(Scene: A lovely tropical destination, where our brave and fearless heroine has been sent for work. She sits at a table on the patio of a resort hotel with her coworker, who is on his second or third rum drink. It is clear that she would rather be anywhere else, with just about anyone else.)
Coworker: There are a lot of women in bikinis here.
B&FH: Yes. We are at a beach resort.
Coworker: My wife says it's okay if I look, as long as I don't do anything else.
B&FH: Yeah, people say that.
(Several increasingly uncomfortable moments of Coworker commenting on the women of the resort as they pass by.)
Coworker: I don't understand why women get tattoos. It's trashy.
B&FH: Yeah, whatever.
(A few uncomfortable moments later.)
Coworker: Is that a tattoo on your wrist?
B&FH: Um, yeah. I generally keep it covered up.
Coworker: I don't know why you'd do something like that. I'd never let my daughters do anything like that.
B&FH: Well, I guess my dad wasn't paying enough attention.
Coworker: Looks like a star.
B&FH: Something like that.
Coworker: Why'd you do it?
B&FH: It was the only way I was ever going to be able to tell the difference between my right and my left.
3 comments:
Nice answer. I'm never quick enough with the come-backs. Usually takes me a few hours to think of a good sarcastic answer.
I'm good with sarcastic quips, but usually I self-edit so as to not come across as bitchy. In this circumstance, I could no longer refrain.
Oh haha that was a good way to end that silly conversation!
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