Queue Jumpers

Hold the Cheez Whiz

If you're waiting, and you see someone cut ahead of you, do you say anything to queue jumpers? This drives me crazy and I've called people out for it before, but I've noticed that a lot of people just mutter darkly without saying anything.

The Purveyor of Truth

I break their ankles with a mini baseball bat I keep in my man bag. Then act like Mrs Doubtfire did after hitting Pierce Brosnan in the back of the head with an orange.

Orion

I agree with Robert Heinlein. Queue jumpers should be subject to a kangaroo court and summarily executed.

The Peanut

The Purveyor of Truth wrote: »

I break their ankles with a mini baseball bat I keep in my man bag.

Hey, I was supposed to be post no 2.

Frosty McSnowballs

Gentle kick to the back of the knee, at the same time the fcuker into a headlock with the left arm and placing your right index finger under the nose and pull back hard on it.

Or say nothing if it's a hot chick.

The Backwards Man

I just say something like 'I hope your as quick at taking my grave'. Subtle, amicable, non-confrontational, and gets the point across rather well.

Avada

Nah, I dont say anything. I just shove them out of the way and regain my rightful place in the queue.

csallmighty

Yeah special jumpers for those in queues is a good idea. So you know who's in the queue and who's not. So you won't end up skipping the queue by accident, hate when that happens.

Simonigs1.0

For a sec, I thought this was some kind of fashion thread on a new kind of jumper...

JaMarcusHustle

Simonigs1.0 wrote: »

For a sec, I thought this was some kind of fashion thread on a new kind of jumper...

No, you didn't.

Simonigs1.0

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

No, you didn't.

I think you'll find I did.

stimpson

"GET TO FCUK!!!!"

JustAddWater

What about drivers?

The sheet amount of ignorant ***** out there is staggering

What gives them the right to skip a line of traffic that I've been 10 minutes in? I never let them in and I blast the horn at them. If nobody says anything, they carry on again in their own ignorant bubble

At least 10 drivers did it today, driving up the bus lane knowing full well they were going to cut in at the end. That's 10 cars who'll get their turn before me which could be 1 or 2 sequences of lights which again just delays me even further

Would love a 3 point fine for this but sadly unless people refuse to let them in they'll keep at it. Please please please folks, next time just say no to them

AnonoBoy

I used to have a sweatshirt with the word 'Queue' printed on it.

That's the only queue jumper I ever liked.

The Purveyor of Truth

There's a special place in hell for the bastard fcuk tards that, as you're walking in a roped off area, shimmy underneath right in front of you as if you're not there!

danois

I would always stop someone jumping the que and tell them to go to the end of the line. But I would also skip a que any chance I can!!

The Purveyor of Truth

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I used to have a sweatshirt with the word 'Queue' printed on it.

That's the only queue jumper I ever liked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZBxTrm05Qw

dee_mc

I usually don't say anything because I'm a wimp, but if I do, I come the innocent and say 'Oh you mustn't have seen me there, but I'm in the queue. Ahead of you. Cheers.' with a big ole insincere smile. And then I inwardly congratulate myself for not being quite such a wimp

AnonoBoy

The Purveyor of Truth wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZBxTrm05Qw

So you're saying you're a pointless video of a small child?

kjl

Wouldn't believe those results in a million years, a lot of people think that would say something but never do and never have.

Hold the Cheez Whiz

JustAddWater wrote: »

What about drivers?

The sheet amount of ignorant ***** out there is staggering

What gives them the right to skip a line of traffic that I've been 10 minutes in? I never let them in and I blast the horn at them. If nobody says anything, they carry on again in their own ignorant bubble

At least 10 drivers did it today, driving up the bus lane knowing full well they were going to cut in at the end. That's 10 cars who'll get their turn before me which could be 1 or 2 sequences of lights which again just delays me even further

Would love a 3 point fine for this but sadly unless people refuse to let them in they'll keep at it. Please please please folks, next time just say no to them

Yeah, this drives me mad. When I see it happening, I ease over in the lane and tailgate the car in front of me so they have no chance of cutting in. Jackasses.

