Free psychic at the library!
I am working at the circulation desk checking out this lady's books...
- So baby's coming soon, huh?
- In March.
- (Matter of factly:) Oh, you won't make it that long. Do you know what you're having?
- Well, it looks like it's a boy. From what I saw anyway.
- Oh, so you actually went in and they showed you?
- (Me, perplexed as to how else I would know) Uh, yeah.
- (She lowers her voice and winks at me) Well, you know, I'm very good at this. I haven't been wrong in... oh, I don't know. You know, at my age... I'm 74... I usually guess right. (Pauses) I know what you're having. But I won't tell you. Just let me know when you have your baby.
Uhm, and then? You're gonna tell me you just KNEW it was a boy?
I love the library.
This sounds like a scene in a good sitcom. I would love the library, too.
Do you know jiddisch Poker by Kishon?
Two men playing. No cards. Each of them imagines a number. One of them says the number, then the next. The one who said the highest winns...