i made his jaw drop because...
as i approached the register at a store the early 30s-ish guy behind the counter looked at me and his jaw dropped. literally dropped. confused, i approached the counter.
guy: <staring with his jaw hanging open>
me: hi.
guy: <pause, while he continued to stare at me> oh my god that is SO COOL.
me: <confused look>
guy: your HAIR. that white streak is SO COOL.
me: thanks!
guy: you're just like rogue!
me: <confused look>
guy: you know, rogue? ROGUE. from x-men?
me: <shaking my head to illustrate i do not know>
guy: you don't know?! oh my god, rogue is... <insert about a full minute of super fast super excited super animated talking about who she is, why she is cool, how she got a white streak, and did he mention how cool she is?>
me: <very amused by how animated and excited he is, which is probably coming across as my looking interested>
guy: <shaking his head as if he couldn't believe it> seriously, that is SO COOL.
i thanked him, went on my way, and promptly googled x-men white streak to find out what in the world he was talking about. it appears there are worse people to be compared to.