4/27/07--I fear for our youth...here's why

So last night the wife and I made a run to Publix for a little grocery shopping.  Now, being a big fan of the show "My Name is Earl", I was sporting a nice "Earl" shirt that I had bought in NYC during our visit.  It said:

"Reason #48--Faked My Own Death to Break-up With a Girl"

(If you don't understand that reference you've never watched the show)

Anyway, we finished our shopping and were in the checkout line.  I was putting my debit card through the register when the checkout girl says:

"Why didn't you just break up with her?"

At first I thought she was just making a cute commentary on my shirt.  But when I looked up, I realized that she was asking me a serious question.  Which lead me to believe...that she thought the shirt was in fact.....a personal statement on my part.

Wow.

But wait, it gets better.  Our bagboy began to engage her in an earnest conversation on, hey--here's a subject that doesn't get discussed enough--reasons to have gold crowns put on your teeth.  I mean ALL your teeth.
Whereupon...the following dialogue was heard:

"So you're going to get your whole mouth done?" cashier girl says.
"Oh no," bagboy sez, "only like 16 of them."
"So your getting half of them done then?"
"Nope..only 16."

Oh my.

The conversation continues.

"How about just getting the bottom row done?" cashier girl says.  "That's the why I like it."
"Nope," bag boy says. "I'm going to get 8 on top and 8 on the bottom done.  I gotta save the rest of my money for college."

I'm gonna take a wild guess and say college is not going to be a HUGE issue.

Later,
Jeff