Let’s set the stage:

Mel is browsing the humor section in Barnes and Noble when she feels someone staring at her. She glances up to see a bookish looking man, pretty brown skin, nice glasses–kinda professorial. He’s handsome in a bookwormy sorta way. Mel digs bookworms sometimes. Bookworm looks at Mel’s perfectly pedicured toes and his eyes light up. Mel briefly wonders what it is with men and her feet…

Bookworm smiles and says “How ya doin’?”

Mel smiles back. “Great. Thanks. How are you?”

Mel and Bookworm exchange pleasantries. Mel goes back to browsing the humor section.

BW: Have you heard of Louis Joliet?

Mel: No? Is he an author? (Mel briefly wonders if maybe this was BW’s way of introducing himself…)

BW: Yeah. He’s looking him up for me. I haven’t been able to find him.

Mel: Ah.

Mel goes back to browsing.

BW: You sure are pretty.

Mel starts laughing. Blushes demurely.

Mel: Um, thanks.

BW: You gotta man?

Mel bites the inside of her cheek. Must hear that again. “Pardon?”

BW: You gotta man?

Mel: laughing now Oh honey….yeah, I gotta man.

Really? In BN? That’s the best you could do?

Epic Fail.