The other day, I took my daughter to Borders because she wanted to purchase a few books for summer reading. Of course, it's always nice when your child not only can read, but actually enjoys reading. So off we went.
Within short order, my daughter was ready to check out. You have to love a kid who knows what she wants. As we were standing in line waiting for a register to open up, a man, about 50 years old and taller than I, stepped in front of me (that's called butting in line), and approached the register. As I assessed the situation and wondered if I should say, "hey, no butting," he merely asked the cashier a question. "Excuse me, but where is the humor section?"
If you know me at all, then you know that there was no way I could let that slide without making a comment, so I said: "Mister, that's not funny."
The man turned to me with an angry look and asked: "What did you say?" As I and everyone else in line, including my daughter and the cashier, rolled our eyes, I replied: "I said, Mister, that's not funny. It was a joke. You asked where the HUMOR section was; I said, that's not funny. Get it?"
He sneered at me and walked away. Naturally, I had something to add for the benefit of everyone within earshot. "I am so happy that this guy is looking for the humor section. He obviously is drastically in need of a sense of humor."
And that's Sid Stein's two cents on a sense of humor!
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WAS THIS IN HONOR OF THE LATE BUT STILL GREAT GEORGE CARLIN?
It wasn't, but that certainly is a nice way to think about it. It was just something that happened to me the other day. As funny as he was, George Carlin should also be remembered as a hero of free speech and one of the best commentators on the English language, its quirks and how we use it.
You crack me up! even if my husband did cheat on me, you still crack me up! Maybe if he read your book he wouldn't have been hanging out on a restaurant deck in Lake George with another woman when I drove by! I was justified in a little illegal parking then, don't you agree? He never saw me coming.... btw i winked at you last night
You winked at me? I didn't even know I was out and about. I am pretty sure I was safe at home.
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