Monday, November 09, 2009

Paying Attention

So there I was, meditatively doing military presses at the gym and pondering the eternal verities, when a woman I do not know approached me and asked me something. Not really paying attention and hoping she would go would go away, I said to her, “Ah … sure.”

I notice the she had a horrified expression on her face and I wonder what I had just assented to. So I buck up and ask what she might have said to me.

She replied, “Well I have been going from person to person today trying to raise money to promote literacy and I had asked you a question connected with that. It was, would you like to live in a world where everyone was illiterate? And you said, sure.”

Oops.

7 comments:

JC said...

At least you didn't say yes to donating money or volunteering ...

Laoch of Chicago said...

jc, fair point!

Haphazardkat said...

hahahaha! Serves her right for hawking for money at a gym. Lame.

Something Happened Somewhere Turning said...

Oh My!

Next time you do something like that say something like you've had an ear infection and you misunderstood the question. That's the excuse I will be using.

Peaceful said...

too funny :D

blueviolet said...

Oops is right! That was funny!

Sandy said...

You could have said 'sure' to worse.