I took my girlfriend Rachel's hubby to the oral surgeon today to have 2 wisdom teeth removed (blech!). The waiting room was what you might call an eclectic mix of people, many of whom were missing teeth. Guess that may have had something to do with why they were at the oral surgeon? Several also seemed as though they'd probably had a hard life. They had to take Josh back several times, as they lost his chart and had to re-x-ray him. I wasn't feeling so positive about their effectiveness, but it didn't seem to bother him, and, well, it is his mouth. During one of his trips back, I overhear the two older gals next to me discussing the Paper. They were extolling the virtues of the OKC paper vs. the Tulsa paper (a discussion I've had many times) and the fact that they hope their Social Security checks weren't involved in the current mix-up. But then, they got to the heart of the matter, the good stuff, what the paper's all about. The one woman (who, yes, was in fact missing teeth) turns to her friend and says, "You know, I only buy the paper for the obituaries and the ads." You know, the important stuff. And, apparently she buys both the OKC (100 miles away) and the Tulsa paper for both. Hum. Interesting. It totally struck me as funny.
But you know, we never get the last laugh. Whenever I laugh at someone out loud or internally, I always get mine. After some inner debate, I finally ask the gal at the desk if they have a restroom and shlep all of my stuff with me (my iPod, my Sudoku book, and my purse) into said room. Wouldn't ya know it, while I'm in there, I hear, "Who is with Joshua?" Uh...........that would be me. So I pipe up from within the bathroom, "Oh! Me!" And hurridly extricate myself, making sure to wash my hands extra throughly because you know they were listening. I collected Josh and his instructions and we were on our merry way to the pharmacy and Braum's for a milkshake, which he has to eat with a spoon because he's not allowed to use a straw for a week! I couldn't eat out. At restaurants, I can't drink my beverage without a straw. Yes, I'm odd, but we already knew that!
oh, you may be a nerd.. but you are NOT odd! :) I can not drink fountain soda or milk at a restauraunt without a straw either... I'm totally freaked out when I don't get my straw... when I don't get a straw.. I ask for one.. and it totally drives me crazy when a waitress will casually say... oh, we are all out of straws.. you should have told me that first so I could have gone somewhere else! :) SEEEE I'm odd!
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