6.02.2009

true customer tales

jittery, skinny older guy with a droopy mustache and a nylon ball cap:

Hey, Hi there, I was just wondering- do you fancy yourself something of a wordsmith?

me, Nut Alarm resounding in my ears:

No.

Guy:
Oh, hey, that's too bad, because I was just looking for some help with maybe finding some different words to use.

Me:
What sort of help are you looking for?

Guy, proffering stack of papers:
I was wondering if you could read this and give me some ideas about different ways to say things?

Me:
No, sorry.


He rattled his papers and scurried out the door to look for some other human thesaurus.

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