Friday, August 01, 2008

a classic moment today

I had a patron come up to me first thing this morning at the desk and ask me "do you work here?" I replied that I did, he squinted at my name tag (M. Bingham, Librarian) and then said, "you look like you should be in high school; you can't work here!" He then asked my age and when I told him he looked gobsmacked! Definitely a cool moment and proof that perhaps my gray hair isn't as obvious as I thought...

5 comments:

michael said...

That's when you tell them they it's not that you look young, but that they are VERY VERY OLD.

Anonymous said...

Awesome! :) I love it!

James Kingsley said...

sorry dude - you just undid any "youth cred" by being gobsmacked that someone else was gobsmacked.

how's the knees?

Anonymous said...

I don't blame the man. Matt when you're clean shaven, you don't look more than 12.

James Kingsley said...

while i'm sure he acts a bit more "professional" when he's on the clock, i'd say he's doesn't act much more than 12 either. 13 maybe...depends on the sugar intake.