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   This is a game my friends and I have played for years. It started 10 years ago, when my cousin was a cashier at a Texas grocery store. Every week, this woman would come in and buy the same 3 items every time. A bag of cucumbers, a small box of condoms, and a tube of KY Jelly. 

This got me thinking... what other combinations of 3 items could cause a cashier to look twice? 

I'll lead with an anecdote and an example. 

In May, I stopped by a local Wal-Mart and saw that a friend of mine was starting her new job as cashier. Wanting her to feel welcome, I brought up a 36-pack of Lifestyles lubricated condoms, an economy size bottle of Astroglide lubricant, and a copy of Brokeback Mountain. She never forgave me.  

However, not every example need require condoms or other sexual perversions. Say the day before Halloween, you go in and walk to the checkout with a large bag of apples, a kit for making caramel apples, and a box of straight razors. What reaction do you expect? 

Your turn!   

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Man Overboard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 07 2004 Location: Austin, TX Status: Offline Points: 3830	Topic: 3 items... Posted: November 07 2006 at 03:52
	This is a game my friends and I have played for years. It started 10 years ago, when my cousin was a cashier at a Texas grocery store. Every week, this woman would come in and buy the same 3 items every time. A bag of cucumbers, a small box of condoms, and a tube of KY Jelly. This got me thinking... what other combinations of 3 items could cause a cashier to look twice? I'll lead with an anecdote and an example. In May, I stopped by a local Wal-Mart and saw that a friend of mine was starting her new job as cashier. Wanting her to feel welcome, I brought up a 36-pack of Lifestyles lubricated condoms, an economy size bottle of Astroglide lubricant, and a copy of Brokeback Mountain. She never forgave me. However, not every example need require condoms or other sexual perversions. Say the day before Halloween, you go in and walk to the checkout with a large bag of apples, a kit for making caramel apples, and a box of straight razors. What reaction do you expect? Your turn!

JrKASperov Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 07 2004 Status: Offline Points: 904	Posted: November 07 2006 at 03:57
	Some butter, matches and a goldfish.
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	a long piece of tarp, a christmas tree, and a huge vat of KY jelly
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	12 latex condoms, a flask of vaseline and 12 hamsters...
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