Me:
(Fumbling while trying to seal two large envelopes to be mailed.)
Hi. Uhm, these are going to New Zealand.
Post Office Clerk:
(Shocked.)
Really???
Me:
(Looking at him to see if he's joking. He's not.)
Yeah. You know, like "Lord of the Rings."
(Wide grin.)
POC:
(Silence.)
Me:
Ohh-kay.
(Pause.)
Anyway, so yeah, I need these to go to New Zealand.
(Fumbling while trying to seal two large envelopes to be mailed.)
Hi. Uhm, these are going to New Zealand.
Post Office Clerk:
(Shocked.)
Really???
Me:
(Looking at him to see if he's joking. He's not.)
Yeah. You know, like "Lord of the Rings."
(Wide grin.)
POC:
(Silence.)
Me:
Ohh-kay.
(Pause.)
Anyway, so yeah, I need these to go to New Zealand.
New Zealand is still on planet Earth, right? Juuuust checking.
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2 comments:
This cracks me up...not only that he seems to think NZ is a fantasy world, but also that he doesn't even react to Lord of the Rings. Maybe he went home telling everyone he got to send something to NZ today. ;)
As an avowed Tolkein geek, I'm flabbergasted. ;-)
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