Young Guy Who Beat Me to the Gym Yesterday: “Oh, hey.”

Me: “Good morning.”

YGWBMGY: gets up and moves toward his pile of stuff

Me: “Oh, you’re okay.”

YGWBMGY: “…I was just gonna put my shirt on.”

Me: “…Oh.”

Me: “Sorry, I meant your music’s okay — I’ve got headphones.”

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New Stylist, at Same Salon as Old Stylist: “Hey, have you ever thought about getting highlights?”

Me: “Yeah. I got them at my last appointment.”

NSSOS: “Oh. Um… Sorry.”

Me: “That’s okay. That’s why you got today’s appointment.”

(Which is mostly true. The highlights weren’t done well last time, but the cut was the bigger problem.)

New Stylist got it right: