OT I'm apparently on the couch again. Not my fault, or is it?

it's funny, but appears only I think so.

The scene. I am working, doing fish tank stuff etc. Wife has "Marcia" over. Not Marsha nope "Mar-see-ah" I should have known.

Marcia explains to wife, with me overhearing. That in Alaska, a Bear ate a homeless person.

Incredulous, I said "is that right? Really? a homeless person in Alaska was chased down or eaten by a bear?" She clarified she didn't know the circumstances. But yes, the Alaskan homeless support and facilities were inadequate and the homeless individual was in the wild or outside and attacked and eaten by the bear.

I further inquired as to whether it was a black bear, a grizzly, a polar bear and was also told she didn't know. She said "why?"

And then it happened

I said "oh, I was just curious, but that's outSTANDING" She is like "WHAT?"

I said "well think of this. The homeless person isn't homeless anymore, the government doesn't have to take care of them, and the bear is no longer hungry." At this point I am almost laughing and absolutely smiling at the thought. I then say "I'd say that's a win win win. A hat trick" And then I thought of you ice soccer fags like Obituary and San Clemente.

As I am saying this her eyes get really wide and I expect her to say something. I decide to exit the room before she does. My wife has this look. Top teeth gritted down on the top of the bottom teeth and smile out to ears like the Joker in Batman movies. Sort of a gritting as much as a smiling. It's sort of the "get the (*&#% out of here." or maybe the "I am going to kill you" smile.

Now I had NO IDEA until later when wife informed me. That "Marcia" is a homeless "advocate." I told my wife I didn't realize the homeless needed advocates to encourage their lifestyle. She shook that one off like a dog that just had a bath. Marcia knows her from church or the gym or something and apparently was coming over to raise funds or get my wife to support whatever she was doing. I was told that "look, I get your sense of humor, and I know you are not happy that the bear ate the person, but if you're going to be funny? Might want to run your jokes by me before you test them on an unknown audience"

Now I WANTED to say "wait, she was in MY house, I can say what I want" But I figured that I'd probably already said enough and I wasn't making things better. I tried the "but it WAS funny" thing and all I got back was "maybe to you, but obviously not to her"

I still think it was hilarious but now I realize I have a bear in my house and I would not want stories of two bears killing people happening in one day. So I am debating reveling in my own amusement and making it worse. Ignoring that it ever happened. Volunteering to apologize to "Marcia" even though I am not sorry.

I think what we are missing here is that there was a GREAT and very interesting story in Alaska and we are focusing on the wrong things here.

I just realized I bet I am going to be soon funding some homeless shelter.........well I know I didn't want that.