pleased I got to meet
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miltonthales at this morning's cookie booth!But wait, that's the punch line. The setup of the anecdote goes like this:
Scenario: Mad and I are manning a rather slow, doldrummy cookie booth in front of Safeway.
Strange Man: Are you Harsh Betty?
Me: stunned silence while trying to compose suitable response, hoping this isn't someone I've inadvertently offended
Me, eventually: Um, yes ...
Strange Man: introduces self, proving not to be a Strange Man after all, but someone I've known, in way, for quite a while
Wow! Of course, I was sort of mortified at having been caught wearing my Pillar Of The Community hat, all disheveled and pasty, rather than my Bon Vivant hat. But how cool is that, huh?
January 29 2006, 01:50:33 UTC 6 years ago
January 29 2006, 02:17:26 UTC 6 years ago
January 29 2006, 02:20:49 UTC 6 years ago
*chortle*
January 29 2006, 02:26:47 UTC 6 years ago
Yeah, but
I couldn't immediately remember her real name!And she politely didn't say that I didn't buy any cookies (the fershlugginer ATM kept timing out when I tried to get cash, and I had no checks).
January 29 2006, 16:17:33 UTC 6 years ago
Re: Yeah, but
*chortle*I can see that happening, totally. *thumbsup* indeed!
January 30 2006, 13:46:21 UTC 6 years ago
Re: Yeah, but
Hee, I've sent email before addressed to "betty" even though I really do know her real name since it's not all top secret! (And how often does someone get discussed third-party-like in their own comments?)Actually, maybe handle is easier - it kinda lets the person know where the heck you know them from!