Join Better Said Than Done this Saturday, November 28th, for our traditional post-Thanksgiving show. The theme this time around is Aches, Pain, and Injury. Our tellers will grapple with, as Hamlet put it, “the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to.” Tickets are on sale now!
But before they delve into their much more poignant, substantive tales, I wanted to know about our tellers’ more frivolous and/or petty pet peeves, a.k.a. pains in the neck. Here’s how tellers Vicki Lynn Bryan, Barbara Fornoff, Bonnie Gardner, Darion McCloud, Gwendolyn Napier, Mary Jo Pollack, and Anna Marie Trester answered…
Barbara Fornoff: People who have whole conversations in the store, when you are shopping. You did NOT want to know about their colonoscopy or their family member who is obnoxious, but by gosh , you are going to! My life is more important than your phone! And the world is not your phone booth, people!
Bonnie Gardner: The first thing that sprang to mind was people who back into parking spaces — at the grocery store, the mall, parking garages — blocking the lane so I have to wait as they try three, four times to back in when they could have just pulled in and let me go on my way.
Mary Jo Pollack: Mispronunciations have always driven me nuts. When I sold real estate people said RE LA TOR instead of REAL TOR. I cringe when I hear the T said in often. I’m happy to be corrected when I mispronounce a word.
Anna Marie Trester: The first pet peeve that comes to mind is being asked google-able questions. “What makes you think I’m better at google than you are?!?huh?! Cause I’m not!!!”
Vicki Lynn Bryan: People who block the sidewalk. Just standing in the middle of the sidewalk talking or trying to figure out where they are going.
Darion McCloud: I hate when people try to “clean up” my workspace. It’s not a mess! It’s a system!
Gwendolyn Napier: EXTREMELY LOUD MUSIC
Now that you know our tellers pickier nitpicks, come hear their deeper takes on this month’s theme. Your host for the evening is Elinor Klein, ably assisted by our fearless leader Jessica Robinson as tech director. The show starts at 8:00 P.M. EST, and ticket sales close a few minutes before showtime. Tickets are pay-what-you-can, with a standard price of $15 and a minimum of $5 (plus a $1 handling fee). All proceeds are shared among the tellers and Better Said Than Done.
Let our tellers take your mind off your own troubles. Buy those tickets now!
