posted on March 16, 2001 08:05:56 PM
Went to Best buy today and everytime I think about it I start giggling,
I am LARGE. Very rare to see someone in public my size. I do have a friend 6'5" - 425 pounds that is larger - but rare.
I am standing there looking at software and
I feel these two little hands spread my right arm away from my side and this little dark head with a french braid wiggles through and sticks her left hand in my pocket and gets a good grip on my wrist with the right hand, and leans her head against my side. I am blinking in amazement because I have no idea who this is. I look up and there about 10 foot away is a guy just my size with the same puzzled look on his face and as we look at each other not a word is needed we both broke out in a big grin because it is obvious she thinks I am her Dad. I gave her a little squeeze and said "Hi - I like you too."
Her face turned up and it took several seconds for her to realize I did not have a big walrus moustach. She made this little eeeappp! sound and hopped away real quick.
She was looking back and forth at her Dad and me in the same 6XL Carhart hooded sweatshirt and we were both laughing so hard we were crying.
That made her so mad I am sure she wanted to tell us both off but when she tried to do that she got the hic-ups so bad all she could do was stomp her foot and march off into the store. Her Dad said if she wants to go home with you better take her I don't think I'll ever be forgiven for today. I said she's so mad at both of us she'll probably stay here and live in the break room with the stockboys until she finishes high school.
I could not have set that up any better for candid camera.
posted on March 16, 2001 08:33:11 PM
LOL, Gravid That reminds me of a story. When my daughter was about 6 years old I went to the department store shopping for clothes. I'm in the ladies dressing room and I hear this little voice saying, "Mom, Mom, Mom" over and over... In my most exasperated and loud "mom" voice I say - Would you puuuuuleeeze quit yelling mom and let me finish trying these clothes on in peace and quiet!!!
There was complete silence.
It just took me a few seconds to remember that my daughter was at the babysitters and it was someone elses daughter that had been saying mom, mom, mom....
I stayed in the dressing room until I was sure they had gone.
posted on March 16, 2001 10:42:26 PM
Gravid, That is a great story. Would have liked to see the face on that little girl when she knew what she'd done!
posted on March 16, 2001 11:54:51 PMPIMP funny! Thanks Gravid, I'll be sure to share And hey, where abouts do you live, I'll send over my 6'8" 400lb.+ cousin for you to play with
posted on March 17, 2001 06:33:42 AM
Many moons ago, my parents, the tom, the kittens, and I were on safari in the local Mervyn's. We were in the men's department. I was behind my mother and the tom was behind me.
I spied a shirt I thought would look good on the tom. I reached behind me, grabbed his arm, and said "Honey, take a look at this!"
An unfamiliar voice said, "Okay, sweetie."
It was not the tom, although he was the same build, same hair color, and wearing glasses, just like the tom. Horribly embarrassed, I proceeded to grovel an apologize. The guy just grinned at me.
While I was apologizing, my mother zipped up, grabbed the guy's arm, and said, "C'mon, I've got something to show you."
The guy grins at me and says, "This guy must be really popular."
My day perked up considerably as I got to watch my mother sputter with embarrassment and launch into her own profuse apologies(she seldom admitted she was wrong).
posted on March 17, 2001 12:37:33 PM
Don't you hate it when you're shopping with someone, and you're talking to them without realizing they have veered off in another direction, and there you stand with egg on your face? Naturally, I've never done that.
And hey, where abouts do you live, I'll send over my 6'8" 400lb.+ cousin for you to play with 
Hippy wannabe 
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