an actual phone conversation that I had at work this morning:
(i'm the lowercase, the other person is the uppercase)
"HI I NEED TO RESERVE THE BUILDING THAT'S NEXT TO YOUR OFFICE."
"we don't handle reserving that space, it's actually owned by O.H.I.O....."
"WHAT'S THAT?"
"It's the historical organization in town, but if you want to rent out the depot you have to call the Clark Bros...."
"REALLY, YOU GUYS DON'T RENT IT OUT? HEY, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR NOW THAT SETH AND ANGELA ARE GONE?"
"well... Ann F is actually the director, seth and angela were the caseworkers. but, i'm the new caseworker."
"REALLY, WHAT KIND OF DEGREE DO YOU HAVE?"
"um, i have a b.a. in....."
"OH, BECAUSE I'M WORKING ON MY L.S.P.C. (editor's note: I have no idea what the fuck that is) THAT'S TOO BAD THAT I DIDN'T KNOW BECAUSE I COULD HAVE DONE THAT JOB!"
"um.... so, if you want to rent the depot..."
"ARE YOU GONNA GET YOUR MASTERS?"
"probably, i don't really know"
"YEAH, CLEVELAND STATE HAS A REALLY EASY PROGRAM. I'M GOING TO B.W. BECAUSE CLEVELAND STATE IS LIKE, TO ME, A BLOW OFF, BUT YOU COULD GET IT THERE REALLY EASY."
silence from me on the other end of the phone
"SO, I HAVE TO CALL WHAT'D YOU SAY, THE CLARK BROS?"
"yeah, they're probably in the phone book"
"YEAH, CAUSE I'VE GOT THIS TROOP OF BROWNIES AND WE MEET IN THE LIBRARY NOW, BUT IT'S TERRIBLE THERE. I HOPE IT'S FREE, HEY DO YOU KNOW IF IT'S FREE?"
"I'm not sure, but I think so..."
"I REALLY HOPE IT'S FREE THEY NEED A GOOD PLACE TO MEET."
"all right, well, good luck"
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