Overheard on Friday

I’m a pretty good eavesdropper. I can’t hear a thing that people say directly to me, but Sarah always laughs when I can hear what people are saying across the room. I like to think of it as my Superman power, but mostly it’s some ADD thing.

On Friday we were out to lunch with the work gang when my ADD kicked in and my SuperHearing kicked in to a conversation among three middle-aged woman at the table next to us. Two of them were celebrating birthdays and it was clear that the group didn’t get together all that often. The conversation was a bit strained and went in fits and starts. Then it came to a crashing halt with this exchange:

Lady Number 1: So, how’s you’re mother? She was doing great the last we talked.

Lady Number 2: She died.

Lady Number 3: Oh.

Posted on September 14, 2008
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Comments

  • About hearing things from across the room but not the things spoken directly to you, I'm thinking it's like near-sighted and far-sightedness, except I don't know what you'd call it.
  • Howard, that's brilliant. I never thought of it that way, but that's perfect. I'm sure you'll come up with the words.
  • LOL!!!!!

    Oh god, I'm sorry but that really struck me as funny ... in a dark way ... I mean, err, well, inappropriate laughter is better than no laughter, I suppose.
  • Pax, I thought it was funny enough that I almost laughed through my nose. I love ya, man, for that sense of humor.
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