We have a secret handshake, too

posted Thu, 05 May 2005

In the break room at work this morning, I was talking back to the TV. “Wolfgang Puck’s new latte cup will let you warm that cup of coffee up,” chirped the hostess of some stupid show.

“Warm,” I snapped in my self-righteous way. “Just ‘warm.’ ‘Up’ is redundant.’”

There was some guy in the room. He looked at me curiously.

“English major?” he asked.

“Why, yes,” I answered.

“Me, too,” he said.

“And you still got a job? Didn’t they warn you in college?”

“I decided to take a chance that writing and speaking wouldn’t go out of style,” he relied dryly.