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Overheard in line at the grocery

Posted on June 8, 2004 by electricrocket

Woman: So, what do you want for your birthday?
Girl: A bible.
Woman: A bible? You have a bible.
Girl: One with my name on the front.
Woman: Oh, embossed?
Girl: Yeah.
Woman: Okay.
Girl: And a desk.
Woman: A desk?
Girl: Yeah, to put the bible in.

I’ve been sitting here a few minutes trying to decide if that’s sweet, or just outlandishly freakish. Probably it’s sweet, if I leave my atheist prejudices out of it.

4 thoughts on “Overheard in line at the grocery”

electricrocket on June 8, 2004 at 11:04 am said:

glenn5, my personal spellcheck

(1:53:15 PM): "Atheist," not "athiest."

(1:55:02 PM): Mine is a splinter sect that
believes neither in God, nor spelling.

(1:55:45 PM): You’re only "athiest" if there’s no
one athier.

(1:56:07 PM): Would you say there’s
anyone athier than I?

(1:56:36 PM): I think not.

(1:56:47 PM): I’ve known whole families more
athy.

(1:57:27 PM): Poseurs.
jaysaint on June 8, 2004 at 5:54 pm said:

I feel like I need to know the approximate age of the girl to know whether that story is weird or cute.
- electricrocket on June 9, 2004 at 5:16 am said:
  
  I didn’t look at her (they were behind me in line), but I would guess from voice somewhere between 7 and 10.
  - steakums on June 9, 2004 at 5:30 am said:
    
    Seven is cute. But 10, the chick should know better.

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