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markpkessinger

(8,401 posts)
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 03:28 PM Apr 2018

I rendered a crazy person speechless today . . .

I managed to render a crazy person speechless today. I got on the elevator to come up to my apartment, along with another guy who lives in the building who . . . well, let's just say he "has issues." I was looking at messages on my phone, when the man said, kind of quietly, "I am Mike Tyson's nephew." Not really seeing any reason to respond to that, I continued reading. Then he said it again, a bit louder this time. So I sort of nodded, and continued reading. That apparently was not enough for him. He said, "DID YOU HEAR ME? i AM MIKE TYSON'S NEPHEW AND I LIVE IN THIS BUILDING." Realizing that he wasn't going to be content without some kind of verbal acknowledgement, but not really knowing what to say, I looked up and said, "Congratulations! And I am Loretta Keifer Swisher Harner's nephew!"

At that point, he had arrived as his floor. He left the elevator,, silently shaking his head as he left.

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I rendered a crazy person speechless today . . . (Original Post) markpkessinger Apr 2018 OP
Well that was neighborly.... magicarpet Apr 2018 #1
I like your response... Phentex Apr 2018 #2
I'd have just said frogmarch Apr 2018 #3

magicarpet

(14,154 posts)
1. Well that was neighborly....
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 04:09 PM
Apr 2018

.... youz guyz shared some details of your family trees and nobody needed to call the cops. What could have been better ?

Phentex

(16,334 posts)
2. I like your response...
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 04:58 PM
Apr 2018

I think I would have looked into my purse and then said "Oh, shoot! I left all my gold stars at home!"

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