Freedom Baird's chat with a stranger on 4/8/96.
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Joe's Conundrum
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by Thom Whalen
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23 May 1995
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Joe says:
Yo.
I'm here.
You say:
Yo. What's up.
Joe says:
Nothing happening here, bud.
I'm just sitting here talking to you.
I don't got nothing better to do right now.
You say:
Yeah, me neither. How's life?
Joe says:
Yeah, I guess you don't.
But I hope you're doing better than me.
It just hasn't been a good week for me.
You say:
What happened this week.
Joe says:
I got real trouble at work. I think I'm going to get fired.
You say:
Why are you going to get fired.
Joe says:
It's just because my boss, Mr. Johnson, is mad at me.
You say:
Why is he mad at you?
Joe says:
I didn't do nothing wrong. But he thinks I did.
He thinks I stole a radio. It was in one of the labs that I clean.
You say:
Well, what happened to the radio?
Joe says:
Because Professor Michaels thinks so, that's why.
Last Tuesday, he told my boss I stole his radio.
But I don't know what happened to it.
You say:
Does Professor Michaels hate you?
Joe says:
I don't know. Maybe he doesn't like me. He wasn't very nice last time I
talked to him.
You say:
What are you going to do?
Joe says:
I don't got any plan.
I don't know what happened to that stupid radio, so I guess I'm just going
to get fired.
You say:
You should talk to Professor Michaels about it.
Joe says:
Who would I talk to? What would I say? I already told Mr. Johnson that I
didn't take it. He didn't believe me
You say:
Talk to the Professor.
Joe says:
What?
You say:
Is there anyone else who might have taken it?
Joe says:
I don't know how anyone could have stolen it, though. Professor Michaels
always keeps his lab locked up tight. Most of the other professors aren't so
careful about it as he is.
You say:
Maybe one of the students took it.
Joe says:
I don't know.
You say:
Well, I think you should talk to Mr. Johnson again.
Joe says:
Huh?
You say:
Talk to Mr. Johnson again!
Joe says:
Beats me.
Maybe I just can't concentrate because of worrying about being fired and
all.
You say:
You're not going to get fired.
Joe says:
Oh, they'll fire me for sure. I know what they're thinking.
They haven't said they're gonna fire me yet because they gotta keep me
around to clean until they can find someone else to hire. Then they'll fire me
for some other reason that won't make problems with the union. They fire lots
of cleaners. They'll just say I'm a bad cleaner. They fired my friend, Fred
two years ago because they said he was a bad cleaner.
You say:
Can you prove your innocence?
Joe says:
What?
You say:
You can prove you didn't take the radio.
Joe says:
I don't know.
You say:
Why are you so pessimistic?
Joe says:
Huh?
You say:
Why are you so negative?
Joe says:
Beats me.
You say:
Are you a bad cleaner?
Joe says:
No. I work real hard. No one keeps their building as clean as me. It's
not fair that they want to fire me.
Joe says:
It's just because my boss, Mr. Johnson, is mad at me.
You say:
So, you should talk to him.
Joe says:
Yeah, well, it's kinda on my mind, you know. I haven't been thinking
about much else since my boss talked to me on Tuesday.
It's all because of that radio they think I stole from the lab.
You say:
Did you steal it?
Joe says:
No.
I never stole nothing in my life. But they always blame the cleaners
whenever anything is missing.
You say:
What will you do if they fire you?
Joe says:
What do you mean?
You say:
If you get fired, what will you do?
Joe says:
God, I can't get fired. I need to pay my rent and buy food and stuff.
I'll never find another job at my age.
You say:
Can I help you?
Joe says:
You want help? You're talking to the wrong person. I can't even help
myself.
Joe says:
I got real trouble at work. I think I'm going to get fired.
You say:
I can help you.
Joe says:
What do you think I should do?
You say:
I think we should go talk to your boss.
Joe says:
What?
You say:
You and me should got toalk to Mr. Hohnson.
Joe says:
I don't know.
You say:
We should.
Joe says:
Huh?
You say:
I can hel you.
Joe says:
Beats me.
You say:
I can help you.
Joe says:
What do you think I should do?
You say:
Talk to the boss.
Joe says:
What do you mean?
You say:
Talk to your boss.
Joe says:
What?
You say:
Tell your boss the truth.
Joe says:
I already did.
Who would I talk to? What would I say? I already told Mr. Johnson that I
didn't take it. He didn't believe me
You say:
Tell me about the professor.
Joe says:
I don't know.
You say:
Tell me what happened.
Joe says:
Huh?
You say:
What happened.
Joe says:
Beats me.
You say:
What happened?
Joe says:
What do you mean?
You say:
Who took the radio?
Joe says:
I don't know who took it. If I did, I could tell Mr. Johnson.
You say:
Can you find out who took it?
Joe says:
I already looked around everywhere I can think of and I didn't see it. I
even looked in all the garbage on Tuesday afternoon.
You say:
Did professor whats-his-name take it?
Joe says:
What?
You say:
What will you do notw?
Joe says:
I don't know.
You say:
I don't think you should give up.
Joe says:
Huh?
You say:
Don't give up.
Joe says:
Beats me.
You say:
Well, I got to go.
Joe says:
What do you mean?
You say:
I have to go now.
Joe says:
What?
You say:
Well. It was nice talking to you.
Joe says:
It was a real neat radio. It looked just like a can of Coke.
You say:
Maybe some one put it in the recycling bin.
Joe says:
I talked to the professor about it a couple of weeks ago when he was
working late. He said he won it in a contest. I guess it was kinda special.
You say:
Maybe he threw it out by mistake.
Joe says:
I'm getting damn tired of worrying about this damn Coke-can radio.
You say:
Maybe someone else threw it out.
Joe says:
I talked to the professor about it a couple of weeks ago when he was
working late. He said he won it in a contest. I guess it was kinda special.
You say:
Maybe someone else threw the radio out.
Joe says:
I'm getting damn tired of worrying about this damn Coke-can radio.
You say:
When will you stop worrying?
Joe says:
I don't know.
You say:
Well, I wish I could help you.
Joe says:
You want help? You're talking to the wrong person. I can't even help
myself.
Joe says:
I got real trouble at work. I think I'm going to get fired.
You say:
Well, I've got to go.
Joe says:
Huh?
You say:
I have to go now.
Joe says:
Beats me.
You say:
Well, see ya.
Joe says:
What do you mean?
You say:
Bye.
Joe says:
Bye, now.
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