Tuesday, September 28, 2010

My Shortest Conversation on the Middle East This Month

GUY WORKING IN PIZZA PLACE: I’m diplomatic.  I’m Israeli.

GIRL CUSTOMER [frowning]: Uh, I don’t think you guys are very diplomatic.

GUY WORKING IN PIZZA PLACE: What do you mean?  Do you know how much we put up with?

GIRL CUSTOMER: OK, I’m sorry.  [to her friend] I get into the weirdest arguments.

ME [exiting with my pizza slice, to Guy]: You tell ’em.

GUY WORKING IN PIZZA PLACE: Ha!  Republican?

ME: Yeah, actually.

(The panel discussion I'll be a part of at Georgetown in DC on Wed., Oct. 6 at 7:30pm will no doubt be more complex, so mark your calendars, but more about that tomorrow.)

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