I am not making this up.
ME: This is Allen.
RAY: Allen. Ray!
ME: Hey, Ray. How's it going?
RAY: Good, good. I got your stuff. We'll have the next round of proofs for you later this week.
ME: Great. Thanks, Ray. Hey, how was your trip last week?
RAY: Oh, it was miserable. MISERABLE.
ME: Oh, dear. I'm sorry to hear that.
RAY: Who goes eight hours south of Chicago in May for weather in the upper 40s?
ME: Um. You?
RAY: Yeah, it was the pits. MISERABLE.
ME: Boy, Ray. It sounds like you had a terrible time, I'm-
RAY: Oh. Don't get me wrong. We had fun! I mean, we had a blast!
ME: Oh. Um.
RAY: These guys, these are the kind of guys you have fun with whatever the situation. It's in their blood.
ME: Oh, good. Good. Well, then, it sounds like you had a good week!
RAY: Oh, yeah, it was great!
ME: Ooop, there's my other line. Talk to you soon.
2 comments:
Can we bring Ray to California?
Re: Andy's comment
If you met him, you'd never ask that -- even as a joke.
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