I was almost recruited by girl scouts today. It was scary.
The scene opens on a busy grocery store entry way. A herd of girl scouts and their mothers and selling cookies. I exit with a twelve-pack of PBR, girlie products, and pliers.
Girlscouts: COOKIES! WANT SOME COOKIES?!?!
Me: Ummm . . . sure. I'll take some thin mints.
Girlscout mom: Thank you sooooo much for supporting girl scouts.
Me: No problem. I did it when I was a kid. (I politely don't mention that I hated it.)
Girlscout mom: (Gets really excited.) Really? You know you could get involved again, right?
Me: Ummm . . .
GS mom: Do you have a daughter?
Me: (spluttering a moment before I remember that I am, indeed, old enough to reproduce) Heck no!!
GS mom: Oh, well, that's okay. You don't have to have a daughter to be a TROOP LEADER!
Me: Well . . . .
GS mom: Oh c'mon! It'll be fun!
Me: Idon'thavetimebecauseI'magradstudentgottagobye!! (flees)
Why on earth that lady thought I was troop leader material is beyond me. Must be all the earrings, nosering, tattoos, etc. I should have told her I'd be delighted to be a troop leader then asked how my girlfriend could get involved.
The scene opens on a busy grocery store entry way. A herd of girl scouts and their mothers and selling cookies. I exit with a twelve-pack of PBR, girlie products, and pliers.
Girlscouts: COOKIES! WANT SOME COOKIES?!?!
Me: Ummm . . . sure. I'll take some thin mints.
Girlscout mom: Thank you sooooo much for supporting girl scouts.
Me: No problem. I did it when I was a kid. (I politely don't mention that I hated it.)
Girlscout mom: (Gets really excited.) Really? You know you could get involved again, right?
Me: Ummm . . .
GS mom: Do you have a daughter?
Me: (spluttering a moment before I remember that I am, indeed, old enough to reproduce) Heck no!!
GS mom: Oh, well, that's okay. You don't have to have a daughter to be a TROOP LEADER!
Me: Well . . . .
GS mom: Oh c'mon! It'll be fun!
Me: Idon'thavetimebecauseI'magradstudentgottagobye!! (flees)
Why on earth that lady thought I was troop leader material is beyond me. Must be all the earrings, nosering, tattoos, etc. I should have told her I'd be delighted to be a troop leader then asked how my girlfriend could get involved.
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you bring home an ugly baby. seconds before you mum has a chance to say "wow, what an ugly baby!" you get in with "isn't s/he gorgeous? s/he looks so like you, mum!"
What do you teach?