“Standing closer to me in line will not get you to the checkout faster”

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Entry from March 16, 2017

“Standing closer to me in line will not get you to the checkout faster”

A one-liner about the checkout line is:

“Standing closer to me in line will not get you to the checkout faster.”

“Dear person behind me in the checkout line,Standing closer to me is not going to make me move any faster” was posted on Twitter on January 29, 2012. “Dear person behind me in Walmart, Standing closer to me will not make the checkout happen any faster” was posted on Twitter on May 8, 2013.

“Standing closer to me in line will not get you to the checkout faster” was posted on Twitter by Men’s Humor on November 1, 2013.

Twitter
Julie‏
@JulieCestaro
Dear person behind me in the checkout line,
Standing closer to me is not going to make me move any faster
Sincerely, creeped out
11:55 AM - 29 Jan 2012

Twitter
Angelique Long‏
@Angelique_Long
Sorry, hate to inform you but standing closer to me in the checkout line doesn’t make it go any faster…
5:30 PM - 21 Oct 2012

Twitter
marsagshell‏
@sagmarsh
Back off dude! Standing closer to me in line isn’t going to make the checkout lady move any faster. #rudepeople
7:44 AM - 18 Dec 2012

Twitter
Nicholas Johnson‏
@NickelChromium
Dear person behind me in Walmart,
Standing closer to me will not make the checkout happen any faster.
Without concern,
Nick
3:19 PM - 6 May 2013

Twitter
Chelsey Ann 😊‏
@Chels_Bug_55
Standing closer to me in the checkout line isn’t gonna make it go any faster.
6:19 PM - 19 Jun 2013

Twitter
Men’s Humor‏
@MensHumor
Standing closer to me in line will not get you to the checkout faster.
6:05 PM - 1 Nov 2013

Funny Status
Standing closer to me in line will not get you to…
November 3, 2013 Silly Status Updates
Standing closer to me in line will not get you to the checkout faster.

Twitter
9GAG‏
@9GAG
Standing closer to me in line will not get you to the checkout faster. #grump
8:09 PM - 4 Nov 2013

Twitter
Bill Murray‏
@BiIIMurray
Standing closer to me in line will not get you to the checkout faster.
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6:23 PM - 16 Mar 2017

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