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A local liquor store employee has spoken out about his frustration at everyone calling him ‘Chief’ or ‘Champ’ or ‘Legend.’
“It’s like those words don’t even mean anything any more,” said Gary Tripe of Dapto.
“No one ever asks me about my high school athletics achievements? Or the time I made intra-regional footy trials in under 14.”
“They just call me champ, but they don’t say it with respect,” said the Bottle employee, referencing one of his favorite movies of all time.
“The last bloke in here picking up a case of Fosters Classic, just used in passing without even looking me in the eye.”
“Champ is my favourite though, despite it being wildly overused. It’s better than legend or buddy.”
Gary says to make things easier, he’s seriously looking into officially changing his name to champ.
“I get it from both sides of the counter. Customers call me champ, the barista next door calls me champ”
“It’s insincere as all fuck, but I’m gonna have to just accept that it’s my name now.”
“Better to be a champ, in a world of legends, than a legend in a world of champs I guess.”
More to come.
