While in Columbus, Ohio on business last night, I went out to a bar with the work team I was meeting with for some after-meeting socializing. The young woman who greeted us asked for our order.
"I'm not from around here; can you recommend me a local beer?," I asked.
She replied, "Umm...Bud Light?"
Absolutely, 100 percent true.
Now, we all must remember that even the craziest thing a person says may have a reasonable story behind it. I found out later that Columbus has a large Anheiser Busch distribution.
Unfortunately for the under-dressed waitress, that actually precludes any possible excuse she might have for her hilarious response. You see, at first I thought perhaps she just misheard or misunderstood me. But knowing about the local Anheiser Busch plant, I realize she most likely actually thought she was giving me a "local" brand name.
That would be like me responding thusly to someone visiting Minnesota and asking me if I could recommend a good local restaurant:
"Umm...Dairy Queen?"
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