ABC Store Clerk: I'll need to see some age verification.
— Kwisatz Haterade (@jason0x21) November 6, 2021
Me: AT&T was the only telephone company. They owned the phone in my house and rented it to us. You dialed a number with an actual dial that turned and made a series of clicks by...
Clerk: Here's your package. Please go. https://t.co/DG5RRhUsYU
Celebrity librarian Jessamyn West introduced me to a new meme on Twitter. Imagine that you're trying to buy alcohol and the liquor store clerk wants to verify that you are at least 21 years old. Aside from showing your state ID card, what could you say that would definitely date you?
My own humble contribution to the meme is this:
Liquor store clerk: I'm gonna need to see some age verification.
— John Farrier (@JohnCFarrier) November 7, 2021
Me: I used to buy the newspaper on Friday just to get the TV listings for the next week.
Liquor store clerk: enjoy your purchase. https://t.co/qF19AhlVLw
Me: I remember when the Atlanta Braves were the laughingstock of Major League Baseball.
Clerk: Enjoy shopping!
To be fair, I was still technically too young to drink in that particular state.