"May I help You?"

Today while I was in Wally World West I was in the book aisle looking for a particular book.

This lady with a KU key chain around her neck asks, "May I help you look for a book?" I thought, "Well sure, I so far can't find the book." So I said, "Yeah, do you have the Bill Self book?" I get this blank stare from the sales lady. Then she says, "What's the name of the author?"

I patiently tell her again, "Bill Self."

Again, a blank response. Then she said, "What's the title?"

Now I am thinking why are you even wearing that KU key chain around your neck, don't you know anything about KU Sports?

I said again calmly, "It's about Bill Self."

Once again, a blank stare.

Then I add, "It's about basketball."

The light popped on in her brain, "Oh, well we ran out of all those sports books the first of the week."

Duh. Maybe I should have asked her, "May I help you?!"

I can't believe that this person, who was wearing a KU keychain around their next, has not heard of Bill Self and the National Championship.

Maybe the clerk's favorite sport is rowing.