Thursday, December 05, 2002

- Can I ask you

- Can I ask you a question?
- Sure.
- If I was coming to your house, and I brought cookies, and they were these cookies, what would you think?
- Why are you coming over?
- Oh, we’re friends.  We’ve known each other a long time, like a couple years.  Not a long long time.  But, this is the thing: I’ve never come over before. 
- I’m a man?
- Oh yes, a man, but you’re my age.
- Okay, if we’re just friends, those cookies would be fine.  No problem.  If we’re more than just friends, I guess it would be a toss-up for me.  They look good.  I’d eat them now.
- Do you eat a lot of cookies?
- Not very often, but sometimes I just get in the mood to eat cookies and I eat too many.
- Oh yes, I’m the same way.  I don’t eat a cookie for a year - then someone gives me a box, or a girl scout comes by and sells me a box of cookies, and I eat them all in one night.
- Watch out now - is your friend going to get any of these cookies?
- Oh yes, they’re a gift.  For later.
- I don’t know, I’d probably open them right away.
- My friend won’t.  I know him.  We’ll have something else for dessert.
- It sounds like you know him pretty well.  I bet you know if these would be okay or not.
- Yes, I think my friend would like them.  I just wanted to see what you’d think.
- How’d I do?
- Very good.  You really gave it a lot of thought.
- Well, have a good time with your friend.  I’m going to keep shopping.
- Okay, you too.  Goodbye.  And thank you.