Unbelievable...

Do you ever have a moment when you think, "that did not just happen?"

I had one today.  I was out to brunch with some friends (no one is more shocked, that I used those words in the same sentence, than me!)  Sitting on one side of us was two women and an itty-bitty baby (we would later find out was only 15 days old!) and on the other side was a mom, dad, and a two year old.  However, sitting on the other side of the women and baby was an older man eating alone who we will now call Mr. Miserable.

As he is leaving he says to the women, who have been speaking Spanish, he asks, "Where are you from?"  Now these ladies are smart and one quickly pipes in that she is from New Jersey.  But Mr. Miserable doesn't get that this is not her first time on this ride...  He continues in the way that these types do....he finally says to the women that he hopes they teach the baby English because this is America...  The women do not respond to him, because sadly they've dealt with this before.  Not that it matters, but these women did speak English....

This all happened so quickly, I could not believe my ears, I kept waiting for John what's-his-face from What Would You Do to show up with a microphone.

The women I am sitting with all hear this conversation as well, while I am still dumbfounded that Mr. Miserable has just said what I thought he just said.  The dad from the other table gets up and follows Mr. Miserable.  Turns out Dad is a Warrant Officer (whoop!) and not only is he bilingual, the attitude of Mr. Miserable is one that he takes "issue with".

Dad returns after some time, we've been able to see them through the windows, and relates to us (because by now we are all old friends, and the waitress too) that he is one of "those guys".  It turns out that Mr. Miserable is himself a retired officer, so WO Dad gave him the "as an officer I'm disappointed in you" speech.

Of course, no one not even a hundred WO Dads is going to change Mr. Miserable's attitude, and if nothing else he won't eat at that restaurant again.  And what restaurant was that, you ask?  The IHOP....INTERNATIONAL House of Pancakes!

Unbelievable....