All,

Never heard of this cha cha cha until now, but some people have very strong feelings about it! https://m.reddit.com/r/Parenting/com...appy_birthday/

The cha cha cha thing is fine for eight-year olds and their parents (as long as it is a child's birthday). But noone else should be doing it ever.

There's no way an 8yr old wrote that.

When you're checking out and they're like "ok go ahead and swipe your card" so you swipe it and then the card reader gives you this REALLY AGGRESSIVE BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ USE CHIP READER MORON.

Also when that same cashier is like super-chipper and interrogating you for your Dicks Card membership info

FIRST NAME?
LAST NAME?
ZIP CODE?

taptaptap

IS THERE SOME OTHER ZIP CODE IT MIGHT BE UNDER?
CAN I SIGN YOU UP FOR A NEW ACCOUNT?

Jesus christ, just check me out.

Dicks Card? How long have you been a member?

apparently never

it's this place, for those wondering

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/home/index.jsp

obviously they call it "dicks" for a reason

My 8-year old son does it and I want to throw him. It's terrible.

I know how to deal with this. When a child shrieks out, "cha cha cha!" they usually laugh and smile and look around at the adults in the room, wondering if they, too, are laughing. A plea for validation, if you will. Affix them with the cold, hard stare of an unamused menace, a seasoned lowlife. Think of nothing but how to convey the ache of the hollowness life has efficiently carved in you and the dread you cultivate for each day and the people that inhabit them. "Cha cha cha" child's demeanor will break as quickly and abruptly as a dropped plate (which is also a possible side effect).

I don't like cake frosting either.

Now that's how you do it.

Nah, won't work. Eight year olds don't want validation. They want to know that they've gotten on your last nerve. Shoot them this look and they'll sing the next verse louder. Best to wait until later. When they walk past you laughing, trip them with your cane.

something that really pisses me off is when you go to/watch a baseball game and see everyone begging for a ball every chance they get. it's legit sickening.

last year when I went to a Cubs game, a ball hit me in my foot but I had no chance to bend over to try to get it because the guy next to me literally shielded me from going down to attempt to grab it. he had a little kid with him so I didn't bother trying to fight him for it and I swear, had I gotten it, I would have given the ball to his kid myself. so after it happened, the guy realized what he did and apologized and I'm like no problem. but truth is, it just tilted me having to sit next to him for the rest of the game for the way he acted to get that stupid ****ing ball. like it got to the point where I was wishing bad things for him and his son.

I know when you guys read this, it will sound like I'm just jealous and butthurt that I've never gotten a ball. but I swear, that's not it! it's what these savages are willing to do for one. if you've ever begged or be willing to beg a ball player for a game ball, I pretty much think you're scum.

owned

I will have to agree on the bday song cha cha cha's. ****ing awful.

Dom,

Asked my 5yo nephew if he likes happy birthday cha-cha-cha, and he said no it's dumb that's not even how the song goes!

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People who ride bikes without using their hands

ask him again when he's 8

People who say "awesome" when they mean "good" or even just "OK".
I think this hyperbole came first from Australia.

That's brilliant.

Cool story bro, that is a hot take.

hah this is exactly how i would feel. its bad because you KNOW they arnt sorry for a ****ing second. A true apology from a random for being a dick is like a unicorn, it just doesnt exist.

AKA if a 2nd ball bounced off your foot you know hes diving/shielding you for that ****ing worthless ball.

I've mentally added "cha cha cha!" to the end of every post I read after this one. I can confirm that it improves everything.

-Cha cha cha!