The other day I asked a customer if I could help her. She giggled and said "no thank you, I'm trying to find my husband -- I'm just lost." To make a joke I said "maybe you should try Hare Krishna..." (referring to the come-on line used by cult recruiters in the 60's.) The guest laughed and continued on. She was middle-aged and appeared to be college educated, so she got the joke.
My co-worker was standing there, looking at me quizzically. "huh?"
I had to explain to him the whole deal behind Hare Krishna and the 60's bit. He still didn't get it. Never mind.
My buddy "J" who works in Assets Protection then told me that I have to realize that even though educated people like me and him understand it, most of my humor is WAAAAY over the heads of people in the store, including management. "You and I know, but the rest of them just think you're weird."
It's sad, really, it truly is. Are people that ignorant these days?
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