Post by strangerdejavu on Jul 19, 2006 2:27:44 GMT -5
Sometimes the best humor comes out of the small things you run across in everyday life, don't you think?
So today I'm at the local "Men's Warehouse" in San Jose, California, buying myself a new suit. This man comes in as I'm getting my jacket marked for alteration, and he's wearing an all black jacket with black pants, a black shirt underneath, with a black tie. Now, this guy was BIG. Not fat-big, but the build of a bouncer, and must have been around 6'5"! There was also not a hair on his head.
My mother, who was with me to provide opinions on the suits I tried on, complimented this rather large dude on his attire, saying she thought it looked very sharp and she liked his choice. He warmed right up to her, thanking her, and telling her what a bunch of great guys they were at the Men's Warehouse, telling us that he makes all his suit purchases there and that we'll never go anywhere else now that we've dealt with them. Apparently he liked them quite a bit! Meanwhile, they're giving him discounts that had expired months previously... Interesting!
But comes the apex to my story - as we are purchasing my suit at the front counter, I hear a familiar tune played as a cheap cell phone ringtone. It took me about a second to realize what it was as I was looking toward the end of the counter where the large man in black was located. As he put the phone to his ear, I realized it was the theme song to "The Godfather!!" I immediately turned away trying to supress my laughter at the whole spectactle as my mom took a few seconds to realize what I was laughing about. We took our bags and walked out of the store, where we burst into laughter. If that's not something straight out of The Sopranos - a large bald man in a nice black suit, getting free discounts, with the Godfather ringtone on his phone- then I don't know what is!
So today I'm at the local "Men's Warehouse" in San Jose, California, buying myself a new suit. This man comes in as I'm getting my jacket marked for alteration, and he's wearing an all black jacket with black pants, a black shirt underneath, with a black tie. Now, this guy was BIG. Not fat-big, but the build of a bouncer, and must have been around 6'5"! There was also not a hair on his head.
My mother, who was with me to provide opinions on the suits I tried on, complimented this rather large dude on his attire, saying she thought it looked very sharp and she liked his choice. He warmed right up to her, thanking her, and telling her what a bunch of great guys they were at the Men's Warehouse, telling us that he makes all his suit purchases there and that we'll never go anywhere else now that we've dealt with them. Apparently he liked them quite a bit! Meanwhile, they're giving him discounts that had expired months previously... Interesting!
But comes the apex to my story - as we are purchasing my suit at the front counter, I hear a familiar tune played as a cheap cell phone ringtone. It took me about a second to realize what it was as I was looking toward the end of the counter where the large man in black was located. As he put the phone to his ear, I realized it was the theme song to "The Godfather!!" I immediately turned away trying to supress my laughter at the whole spectactle as my mom took a few seconds to realize what I was laughing about. We took our bags and walked out of the store, where we burst into laughter. If that's not something straight out of The Sopranos - a large bald man in a nice black suit, getting free discounts, with the Godfather ringtone on his phone- then I don't know what is!