The Earth IS Spinning, But Not As Fast As My Head
A customer in my checkout lane is wearing a T-shirt that makes it obvious he’s a member of some form of “Flat Earth” society, and he seems desperate to want to talk about it. I keep my eyes on the items I am scanning and pray that my silence is a hint. Nope…
Customer: “I saw you looking at my shirt.”
Me: “You really didn’t.”
Customer: “It’s okay to be curious about the truth.”
Me: “I’m really not — just trying to scan your groceries, thanks.”
Customer: “If you think deeper and not just accept what the government tells you, you start to notice things.”
Me: *Starts scanning faster*
Customer: “Like how long NASA has been lying to us.”
Me: *Scans faster than I have ever scanned before*
Customer: “And then you get to the real questions, like what else have they been lying about? Like the moon being a hologram, and how the earth isn’t actually spinning.”
Me: *Considers giving up scanning the items altogether and just barreling them toward my bagger*
Customer: “If the earth is spinning, then why is my front door always facing east?”
Me: “Cashorcard?“
I have to admit, that last sentence broke me…
