The other day I was in WalMart waiting in line for the Pharmacy. My cart was in the way for an elderly lady who was wanting to look at some thermometers, and so I offered to move. She suggested that I reach one for her instead, and she based her choice on the price she could see from where she was. Our conversation went something like this:
Lady: "Hand me that pink one that costs $7, would you?"
Me: (in a fun but ornery voice) "Ma'am, I could get that one for you, but it's an ovulation charting thermometer... are you charting your basal temperature?"
Lady: "Ha ha, wouldn't that be something?"
Me: "Well, I don't want to be assumptive... maybe you're wanting to start a family!"
Lady: "Wow, could you imagine, and 85 year old woman? I could make money from that! How about that blue one over there?"
I went out on a limb to joke with this stranger, but she just seemed like the type who had a sense of humor. I'm glad I ran with it as we both had a chuckle and left each other smiling.
Have you had any fun/silly/interesting/bonding/ embarrassing or otherwise notable conversations with a stranger lately? If so, tell us what you said!
Last week my mom and I went to lunch at Ihop. We had an interesting waitress. Our conversation went like this:
ReplyDeleteWaitress: (admiring how adorable my son John is hehe) Is he your first?
Me: no...my 4th
Waitress: Wow! You seem so young!
Me: yeah. I started young.
Waitress: My daughter's about your age. We think she can't have kids. She was living with a guy for 5 years and the only birth control they used was a condom. You know they weren't THAT careful. And sometimes you're spontaneous. So, I think she just can't get pregnant.
Me: =O
LOL It always amazes me how much strangers will share. That conversation gave me a good chuckle in the car. Not that her daughter may not be able to have children, but that her mother is sharing that with complete strangers! =)
I am laughing! These are funny!
ReplyDeleteThe only interesting exchange coming to mind is checking out at Walmart.
Me: How are you tonight?
Cashier: I'm really tired. I've been having the worst nightmares lately. I had a dream that....
She went on for quite awhile about the content of her latest nightmares. I was wishing one of my kids was with me so they could have a laugh with me about it! I really do care, but somehow having a conversation like that with a complete stranger feels so random!