We went out to dinner Friday night. The things you hear! Across from our table sat a nicely dressed grandmother and her granddaughter who looked to be about 20 years old. The grandmother asked who the girl was dating.
Girl: "Joe."
Grandmother: "Oh, this is a new guy? How old?"
Girl: "He's 29."
Grandmother: "Oh that's quite an age difference. He's older than the last guy. How old was he?"
Girl: "He was 27."
Grandmother: "Oh, I see. Well are you going to bring him to Thanksgiving?"
Girl: "Yeah, sure. I'm going to wear my short dress."
Grandmother: Shook her head. "No, you shouldn't wear that one. What is he wearing?"
Girl: "He wants to wear his wife beater undershirt so he can show off his tattoos."
MY HUSBAND: "Wonder where she parks her trailer?"
Now for the writers out there, that's a "character" in development. Look and listen to those around you when you need a writing prompt. Have fun.
Girl: "Joe."
Grandmother: "Oh, this is a new guy? How old?"
Girl: "He's 29."
Grandmother: "Oh that's quite an age difference. He's older than the last guy. How old was he?"
Girl: "He was 27."
Grandmother: "Oh, I see. Well are you going to bring him to Thanksgiving?"
Girl: "Yeah, sure. I'm going to wear my short dress."
Grandmother: Shook her head. "No, you shouldn't wear that one. What is he wearing?"
Girl: "He wants to wear his wife beater undershirt so he can show off his tattoos."
MY HUSBAND: "Wonder where she parks her trailer?"
Now for the writers out there, that's a "character" in development. Look and listen to those around you when you need a writing prompt. Have fun.
7 comments:
I can't help it. Nosy my nature, I guess.
I don't often pay attention to conversations around me, mostly because I can't hear them over the background noise. But now I have some idea of what a 'character in development' looks like. Thanks.
There is indeed character developments for those three mentioned in your post today! I hope my granddaughter never brings someone home in a wifebeater shirt!¬! LOL!!
I love eavesdropping.My problem is that I often want to join the conversation!
I get my best ideas from eavesdropping! Thanks for sharing!
Ha! I'm eavesdropping right now at the library. You are so right- character development in the making. Your husband's line made me laugh~
Sometimes you can't help but hear the conversations of others because they talk so loudly, and sometimes you wish you hadn't heard them at all!! :D
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