Karen

[Lochdubh]

When and where did the term "Karen(s)" become a thing? I've seen it twice in the same day in different places and contexts, but had never encountered it before. But then, I've been under house arrest. Is it used in BC? Other parts of Canada?


Slang...me likee.

[Blurt]

Oh, stop being such a Jonathan, Cap'n!

[Lochdubh]

Never heard that one either. Might be similar to the UK "Rupert" which has been around Donkey's years.

At the time of the American Revolution "Jonathan" was British Army slang for a colonist. The name was considered old fashioned, provincial, and puritan - a slice of bumpkin pie.

[Berry Sweet]

Ahh yes, Karen(s)...always ask to speak to the manager, is most likely a soccer mom with a bad hair cut.

[evs]

Karen's a meme.

https://www.vox.com/2020/2/5/21079162/k ... me-manager

[evs]

[Sargent Smellibitz]

Karen is even older than bacon memes...

[Lochdubh]

Ahh yes, Karen(s)...always ask to speak to the manager, is most likely a soccer mom with a bad hair cut.

Thanks, Ber...you've nailed it in one.

You always mange to succinctly cut right to the chase.

[Lochdubh]

Karen's a meme.

https://www.vox.com/2020/2/5/21079162/k ... me-manager

Thanks, don't know how I missed this..absolutely delicious. I need to twitter to keep up, but I can not bring myself to take part in that.
Turns out the swim-tennis club I frequent absolutely teems with Karens.

[mimi]

I've never heard of the Karen thing.

[Lochdubh]

I've never heard of the Karen thing.

I had not either and knew I was on cultural thin ice when a poster on Second City Cop, writing about a police funeral that had to be drive-by instead of in-person, mentioned that the Karens would be up in arms at seeing a parade of so many police vehicles.

[SCOUSE]

Mimi is definitely in the ultra tier of Karen's, she can turn managers into blubbering lumps of jelly with just a stare....

[Seamajor]

Karrrrroan the cute Latina who waits on me at the Ferreteria. Don’t call her Karen.

[evs]

I always thought Karens were invented by adhd kids to make fun of their own moms.

[evs]

Ugh semen is still sexually active:)) that’s possibly the most disgusting thing I’ve heard this year.

[Scooter]

I had a meme in my head many years ago about women with those crooked hair styles and none of them were named Karen. As a matter of fact, I don't know anyone named Karen.




NONE OF TH4M

[evs]

Ditto, I don’t know a Karen either!

But I did on a recent occasion ask to speak to a manager. True story:)

[Seamajor]

Ugh semen is still sexually active:)) that’s possibly the most disgusting thing I’ve heard this year.

:scared: :scared: Triggered Slag on the loose. Reel yourself back in Radko :scared: :scared:

[Odinson]

Ditto, I don’t know a Karen either!

But I did on a recent occasion ask to speak to a manager. True story:)

Let me guess.. You tried to buy Oral B pro 2 2900.

You thought it was on sale..

But it was not on sale... The crappier Oral B was..

The cashier tried to reason with your fucking stupid bitch ass..

Things escalated.. It was no longer about the toothbrush.. You started talking about equality, the treatment of women and mansplaining..

You wanted to see the manager and refused to leave the line..

[Lochdubh]

Victiim of the patriarchy

[evs]

I was shopping for shoes for a child a month ago to realize that my only options are just Walmart or superstore, if the child is to try the shoes on. As we finally picked something she liked at Walmart, the store only had them in one size too big, but the lo was adamant that she would grow into them. Either way, I wanted her to try them to be sure they are not slipping off as she walks, but they were connected with an elastic band so that she couldn’t make a step in them. When I asked the sales assistant to cut the elastic band so that the lo could try them, the lady insisted that we have to buy the shoes, go home, try them and then return if the shoes don’t work. This is after we spent 45 minutes waiting just to get into the store. Needless to say I was not amused.

The lo was mortified from embarrassment tho so I kept my Karen moment short. As the sales woman froze, I walked away and straight to the stationary section from where I borrowed a pair of scissors. I cut the band, the child tried the shoes, they were ok, we returned the scissors and bought the shoes. Karen is a deeply tragic character come to think of it.

[evs]

The lo is so cute in those big shoes. They are obviously one size too big but she doesn’t care:)

[mimi]

You must keep a Swiss Army knife in your pocket at all times. =))

[evs]

Yes! I normally have a small manicure set in my purse, but we were headed for a walk in Steveston so I only had my wallet on me. I realized that the lo grew out of the old shoes and instead going for a walk we went straight shoe shopping.

[Lochdubh]

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[Sargent Smellibitz]

You must keep a Swiss Army knife in your pocket at all times. =))

That's illegal in most Commonwealth nations...

We do it anyway though...

I did it on the night streets of Tacna, Peru with my Chilean girlfriend as we were stalked street by street by gangs of 6+....

...it was night time though, so I had to make a big show of drawing the pocket knife out then slipping it up the sleeve.... to say "I will cut you"...

I got followed because I was white, and my gf because she was 18 inches taller than the locals...