Turtyturd

Point at the ground and tell them they dropped something, when they look, knock all their stuff out of their hands and step back in front of them.

0byme75341jo28

If it looks like they genuinely made a mistake I say nothing, it only costs me 30 seconds or so. No big deal.

Crooked Jack

bodhrandude

We were in a car queue going into the car parks at Electric Picnic 2009, it was taking absolute ages, but as we were following the line of cars I noticed a few cars parked to the left, so I said to my mate to pull in beside there which he did. Luckily there was no stewards or security around that bit, so we just left the car there and walked to the festival entrance. I can imagine other drivers going look at these b4stards just parking there and not getting pulled up about it. Thats the only time we've ever skipped a queue really but it was worth it, as it would have been another good hour before we were properly parked.

--LOS--

I nearly always say something, why wouldn't you say anything if it annoys you, I know its not easy to say something but you feel better afterwards No point being silently mad or mumbling something passive aggressive, go and say it right to them so they have to answer you. I dont know why its seen as confrontational to stand up for yourself. Always bemuses me when it happens and not a single person will say anything until this quiet thing has to put them in their place.

If someone skips the queue on me, generally I can't be bothered with the altercation but I won't let it go either. I like to make it a bit more of a spectacle. I tell the person serving that if this individual gets served before me then I'm dropping my purchase, leaving the store (or cinema, market stall, etc*) and not returning to ever give them any further business. If the server has any response, ask for a manager/supervisor, and get loud in front of the other customers. Always works.





















*Only works in commercial businesses. Please do not try if in a dole queue!

WoollyRedHat

I usually slap them silly, shock them vigourously, inject heroine into their arm and tell them they're out of line.

Galwayguy35

Happened to me the other day as I was waiting to pay for diesel, an ould fella horses his way in, he was one of these ignorant old people who don't know any better so I let him off.

I figured he needed the half minute he saved more than me anyway seeing as he probably has a lot less of it left.

Queue jumpers in a chipper at 2am are brave men, a man waiting in line full of beer and looking forward to getting his snackbox is not to be messed with.

Buona Fortuna

There aren't enough options in the poll, like whilst you generally might remonstrate with the person, would you:

• its an awkward old cnut, in a beat up old jeep like GG35 said above?
• a really tasty cute person of the opposite sex.
• some old crone that looks a bit nutty
• You're sober and another has had a skinful.

Just thought I'd mention

Teyla Emmagan

Totally depends on my mood. Some days I wouldn't care in the slightest l, other times I would let a roar out of me. And then turn and leg it if they looked at me funny instead of shamefacedly shuffling to the back of the queue.

I hate the people who try and shove you into each half inch of space as it opens up way more than the queue jumpers though. Sometimes I wish I was a big hairy biker, I bet no one ever 'subtly' shoves them in the back with their handbag.

drugstore cowboy

Hold the Cheez Whiz wrote: »

If you're waiting, and you see someone cut ahead of you, do you say anything to queue jumpers? This drives me crazy and I've called people out for it before, but I've noticed that a lot of people just mutter darkly without saying anything.

Old people are murder for it. In my doctor's surgery they always feel they can skip the queue.

anncoates

Yeah I'd always have a word with somebody if they skip ahead of me in a queue.

That said, If I had a load of stuff in, say, a shopping queue, I'd let somebody with only a few items go ahead of me or I'd let somebody who looked tied up with kids go ahead of me in a queue too but they should wait for you to offer.

Balmed Out

What pisses me off no end is when someone walks straight to the counter hands the shop assistant money while picking up the paper and says to the queue "im only getting the paper".

Teyla Emmagan

drugstore cowboy wrote: »

Old people are murder for it. In my doctor's surgery they always feel they can skip the queue.

I know the doctor's receptionist and always get to the top of the queue. It gives me great satisfaction to be able to skip past whining snotty children and their failing grandparents.

Sometimes it's the little things in life.

the groutch

stimpson wrote: »

"GET TO FCUK!!!!"

