Customer Versus The Universe, Part 2
An older married couple is checking out in my lane.
Customer: *Noticing my college wristband.* “Oh, you’re studying at [State University]?”
Me: “I am!”
Customer: “My son goes there, too! What are you studying?”
Me: “Astronomy.”
Customer: *Immediately squeals with excitement.* “Oooooh! It’s so refreshing that the Zodiac and the effects the constellations have on us are being given some serious attention! I swear by my horoscope every day, and it’s always helped me—”
Customer’s Husband: “—hun, she said astronomy, not astrology.”
Customer: *Immediately deflated.* “Oh. Well, it still needs to be considered! Science doesn’t have all the answers, but knowing how the stars can affect my daily life has helped me way more than some scientist talking about black holes ever has!
Me: “Well, that’s your opinion.”
Customer: “It’s facts! I can prove it to you! What’s your star sign?”
Customer’s Husband: “Hun, let’s just get the groceries.”
Customer: “No! I can prove this! What’s your sign?”
Me: *Still scanning their items, so figure I might as well:* “I’m a Pisces.”
Customer: “Okay, so it says…” *Starts reading an app on her phone, but stops.* “Well, it doesn’t matter what it says. The point is, there’s more to this world than what science says!”
Me: “What does my Horoscope say?”
Customer’s Husband: “Yeah, hun. What does it say?”
Customer: “It must be referring to something else.”
Customer’s Husband: *Reading over his wife’s shoulder.* “Pisces: Someone will try to convince you that you’re making a mistake today. Ignore them, you’re on the right path.”
Customer: “Well… Mercury must be in retrograde or something!”
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