Have you ever been asked, "If you could have lunch (or dinner) with anyone alive or dead, who would you pick?"?
Most people, I've found, say "Jesus," or "Buddha," or "Einstein." Most people except for a woman I worked with once.
I posed the question and from her silence I could tell she was giving the matter a great deal of thought. I have to admit I expected the usual response.
Instead, after a while, she said, "Kevin Bacon."
Sometimes I think I'm capable of keeping my emotions in check, but that time I could not be cool. "KEVIN BACON?!!?"
She nodded, satisfied with her answer.
"Most people say Jesus or Buddha or someone like that," I told her. I wanted her to know that her answer was, if nothing else, unusual.
She shrugged her shoulders, indicating to each his own.
"I'd still pick Kevin Bacon," she said before departing.
I've pondered this incident for years. It is as inscrutable as the question of the sound of one hand clapping.
3 comments:
Maybe she didn't quite understand the question. Maybe she heard: "If you could have lunch with anyone, WHAT would you have?".
In my studies I've noticed some people have built in distortion mufflers that can cause this kind of confusion.
And then the muffler might have back fired when she answered Kevin Bacon. My best guess is she thought she was saying CANADIAN Bacon.
Glad to be of service.
i like canadian bacon too. but the guy i'd like to have lunch with is felix frankfurter. ummmmm..... frankfurter
yes to bacon. no to frankfurter. and yes yes yes to MEATLOAF. (2 out of three aint bad)
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