July 1, 2010

• Deer Goodness

  There’s a girl at my work named Liz who I like a lot, but not really, but I do like her.  And I have heard it’s good to be playful with girls you like, which to me means to be full of wordplay.

  So yesterday I asked her, “Liz, do you like deer?”

  “What are you talking about . . you mean the animal?”  I said yes.  “Oh yeah, I love deer,” she said.  “They are like really big dogs.”

  “Wow, you are basically obsessed with deer,” I concluded.  “You can’t stop talking about them.  Everyone!” I announced. “Liz is completely obsessed with deer!  Yup . .  Everyone agrees that you are obsessed with deer.  In fact, that is now your new nickname.”
  
  “What?”
  
  “Deer.  What a great nickname.  Hello deer, how are you doing?”   

  And so then I got to call her deer all day long.  One time she helped me and I said, “Thank you, deer” so she said, “You just wanted to call me that!” but I said, “No, I just wanted to show my appreciation for you . . . (pause) . . . doing that.” 

  Then later I told her I was obsessed with bees, and she said she loved bees.  I told her I basically couldn’t stop talking about bees.  “Hey! My new nickname should be honey!”  

  So yes, everything is going according to plan. 

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