Random Thought #1

"Do you mind if I hum while you talk to me?"

I borrowed this great question from T.W.O. and have used it at at least two of the beer drinking environments in which I find myself on nearly a daily basis. To most, this is not a difficult question, it is pretty straight forward and to the point, yet it never ceases to amaze me how idiotic some people really are. (It's probably through no fault of their own, perhaps their mother is their father's 1st cousin, whose families have intermarried for generations). At first it annoyed me a bit that these people didn't get it, but then I realized that if I asked the question in the first place it obviously meant that I didn't give a shit about what they were saying to begin with and thus placed them in the not-so-bright-please-don't-waste-my-time-pretending-I-want-to-talk-to-you-and-am-interested-in-your-dull-monotonous-life-but-have-to-be-kind-of-nice-to-you-because-I'm-working-and-I-want-your-tip box.