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Coventina

(29,461 posts)
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:12 PM 15 hrs ago

Just had an encounter with a MAGAt in grocery store parking lot.

Husband and I stopped at grocery store after our weekly yoga class.

We took my car, which is festooned with stickers of a feminist and gay rights sort.

My personal favorite is: I'm too clumsy to be around fragile masculinity.

Anyway, we come out o the store to see a guy closely examining my stickers.

My husband says, as we get close, "See any you like?"

The guy backs away and says, "No."
He has a really sour look on his face.

He pauses and then says, "They are illogical," as he walks away.

I said, "Sure buddy," and laughed.

He passed us on the way out of the parking lot.

My husband gave him a cheery wave as he sneered at us.

They hate that we exist.

Oh well......

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Just had an encounter with a MAGAt in grocery store parking lot. (Original Post) Coventina 15 hrs ago OP
They always seem to be angry about something. Turbineguy 15 hrs ago #1
Whiny Fragile Snowflakes Emile 4 hrs ago #17
Surprised he knew the word "illogical". lastlib 15 hrs ago #2
I had an encounter with one in Costco a few weeks ago. Initech 15 hrs ago #3
Soooo, the guy cannot spell? niyad 15 hrs ago #4
I think it's meant to be "freedom fan" AZJonnie 14 hrs ago #5
The guy apparently said it meant "freedom". Did not say anything more, niyad 7 hrs ago #14
It was intentional. Initech 14 hrs ago #6
Did you actually look at the letters? "freedom" does not contain 2 "f's", niyad 8 hrs ago #13
It was two words - "freedom fan". Initech 3 hrs ago #18
Quote, " it means freedom". I do not see where you indicated he said "freedom fan". niyad 2 hrs ago #19
The other F was a typo then. Initech 2 hrs ago #20
So was the "n" then. niyad 2 hrs ago #21
This is how it was spelled out: Initech 1 hr ago #22
Nowhere in your first post did you indicate that he said "freedom fan", niyad 1 hr ago #23
OK, I fixed it. I see where that can get confusing. Initech 1 hr ago #24
Thank you. niyad 1 hr ago #26
I wonder what the second f was for? Nt Figarosmom 14 hrs ago #10
It looks like an acronym Mblaze 14 hrs ago #12
I won't tell nobody, but ya spelt maggot wrong. 3Hotdogs 14 hrs ago #7
Sorry about your 'logical' discomfort there, Spock EYESORE 9001 14 hrs ago #8
Well, I love that you exist, Coventina! HeartsCanHope 14 hrs ago #9
He didn't understand "fragile masculinity" Bluetus 14 hrs ago #11
Message auto-removed Name removed 7 hrs ago #15
I saw one at local Walmart parking lot last Friday. I had just parked, Emile 7 hrs ago #16
I would have called the police about him taking up handicap spaces. niyad 1 hr ago #25

lastlib

(27,819 posts)
2. Surprised he knew the word "illogical".
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:27 PM
15 hrs ago

Of course, he doesn't understand Logic well enough to apply it to his own thinking, or he wouldn't be a MAGAt. To him, the word probably just means "confusing"---and that's his permanent state.

Initech

(108,039 posts)
3. I had an encounter with one in Costco a few weeks ago.
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:30 PM
15 hrs ago

Last edited Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:11 PM - Edit history (2)

Guy had a license plate that read "F R D M F N" and my mom thought it was "Fordham fan", which would have made sense, but the guy's like "No, it means freedom fan". And we were like "Oh...... oh."

This man and his fans have legitimately ruined patriotic imagery.

AZJonnie

(3,246 posts)
5. I think it's meant to be "freedom fan"
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:50 PM
14 hrs ago

Apparently he thinks this particular trait makes him a unique character

niyad

(130,599 posts)
14. The guy apparently said it meant "freedom". Did not say anything more,
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 06:58 AM
7 hrs ago

But if you are correct, he cannot articulate properly.

niyad

(130,599 posts)
13. Did you actually look at the letters? "freedom" does not contain 2 "f's",
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 06:45 AM
8 hrs ago

nor an "n". And the CA license plate character limit is 7. freedom.

niyad

(130,599 posts)
23. Nowhere in your first post did you indicate that he said "freedom fan",
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:05 PM
1 hr ago

only that "he said it meant "freedom" ". I am simply going by what you first typed.

EYESORE 9001

(29,546 posts)
8. Sorry about your 'logical' discomfort there, Spock
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:13 AM
14 hrs ago

Such free-floating anger seems kinda illogical to me. You really must govern your passions. They will be your undoing.

HeartsCanHope

(1,561 posts)
9. Well, I love that you exist, Coventina!
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:15 AM
14 hrs ago

You weren't disrespectful, and you and your husband stood up for your beliefs with a smile and a wave.

Thank you for sharing your story!

Bluetus

(2,501 posts)
11. He didn't understand "fragile masculinity"
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:32 AM
14 hrs ago

but was too lazy to look it up. These people are dolts, a lifetime of intellectual laziness, which leads to a lack of accomplishment, leading to hatred of those who live their lives with more self-respect.

Response to Coventina (Original post)

Emile

(41,468 posts)
16. I saw one at local Walmart parking lot last Friday. I had just parked,
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 07:05 AM
7 hrs ago

and this old man by himself pulls up his truck right in front of the entrance, and angles his vehicle where anybody driving or walking by will notice his huge Trump magnet on the side of his vehicle. A huge picture of Trump's mug shot with the words Making America Great Again. This stupid old man was taking up two handicap parking spots. My wife says, don't say anything to him as we walked by. We were inside the store for almost an hour. When we walked back outside that old man was still sitting in his vehicle, and smoking a cigarette.

Seriously, this dude is suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome. WTF would make someone go to the expense to have a huge magnet sticker made up, just to park in a Walmart parking lot? These fucking people are nuts.

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