Dear dimwit on the phone

Milton Bradley? (Can't tell in that shot.)

 

Dear Cashier at the Trampoline Park,
There aren't a lot of stay at home dads that come to your place. Most of the fathers I see there just sit back and play on their phones instead of watching their kids.
But don't ask if I'm "giving Mommy a day off." It's ignorant.
-Rhody

PS Trampoline Park rules.

 

If she was hot....then ignore it and hit on her.
If she was not...just look at her with a death glare and say: "Mommy's dead."
If it's a he...punch him.

 

Laughed out loud in the newsroom just now. Luckily, we're through with deadline.

 

I was leaning more toward "No, I'm giving daddy a day off" just for the reaction.

 

Another option would be to lean in and whisper "I have no idea who this is. Our little secret, OK?" and give the cashier a wink as you continue into the place.

 

Almost woke my wife up laughing at that.

 

Dear parent of a player on last year's Podunk High basketball team,
No, I don't think your kid should have been mentioned in my feature story on how this year's team is playing a tough schedule and won't get another home game until February since, well, your kid isn't ON this year's team. As for your assertion that he was "the best guard Podunk High has ever seen," um, no. As point guard about all the coach trusted him to do was dribble the ball up the court and look for the All-Everything center or one of the good 3-point shooters, so if he really was the best guard the school has ever seen, all that means is the school has never had a good guard.
But thanks for reading and God bless.

 

Almost woke the dogs laughing at these.

 

Guy called one night earlier this week, wanted to know why "this Alabama-Texas A&M game wasn't in the TV listing. You had a couple of bowl games in the listings that nobody around here cares about. Why not this game, it looks like a good one."

Well, because it's a replay?

"Oh."

 

Holy shit. I'm surprised he has phone service under the rock.