(For the smiling young man at King Soopers’ self-checkout this noon)

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Recorded Reading (0:53): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/128m2n0px73q4exmii0ut/What-we-Said-What-it-Meant.wav?rlkey=pqv95feztkol8rhykxswhczep&dl=0

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What we Said / What we Meant

He said:

How are you today?

It meant:

You’re having a hard time ~ I hope you’re okay.

I said:

GREAT tennies!

It meant:

Just like all the rest of you, they are consciously designed to lighten up the day of your fellowmen ~ and at a greater personal price than they suspect. You go, boy!

He said:

Thank you.

He meant:

Right ON, sista!!!

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