So this morning, on my way to The Cubicle of Love ™, I decided to stop by the company cafeteria and pick up a couple of sausage patties and a cup of joe to go with the granola bar I’d brought for my breakfast (oh, hush now–I don’t make fun of what you eat for breakfast). I noticed that the woman behind the “Hot Food” counter had a lovely new short hairdo, and so I told her it looked good.
“Thank you,” she replied.
And had it stopped there, my face would not be burning. But no, I kept talking:
“Did you get it done this weekend?”
She replied: " :dubious: "
Uncomfortable with silences and confused by the look I was getting, I continued: " . . . or have I just not been paying attention lately?"
Finally she smiled and said, “Yeah. This weekend.” as she handed me my sausage.
I walked away, humming “Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song” (hush, now–I don’t make fun of your taste in music), and just as I got to the " . . . while I miss my baby" part, it hit me . . .
She was wearing a wig. :smack:
So the question is, tomorrow when I go in there to get my sausage patties, do I pretend not to notice if she has her regular hair back? :o
Now I don’t feel so bad cause I’ve been walking around with the chorus of “Wally The Gator” in my head for five days, to the point where it comes out loud on occasion.
“Wally the Gator went Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!
Wally the Gator went Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!
Spending all his time, ending childrens’ lives!
Down in the bottom of the Swamp! Swamp! Swamp!”
That ain’t near as bad as what’s in your head auntie em.
Don’t worry bout the cafeteria lady. I’ll bet she chalked it up to Monday morning weirdness from that fool who walks around humming “Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song.”
I’m not sure what the big deal is. If she completely changed her hair, whether it was a wig or an actual cut, did she think no one would comment on it?
I don’t think you should feel bad, auntie em (though I understand your embarrasment). She can’t just show up with a new 'do and not expect people to say something.
I have pretty much decided that BiblioCat is right, and hell, isn’t it desirable to have one’s wig mistaken for one’s natural hair? I mean, that was like, a double compliment, right? Right?
I think she was just peeved because now she has to wear the wig every day from now on, just to keep up the charade.