Do FCUK make nice jumpers?

I hate when you're next in the queue in a shop & another till opens. The cashier calls next please & the cnut at the end of the queue just assumes that means them. Fcuk off you're clearly not next. I often call people on that one.

DLMA23

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Sometimes I wish I was a big hairy biker, I bet no one ever 'subtly' shoves them in the back with their handbag.

Old grannies have no fear of us what so ever, defiant old bints :mad:

DLMA23

Deleted User wrote: »

I hate when you're next in the queue in a shop & another till opens. The cashier calls next please & the cnut at the end of the queue just assumes that means them. Fcuk off you're clearly not next. I often call people on that one.

Snooze you lose, I call fair game on this :eek:

cletus van damme

depends where it is.
If it just getting on the bus then I usually ignore it but if it is in a shop or bank I'd let them know.

It is one thing where in my experience that irish people are usually well behaved one - only junkies and old people skip habitually.

Foreign folk (i'm guessing it's cultural ) don't really respect the queue.
Eastern europeans do mind.

once in drogheda I saw two lads have a punch up cos one fella used an ambulance (he drove up behind the ambulance - skipping all cars that parted to allow ambulance to pass) to skip the traffic.
He deserved that the cheeky fcuker.

DLMA23

DLMA23 wrote: »

Snooze you lose, I call fair game on this :eek:

You disgust me

DLMA23

Deleted User wrote: »

You disgust me

:P :pac:

JustAddWater

Deleted User wrote: »

I hate when you're next in the queue in a shop & another till opens. The cashier calls next please & the cnut at the end of the queue just assumes that means them. Fcuk off you're clearly not next. I often call people on that one.

Happens all the time in LIDL/ALDI

TheBeardedLady

Always speak up unless they're very old (very old people can do whatever they like as far as I'm concerned). I just say, "Sorry, there's a queue here. Thanks". No need to be rude about it. Love when they pretend they didn't realise; I love to see chancers squirm.

Lenin Skynard

Couldn't give a toss about it. Life is too short.

Lenin Skynard

Deleted User wrote: »

I hate when you're next in the queue in a shop & another till opens. The cashier calls next please & the cnut at the end of the queue just assumes that means them. Fcuk off you're clearly not next. I often call people on that one.

It's a different queue. You snooze, you loose, as the other guy said. "Calling" people on it probably won't get you anything other than a few confused glances.

Lenin Skynard

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

It's a different queue. You snooze, you loose, as the other guy said. "Calling" people on it probably won't get you anything other than a few confused glances.

In Lidl/Aldi/Dunnes etc yes it's a different queue. No issues there. In Spar/Centra etc where there's one person on the till & it's one queue & the person at the back peels off when "next" is called is where I have the issue.

Galwayguy35

Was in the bank another time and waiting in the queue when this priest, he was an ould fella came in shouting he wanted to get ahead of everyone.

He wasn't too happy when he got laughed out of it.

Lenin Skynard

Deleted User wrote: »

In Lidl/Aldi/Dunnes etc yes it's a different queue. No issues there. In Spar/Centra etc where there's one person on the till & it's one queue & the person at the back peels off when "next" is called is where I have the issue.

Ah well that's quite a game-changing condition :pac:

Agree on that one.

I got sick and tired of it getting the bus home from work one day. There is always a fight for seats. I get to the stop first and stand right by the pole. Foreign people instead of queuing behind me stand in front of me ???
When the bus finally comes its like a title wave of foreigners splashes against the side of the bus. Some of which were standing at the shop window. I am getting elbows and hands pushing me as i try to get on. So me being bigger then everybody else push back, to which i get a backlash of abuse for skipping the queue despite being at the stop first . The Dublin Bus driver has the ability to control the situation doesnt let me on because it looks like i started it.

Happened twice, second time the bus driver saw what was happening and let me on.

EazyD

I just calmly say "sorry, you mustn't have seen me there ahead in the queue", and proceed back to where I was in the line. Confrontation avoided.