Look! A *real* journal post (not a meme, not a quiz!)

[spedbug]

Mr. Bug's company is offering disability insurance to its employees. There's the option to buy group disability insurance or go solo and buy an independent policy. Because there's more than one option, the insurance agent has come to our home to show us all his boring booklets and share all his boring factoids. Insurance. Necessary, yes. Thrilling, no.

Because of our schedules, the insurance agent has come to our house at 8pm on two separate nights. Both nights he didn't leave until 10pm. As I've probably mentioned before, I'm not a very social person. He's a very nice guy and easy to talk to, in general, but at 10pm there are few people I want remaining in my house other than my immediate family (unless it's a party). So, the last time he was over, I was getting a little stir crazy sitting there listening to his spiel.

Finally, at about 9:45pm, I couldn't take it anymore and laid my cards out on the table. "It's best you leave the information and let me read it because I just don't absorb spoken instructions and information well. You'd have a better chance of me understanding it if you sang it to me." I don't remember how it degenerated so quickly but after a bit of witty interchange, I proclaimed, "To tell you the truth, when it comes to stuff like this, you'd be better off explaining it through interpretive dance."
"Interpretive dance?" he exclaimed, in disbelief.

Can you guess what I did?

Yes. I got up from the table and did a short, interpretive dance that represented disability insurance. I tippy-toed sideways toward the refrigerator, arms over my head. Then, I did a lurching, jerking movement to represent an injury before doing a "I'm lame", limping dance toward the counter. There, I changed roles and did a small ballet step while miming someone giving out cash. Changing roles, again, I became the disabled dancer and accepted the money with a gasp, smile and a short, jubilant dance back to my chair.

To give credit where it's due, the insurance agent just laughed. Earlier in the meeting, I had commented that he must meet a lot of "odd", interesting people in his line of work. I think I became one of them.

Comments

That does it...

[amyleaton.livejournal.com]

I'd like to friend ya, if you don't mind. I couldn't stand it if I missed another post like this! :-)

ROFL!

[rendiru.livejournal.com]

I would have paid to see his face during your dance!

I don't entertain and can be very uncomfortable with people, especially sales people, coming over to my house. To stay past 9:00 (twice!) would be too much for me too. I would have had to leave the room and have S boot them before I became too snippy. I tend to get rather abrupt when strangers push my limits too far - he's very lucky that he was at your house and not mine. :-)

[fsr44.livejournal.com]

I suspect he'll be back, if only to catch your "Deductible Dream Ballet".

[texaswren.livejournal.com]

If someone overstays their welcome, (which can be as early as 15 minutes after their arrival, depending on who they are), Johnnie says, "Aren't you people ever going to go home?" He laughs, and they aren't ever sure if he is serious, but they usually leave soon after.

I would have given a bunch to be a fly on your wall tonight. ;-)

[kitsunecharmed.livejournal.com]

*wild applause*

*STANDING OVATION*

Encore! Encore!

[atabei.livejournal.com]

We need video-posts here on LJ...
Urgently.
;-)

[sunneschii.livejournal.com]

Hehe!

I´ve always known BC are some kind of crazy people! Love it!


But watch out! He may come back and dance with you!!;-)

[angelchild.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha..... You'd think he would have shot out the door like a shot wouldnt you lol

I HATE salesmen/tradesmen that outstay their welcome.... will try the dance thing on the next one i have here ;o)

Oh man

[yokospungeon.livejournal.com]

You are the Don. Hats off to you darling.

:)

Next time he turns up say "Look, I've only got 30 minutes before my neighbours turn up for their Eurythmics class. Look likely sunshine, or I'll have you in a leotard faster than you can say negative equity."

Spedbug, you rock!

[kairon13.livejournal.com]

Oh, that has so brightened up a grey Manchester morning!

*blowing you bubbles*

[bookczuk.livejournal.com]

"Brilliant!", she says, tipping her hat as she executes a flawless pirouet.

Excellent!

[buffra.livejournal.com]

That sounds so fun! Maybe we should try it for all kinds of boring stuff -- budget meetings? Dance! Council meetings? Dance! Job interviews? Dance!! The unemployment office? Dance!!

interpretive dance

[(Anonymous)]

spedbug - I've seen you do that dance before. Never knew you were trying to get rid of me - thought you just had too much to drink!

how in the HELLLLLL

[antof9.livejournal.com]

Did I miss this post?!

SpedBug -- you darling, darling girl. You are my idol.

And although the interpretive dance comments were funny in and of themselves, after reading this, they're doubly so.

Big

Wet

Smooches

(BWS)

[o-jenny.livejournal.com]

Oh my! I almost wet myself laughing at this!! If you don't mind, I'm going to friend you so I can be sure to get the whole story on the Financial Planning Fandango (I've already got the little footprint diagram forming in my head). :-D

[kitsunecharmed.livejournal.com]

I can't believe this was so long ago. It's still a defining "Sped moment" for me. When you post most anything, I remember that this is a woman who will do an interpretive dance if you bore her too much.

*laughs*

Love you, Sped.