Earlier today I made a stop at a gas station to refill my car's tank. I was nearly finished at the pump, when I sensed someone standing right behind me.
I half turned and noticed out of the corner of my eye a tall young man standing beside a bicycle.
"Hey, that's a nice car," he said.
"Thanks."
"Good color, too. I like that color."
"Thanks."
"Hey, are you Asian? I can't tell behind your sunglasses."
"Um, yeah... I'm half, actually."
"Oh. Oh, ok, that's cool."
[He paused for a moment.]
"Hey... Hey, uh, you got a boyfriend?"
"Yeah, I do..."
"Gawd that suuuuuuucks..." he whined, and then got on his bicycle and rode away.
Kind of awkward. But also kind of amusing -- mostly just because he came out of nowhere and was so upfront about his interests. Made me laugh a little afterward, because I remembered the following Mad TV skits:
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