Joking with strangers.

A rough transcript of the conversation that took place between me and the security guard at the John Hancock building today.

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Leigh - A tall white girl in her mid 20's on her way to a focus group.

Security Guard - A Tall Black man in his mid 40's taking people from the security desk to the elevator.

Security Guard: (noticing my fingernails as I sign in) Man! Those Nails are blue!

Leigh: (looking at her nails) indeed they are, Blue.

SG: It looks like smurfs, it looks like a bunch of smurfs came and polished your nails to a shine.

Leigh: They ARE kind of a smurf color ARENT they! I never really thought of that.

SG: Man those are the smurfiest colored nails I have ever seen. It's like Papa smurf did your nails.(leading me over to the elevators so he can key card me up)

Leigh: (After a bit of a pause. Looking at my nails) I should get little white hats for all my fingers-

SG: No.

Leigh: No? Haha.

SG: No, (shaking his head) I can't believe you said that.

Leigh: I crossed a line.

SG: You went too far.

Leigh: I pushed the boundary line with that one.

Both: Laughing

Leigh: Well have a good day!

SG: You too now!

It's little conversations like that with complete strangers that I cherish. haha.