“I thought ya’ll was gay!”

Can you tell by the title that this is going to be an awkward story? Well just in case you couldn’t, it is, so be prepared.

After seeing a movie with my friend Holly, we decided to go to Rita’s (an amazing Italian ice/ custard place found along the East Coast) for a cool refreshment. After arriving there, we looked at the “Flavor Board” to see what options we had. I saw that Rita’s had a new flavor of Italian ice called juicy pear. They had me at the word juicy. I was intrigued, as was Holly, so we asked if we could sample it. The nice lady behind the counter (for this story, we will call her Mrs. Blunt or Mrs. B) was super friendly and chatty with us as she prepared our samples.

Mrs. Blunt handed me a pretty decent sized sample cup and a little spoon. She then handed Holly a little spoon. Holly and I looked at each other a little and were a little confused. We assumed that we would each get a sample to try. But, not wanting to be annoying and being the good friends that we are, we just shrugged and started tasting the ice. Mrs. Blunt watched us anxiously awaiting to see what our response would be. We told her that we loved it. Holly got a blended drink, and I got a Gelati ( custard on the bottom, flavored ice in the middle, more custard on top. YUM!)

Once we received our treats, it was time to pay. We both took out our wallets and waited to hear what our totals would be. I walked up to the counter and Mrs. B said, “Ok, that will be $13.25” or something like that….I looked at her kind of confused at why the amount was so much. She mentioned that she thought that we were together. I explained to her that we were paying separately. I paid for my ice-cream and went and sat on a bench while I waited for Holly to pay….but the wheels in my head started turning. 

When Holly sat down next to me, she was laughing hysterically. I turned to her and told her that I was pretty sure that Mrs. Blunt. thought we were a couple. Holly matter-a-factly responded that Mrs. B did think that.

Apparantly, Mrs. B flat-out told her. Holly explained that when I walked away, Mrs. Blunt exclaimed “Oh!. I thought ya’ll was gay!”
HAHA! When I pieced the events together, I can kinda see how she drew that conclusion. I guess sharing the sample cup looked a little sketch. In our defense, we did not think that she was going to give us another one and it's not like we were feeding each other or something! We just thought that she intended for us to share.

How Holly did not burst out laughing at the counter, I'll never know. I all but peed my pants when Holly told me the story! I also found it hilarious that Mrs. B just outright said that! But now you can see how she got her presh nickname. What if we were a couple?...which obviously we would never be since I prefer muscles, a deep voice, and oh...a MAN...but regardless, some people just need to learn how to bite their tongues sometimes……haha and yes, this is coming from the girl that could use some thought before her speaking as well…but oh well, that is a story for another day :)

Moral of the story: Do not share food with a member of the same sex, or you will set off people’s gaydar….or maybe do it, then at least you have a funny story to look back on whenever you need a pick-me-up :)

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*This quote is sponsored by Mrs. Blunt, aka, Mrs. B*