How Not To Feel Blue While Getting Blue

Mom: “What kind of ice cream do you want?”

Little Girl: “Blue!”

(After scooping her blue bubblegum ice cream, I hand it to the little girl and she runs off to sit and eat it at one of the nearby tables. Her parents and I focus on the rest of the family’s order, but a few minutes later we look over at her and see her face completely smeared with bright blue ice cream.)

Mom: “Oh, look at you! You’ve turned blue!”

Dad: *to me, slightly accusatory* “You’ve turned her into a Smurf!”

Me: “[Coworker], we better call [Boss]. We’ve had another Smurf incident!”