Tonight I was in a little unincorporated country hamlet called Haddock. It's the site of the Wagon Wheel Opry, where folks gather to hear country music for free every Saturday night. There are a number of such places here and there.

Haddock is a tiny berg and I pulled in to ask directions. I know that goes against "Manhood Rules 101" but I is what I is. Anyhow, I'm sitting there in the middle of nowhere at this little country store with two gas pumps. Foreigners were working the store. I was suprised. I know that's how it is in the city but I figured in the little "places out yonder" it would be diffrunt.

While I was there a guy of a different ethnicity than myself pulled up with his stereo blasting boom-boom-boom. You could feel the vibrations from the speakers. I watched as he went inside and left the boom-boom-boom still a booming. I asked him why he did that and he just said "leave me alone fat man." So I said "I might be fat but at least I ain't some punk ass with no respect for other people." We exchanged a few more words and then he squealed his wheels as he drove off.

As I logged on and saw this thread I was reminded of that moment. Even way out in the middle of nowhere you've got assholes and men like me who hardly ever cuss will say "ass."

Another thing about Zac using the word...am I wrong in thinking when most people say that word, they are usually talking about someone else's "ass?" As in "he's a smart ass," "sit your ass down," "what a dumb ass," etc.