Order of the Fenex

[annafugazzi]

For his dad's birthday this year, EK made him a cross-stitched phoenix:



Dad was pleased. And instead of making it into a cushion, he wanted it framed. So this week I took it to a framing store.

Clerk: *gives extensive, informative and very helpful suggestions re. frames*
Me: *nods and says uh-huh a lot*
Clerk: All right, then, I'll type up the estimate... *types in size, frame, etc.* Hm... what would you call the picture... *types in Flaming chicken under "description"*
Me: LOL! Yeah, I guess it does look a bit like that.
Clerk: *blinks, a bit startled*
Me: Like a chicken. It's actually a phoenix.
Clerk: *keeps blinking*
Me: You know, a phoenix? Rises from its ashes? *pause* It's a mythical bird. It dies in flames, then it's born again out of its ashes.
Clerk: OK... *smiles vaguely* So... do you want me to type that in, then?
Me: *struggles not to snicker* Yeah, sure.
Clerk: *types in Fenex*
Me: *struggles some more*
Clerk: I'll put "flaming chicken" in brackets, though, for the other staff, in case I'm not here when you come to get it done. Just so they know what it means.
Me: Um, yeah. Thanks. That'll... that'll probably help. *keeps straight face on till safely out of store* *snorfles on the street*

Comments

[strssna.livejournal.com]

Fenex looks nice, not at all like a chicken. Maybe Framer Guy thought that in your family, you all have a medical condition that keeps you addicted to chicken food so badly that you even need to have it near while sleeping and not being able to consume any, hopefully giving you chicken dreams? Luckily the guy is good with his hands and has a job at framing store, I don't think rocket science would've been his cup of tea.

[annafugazzi.livejournal.com]

Maybe Framer Guy thought that in your family, you all have a medical condition that keeps you addicted to chicken food so badly that you even need to have it near while sleeping and not being able to consume any, hopefully giving you chicken dreams?
::snort-laughs::

::looks embarrassed about the snort-laugh::