A young programmer and his project manager board
a train headed through the mountains on its way to wichita.
they can find no place to sit except for two seats right across
the aisle from a young woman and her grandmother.
after a while, it is obvious that the young woman
and the young programmer are interested in each other,
because they are giving each other looks.
soon the train passes into a tunnel and it is pitch black.
there is a sound of a kiss followed by the sound of a slap.
when the train emerges from the tunnel,
the four sit there without saying a word.
the grandmother is thinking to herself,
“it was very brash for that young man
to kiss my granddaughter,
but i’m glad she slapped him.”
the project manager is sitting there thinking,
“i didn’t know the young tech was brave enough to kiss the girl,
but i sure wish she hadn’t missed him when she slapped me!”
the young woman was sitting and thinking,
“i’m glad the guy kissed me,
but i wish my grandmother had not slapped him!”
the young programmer sat
there with a satisfied smile on his face.
he thought to himself,
“life is good.
how often does a guy have the chance
to kiss a beautiful girl and slap
his project manager all at the same time!”