Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Have you signed the barrel waiver, Chuckles?
It's a widely acknowledged fact that Julie's mom (okay, she's mine, too if you want to split hairs) is nuttier than a... nuttier than.... well, nuttier than a can of mixed nuts (sorry, people, they're not all gems) - it is not unusual for a phone conversation with her resemble the following:phone: "ring... ring"
me (thinking: crap, caller id says it's my mom): "hello?"
her: "So what did you think about that?"
me: "huh?"
her: "what did you think about that? Pretty wild, don't you think?"
me: "Um, what?"
her (sounding exasperated): That email that I sent you last Tuesday."
me: "Uh, which one?"
her (souding more exasperated): "Remember the forwarded one about exploding gel candles?"
So I was not necessarily surprised when she called me the other night and her first words to me are: "Do you use a barrel waiver?"
A what?
"A barrel waiver," she repeats.
I'm thinking that it sounds like something that a rodeo clown needs to sign before getting into the ring. "What the hell is a barrel waiver?"
She does that exasperated Mom sigh before saying, "A triple barrel curling iron, you know, for your hair."
Of course, in most cultures a triple barrel curling iron is referred to simply as a barrel waver... like in Alzheimer-sylvania
4 comment(s):
By Veruca Salt, at 7:41 AM
Here's a conversation between she and I:
phone: ring ring...
me: crap, it's mom... *silent*
phone: busy tone given
me: yay!
By Jootastic, at 8:17 AM
My mom calls and plays the sneak attack with me.
What are you doing?
Why? (immediately on the defensive)
Can't I call and ask what you're doing?
No, that usually means you want me to do something for or with you, I refuse to answer the question before I know what you want.
So what are you doing?
What are YOU doing?
you get the idea...ugh Mothers.
By Unknown, at 8:50 AM
By Unknown, at 1:24 PM
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