Today I went to Waco for some much needed fun with my friend Trish. We visited the flea market and about 5 shops all over town. I have not laugh so much in a long time and I will show and tell you why. One of the things I love the most about my job is the places and people you get to meet. This morning at the flea market we met a modern day viking. Yes, a viking! This fellow looked the part and I should have taken a picture, yellow teeth, long beard, a million tattoos, long tangled hair, super tight Beavis and Butt head t shirt...do you get the picture?. What really got us was the artifacts this guy was selling and his selling pitch. Ok, here are the pictures of the stuff.
Now the pitch. " Imagine you are in a parking lot and some dude comes to attack you, you take this weapon (referring to the little pin ball attached to the chain) swing it and wack him over the head, believe me you will knock him out". Then he pitch the little key which he sawder the tip "With this one you place it between your two fingers and you jab and stab him, believe me, he won't mess with you", remember we are talking about the key with the half inch pointy edge. I can't help but pee in my pants as I write this one. The way he said it, believe me, he is a believer. Of all the "self-defense artifacts on that table he got to pick the two most inefficient ones and the way he try to sell them...never something sooo funny.
Have to admit tough some of the stuff was pretty mean looking and will definitely hurt someone if you were to use them, but those two he try to sell, NOT.
I took pictures of some amazing stuff but I will share those with you some other time. I just have to talk about this guy. Trish, I have not laughed so hard in a long time and today after last week sadness I needed some laughter. Thanks for all the fun, lets do it again soon. I think we will be laughing about this one for a while. Thank you God for the gift of great friends and for sending them to lift our spirits up at the right time. God is sooooo good.
