Now, we all know someone who says things just for the benefit of seeing how taken off guard you will be or to try and see if you'll notice the absurdity of their statement. Today, for the first time, I wondered if five year olds are now subscribing to this very practice. Let me lay it out for you....
I was wheeled up next to a student having a chat about her writing. Out of nowhere one of her tablemates said to me, "I drink kid's beer."
Me: Oh? I didn't know there was such a thing.
Her: "Yes, there is. It has bumble bees on the can."
Me: "You drink a whole can?" - Clearly by the inflection in my voice any skilled "story teller" could see I was perhaps doubting what they said and at the very least showing an increased level of concern. Though this particular student didn't miss a beat, if in fact she was trying to pull the wool over my eyes.
Her: "No, I just have a cup full."
Me: "Do your mom and dad know you drink beer?"
Her: "Yeah, I only have it when my dad has his beer."
Me: "And this is a kids' beer??"
Her: "Yep, it's good!"
I was out of questions by then because what was I to do with this sort of information? Do I dare stomp over to the phone and ring up this child's dad and ask for the 4-1-1 on the beer drinking festivities at their house? Surely not, but it was a fascinating story and shared with such conviction and skill for an on the spot interrogation that I couldn't help but wonder if maybe it was true.
So, of all you beer drinkers out there, where does one get the Bumble Bee Kids Beer???
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