Saturday, July 24, 2010

Say 'Dairy'!

People think it's always good to smile, but not all smiles are good smiles. It depends why they are smiling.

How about that smile of pity? That smile that says, 'Aw, you poor wretch, I wouldn't want to have your life!'

What am I supposed to think when people who dislike me are smiling? Isn't that cause for concern?

Or how about that vacuous smile of the broken-spirited? They've been cleaning your tables for twenty-five years and that smile is for you to help lighten your mood as they serve you.

Then there are the failed smiles of those who have been put on the spot to produce a smile. Don't do it! In the name of all that is holy!

At the same time, the ones who are capable of sincere smiles have a way of using them on you. Sales persons and politicians, you know.

With all this in my head, I'm sorry if I makes it hard for people to find some way to approach me in a non-threatening manner. But I am a fast enough runner to let you get within smiling range for a few seconds beforehand. And it also follows that my own smile is unreliable.

All the same, there are still two instances that should illicit an automatic smile response. For good dogs and for small children. Anyone who doesn't smile for them should be seized and locked away in a Debtor's Prison, unless they have a good excuse. Then they'd have something to not smile about.

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