i went to the depot today to pick up some money, and i had to wait for a while before the accountant came back from lunch to give me the money.
whilst i was waiting, one of the forklift drivers started to talk to me.
he said "did you hear about the fight here the other day?". i replied that i did not hear about it.
he then recounted the series of events that led up to the fight, and he used an incorrect word that he denied having used. i will attempt to manuscript the conversation (i have very good procedural memory).
him: yeah mate, the semi driver was pissed of majorly with the stock controller.
me: really?
him: yeah. he told him to get a f*ckin move on, and the stock controller came back out and said "who's gonna make me", and it all went viral from there.
me: you mean "feral".
him: no i meant "viral". i might'a said "feral" but i meant "viral"
me: you said "viral", not "feral", and "viral " is not the correct word if that is what you meant.
him: mate, i said "feral".
me: no you distinctly said "viral".
him: what?
me: "viral"
him: man...where do you get off (?) tellin' me i don't remember what i f*ckin said?!
me: there is no question that you said "viral", and that is the end of the matter.
him: you've got f*ckin problems, you know that?
me: but you did say "viral" and i am absolutely sure of it.
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the conversation ended there, and i never got to find out what happened next (about the fight). i did not really care anyway, but his incorrect assertion bothered me all the way home (1 hour drive). i KNOW he said "viral", the bastard.