I answered the phone today: “Hello?”
Caller: I’d like to speak to Chuck Yeager
Me: What’s it regarding?
Caller: My girlfriend.
Me: In what regard?
Caller: She’s a flatearththeorist.
Me: She’s a what?
Caller: She believes the flatearththeory.
Me: She believes in what?
Caller: Flat earth theory.
Me: So…
Caller: Chuck has got to tell me how to handle this. I gotta get her to see she’s wrong.
Me: Take her to the library. Show her globes, books. Take her outside – show her the night sky.
Caller: I guess I can but she believes everything she reads on the internet.
Me: Then show her the round earth websites.
Caller: What am I going to do? I gotta nip this in the bud!
Me: How old is she?
Caller: 42. She won’t change! Chuck’s gotta help me! What should I do?
Me: Get a new girlfriend.
Caller: Can I speak to Chuck – I need his help.
Me: No, that’s not something he does.
Caller: Oh. Uh. Okay.
Hangs up.
c. GCYI