true story
I'm standing at the counter waiting for coffee. I hear a small child's voice:
"HEY!"
I turn, a little girl is staring at me strangely.
"Are you a man?"
A challenging question -- but I guess she's just looking for the basics.
"Yes." I reply.
She looks shocked.
"But you've got long hair!"
She looks at Nicki.
"You've both got long hair!"
Nicki decides to offer a diversion:
"You've got long hair too!"
But the girl isn't taking the bait. She's still focused on me.
"But WHY do YOU have long hair?!?!?"
Now I'm really stymied. I think fast:
"Ummm... because... it's the new millenium."
The new millenium? Now the little girl just looks bored. And I can't say that I blame her.
The new millenium? What does THAT mean?!?
"HEY!"
I turn, a little girl is staring at me strangely.
"Are you a man?"
A challenging question -- but I guess she's just looking for the basics.
"Yes." I reply.
She looks shocked.
"But you've got long hair!"
She looks at Nicki.
"You've both got long hair!"
Nicki decides to offer a diversion:
"You've got long hair too!"
But the girl isn't taking the bait. She's still focused on me.
"But WHY do YOU have long hair?!?!?"
Now I'm really stymied. I think fast:
"Ummm... because... it's the new millenium."
The new millenium? Now the little girl just looks bored. And I can't say that I blame her.
The new millenium? What does THAT mean?!?
2 Comments:
When I was little, we lived in Houston and my dad had a ponytail. He's a doctor and lost his job in Texas, so we moved to Virginia. The dumb "professional facade" crap people made him cut it. I miss that hair...Ah yes...the new Millennium. Gotta love that.
Now, if only she knew who she was talking to it would be soooo much different. Once you become famous and your face is plastered all over tv's in America that girl will say, "OHHH thats why he has long hair! He's famous, they can do anything and be cool"
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