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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

It made my day

After giving my name (Luke) to the Asian barista who took my order in a cafe recently, I received this:



It was possibly the greatest moment of my life. A classic stereotype made manifest in an entirely new context. I wouldn't have expected that it would somehow show itself in written form, but, there you have it. It reminded me of when I was traveling on a train in China and heard someone singing "Sweet Home Arabama" (which actually happened, and was also hilarious).