I'm working on learning to say "please". Apparently, that's what people with manners do, or something. This revelation came to me the other night me when me and some friends of mine are sitting around, and I'm like,
"Hey Ben, hand me my lighter".
"What do we say?"
"Um, hand me my lighter?"
(time passes. i still lack my lighter)
"Dude! Seriously! The lighter!"
"You have to say the magic word."
"What's the fucking magic word?"
"the magic word. you know, THE MAGIC WORD."
"what kind of hippy bullshit is this? Give me my goddamn lighter!"
"I'll give you a hint, it starts with a p"
"What in the fuck are you talking about? P? What?"
(Another friend chimes in)
"It rhymes with cheese?"
"Huh?"
"GODDAMNIT KASIA IT STARTS WITH A P AND HAS A LEASE IN IT!"
"What?"
"PLEASE! GOOD GOD! PLEASE!"
"Oh, fuck, yeah. Please. Yeah. Wow. Can I have my lighter now?"
It turns out that I never say please. It just doesn't enter into my vocabulary. I say thank you fairly often, but never please. Because if I ask you for something, goddamnit, I think you should give it to me.
Tequila brings out the best in us all, I think.
"Hey Ben, hand me my lighter".
"What do we say?"
"Um, hand me my lighter?"
(time passes. i still lack my lighter)
"Dude! Seriously! The lighter!"
"You have to say the magic word."
"What's the fucking magic word?"
"the magic word. you know, THE MAGIC WORD."
"what kind of hippy bullshit is this? Give me my goddamn lighter!"
"I'll give you a hint, it starts with a p"
"What in the fuck are you talking about? P? What?"
(Another friend chimes in)
"It rhymes with cheese?"
"Huh?"
"GODDAMNIT KASIA IT STARTS WITH A P AND HAS A LEASE IN IT!"
"What?"
"PLEASE! GOOD GOD! PLEASE!"
"Oh, fuck, yeah. Please. Yeah. Wow. Can I have my lighter now?"
It turns out that I never say please. It just doesn't enter into my vocabulary. I say thank you fairly often, but never please. Because if I ask you for something, goddamnit, I think you should give it to me.
Tequila brings out the best in us all, I think.
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coriander:
Thanks for the comment on my set!
remusisdying:
yeah, its tough to appreciated social lessons and think of words like 'please' when all you really want to do is light a fucking scented candle and relax with a bag of doritos. at least, thats what i assume you needed to lighter for.