European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 3, 1994 checkout jerks come in both sexes dear Ann Landers i was interested in the letter commenting on the strange behaviour of women in the supermarket. The writer observed a they get to the end of the checkout line and suddenly discover they have to  7.7 a Quot its worse than that. Just last week a woman ahead of me in addition to suddenly realizing she had to pay asked a what store is this a a a what a the Date a a now How. Much do i owe a a can i write the Check for $15 More than that a a what identification do you need a a let me see if i can find my Drivers  i Ann Landers meanwhile five impatient to customers were waiting for the lady to move along. This i might add is not an unusual occurrence. Funny but in be never seen a Man behave like that. Eden Prairie Minn. Dear Eden your letter is quite a clobber for the sisterhood but fair is fair. Keep Reading for another Point of View dear Ann Landers i must protest your response in which you sided against women who As a species Are painfully slow at Cashiers checkout lines a dumping out the contents of their purses Etc. Let me Tell you Ann some men Are just As bad. My sex husband for example was a real embarrassment. He would fish in his pocket after the Sale was rung up making Small talk and joking around while trying to find the exact change. The Long line behind us made no difference to him. That Man was worse in a checkout line than any woman i Ever saw. San Jose Calif. From Central Montana i was struck by the Bias of that peevish fellow who complained about women not being prepared to pay promptly while standing in the checkout line at the grocery store. I can to count the times i have been held up in line because some unconscious male suddenly remembered where he was. There he is fumbling through his pockets looking for the Cash or Check Book. Meanwhile his grocery items Are already bagged the checker is waiting and four people behind him Are cussing under their breath. Occasionally senior citizens will Fumble and take a bit of time to pay for their items but they Are nowhere near As Poky As the average Man. Livermore by in be never written you before but the male chauvinist Jerk from St Petersburg who complained about women in checkout lines forced me to reply. I can to believe this Guy when a Man goes to the store its usually for one or two forgotten items or because his wife asked him to pick up a gallon of milk on his Way Home from work. On the other hand a woman is there to buy a weeks Worth of groceries redeeming coupons watching the Cash Register to make sure it scans the Correct Price and keeping an Eye on her children. A Man could no to handle it. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to hot at . To 11562, Chicago Iii. 60611-0562. C creators synd Cata racy Riddle spices up victorian poem dear Abby the letter in your column containing a a a naughty poem someone had written in a classmates yearbook in 1925 reminded me of a poem i found written on a Blank Page in Barnes Brief his tory of the United states. This Book was copyrighted in 1885. The handwriting although that of an adolescent was beautifully penned with a lot of flourishes and squiggles to decorate it. This particular Book had apparently been used to pass signals Between students. Some were in poetry. A most entertaining example follows when you and i our love shall part a shall leave a blot in both our hearts a i to the silent grave shall go and a sleep my last As others do. A fall this my love i want to say but a night doth Call and i obey. A with meditation read these lines a you will in them a question find. Dear Abby a Sweet is the question mind it Well. A heart to heart so fare thee Well a. In the margin is written a read the first word of every line going Down it poses the question a when shall i sleep All night with you sweetheart a a someone else wrote a some said he would before Many  and yet another a you bet he did a. Of those victorians see history can be fun Dennis c. Hunt Fresno Calif. Dear Dennis those victorians were indeed a Lusty lot. However human behaviour has t changed much since then. And not Only can history be fun it Oft repeats itself. Dear Abby thank you for printing the name of that Sailor kissing the nurse in times Square on a a Day. For almost 50 years my wife had insisted that i was the Sailor. The fact that i was about 5,000 Miles West of times Square flying off a Short runway on Ford Island in the Pacific Ocean did no to deter her. Now she knows i was True Blue. _ John Sweeney Phoenix letters for tails column should be addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Morris Iii. 61054. 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