Say What?

Do you ever say something to a person in passing and really have no clue what they say back to you? It happens to the SacTownGuy a lot as I was the 700WattCarSteroGuy for a long time. Rolling around town with the booming bass and crystal clear tweeters will mess up a person's hearing... just like momz told me it would! Anyway, I had passing words with a guy yesterday that left me wondering... I assume I heard him wrong... or maybe he was just messing with me because his word was so clear!?

I was walking down the hallway in our office building heading the bathroom. Side note, you know you have little kids when you almost write "potty" as the place an adult goes to urinate. Anyway, I was walking down the hallway and passed a guy that I often see around the building. I think he is like a maintenance guy or something. I have seen him for several years. He's a little Hispanic dude. I would say he is 5'5" or so. We usually acknowlege each other with a smile, a "hello" or the like. Yesterday he was walking toward me and as we passed I said, "good afternoon," to my little friend. He replied, "gordito."

I am guessing he didn't really say gordito to me but what did he say? It defintely was not "good afternoon." What could it have been? Or maybe he was just messing with me and really DID say gordito?

Of course it reminds me of Fletch greeting the housekeeper with the name of a popular SoCal fast food restaurant. I think the maid greeted Fletch with a "buenos noches" and Irwin M. Fletcher (aka: "Fletch") replied, "Pup 'n Taco." At other points in the movie he also greets people with various Spanish words such as an exchange with a guy (maybe the guy that brought him the two steak sandwiches?) The waiter says: "Muchas Gracias" and Fletch replies, "Tierra Del Fuego."

Anyway, the bottom line is I will likely never know what my little friend said yesterday but feel free to let me know if you have any idea.

peace out.