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 During 2020 I had a sweet gig working for some old folks too scared to leave their house. Yeah it sucked waiting on line at whole foods and trader Joe's. But it was good money for doing my own shopping anyway. 

What killed me were the idiots and the absurdist in me can't hear bullshit and not try to take it to the extreme so you realize you're an idiot🤷🏽

One time I noticed someone driving with their mask on and they got in line behind me. So I was like "did I just see you in your car alone with your mask on?" 

And the guy was like "oh yeah you gotta" and that sense of 'everyone does t it because it's correct' just flicked that switch in my brain. I couldn't help myself. 

I said "did you have the air conditioner on?" 

And he was like "uh... Yeah it's like 98 today" 

"But you know you're sucking up all the germs from outside and shooting them straight into your face right?!?" 

*GASP* "I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT!" 

"oh yeah you gotta" 

I was pretty happy with myself in thinking I had made a full grown man go all summer in LA with no air-conditioning for a good 2-3 weeks when I told my buddy that story and he said "dude! Maybe you created the guy in the meme!" And showed me this

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