A friend came over to my desk the other day [1].
"Odetta is dead", he announced.
Not "I have some bad news, perhaps you'd like to sit down, great mate".
I was already sitting, of course, but that's beside the point.
Not "I have some news. Can I make you a cup of tea, chum?".
I did already have tea but I'd made it myself and it's always nicer when someone makes it for you isn't it?
Just "Odetta is dead".
He's such a heartless bastard.
[1] He's also a colleague. My friends aren't in the habit of mooching into my office to tell me things. My mate Hendo did it once in the late eighties but I had him removed immediately.
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