A curious thing happened on my wait at the bank today... →[More:] so I was standing in line at the bank, waiting for a teller.

It was pretty busy and there was this high functioning developmentally disadvantaged man in front of me. Big jolly fellow. When I got in line, he's finishing talking to the guy in front of him who was giving him the cold shoulder. Anyway, he and I started chatting.

Eventually the subject came out that I'm a graduate student.

So what do you study?

Neuroscience.

(very quickly)Like brains and stuff?

(Impressed and feeling good for the guy)Yes =)

So you're going to be a brain surgeon?

No, I'm going to grow up to tell brain surgeons what to do.

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So anyway, just about everyone in line is chuckling or giggling and people are turning around and smiling at me.

WTF?! (and just then a teller was available and my new friend went on to perform some financial transaction)