At work, guy comes up to the counter with a look of pleased preparation on his face. Whatever this was, it was going to be good.
"So! What's the verdict on the Transformers movie?," he asks us, confusing me for a moment since it isn't out until July. But, we at the counter get his jist and I leave the answer to the resident on-duty Transformers SUPER fan, currently at the register.
He answers with modest enthusiasm and good natured regard, saying it'll 'blow everyone out of the water' and that he's looking forward to it. The guy? Not pleased, now ... a little smirking.
"Oh, that's not the answer I was expecting," he says, disappointed.
Curious, I make the situation worse by asking, "Really? What answer were you expecting?"
"Oh," he says, "something a little more cynical, more entertaining, more... witty." And he walks out the door. We register jockeys pause.
"Did he just insult us?," I ask.
"I think so?"
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At work, guy comes up to the counter with a look of pleased preparation on his face. Whatever this was, it was going to be good.
"So! What's the verdict on the Transformers movie?," he asks us, confusing me for a moment since it isn't out until July. But, we at the counter get his jist and I leave the answer to the resident on-duty Transformers SUPER fan, currently at the register.
He answers with modest enthusiasm and good natured regard, saying it'll 'blow everyone out of the water' and that he's looking forward to it. The guy? Not pleased, now ... a little smirking.
"Oh, that's not the answer I was expecting," he says, disappointed.
Curious, I make the situation worse by asking, "Really? What answer were you expecting?"
"Oh," he says, "something a little more cynical, more entertaining, more... witty." And he walks out the door. We register jockeys pause.
"Did he just insult us?," I ask.
"I think so?"