Cashier at the supermarket a few blocks from my Burbank condo: "You gonna go home and watch basketball on TV now?"
I stared at him a moment. I was certainly going home, yes. Not sure where else he'd think I was going with all these groceries I'd picked up for my empty kitchen after my trip to Europe.
The rest? What?
"Or baseball?" He added.
I was still struggling to respond. Was the World Series on? I was sure I'd have heard something about that. (It was, I learned later, which shows you how little I follow sports events.) Did they even play basketball this time of year? Is there even an LA team? There must be. Wait...they had a famous guy for a while. Lakers? Why would an LA team be called Lakers? That can't be right. Los Angeles isn't famous for its lake. The Silver Lakers?
The guy could see I had no idea what he was talking about.
"Not into sports?"
"No, not really," I respond. "Shame on you."
I'd been shamed by a Vons cashier for not watching sports on television.
I stared at him a moment. I was certainly going home, yes. Not sure where else he'd think I was going with all these groceries I'd picked up for my empty kitchen after my trip to Europe.
The rest? What?
"Or baseball?" He added.
I was still struggling to respond. Was the World Series on? I was sure I'd have heard something about that. (It was, I learned later, which shows you how little I follow sports events.) Did they even play basketball this time of year? Is there even an LA team? There must be. Wait...they had a famous guy for a while. Lakers? Why would an LA team be called Lakers? That can't be right. Los Angeles isn't famous for its lake. The Silver Lakers?
The guy could see I had no idea what he was talking about.
"Not into sports?"
"No, not really," I respond. "Shame on you."
I'd been shamed by a Vons cashier for not watching sports on television.
1 comment:
I don't watch sports on television either, so you're not the only one.
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