Sometime in college I decided that being honest was funny. It worked for a while, then it gradually became apart of the way I act all the time. Sometimes something mean will just slip out. As a result, I had this exchange today after running into a girl I used to work with after two years:
Girl: So what are you doing now?
Kevin: I work at Connected Ventures, Collegehumor
Girl: That sounds fun!
Kevin: It is. What do you do?
Girl: I work at an investment banking firm
Kevin: Oh, that sounds boring.
By far the best thing I've ever said to anyone happened when I was still in high school (and it had nothing to do with honesty). I was at the beach with friends. One of my friends had started flirting with a very cute girl and it was going well. My group of friends and hers were meshing a bit and I was kind of keeping to myself because I'm shy or something. The cute girl my friend was flirting with came over to me and we had this brief conversation:
CGMFWFW: So, why are you so quiet?
Kevin: I'm scared of you.
CGMFWFW: Scared of me? Why?
Kevin: Because you're so ...
We need to pause here. Now, I was clearly joking from the beginning. Right here I was searching my mind for a word that meant muscley. I was stumped for a minute, then I thought I had it.
Kevin: Because you're so butch.
CGMFWFW: Ugh!
I immediately realized that tough and butch were not the same thing and tried to correct myself, but it was too late. My friend never heard from her again.
3 comments:
I know what you mean, i once told a girl that i could see her getting AIDS, it still stands as the second meanest thing anyone has ever said to her and the funniest thing i have ever said to anyone
don't you hate how stuff like that just sticks in your mind?
I remember my friend sarah was standing around waiting for my friend and me to be ready to head to our next class, and she was just standing there. I told her to put herself to good use and help me put my necklace on. She was a bit hurt.
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