it's that dreaded question 'what do you do'
personally I have always prefered
'have you been to dawlish'
or 'how's it hanging'
they are just as informative
and tell one a great deal more about a person
than how they fill their days
of course the question being asked is
'are you a useful person to me'
and like grammar and punctuation in the written word
or lack of it
or it's incorrect usage
it is an excuse not to engage
scared as I am about my teeth rotting
and no longer being about to eat french bread
the advantage is that I am no longer asked
for the coffee fuming from my pores
the brown finger stains
and the inability to maintain eye contact
is far more informative of what I do
than launching into exchanges about costumer service
tricky big ends
or the time I made a bit on the side tarmacing a driveway
with contraband bitumen meant for the bypass
all of which I enjoy hearing from others
for there really is nothing more delightful
than asking 'what do you drink'
and waiting
either before or after
you discover an unexpected passion for voltaire
from someone you discover is a municipal gardener
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