January 1, 2020 – Peals of laughter from my remark
Often
I receive compliments on the fleece cardinal vest I purchased years and years
ago. It goes with everything, even
jeans. Today I wore it over a gunmetal grey
top and coordinating pants to Hobby Lobby to poke around to look for a couple
of things. There were no wreath storage
containers left, but I did pick up a Valentine’s Day front door decoration.
While
in the fabric department one of the sales gal asked,
“Did
you make that vest from fabric you bought here?”
“No,
I got it from a fat women’s catalog, but every time I wear it I get compliments
on it.”
She
broke up in laughter, the stock gal kneeling to put things on a lower shelf stood
up to see and laughed, and the third gal with a shopping cart filled with
additional bolts of fabric to be put out looked at her two co-workers and
wanted to know what was happening, “what,” she said.
“She
said she got that vest from a fat women’s catalog,” as she continued to
laugh. The third gal cracked up in
laughter too.
I
wasn’t expecting to strike such humor with my remark – but then all three gals were about a
size 2 or size 4, all very young and I must look like an odd woman to them.
As
my ½ yard of St. Patrick Green material was being measured and cut, the gal who
had the cartful of bolts of fabric commented, “I never heard anyone call a
catalog a fat women’s catalog.”
“The
catalog probably has small sizes too – but this fat gal calls it the fat woman’s
catalog. If I didn’t still color my
hair, I might call it the grey-haired woman’s catalog,” I answered
More
laughs ensued. Gosh, I didn’t know I was
a standup comedian. All three cheerily
wished me a lovely day and I was on my way.
What sweet people at Hobby Lobby.
Take a chance!
All life is a chance.
The person who goes the furthest is generally
the one who is willing to do and dare.
Dale Carnegie
