So, I was in Walmart the other day, vaping away, and this guy came up behind me. He must have been a manager or a security person, 'cause he didn't look like an "average" Walmart employee. Anyway, I hear a voice from behind me say loudly "There's no smoking inside this store." Now I could have responded in any of a number of ways, but I used my old standby: "I'm not smoking." How did he respond, you might well ask... He just replied "oh, ok," And he walked away....
Now maybe it's just me, but I suddenly felt as though I had mastered the "Jedi Mind Trick":
Huffy Employee: "Sir, you can't smoke in here!"
Jedi Master (Me): "I'm not smoking."
(No longer) Huffy Employee: "You're not smoking."
Jedi Master (Me): "You're going to leave me alone now."
(Pleasant) Employee: "I'm going to leave you alone now. Sorry for the inconvenience."
What really made the encounter odd was the fact that he never even made sure I really wasn't smoking - If I still smoked, I'd try this with a real cigarette to see if it still worked.
