October 04, 2006

Overheard in Petsmart

Last Saturday I was treated to a conversation so stupid it nearly rent the universe in twain. Trapped in the checkout line at Petsmart, this is what I heard:

Couple with blonde dog: OMG! Is that a doodle?

Couple with black dog: YES! Is yours a doodle?

Couple with blonde dog: Yes! It's a Golden Doodle. Where did you get your doodle?

Couple with black dog: In West Virginia.

Couple with blonde dog: OMG! Us too! Did you go to Dee's Doodles?

Couple with black dog: No. We went to Doodleville.

Now, rent universe aside . . . this is not the stupidest conversation I have ever overheard. That title was claimed by a toothless father (I have to admit - I didn't look at him. He just sounded toothless!) lecturing his son in the booth behind me at the diner one day. Here are some selections from the Wisdom of Ray:

1] Now Zaire is one place I would like to go. That's where they've got you some headhunters down in Zaire.

2] Hiccups is your body trying to throw the food up off your lungs because there is not enough liquid to digest it properly. Now that is a fact. It is a fact! It throws it up there until you drink something. That's why it's a hiccup. I never did hear of a hiccdown.

3] I've visited whole countries without ever going there by reading. You don't have to go there if you read about them because it's just the same. Let me tell you if you are going to another country what you want to do is read all about the laws and how to get around and then when you get there, you won't have any use for getting lost.

ok - your turn. What is the stupidest conversation you've overheard lately?

Posted by Chai-Rista at October 4, 2006 03:34 PM | TrackBack
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My family and I were at the county fair and we happened to come upon a Korean War memorial tucked back on the grounds. Very tasteful; static displays of a tank, a plane, so forth.

Our kids, 6 and 2 at the time, were well behaved and respectful. Then a couple pushing a baby in a stroller came along, and we heard the wife say:

"Where the dead people at? Ain't we walkin' on dead people? Are they here?"

I weep for that baby's future.

Posted by: GroovyVic at October 4, 2006 08:41 PM

Probably the last time I watched Chris Matthews or Bill O'Reilly.

True story: I worked in the library while in law school. One morning a couple of undergrads came in and asked where the books were. (all they needed to do was turn around)

Posted by: rbj at October 5, 2006 09:22 AM

GroovyVic - I weep with you!!!

rbj - I could do a whole post on stupid things I've been asked in a library. Maybe I should!

Posted by: Chai at October 5, 2006 12:25 PM

Chai, please do. It'd be fun to read.

Posted by: rbj at October 5, 2006 12:46 PM

While standing at the gas pumps, I heard, "It's nice to see gas prices coming down, even if it's just 'cause Bush wants to get re-elected"

Posted by: Terentia at October 6, 2006 10:18 AM