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Things That Make You Go HMMMM - #4

KayeLynn and I went and got our hair cut, colored and beautified today.  She right before heading back to school - me in an attempt to cover the skunk streak that was going straight down my head.

I overheard a conversation - and I missed the first part of it.  There was this gentleman who was explaining the goings on of the Olympic Games being held in London, United Kingdom at this very moment to a woman who was also waiting.  Everything in the world is revolving around these games that occur every four years.  The biggest world-wide sporting event of this age - of every age - from ancient times to now.  He was explaining about the gymnastics and how the men had not done so well and the women had been amazing - he was explaining about Michael Phelps and his breaking a world record in medals won - he was explaining about the basketball team.  I was under the impression that she just had not been paying attention - how that was possible when I can't even watch the games right now without already knowing what happened because of the craziness of the internet, is beyond me.

WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW was the part of the conversation that I missed.  KayeLynn had explained to me that the reason this gentleman had been telling her this was because this woman had NO IDEA what the Olympics were.  How is this possible for an adult woman not to know what the Olympics are??  How could this woman even say that she had never heard of the Olympics and keep a straight face.  Because if she really has no idea what they are - who is she and where did she come from?

HMMMMMMM.
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