Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Orangutans have feelings too: a phone transctipt


Tux Rental Lady: "Oh you know your tux sizes already?"
Me: "Yeah, I got measured recently for another wedding, can I read them to you over the phone?  The nearest [name removed by censors] store is like 45 minutes away."
TRL: "Oh sure, that'd be great.  Go ahead."
Me: [reads measurements]
TRL: [pauses] "Are you sure about those measurements?"
Me: "Pretty sure, how come?"
TRL: "Well if those are your arm and torso measurements and such... are you sure about those numbers?"
Me: "What's the problem?"
TRL: "Well those measurements are for the body type of like an orangutan.  Maybe you should go into one of our stores to get remeasured."


Admittedly, I had been pretty colloquial with her all conversation, somehow trying to get this tux for free, so I guess she felt comfortable throwing primate insults.  And I didn't get the tux for free.

1 comment:

Justin said...

Two things:

1. South Korean soccer orangutan looks triumphant and Japanese soccer orangutan looks despondent. What gives?

2. Sounds like TRL is an evolutionist with an axe to grind. Be careful, Lukas.

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