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the darndest things
(A is a male student, K is female)
A: Ms. Leach. What is your favorite store to be at?
Me: Well that kind of depends on what you’re talking about. Like, grocery store? Bookstore? Clothes store?
A: I mean like where you be getting all your clothes at.
Me: Lots of different places really.
A: But you can only pick one. What one would you go to for the rest of forever if it could only be one.
Me: I guess my favorite is probably Ann Taylor Loft.
A: I’ve never even heard of that.
K: Yeah. Me neither.
Me: Well, I guess it’s just for old people then.
K: It’s okay Ms. Leach. You aren’t that old. Yet.
A: Yeah, and you always be looking real professional and stuff. Like you get all your clothes at Forever 21 or something.
Me: Well. Thank you for both of those compliments.
Overheard conversation: T: Woah. Did you know that a hamster can have a baby with a mouse? C: What?!? What does that even look like?!? M: It’s exactly like when an African American and a Mexican have a baby together. C: Oh. Okay. That makes sense. and then they all moved on as if that…
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