Token Girl Rifts Again

Recently, I was able to audition for a commercial that required me to act like I was tailgating. The many years cheering on the Mean Green taught me everything I needed to know for this audition (minus the Rum Ham and 4 Loko). 


At the audition, I was paired up with 3 guys (yea for being the token girl!). Typically, when I audition with other actors I like to get comfortable with them prior to the audition.  So I introduce myself to the male actors, make them laugh with my token joke (who doesn't like a token joke?) and start chatting about football and tailgating.


I mention that I have tailgated for years for North Texas (that statement is slightly depressing). I chat about my friends that join me and the food we tend to serve (RUM HAM).  I pause waiting for one of the males to join in, however instead of tailgating response I get: 


"Wait, are you rifting right now?"


I give a confused look back.  


What the hell is rifting? Are we talking about Continental Rifting? How is that applicable? Who says that? Rifting....Really?


Instead of calling him out on his poor choice of words, I simply say "No, that's just me providing examples on how I tailgate."


I then learn all male actors thought I was "rifting a good one".  


After getting past the 'rifting' comment, the dialogue changes to joke making, laughing and some good ol' improv (and as we all know, I like to lay down some mad improv). In mid sentence of some improv story, I get stopped.  Not for a laugh, clarification or to enhance the story. No.  I get stopped because male actor #1 MUST know if I was 'rifiting' again. 


Seriously.  I can't rift up a story like this.