The other night Cathy handed me this toy figure of a Troll made by Funko, and said: "This reminded me of you!"
Bit harsh? Maybe. I don't mind Trolls. They're kind of cute. But what she was really saying was it reminded her of a photo she took at Greenbelt a long time ago when I was trying on a hat.
I didn't buy the hat even though it was blue and amber, making it the perfect hat to wear to Shrewsbury Town games.
I also didn't buy it even though my nickname in the team I worked in at the time was "the word wizard". I even had a sign by my desk that my friend Matt made me.
You might note that Matt spelled wizard with two zeds. That amused me and reminded me of Rincewind the wizard from some of Terry Pratchett's books, who had "wizzard" written on his hat.
Anyway, the troll reminded Cathy of the photo of me wearing a hat I didn't buy. I have had "non-buyer's remorse" about that hat ever since. This is the opposite of buyer's remorse when a person regrets purchasing something. This is one of the rare times when the opposite is true.
I could have been a wizard all this time. But I didn't buy the hat.
No comments:
Post a Comment