Conversation overheard at the Dollar Store...

A very cute young woman, well tanned with a large gold hoop in her nose was talking to the Dollar Store cashier about someone she was buying all sorts of art supplies for.

“How old is he”, the cashier says. “Twenty-nine”, the young lady responds. The look on the cashiers face is questioning, so she asks what she’s doing and she is told that he’s in the hospital and she’s making a big card for everyone to sign and bring to him.

“Oh, what’s wrong?” the cashier questions, and she’s told, “Oh, he’s been stabbed!”

“Is he alright?” says the cashier, and she finds out he’s been stabbed four times, three times in the back and once in the side, but he’ll be fine if he can get over the trauma.

This conversation continues for a bit and the young woman goes to pay the $1.91. She uses a debit card and is refused twice.

I have moved into anther line because this could go on all day, and even though I’m interested, I need to check out of there.

She goes to her truck and gets cash and returns to get her art supplies.

I am dumbfounded by this whole conversation.

In Barry Levinson’s movie “Diner”, there is a memorable line that fits this situation, and many others: “Do you ever get the feeling that there's something going on that we don't know about?