I had a dep of a Russian woman with a very thick accent. she took pictures at a department store, and she is explaining what she does:
Q What were you trained to do?
A We would set up the teddy --
Q I hate to cut you off, but what kind of a teddy?
A A teddy bear. I don't know what you were thinking.
Q I wasn't thinking anything....
He was the only male in the room, we kept on giggling for about 20 minutes after, whenever he brought up the word teddy. It was nice to have a man uncomfortable for a change, usually, I am the only woman, and I feel uncomfortable when they speak about certain topics.
Eileen Slate
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