There’s a
scene in the movie, “You’ve Got Mail” in which Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan can be
seen standing in a “Cash Only” grocery line. The character which Ms. Ryan
depicts has stepped into that particular line by mistake, and when she proceeds
to hand over a VISA card to pay for her purchases the cashier abruptly
exclaims,
“This is a
cash only line, ma’am. You’ll have to take your stuff to the other register!”
To which “Joe
Fox” (Tom Hanks) responds,
“Aren’t you
gonna give the lady a break this one little time?”
(And the
cashier glares at him).
At which
time Old Joe tries a different tactic.
“Knock,
knock.”
(He’s hooked
the clerk now).
“Who’s
there?”
Joe smiles a
knowing smile.
“Orange.”
(She thinks,
“This should be good.”)
“Orange who?”
“Orange you
gonna zip the lady’s card?”
Now even the
cashier if forced to smile, and she begrudgingly zips the credit card.
All that to
say, the following experience of my friend, Elaine, made me think of the scene
I just recounted…
“So I made the mistake of
running into the Dollar Tree.
The man on the register
and the shopper he was trying to help was extremely slow. One lady gave up and
left without buying her stuff.
Another lady asks me…
‘Do you mind if I step
over here and get a potato peeler.’
I replied,
‘Certainly not! You
probably got time to grow you some potatoes if you want.’
Everyone cracked up. Then
that goofy comedienne just came alive. Everyone was chuckling and the wait was
so much more pleasant. 30 minutes later, customer number 4 (yours truly)
finally checked out and waved wishing all a Merry Christmas.
Have fun when you can folks. Life is too short and
… 'tis the season to be
jolly!”
By William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from (Mc)Donald's Daily Diary" Vol. 17. Copyright pending.
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