I was at Target today when a woman came over the loud speaker.
“This is a customer announcement. If there is a Helen, could you please come to customer services. Your party is waiting for you.”
Two minutes later, the announcement comes again.
“This is a customer announcement. If there is a Helen, could you please come to customer services. Your party is waiting for you.”
This continued 6 more times, each time the Target employee becoming more and more impatient.
“Helen. If you hear this, come to customer service. Your party has been waiting for you.”
It has now been over 10 minutes since the original announcement, and once again the disembodied voice makes itself known.
“Helen. Helen. HELEN. If you can hear this, please come to customer service. Again, if there is a customer by the name of Helen Keller, please come to customer service. Your party is waiting for you.”
Either some evil genius named their child Helen Keller, or that Target employee took it upon herself to turn what was an obnoxious task with which she was charged, into a potentially poor taste joke. Either way, I was very amused.
This has been an entirely true, unexaggerated, Sunday Story.
Maybe it’s time to rethink your life when you’re unable to find a photo for your Linkedin profile that doesn’t show you either a) pulling a face, b) wearing something odd on your head, or c) with litre cans of beer duct taped to your hands.
I am one of 25 finalists in a contest for a free trip to BERLIN. Ich kann wieder nach meine zweite Heimat fliegen! Ohh Gott.
Now I have to think of a creative way to answer the question: “Why do you want to visit Berlin?”
Well, I mean, because it’s one of the greatest cities on the planet, duh. No but seriously, major brainstorming to happen now. Thoughts?
[Edit] The ideas they are a brewing, and I’ve decided on a video. Auf Deutsch. Wish me and my accent luck!