#throwback story

[themarchrabbit]

Customers Overshare

So I was reminded of this story recently, because a friend was asking for weird customer service stories. Now, I used to work for a small plant nursery/florist. I get a phone call one day, and hand on a first edition Edgar Allen Poe, this conversation happened:

Me: Thank you for calling (nursery), how may I help you?

Lady: Yeah, I'm looking for huechara.

Me: Okay, let me check. (Finds it in the beds) Yeah, we have it. Would you like me to set some aside for you?

Lady: Yes, girl, thank you. I saw this amazing recipe for a bath bomb with it.

Me: Oh?

Lady: It tightens your vagina!

Me: (I did not need to hear this) Well, I'll just get that order together for you.

So my boss, who has a master's in pharmacognosy, is like "Why does your face look like that?" And I had to tell her. Her face went WTF and the two florists are just staring in horror, until finally my boss was like "I mean, technically it has astringent properties?"

Lady came in, got the plants, dealing with one of the florists thankfully. Seriously, retail interactions can be mind-boggling.

[teething-possum]

welcome back for another installment of...

possum's! preschool! adventures!

Where I mention hysterical and/or dumb shit that happens while I teach preschoolers (said with love)

This one is actually a throwback, but it was just. So so compelling that I needed to show the world (aka, tumblr).

So. We were in our harvest time unit. We're talking about veggies, about farm equipment, about all that loveliness. We have brought in some corn, turnips, carrots, cabbage, all sorts of veggies alllllll week. I'm using some of the extra corn we let the kids shuck earlier in the week to teach them about texture.

Me: Remember how I said texture means what it feels like when you touch it? What does the corn feel like? What texture does it have?

Kid: it's bumpy! And kinda cold.

Me, laughing: yeah it's cold because I put in the fridge so it wouldn't go bad too fast. What about your shirt? What texture does your shirt have?

Kid: it's soft!! It's a really old shirt too.

Me, opening my mouth to ask about the table, before moving on in our project:

Kid, grabbing my arm: your arm is hairy. Is that a texture?

Me, incredibly bemused and attempting not to be offended: ...well, yes, hairy is a texture. I guess my arm is hairy. Is your arm hairy?

Kid: no, but my momma's legs are!

Me, eyes bulging from trying not to laugh: okay girlie, let's talk about the project for today!

The best part about this interaction was that she was,,, Just so incredibly sincere. She sincerely just wanted to know if hairy was considered a texture. And then was very honest that yeah, my arm's not hairy, but my mom's legs are. Like.

There is a reason that the phrase "kids say the darnedest things!" exists. Most kids of that age don't have tact yet. They don't know what their various grownups don't want shared with other people yet.

To be fair, calling her mom's legs hairy is probably the least unprompted, untactful thing I've heard a preschooler said in a long time.

[rudrjobdesk]

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VIDEO: ‘मेरा गांव मेरा देश’ के 51 साल पूरे, धर्मेंद्र-विनोद खन्ना की फिल्म से महेश भट्ट का क्या है रिश्ता ?

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[rudrjobdesk]

