Wowenglish Posted 17 years ago
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I have two questions.
1. I would like to know the meaning of "You just keep smiling and thank God she's not yours" in the next writing.
2. I would like to know why the next writing is a joke.
My baby-sitter knows not to bring my one-year-old daughter, Ami, into the supermarket where I work. One glimpse of me at the checkout counter and Ami will scream until she's in my arms. But one day, with the fridge empty, Maxine had no choice. And, as predicted, when my daughter spotted me, her wailing could be heard throughout the entire store. Unsure what to do, I just smiled and continued scanning a customer's groceries. "That's right, honey," said the woman I was waiting on. "You just keep smiling and thank God she's not yours."
I have two questions.
1. I would like to know the meaning of "You just keep smiling and thank God she's not yours" in the next writing.
2. I would like to know why the next writing is a joke.
My baby-sitter knows not to bring my one-year-old daughter, Ami, into the supermarket where I work. One glimpse of me at the checkout counter and Ami will scream until she's in my arms. But one day, with the fridge empty, Maxine had no choice. And, as predicted, when my daughter spotted me, her wailing could be heard throughout the entire store. Unsure what to do, I just smiled and continued scanning a customer's groceries. "That's right, honey," said the woman I was waiting on. "You just keep smiling and thank God she's not yours."
Top answer
That woman was apparently very annoyed by the waling and creaming of the your girl who she thought was someone else's daughter. That's why she said "You just keep smiling and thank *** she's not yours. That's how I took it.
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That woman was apparently very annoyed by the waling and creaming of the your girl who she thought was someone else's daughter. That's why she said "You just keep smiling and thank *** she's not yours. That's how I took it.
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Suppose she were not yours. Your natural reaction would be annoyance. Why doesn't that damned kid shut up?!
However, your job requires good customer relations. You have to pretend everything is okay, and continue to present a smiling face to the customers.
If she were yours, you'd be very embarrassed, and possibly angry. So you're ve
However, your job requires good customer relations. You have to pretend everything is okay, and continue to present a smiling face to the customers.
If she were yours, you'd be very embarrassed, and possibly angry. So you're ve
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