The Oddest Request?

This is Hans. He is visiting from Chicago. He had a slice of apple pie, a cup of coffee, and then a mocha for dessert. And then he asked me to write "Teresa" on his arm. For his friend, presumably Teresa. I thought it would be fun to write it on the part of your arm that's hardest to see, but after I did it I realized I should write it upside down, so that Hans can read it himself. And so I did.

All this makes me wonder what is the oddest request I have ever fielded at Half & Half. There are the typical solicitations for money. Once, our old window washer Scott got me to loan him $50, which he actually returned to me later in the day. Another time a guy told me he wanted to buy my lease out so he could turn our space into a hooka shop. I'm still waiting for his offer. I've had someone put a phone in my hand with their mother on the other end, who has an oatmeal raisin cookie that I really need to start making. I'm sure "Teresa" does not top the list, but I am hard pressed to think of something more atypical at just this moment. So, until something else past or future trumps it, "Teresa" wins for oddest request, and hooka shop gets honerable mention.