In the Self Check Out Line at the local Jewel, when a man steps up to register. The man fails to notice the shopping basket ontop of the display unit which clued in everyone else that this machine was Out Of Order.
"Sir, that machine is out of order," announces an nearby employee.
No response. The man starts to go through his basket.
"Sir, that machine is broken!"
Nothing.
"Sir, that machine is broken! Hello? Sir?"
It is then that I notice the cord leading from the man's hearing device; one of those that is connected to the skull and a magnet on the inside. Anyway this device allows people with a hearing disability to hear, from what I understand.
Just as I notice the device the clerk says, "What are you...?"
I know she was gonna say it. How great a moment would it have been if this lady had opened her mouth and shoved her foot inside.
Maybe she caught herself. Maybe she noticed his device, too. Or maybe I imagined her saying it. Noone can ever be sure.
"What are you? Deaf?"
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