Penny for your Thoughts ....
While waiting for a table at Shoney’s yesterday (Price, party of 24!) Bella, Richard, her cousin Josh and I were in front of the toy-grab arcade game when Bella found a penny. It was approximately 11:15am.
Bella: Find a penny, pick it up, all day long you’ll have good luck!
Samma: Thanks! You should keep it so that YOU can have the good luck. Besides, it’s sticky.
Bella: Ewww! YOU keep it.
Samma: It’s so sticky, I bet it will stick to Richard’s head.
Richard:
Samma: STICK.
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Bella: It’s still there! I’m going to set my stop-watch and see how long it stays.
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Bella: It’s been 5 minutes, 28 seconds.
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Bella: It’s been 9 minutes!
Josh: You don’t have to keep calling out every minute you know.
Bella: I bet this is a World Record! You should keep it on to see how long it will stay.
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Bella: It’s been 45 minutes!
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Samma: We have to drive back to Atlanta now. We’ll let you know when the penny comes off Richard’s head.
::::hugs, kisses, good-byes::::
And on the road, Richard met many interesting people. Or perhaps, many people met one interesting Richard, with a Penny on his head!
In the time we left Greensboro, Richard-with-a-penny-on-his-head:
1) Got gas and drinks (some looks, but no comments)
2) Went through a Furniture Outlet mall (Dude! You’ve got a penny on your head!)
3) Viewed Nantahalla Gorge
4) Bought snacks (Did you know you had a penny stuck on your head?)
5) Got gas (no comments)
6) Ate dinner at a really awesome Indian place (pardon me, sir, but why do you have a penny on your head?)
After calls from Lisa & Bella, D.O.D. and Ellenor, who caught me laughing so hard I could hardly answer the phone, Richard settled in to read his Lonely Planet Japan book.
An official time count isn’t possible but Richard reports the penny was still on his head when he woke up at 1a, but when he woke up again at 3a it was gone.
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