Madam, I’m a Madman!
Oh dear.
A conversation I had today with a soap vendor at the Ren Fair. Don’t know whether to laugh or cry (but I’m laughing as I’m typing this). Not verbatim, obviously, but pretty close, if I recall correctly:
Soap Vendor Guy: Smell this candle.
Me: No thanks, I can’t.
Guy: Can’t what?
Me: Smell.
Guy: Really?
Me: Yeah. I have anosmia.
Guy: What’s that?
Me: Um, it means I can’t smell.
Guy: You can’t smell anything?
Me: Nope.
Guy: Can you taste?
Me: Most things, yeah.
Guy: Well, how do you know?
Me: I’m sorry?
Guy: How do you know you can taste?
Me: Because I can…taste things…?
Guy: What does bread taste like?
Me: Bread, I guess…
Guy: Try smelling this one over here.
Me: (inhaling) Nope, nothing.
Guy: Seriously?
Me: Yeah.
Guy: Wow. So you really can’t smell?
Me: Nope.
Guy: Hmm.
Me: Yeah.
Guy: Here, try smelling THIS one.
I should have just faked it; I’ve been doing that a lot lately. A big deal? Nah. It’s funny sometimes, especially when I get conversations like this one going.
Oh, and here’s some enlightening material for y’all in case you’re interested:
http://www.anosmiafoundation.org/intro.shtml
http://www.anosmiafoundation.org/disability.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anosmia
Shameless Self-Promotion, Ren Fair, and Jell-o
I am shocked. I made it to my 6th post without promoting my website!! HOLY CRAP!
Check it out; it’s really cool. I recommend “The Heart Project.”
On to Ren Fair: I had to work from 3-5 today at the Band Booster booth making snow-cones. Hooray. Jacob was there, so I had someone to torture. Snow cones are gross, but at least I didn’t get stuck stirring the nasty plastic cheese and the vomit chili. Ew.
Also, I took some…er…”creative” pictures of expired Jell-o today. Very odd. I shall post them sometime in the near future…SINCE I’M DONE WITH MY GOVERNMENT FINAL AND MY TWO AP EXAMS!!!!!
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