This Kindle Will Save Your Life!

Conversation I overheard/moderately took part in while in line at Starbucks the day after Christmas:

The scene: 4 women, three with Kindles, one just holding her coffee. All with shopping bags at their feet that they keep kicking up the line while they play with their Kindles.

Woman 1: Does anyone know how to make the font bigger?

(All four women attempt to make the font bigger, nothing works.)

Me: You need to hit that button there and scroll down until you see the thing that says "font".

Woman 1: Ah, okay, thanks.

Woman 2: I don't know what I'm supposed to do with this. I don't even really read.

Woman 3: It's great for being on a plane.

Woman 2: I usually sleep on a plane.

Woman 4: I wanted a Kindle, but instead my sister got me a stun gun.

Woman 1: A stun gun? 

Woman 4: Yeah, like one of those things you use if someone is trying to rape you.

Woman 2: I used to keep one on my keychain, but I nearly killed myself with it.

Woman 3: Why did your sister get you a stun gun if you asked for a Kindle?

Woman 4: Because Bob and I broke up.

Women 1-3: Oh, right, ah, yes, okay, makes sense, hmm, okay...

Woman 4: I would have preferred a Kindle, but I guess my sister thinks men are just lining up to rape me. 

Woman 2: If you want to borrow my Kindle, I can't see a time I'm going to use it. No one wants to rape someone when they're reading, anyway.

 

Comments

[Writerhughes.wordpress.com]

So freaking funny. I didn't read the first line right when I first opened your blog, thought it said:
The scene: 4 women, three with KIDS, one just holding her coffee. All with shopping bags at their feet that they keep kicking up the line while they play with their Kindles.

Then I read Kindle right at the end and started over. At first I thought you were going to bag on Moms ignoring their kids because they wanted a coffee and a good book but this is much better.

[Brenna]

That's GREAT! LOL!

[Robin]

Hilarious. Of course, the story could then go so noir, so fast...

[Ann Erdman]

Hey, my Kindle doubles as a weapon.