so i had the weirdest thing happen today

[honeylick]

went to the local sandwich dive this afternoon

po' boys
n'awlins style cajun food

which is actually run by a nice little korean man and his wife, and is about 1900 miles away from new orleans, give or take a few miles...

but anyway...

i am waiting for a shrimp sandwich, and this man, who is also waiting for his order, says hello to me and comments on the nice weather, etc etc...

he pays, and walks away. i remain there, sipping on my diet coke, watching traffic go by, when the man comes back with a stuffed animal in his hands. he offers it to me, saying "i want you to have this"... of course, i am looking like you could bowl me over with a feather, and he explains, he has just walked next door to the gift store, and purchased said stuffed toy because i brightened his day by just being me, and he wanted to return the favor.

needless to say, i think i had lunch today in the twilight zone.

 

[dreamer]

YAY You!!

Must be nice being a pretty gal. I just get weird looks when I ask for ketchup with my fried chicken. No stuffed animals...no love...sigh...

 

[*Eve*]

that cheap bastard!! He could have paid for your sandwich also!!

 

[freakygirl]

Can I get a handful of whatever kind of drugs you are on?

 

[honeylick]

i am a firm believer in ketchup and all things fried.

i can fedex you a toy. you can go get a bucket of KFC, and pretend it is a kids meal.

 

[honeylick]

Can I get a handful of whatever kind of drugs you are on?

a dab will do you!
-kiss-

 

[Zilla]

Wow! I wouldn't know whether to be flattered or freaked out! Either way, it's pretty cool though. I can't believe he didn't ask for a date or your number!

 

[Bluesboy2]

He didn't even offer to do you? How rude!

 

[ozraven]

went to the local sandwich dive this afternoon

po' boys
n'awlins style cajun food

which is actually run by a nice little korean man and his wife, and is about 1900 miles away from new orleans, give or take a few miles...

but anyway...

i am waiting for a shrimp sandwich, and this man, who is also waiting for his order, says hello to me and comments on the nice weather, etc etc...

he pays, and walks away. i remain there, sipping on my diet coke, watching traffic go by, when the man comes back with a stuffed animal in his hands. he offers it to me, saying "i want you to have this"... of course, i am looking like you could bowl me over with a feather, and he explains, he has just walked next door to the gift store, and purchased said stuffed toy because i brightened his day by just being me, and he wanted to return the favor.

needless to say, i think i had lunch today in the twilight zone.

I've done something like that in the past with a rose.......
It freaked her out and I never saw her again!

are you going to the same place tomorrow, just to see??

 

[dreamer]

i am a firm believer in ketchup and all things fried.

i can fedex you a toy. you can go get a bucket of KFC, and pretend it is a kids meal.

What a beautiful thought.

 

[Olivianna]

That's fucking cool.

 

[honeylick]

a paid-for sandwich would have been nifty. instead i have a red teddy bear with a dumb look on his face.



ask for my number or a date? maybe the shirt i was wearing, with the phrase "plays well with others" was intimidating...




i am with you bb2... i so need to be done. but i needed my sandwich more than that, at the time.

 

[honeylick]

Re: Re: so i had the weirdest thing happen today

I've done something like that in the past with a rose.......
It freaked her out and I never saw her again!

are you going to the same place tomorrow, just to see??

nope... i'm too weirded out.

 

[JazzManJim]

What a really nice thing for him to have done.

 

[Bluesboy2]

a paid-for sandwich would have been nifty. instead i have a red teddy bear with a dumb look on his face.



ask for my number or a date? maybe the shirt i was wearing, with the phrase "plays well with others" was intimidating...




i am with you bb2... i so need to be done. but i needed my sandwich more than that, at the time.

Well had it been me, you could have had both. try eating in Texas more often...

 

[Guest]

Random acts of stuffed toy giving?

 

[Blindinthedark]

I love doing stuff like this. I get the strangest looks too.

It an unexpected boost for the reciever too.

Good Karma all-round!

 

[nasty1]

Random acts of kindest are too rare, nowadays. A few months ao, I had a customer ask me hat I liked to drink, &, my favorite candy. So, i tell him, Mountain Dew & Snickers. So, he leaves, &, about 10 minutes later, comes back with Mountain Dew & a bag of Snickers. And, just last week, a customer asked if I wanted some Hot Chocolate. Usually, I'm use to customers complaining about why we don't have automatic doors.

 

[pop_54]

Hmmm

How nice.

Didn't have any strange stains on the back of you clothing later did you?




pops...........

 

[JazzManJim]

honeylick - did you thank him or smile or anything when he did it?

 

[honeylick]

oh yeah ... i smiled at him prior to the whole exchange... and said thank you as i accepted it... i didn't want to hurt his feelings by not taking it or making a scene. i asked him his name and used it when i spoke to him.

all in all, a nice guy... but being that i was in a not-so-great part of town, alone, and far, far out of the realm of normal daily activity, it left me with a bit of a creepy feeling.

 

[JazzManJim]

oh yeah ... i smiled at him prior to the whole exchange... and said thank you as i accepted it... i didn't want to hurt his feelings by not taking it or making a scene. i asked him his name and used it when i spoke to him.

all in all, a nice guy... but being that i was in a not-so-great part of town, alone, and far, far out of the realm of normal daily activity, it left me with a bit of a creepy feeling.

Seems like he was being a good man in a world with far too few of them. I can understand your unease, given where the restaurant is, though.

But hey, it gave you a smile and that's well worth the price of a silly stuffed animal, right?

 

[ozraven]

oh yeah ... i smiled at him prior to the whole exchange... and said thank you as i accepted it... i didn't want to hurt his feelings by not taking it or making a scene. i asked him his name and used it when i spoke to him.

all in all, a nice guy... but being that i was in a not-so-great part of town, alone, and far, far out of the realm of normal daily activity, it left me with a bit of a creepy feeling.

See, that proves it, men can't win!!!!!

(Ever)

 

[honeylick]

oz, send me a stuffed animal and i'll give you all kinds of kissy.

and a fondle for your little woman, too.
-smirk-

 

[~thonglover]

that sounds kewl, honeylick, I agree its a wee bit creepy, but on the other hand, its the type of thing I firmly believe in... random acts of kindness, with no underlying motive or attempt to get someone to play tongue hockey with (or more)

Now just smile sweetly, whenever you think back on the day.

(kinda like that movie "Pay it Forward")