Wal-Mart Incident

[mrdreamjeans]

The Divine Bovine and I were at Wal-Mart yesterday (yes, it is the biggest store in town:) to get my reading glasses repaired (which I just got last Fall and hate to admit needing). I was having a good day until the young salesperson who waited on me cheerily asked me, "Is this your son?" (referring to Timothy who was standing behind me).

In a gritted, strangulated tone, I answered, "Nooooo..." and then she said, "Oh, he must be your brother then. You look so much a like!" Arrrggghhh! I wanted to slap her perky, pretty (and so young) face! LOL!

Yes, Tim and I have reddish beards in common, but that is about it. Tim will dine out on that exchange for a long time:) In fact, I had to listen to him sing, Papa, Can You Hear Me" for the remainder of the day. (which I confess made me laugh).

This has happened before, but only in Texas!

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[ex-nashobabe711.livejournal.com]

Your comment on lowfatmuffin's page brought me here (HI! May I friend you?) ... I have had this happen so many times it's frightening...at different points in my life with different boyfriends, lovers, husbands, if you will... Most recently, when my partner Dale, AKA Bikerbaer entered the world of hospitals and rehab, we have had more than one nurse, aide, or doctor ask if we were brothers. I mean, yes, we both have beards, but we look as much alike as Mutt and Jeff ... what they are picking up on is other than visual...or maybe, as I have said before, all gays look alike to (some) straight people?!

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[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Please do:)