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FIRST LOVE

Wayback 2007, Isa akong incoming grade 5 transferee sa isang Elementary School sa Batangas. First day ko pa lang e na love at first sight ako kay L (first initial ng 1st love ko). Kakaiba sya, unang tingin ko pa lang sa kanya e matalino, humble, masipag,mabait, gwapo at iba pa. Di ko alam kung paano talaga kami nagkakilala pero hanggang sa nag-uusap usap din kami. Grade 6. Tuluyang nahulog loob ko sa kanya pero di ko pinaalam sa kanya na crush ko sya (kahit halata na ng madami kong kaklase) Maraming nang-away sa akin nung mga panahong to dahil balita daw na crush din ako ni L. Palagi na lang ako pinagtutulungan hanggang sa di ko na nakayanan e nabato ko ng tinidor yung isa. HAHAHAHA (Yan yung isa sa mga pangyayari na di ko talaga makalimutan).May mga inter-school contests na lagi syang kasama (matalino nga kasi) tapos may mga naririnig ako na parang may ka-MU na sya, katext, kasulatan or whatever in short parang nagkakamabutihan na sila ni JT. Dahil dun nagka-boyfriend ako ng wala sa oras. (Ay jusko! Masabi lang na parang balewala sa akin yung naririnig kong parang ok na ok sila sa isa’t-isa :( , kung alam nyo lang selos na selos kaya ako!) 1st Year HS. Makalipas ilang linggo nakipag-break din ako sa boyfriend kuno. Wala na rin ako nabalitaan tungkol sa kanila ni JT.Maraming bagong kaklase.  *Fast Forward* Before christmas party, nangarollingw yung buong section namin.Inabot kami ng gabi,lagi kaming magkasabay maglakad,then parang nag- HHWW kami basta di nakatingin kaklase namin sa amin. (Gosh! pasmado kamay nya.) Meron pa e nung hinabol kami ng aso sa takbo at di namin alam magkasalubong pala kami kaya nag-untog kami sa isa’t isa. Ang dilim kaya nun. kayo kaya try nyo magpahabol sa aso,ewan ko lang kung makita nyo pa dadaanan nyo. hahaha! jk. 2nd year HS. Gumulo na naman mundo namin kasi naman ako nagkaboyfriend ulit na si K. Kakaasar, kasalanan ko din naman kung bakit nagkagusto sya kay R na second cousin ko.Medyo matagal din mawala yung news na yun. On and Off din kami jan ni K. 3rd Year HS. Wala pa din e, kaya nag-break kami ni K. Mabait naman sya kaso playboy. Si L minsan tinatanong nya ng palihim kung kami pa rin. Pero madalang kami mag-usap. Nawala nga yung balita tungkol sa kanila ni R e may kapalit naman yung nagkagusto na daw si JV kay L. Isa sa mga close friend ko si JV :( 4th year HS. Tangina! Landi ko talaga naging 8months bf ko din si M.A.E, pero on and off din kami. Lalong naging komplikado lahat kasi parang super close na si L at JV. MU na yata kasi may “mhie at dhie” na tawagan e. Eto naman ako nakiki-ayeah sa kanila,pero once na inaasar sila ng buong section namin, nao-awkward ako. Sa totoo lang parang nagselos ako ng mga panahong yun. *christmas vacation* Nagulat ako tinext ako ni L. kwento kwento kung ano ite-take ko,hanggang sa lovelife ko napunta yung kwento. “Bakit kasi binalikan mo pa?” “Ikaw una manlilibre ha pagnagkatrabaho ka na! hahaha” *Graduation day* Wala na ako masabi sa galing nya. Siya yung salutatorian ng batch namin. 1st year college. Dito na ako sa manila nag-aral, BSBA Marketing management ang kinuha kong course. Madalas akong umuwi ng batangas.At di ko rin alam kung bakit madalas kami nagkakasabay sa jeep, ang ikinagulat ko may kaholding hands na sya. Girlfriend nya n sguro. e Paano si JV. Youth Encounter. May 22-23,2014 Napaka-caring ng TF (task force) dito.Daming masasayang activities. Si L binigyan pa naman ako ng white t-shirt pang tie-dye di ko naman nakita yung shirt na dnaye namin. Sayang bka sbhin di ko iningatan yung binigay nya. Kinabukasan, parang may kakaiba basta iba yung feeling ko.Bago mag-uwian nagrequest sya na magpapicture kami. When i got back in manila nagkatext na kami (May 24, 27 & 28) May 24 : Napaka-caring ni L. wala na ako masabi sa kanya. swerte ng girlfriend nya. (sinasabi ng isip ko) May 27 : Conyo text conversation.Kahit ano pinag-uusapan namin.hahaha May 28, 2014 (Secrets revealed) Inamin ni L. na ako din pala 1st love nya.Nagsulat pa pala ng quotes and  poems to express his feelings for me. Biruin mo 8 taon na nakalipas ayun pa din. Tinanong ko sya na “Bakit ayaw mo gawan ng quotes/poem girlfriend mo,di ka ba inspired sa kanya?” L: “Yung totoo hindi.” L:”Di ko makalimutan yung quote o di ako makamove on sayo” Never naman naging kami. Pero di nya alam na elem-hs days crush na crush ko talaga sya. Yes i still inlove with you. First love/One great love.

[lets-doit-again]

I was really drunk one night and I'm always pretty low key when I have to puke, so I'm alone and puking in the bathroom. I took a picture on snapchat to send to my friends to be like... look at my puke, I'm too fucked up right now. 30 minutes goes by and I'm talking to my friend about all the drunk people throwing up and she goes... who's puke is that on your snap story? I look at my story and then realized that instead of sending the picture to all of my friends, I had posted the picture to my snap story and by the time I deleted it, it had already been viewed by like 40 people.

[sukasisisudut]

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