Not An Excuse

An obnoxious man in Texas 
Strode into a Trader Joe’s
With his children and no masks
To cover any mouth or nose.

Though employees tried to stop him,
He refused to heed the rules,
Spouting much misinformation
To those he considered fools.

One excuse he loudly flaunted
Was his “disability,”
Claiming he was thus exempt
From laws applied to you or me.

Now, some problems may be hidden;
That’s a known and noted fact
That’s included in the ADA,
A governmental act.

But I really liked this comment
Someone made about his rant – 
Merely acting like an a*****e
Doesn’t special status grant.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Krutsinger Avatar
March 10, 2021 at 11:30 AM
There is no A....hole exemption then. GOOD!
Allison Avatar
March 6, 2021 at 4:00 PM
we have to wear masks in the shops unless we are medically exempt but one idiot was wearing a scary mask in one store and in another had a sign with eye holes so he could see out saying covid wasn't real - since banned from both stores. covid is real have seen it first hand:-( sons friends are battling with it at the moment:-( hugs Jan xx
Cunningham Avatar
March 4, 2021 at 12:56 PM
Idiots like that should be taken to a truama ward and see folks of all ages fighting for breath as the virus takes hold of their immune systems. Tom
Leffanta Avatar
March 4, 2021 at 10:32 AM
When I was in elementary school, we had a field trip to the local jail where we saw the drunk tank and the padded cell, both of which encouraged us to follow the straight and narrow, but the British had their asylums to protect the public and the "nuts". Unfortunately, the USA has too many nuts to crack! Well said, Ilene! Aloha! Rico
Hankins Avatar
March 4, 2021 at 9:19 AM
LOL. I love this, Ilene. In the grocery store where I shop recently a man unmasked was running all through the store, up and down the aisles. I don't know what he was trying to prove. But everyone sure noticed him! This poem deserved POTD!!!!
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