serves me right for having lunch at the armani cafe bar
I was not eavesdropping. They were braying. They are both in their fifties.
She: How about this rain? Cold enough for ya?
He: Obama weather.
They snigger.
He: I scored. I took a short position worth 1.5 million, and the whole market went down four points this morning. They’re mad at me at work but I don’t care! I just sent my boss the commission slip. The client said ‘Do you know what you made on that trade?’ and I said ‘Bra…’
(He is a white man.)
He: ‘Bra,’ I said, ‘I always know my commission. That is the first thing I know.’
She (admiringly): You just don’t give a fuck, do you.
He: I don’t give a fuck. They could fire me, I wouldn’t care.
She: Really?
He: Really. I would walk. I got plans. All I want is for someone to give me fifty million dollars.
