Okay so I had a little old couple come into the shop here in Springfield a little bit ago. They were very chatty, and super friendly. The guy was a real jokester and was seriously funny. The lady shook her head, and kept saying things like, Charles, no one wants to hear your toilet humor, (as dirty jokes were apparently his favorite). They werent vulgar by any stretch, compared to todays type of jokes, but I laughed with him. They were very excited to have a new business in the area, and asked a lot of questions about me. At some point during the conversation, the man asked me if I was married, because he Has a few cute grand daughters that could use a strapping lad such as yourself in their lives. Im not sure what he meant by strapping, or lad, but I told him that I was divorced. This is where the story took a strange turn. Most people dont know that Ive been married four times, all for short periods of time. I was a bit impulsive when I was younger, and had a penchant for falling in love. For a variety of reasons, none of those worked out (which is sort of why Ive sworn off marriage at this point in my life). I dont hide my marriage history from people when they ask, but I know that most people probably look down on it. Thats their choice, and if they arent willing to get to know me as a person and not judge me on pre-conceived notions, theyll miss out on all the bundle of joy that I am :-) Well, when I said that, he gave me a strange look and his wife elbowed him and said, Stay out of his personal business Charles, and for that matter, stay out of our granddaughters dating lives! He and I laughed, and joked a little more. His wife was charming, I just think that she had been dragged around by him so many times and heard these same jokes so many times that she was not patient for it. Towards the end of the conversation, they were asking what kind of items I bought and put in the store. I explained what Id take and what I looked for. Charles then asked me about getting rid of some cell phones, and I told him that I couldnt give a price to him without seeing the items. He then said, No, I mean Ill just give them to you, no charge. My response, that I use every time someone says that to me, is Well I never say no to free stuff, and Free is my favorite four-letter word that starts with F! Charles and I laughed at this, but his missus, who had otherwise not been interested in anything we had said to that point, without missing a beat, quipped, Well if Free is your favorite four-letter word that starts with F, I can see why your marriages didnt last! And cackled away. Then she elbowed Charles, and they winked at each other and moseyed on along their merry way. After that, Im thinking of going home for the day. lol.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 18:50:49 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015