Monday, December 17, 2007

If I be waspish, best beware my sting

I interrupt the hustle and bustle of the holiday season to make a public service announcement about a dangerous character who may be wandering the streets of YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD this very moment. Sara and I had a harrowing encounter with her a couple of weeks ago, and we felt it best to educate the world about this nefarious character. She goes by the alias "The Indignant WASP", but she has many other identities; some commonly used names include Joanne, Martha, and Bonnie. She can appear as any age, but her typical disguise is as a 45-55 year old woman. She can be found in the PTA, at Garden Club meetings, or in local sorority chapters. She can be recognized mainly by the common use of phrases such as "This is ridiculous!" when lines at Macy's are longer than five minutes; "I am incensed!" when the paper boy misses the front stoop and hits her azaleas AGAIN (She's going to leave him a strongly worded note in lieu of a Christmas tip this year); or "Are you kidding! This is AMERICA!" when the supermarket runs out of her favorite zinfandel. The Indignant WASP can usually be seen in sweaters or crisp button-downs from Dillard's (In colors that match the season, of course) and in pearls from Jared's. She wouldn't consider herself a racist, but she was overheard wondering if the property value of her home would decrease as a result of the Hispanic family moving in next door. Her favorite form of communication is passive aggression, but she's not afraid to use the skills she picked up at her assertiveness training seminar, especially when she feels that service is sub par or if that conniving Marjorie tries to make lemon squares for the church carry-in when she KNOWS that the WASP always makes them. ALWAYS. The Indignant WASP thrives on trivial conflict and is experienced in causing characteristically even-tempered individuals to lose their cool in public places. If you see her, try not to make eye contact. Find another task or conversation with which to busy yourself, and she should pass. If, however, she does stop to talk, smile and nod politely and look for a reasonable way to exit the exchange. Do not disagree with her, and do not make your desire to get away from her obvious. Making these mistakes will result in the circulation of rumors about a torrid affair between you and the amiable, rotund ant exterminator. Or a blacklisting from the Books and Tea Ladies' Society. You've been warned.

Feel free to add any information that will help others identify the Indignant WASP in the comments section.

7 comments:

Mrs. Sara said...

Don't you DARE cut in front of her in line at the Bloomie's checkout counter, or else you'll hear this tirade loudly whispered to her friend, Bunny.

"Did you see that, Bunny? I do declare, certain people have been raised in barns!"

She will then proceed to sigh loudly and examine her purchase, a cashmere pashmina, look at the bargain bin socks you're purchasing and then whisper back to Bunny, "I didn't know they even let THAT TYPE OF PERSON into this store."

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