ARGGHHhhhhhh!! Worst nightmare EVER: I ran into Dick & Sally last night

[mtnsnake]

when I stopped in the video store to run in and pick up dvd.

It also happened a couple months ago, 3 weeks ago, and a few days ago, all in different places around town.

Have you ever had anyone...someone you had NOTHING in common with....that you feared running into in the WORST possible way because you knew you'd be stuck talking with them for 30 or 40 minutes.....bogged down in the most MONOTONOUS conversation imaginable? This particular couple has everyone beat by a longshot, as far as their ability to literally bore someone to death with gossip as their weapon of choice. Not only did I have to put up with a torturous half-hour bombardment of babble with Sally about things that had no bearing on anyone or anything I knew anything about, but when I finally was able to tactfully get away from her after what seemed like an eternity, what happens but I get cornered by her dorky husband, Dick, coming around the corner of the aisle and who catches me as I was escaping, resulting in another 30 minutes of pure, tedious hell. The funny thing is, I barely know either one of them. They're fairly well known around town for doing this to just about anyone they've ever met. I know one guy who told me he had to fake an onset of diarrhea in order to get away after being held captive by Dick for over an hour when he ran into him in a parking lot.

Do any of you have that particular person/persons who you just hate running into, and who it's almost impossible to get away from no matter how hard you try? :shrug:

[Worst Username Ever]

1. All of my co-workers n/t

[Book Lover]

2. Here's your dialogue:

"Hey! How've you been? What a shame I can't chat - I've got so much going on right now, I've got to get this thing checked out and then I'm flying all over town. Great to see you!" Then turn away.

[mtnsnake]

3. I couldn't do that because

I hadn't picked out my dvd yet and they knew it. There was nothing in my hands when I got cornered. If only I had been in line, it may have made things easier, although I think one of them might have followed me right out into the parking lot after checking out, babbling away a mile a minute!