Me: “I’d like to buy a lottery ticket, Mega Millions, please”
Store clerk: “How old are you?”
Me: “How old do you have be be?”
Store clerk: “18.”
Me: (lightly flipping wallet without any intention of showing ID) “I’m certainly older than 18. 30, in fact”
Store clerk: “OK”
Me: “Certainly old enough to know that buying this is pointless. Old enough to know better.”
Store clerk: (mild light of laughter in eyes)
Posted August 17th, 2007 in Uncategorized. Tags: Stories.

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