Illinois State Building
The afternoon wore on at the State Building's license facility.. had to get a new drivers license. i forgot about the queues and so was unprepared. Quite a few souls turn up who don't know english, and some of the state employees are either too literal about their job, or wanna play fool, as can be seen by the foll conversation at the license counter :
"Sir, would you like to be an organ donor ?"
"Um..uh.." hands gesticulate -what?
"Sir, would you like to be an ORGAN donor ?"
Blank silence
"Aaah repeat, Sir, would YOU LIKE to be an ORGAN DONOR ?"
"Ogg ..ogghh.. oggan ..?"
"Yes, organ"
"Whh whha whhat is ohhgan..?"
" Pardon me, sir ?"
"Ohhgan .. what ?"
"ORGAN.. like your heart, your eyes.."
"my eyes ?"
"yea, like if you are injured in an accident, you could choose to donate your organs"
"whh-heh ..?"
"Pardon ME, sir ?" in a very tart tone.
"m.m...my eye, this my eye brow.."
"Yes I know."
"You know ..? i have eye test for drive"
"ExCUSE me ?"
"I have eye test for drive license"
"Sir, aaahm not talking about eye tests, i'm asking whether you would wish to be an organ donor. I repeat, would you like to donate your organs on event of a fatal accident?"
By this time, all the people within earshot are tuned in. Most of them sniggering away quietly. The poor sod being interrogated is utterly confused, on the verge of panic. His hands are trembling, and he breathes rapidly, looking scared shitless.
Simultaneously, a guy and yours truly blurt out to the counter guy,"Hey he does not follow english you can see that, why not just put a 'No' to being an organ donor ?"
"aahm doin maah jaaab an aahm suppose to aks that"
"yeah, but your question ain't gettin thro, dude. Once he learns english he can change it later."
and so on. you get the drift. Small wonder the line creeps there so !