a wife in her early forties and I think this is a great idea. The trouble for me is that I tend to be the one who does the liquor shopping, so I'm not sure when I'll get a chance to try it.
Jen@beforewisdom @fesshole I'm so glad I'm not the only one who doesn't think this is awesome!
Fetishising youth is actually kind of icky. As a 40-something woman I don't want to be infantilised, I want to be respected for the wisdom and experience I have so far accumulated.
Fetishising youth is actually kind of icky. As a 40-something woman I don't want to be infantilised, I want to be respected for the wisdom and experience I have so far accumulated.
AutistiCritic@fesshole Legend, right here. ππ»
ARGVMI~1.PIFWhat's βthe off licenceβ?
Alex, the Hearth Fire@argv_minus_one @fesshole liquor store. A little research tells me it's because they're licensed to sell alcohol for consumption *off* the premises, as opposed to a bar that might only be allowed to sell drinks that must be drunk at that bar.
ChrisR@WizardOfDocs @argv_minus_one Spot on! Known in Scotland as "the offie" or possibly "the kerry-oot"! It gets wild up there...
WesDym@carusb @WizardOfDocs @argv_minus_one Here in New England, we use the term 'packie', short for 'package store'. Means the same thing. (Booze is in sealed 'packages' rather than open containers.) The term probably caught on originally as a euphemism, due to latent social moralism in this region.
Mans R@argv_minus_one @fesshole Booze shop.
Michael Vilain@fesshole I tease the Trader Joe's checkout people that they coulda had a tip if they'd carded me.
"Sir, we don't card for non-fat milk purchases. Only for whole milk."
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Greg
Killa Koala@fesshole Goddamn it, I bet you knew her eye colour and everything when describing her to the shop staff! π