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Heard two baristas arguing about a regular's backstory
At my local coffee spot, the new guy said our quiet regular was a retired spy. The other barista said he just liked his peace. Made me think about all the tiny stories we make up for strangers. Now I keep a list of 'coffee shop character' prompts. Anyone else get ideas from overheard bits of talk?
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johnson.betty22d ago
That's hilarious, my version is always way less cool. I probably decide someone's a boring accountant when they're actually a secret poet or something lol.
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daniel39122d ago
Yeah the "tiny stories we make up for strangers" thing is so real. I used to sit in this diner and write whole lives for people. There was this guy who always read the paper and circled things. I decided he was a retired editor marking up mistakes, but my friend said he was probably just doing the crossword. Johnson.betty, your boring accountant is definitely writing haikus about spreadsheets. It's more fun to guess wild than to assume normal.
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murray.pat22d ago
Man I do this all the time at the coffee shop. There's a woman who comes in every Tuesday and just stares out the window for an hour. I'm convinced she's planning a heist or remembering a lost love. My wife says she's probably just waiting for her laundry to finish. But the made up version is way better, it makes the whole world feel more interesting. I'm sticking with the heist.
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