Noah had just eaten a trader joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cup (YUM), and had chocolate around his mouth. Matthew was holding him while we looked at decorative pillows at Pier One when three african american women (ages 30-40) walked by--one was holding her little girl, and she said to Noah "Hi chocolate lips!" Then, without a moment of hesitation Matthew blurts out: "They call me that too, sometimes." Then, stunned and processing, all of us busted into peals of laughter. Not one of us knew what in the world to say. I grabbed one of the women's arms to say something, but I couldn't stop laughing as I saw the older of the three women doubled over and bracing herself at the thought of this 33 year old white guy in his polo shirt and flip flops being called "chocolate lips." It was possibly the funniest thing Matthew has ever said.
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