Clerk<\/b> [as I place a bag of cat food and a half gallon of skim milk (the official purchase of cat ladies everywhere) on the counter]<\/i>: You look like the actress Karen Allen! I saw her on TMZ the other day. <\/p>\n
Me:<\/b> Oh, really? Thanks! [stops to think of who Karen Allen is and comes up with the squeaking sounds of a vacant cranial mouse wheel]<\/i> Uh, is that good or bad? I’m not sure I can think of who that is…<\/p>\n
Clerk:<\/b> Oh, you look like her when she was younger. Like when she was in Shoot the Moon<\/i>. <\/p>\n
Me:<\/b> … [blank stare, credit-card swipe]<\/i> Uhhh, was she one of Charlie’s Angels? No, wait. They were…<\/p>\n
Clerk:<\/b> No, that was Cheryl Ladd, Farrah Fawcett, and … oh no, this is really bad. <\/p>\n
Me:<\/b> Was there a Karen? No, a Kate!<\/p>\n
Clerk:<\/b> Kate Jackson!<\/p>\n
Me:<\/b> Yeah!<\/p>\n
Clerk:<\/b> Yeah, no. Karen Allen was in Shoot the Moon<\/i> with Albert Finney.<\/p>\n
Me:<\/b> Ahhhhh! [feigning recognition]<\/i> That kind of rings a bell. <\/p>\n
Clerk:<\/b> Well, Karen Allen is at home now having babies. Being a housewife. I just happened to think of her because I saw her on TMZ the other day. [hands me receipt and my bag]<\/i> Give my love to your kitty cat!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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