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From: Diana.Dawne@f432.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Diana Dawne)
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Subject: Questions
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Date: 13 May 91 21:06:16 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

I think a really stupid question that I was asked was that famous place
for the-- the bus.  This older woman asked me if I were married.  I said
I was.  She asked me if I have children.  I told her no.  Then she said:
"Its God's blessing that you don't dearie!  Why how on earth could you,
a blind person tell if there was anything in a baby's diaper?"

We had the attention of everyone in the bus.  I responded that I hadn't
had any actual experience, but I would imagine that it would be quite
obvious one way or the other.  You should have heard everyone laugh.

Another time I was living in a small town.  I had a friend who was blind
who also lived there.  I am about five 3 and at the time was very thin.
My friend was about five ten and was very large.  To add to that, she
was pregnant, and really big yet people mixed us up like you can't
believe.

One day, I was in the hardware store and the lady waiting on me
mentioned that it was very difficult to tell us apart.  I explained that
my guide dog was a golden lab, while the other girl's was a german
Shepherd.  I also told her that right now my friend was going to have a
baby and so the difference in our size was dramitic.

The woman appeared to be awestruck.  "How on earth could your friend
have a baby?" she said "The girl being blind and all.  How do you think
it happened."

Well," I said, "I wasn't there when it happened, but I would guess it
happened in the usual way."

Everyone in the store laughed except that woman.

 * EZ 1.30 *

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