Utah Phillips tells the story of the labor activist Art Nurse, who went out one election-day morning in Missoula and was accosted by a drunk with a gun who said, “Are you voting Democrat or Republican?” He replied, “Shoot me.”
I once read that if you can’t remember someone’s name, you should introduce yourself humbly as if you’re the one who’s forgettable, and the other person will likely reciprocate. I’ve tried this and it has yet to work.
Wow, I somehow went all these years not realizing Kim was the same person as that adopted Vietnamese kid. I clearly recall the raisins/shrapnel episode. I must have been not-reading the strip during a key period in between. Thanks for clearing it up for me.
No, I’m pretty sure it was microwaved.