Well, that's fun. :~D
She's a very interesting person! Wish I had a treasure trove of stories like that. And she uses word combinations and mixed metaphors that fascinate me. Someone abrasive being "About as warm as sandpaper on a raw wound," or words rolling off someone's tongue "like velvet butter". Out of context, it doesn't make sense, really...but I like it anyhow.
She was telling me about selling "chances" (raffle tickets) in grade school. She had a pet squirrel (sorry OT) that would ride on her shoulder, and when she went off to sell her tickets, the squirrel rode along. The lady at the first house was so fascinated that she called all the neighbors over to see, and the tickets were sold right off, making the other kids jealous. They demanded to know her connections...and she said "just Chomper". Heh.