So I'm standing outside my coffee shop hang out this morning enjoying another cigarette (which was yummy) and a local tweaker accosts me (as per usual).
"Do you have a cell phone?" he asks.
"Yes," I say knowing what's coming next.
"Can I use it for a minute?"
Now I would let a friend use my phone if he/she needed to. But I have no idea who this guy is calling and I am not eager to enable his lifestyle by letting him use my phone so I do not hesitate to say, "No."
"I could give you some tobacco." he offers...and at least that was done in the spirit of Adam Smith economics.
But, "No deal,"
There was a pause.
"This has been a very satisfying conversation," he said, rather eloquently I thought.
"I'm glad you gained some value from it," was my response because I too know from irony.
As he walked away he murmured loud enough for me to hear, "May God Strike you down."
"I'm sure She will eventually," I answered loudly, "And you too...only I'll be able to call 911."
"Do you have a cell phone?" he asks.
"Yes," I say knowing what's coming next.
"Can I use it for a minute?"
Now I would let a friend use my phone if he/she needed to. But I have no idea who this guy is calling and I am not eager to enable his lifestyle by letting him use my phone so I do not hesitate to say, "No."
"I could give you some tobacco." he offers...and at least that was done in the spirit of Adam Smith economics.
But, "No deal,"
There was a pause.
"This has been a very satisfying conversation," he said, rather eloquently I thought.
"I'm glad you gained some value from it," was my response because I too know from irony.
As he walked away he murmured loud enough for me to hear, "May God Strike you down."
"I'm sure She will eventually," I answered loudly, "And you too...only I'll be able to call 911."
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kinevilenvivo:
nice response
sloane:
Aw, thank you! 