Apr 5, 2011
Snarkiest Embedded Giving Responses
How did I miss this? From The Atlantic , July/August 2010, @Atlantic
"Every time I go to the supermarket, the checkout person asks me if I would like to donate an extra dollar for children with cancer. I want to support charity, but I don’t want to be confronted like this when I go shopping. What should I say?
H. W., Arlington, Va.
Dear H. W.,
You should say “I’d love to, but I’m late for my massage.” Or “I can’t today, I have to get my Range Rover detailed.” Or, alternatively, “How do I know that you and your fellow Safeway clerks aren’t going to spend the money on hookers and blow?”"