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cos she's gotta pay for her 35 prescriptions somehow, right? ;)
Yes, Grandma took over my desk at work today. She managed to be nice to clients, and only lashed out occasionally over kids these days, the cost of insurance, modern technology and her doctor's repeatedly telling her to stop smoking - even though she's "been doing it since (she) was 6 years old" and "if it was good enough for Bette Davis, Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford, why not me?" Of course, she took hits off her inhaler post-rants, because it can get you mighty winded to bitch like that.
Hey - if nothing else, Grandma did get me 3rd place in the Office Costume Contest (a $25 AMC Movie Card) - and I'm sure that she'll probably get a few laughs in the Castro this Sunday.
How did I make it work? It's in the voice - I somehow took on the raspy affectation of someone that's been smoking for 40 years and was bottle-fed gin. That and the suntan knee-highs (one rolled down to the ankle, the other halfway up my shin, but sagging at my ankle) with slippers don't hurt either. :)
Yes, Grandma took over my desk at work today. She managed to be nice to clients, and only lashed out occasionally over kids these days, the cost of insurance, modern technology and her doctor's repeatedly telling her to stop smoking - even though she's "been doing it since (she) was 6 years old" and "if it was good enough for Bette Davis, Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford, why not me?" Of course, she took hits off her inhaler post-rants, because it can get you mighty winded to bitch like that.
Hey - if nothing else, Grandma did get me 3rd place in the Office Costume Contest (a $25 AMC Movie Card) - and I'm sure that she'll probably get a few laughs in the Castro this Sunday.
How did I make it work? It's in the voice - I somehow took on the raspy affectation of someone that's been smoking for 40 years and was bottle-fed gin. That and the suntan knee-highs (one rolled down to the ankle, the other halfway up my shin, but sagging at my ankle) with slippers don't hurt either. :)
