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I love having one conversation three times in a row. Usually my family likes to make me retell whatever story I'm telling them several times so that they can check for inconsistencies, and because they know it annoys me. At work, sometimes the people I work with are kind of slow at gathering new data. This morning, someone came in and asked if any of us would stay late on October 26, which falls on a Thursday (She mentioned the day, it's not an afterthought. This is important.). She asked, and I said that I would because I already had to stay late for something else. That's the first time I had this conversation.

When she left, one of my colleagues leaned over and asks, "What day is the 26th on?" I explained that it would be a Thursday. Her next question was, "How do you know it's a Thursday?" So I explained that she had just told us. That's the second time.

Approximately three minutes later, my other colleague leans over and asks, "What day did she want us to stay after?" So once again, I explained that it was 10-26, and that she didn't want us all to stay, that I had volunteered. Her next question, get ready for it, was, "What day is the 26th on?" Keep in mind that she was listening to both conversations before. So once more, I explained that she had just mentioned all this. And, as expected, her next question was, "How do you know that's a Thursday?"

I think the world is out to get me. I could forget about it if this was an isolated incident, but it's not. Probably half of the conversations I have, I have to repeat AT LEAST once, usually more. There's no possible explanation that I should have to have every conversation in my life three times. The only reason is that the world, collectively, thinks I'm such an idiot that I need to be reminded of what I just said several times for it to sink in.

If that's the case, then I think it should be at least fair and I should get paid two or three times a month as opposed to once. That's the only part of my life that happens once, and that's enough. Blah.