Even a seemingly simple trip in an elevator is anything but when you’re Fate’s chew toy.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The following conversation involves The Hook and a young, nubile guest. She was statuesque (as one African-American guest noted, “She one tall bitch!”), her hair was sun drenched and her make-up appeared to have been worked on by the same team responsible for the Sistine Chapel.
Her dress was as black and as powerful as a wormhole; you simply couldn’t avert your gaze.
One last thing of note: her chest appeared to have been designed and created by the same special effects studio that created the robots for Pacific Rim. In other words, the young lady had GINORMOUS breasts.
In fact, it was her appearance that gave this conversation some bite…
BLONDE WONDER WOMAN: My new boyfriend can’t guess my age, the silly goose!
She had to take great care to ensure her giggles did not evolve into full-blown laughter; a person could get well and truly injured that way.
I took a moment to test my resolve by remembering my wife’s name and then I answered my new friend.
THE HOOK: May I answer truthfully, miss?
BWW: Of course, you silly goose!
THE HOOK: I thought your new boyfriend was the silly goose?
BWW: Apparently you both are! Although he has bigger muscles than you –
THE HOOK: Then perhaps we should end this conversation right here. I bruise easy.
BWW: Oh, you! (lowering her voice to a whisper.) Not to worry, sweetie, I don’t tell my boyfriends everything!
THE HOOK: Thank God for that.
She appeared to be an inhabitant of the here and now but the truth was far more fascinating; she was a dictator’s concubine, curled up at his feet. She was a gangster’s moll, wrapped around his arm like a two-legged snake. She was a flapper. She was an anachronism.
She was still waiting for an answer to her query.
BWW: So answer my question, will you? How old do you think I am?
At that moment, the elevator paused its ascension to the heavens and three very perplexed travelers disembarked and headed for their rooms to process what was surely the strangest conversation they had ever overheard.
THE HOOK: To be honest, I suck at the age guessing thing, but I’m willing to bet parts of you are barely a year old!
BWW: How did you know?
THE HOOK: I’ve been doing this for a long time.
Too long, one might say.
You've Been Hooked! 
When certain body parts are younger than the actual body, in order to get an age does one use an average of all the pertinent ages of said body parts to determine an actual age?
I’m not sure what the scale is. I wish someone would draw one up – quick!
Again LAUGHED OUT LOUD! !!
Glad to hear it, Michelle!
Never a dull moment with you.
Never ever!
Side-splitting laugh… Ouch….hee.
Sorry, my friend!
Very diplomatic of you Sir Hook.
I have mad diplomacy skills, Pyx.
Now that was some conversation!
Indeed!
Bahahahaha! Perfect answer Hook
I try, D!
There were other people on the elevator with you?!?!?!
LMBO!
They were floored!
Like I said, you might have a real future in pimping
It’s good to have a fallback career…
It’d make an interesting résumé: Bellman, author, pimp
Oh you are funny
Thanks, Jo!
Brilliant response!!
Thanks!
“her make-up appeared to have been worked on by the same team responsible for the Sistine Chapel”. You mean, it looked like cracked painted stucco? 🙂
Yep.
Oh my, thanks for the laugh 😀 “Fate’s chew toy” LOL
Thanks for making my day!
Which parts? 😉
You know…
maybe
Come on…
where are we going?
Me? I’m about to go to bed. it’s been a long day of slugging luggage!
Be well, my friend. It’s been great chatting with you….
have a good night, same here!
Hilarious, thanks!
No, thank you, Steph!
You ARE a charmer dear Hook!!
You have no idea…
What a picture you painted! I had images of a towering amazon woman standing over Niagara Falls, breasts imagined by every nerdy virgin comic book illustrator!
Well described, Diane!
Crap, I almost just spit up my morning coffee reading this! You once again hooked me in with your stories. Good job Hook! And truly a funny story! We need to get you some of those new Google Glasses so you can video your guests. Now that would be so fun to see what or who you are talking about. My guess would be that your video on this babe would have been on the parts that were only a year old! LOL
Your guess is spot-on!
I knew it! 🙂
The perfect guess!
I try.
Oh, dear….
Oh yeah…
lmao so funny
That’s how I feel about you!
You got me.
Glad to hear it!
I was hoping this post was heading in that direction, and as usual, it didn’t disappoint!
I hope I never do, Katie!
A very diplomatic answer.
All in a day’s work, old friend.
Very descriptive! As usual I was right there on the elevator with you witnessing this entire conversation! Hilarious interaction…..I’m impressed with your diplomatic, gentleman comment! Well done 🙂
Thanks, Courtney!
That was too funny, thanks again!
Thank you for stopping by, Marcia. I want to get over to your site soon, but things have been nuts!
You Silly Goose! I think your response that “parts of you are barely a year old” could have been a comment very detrimental to your health. Thank goodness you have a sixth sense about who you can say what to so that it ended up being a “diplomatic” comment.
It has taken me years, but my skills are razor-sharp – fortunately!
What a silly goose you are!
I loved reading this… as a girl I love to see super glamorous women too. Maybe for different reasons. I am surprised and happy she enjoyed your response… it seemed so dangerous when I read it.
It was dangerous when I said it!
Too funny! Why does it seem that some would rather dumb-down their personality? Or perhaps she was just truly too dense. If her new assets were for boyfriend catching, then she’s got a good thing going. Sandy
I’m not so sure her life is the cat’s meow, Sandy…
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Sometimes I think that hotels should have a sign on the registration desk saying, “Welcome to the Freak Show”. Do you ever say or think that to yourself?
Definitely!
“Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter” is the sign I’d love to hang…
The other night when we were checking in to a hotel there was an older couple (70-ish) in line ahead of us and the woman said to the front desk agent, “There aren’t any naughty people here are there?” I almost busted out laughing just at the question, but the FD agent said, “Ma’am, this is a hotel, there are always naughty people here.”
Great answer!
‘A year old…’ Priceless!
😀
Thanks!
Living dangerously. Fall down funny.
You do know how to trap a reader and build a story. Why TV shows aren’t calling you begging you to write for them I can’t possibly understand.
Thanks for the chuckles
That makes two of us!
Thanks for the support.
Did you check out the Sundance Channel series of tv script writers that’s started? I think some of the shows are online – “Breaking Bad” was. Good chance to see how script writers think.
You’ve got a ton of potential episodes preloaded in your head.
I do indeed. Thank you for having faith in me.
I always wondered at what point you get a new odometer when you restore a car.. you’ve just widened the question to people!
I do what I can…
There is never really a safe response to the “How old do you think I am” question, but you handled it perfectly. Well played, I say.
Thanks, Carrie!
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I just scrolled for 10 minutes, to get to the bottom of the comments… and now I can’t recall what I was going to say… lol
I apologize, Kim – but you’re hilarious!
Well, she did ask for it…
You seem like a great conversationalist. If I was there with you, I wouldn’t be able to contain the full blown laugh. She’d give me the killer eye and I’d just stand there looking at my toes praying for deliverance. But you can hook her away from me no doubt about that. 😉