Knee Slappers, Perhaps?

Perhaps just some select "groaners"... In any case, read on:


Me: "So I'll be picking up my new glasses in the morning [said days ago]." "That's a good reason for the sun to rise tomorrow."

Other Person: "Will you be getting new ones?"

Me: Only polite way to verbally respond to this question, "Could you rephrase your question?"

Other Person: "Will the frames you'll be picking up be different from the frames you've been wearing?"

Irony of this interaction & my getting "new" frames is that, as I have had a very ideal frame in the past, I have marched back into a frame retailer, showed them the coding on the inside of the frames I'd been wearing for several years, & asked them to check their stock drawer for remaining of the same - which did work out; I was able to purchase, yet again, that same, amazing frame. Thus, my more recent struggle of these past few years which I've strived to not become burdensome & weary for me.

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Asked upon picking up a sheet of paper from the printer's tray, "Did you print something?"

In a place where there are no color printers. I asked, "Is it black & white?" Because the sheet of paper printed had a dominance of black background with white characters on the top half of the sheet, & white background with black characters on the bottom half of the sheet. So, this is me laughing at myself post-haste. I believe I actually did slap my knee upon realizing that the sheet I'd printed, was, in fact, definitely both black *&* white!

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His family is expanding & finding the best name for their next son is the task. After the explanation of how their first-born came to be "Tommy"...

"Our daughter's name is 'Lily'. It isn't spelled with two 'Ls'."

Me: "You realize that's similar to someone saying, "'I got a haircut.', rather than, 'I got my haircut.'"

"Right. Our daughter's name doesn't have two 'Ls' together."

I've a fascination with names, their origin, their meaning, their popularity (both in general, & generationally when they're popular). I've had this fascination since I was quite young; in fact, I can remember when our elementary school class ordered books from a catalog. I got two or three in that first order & one was similar to these. I was fascinated (& still, to this day, am)! I remember learning that the name "Karina" is of Latin origin & means "Pure", while the name "Karen" means "Pure one." "Karen" is of Greek origin & is derived from the name "Katherine". This is what I learned from the book I had, & isn't necessarily what current books might have published.

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In a large group of 50+ men where many are bald, nearly bald, or frequently shave their heads, overheard, "Celebrate it." Where the voice is that of a man who's facial frame & haircut/hairstyle is similar to Ralph Malph. (Images here.)

Me: Walked to other side of doorway. "Kool & The Gang sings about that." (Click here for the album & song link.)

Ralph look-a-like: "Is that they one where they sing about 'dancing to the music' too?"

Me: "'Cel-e-brate good times. C'mon." "'We'll be dancing, yeah.'" "No. Different songs." "I'll have to 'Wikipedia' it later." (Click here for the album & song link.)

Ralph look-a-like: "That's gonna bug me." Comes out of next door room. "I looked it up. It's Three Dog Night." (Click here for the album & song link.)

Me: Entirely different song. "'Celebrate, celebrate. Dance to the music.'"

Ralph look-a-like: "Got to celebrate your hair. If you've got hair, you need to let it be 'free'; celebrate it. While you've got it, celebrate it; let everyone see it. I never wear the ball cap. Only the winter cap; it holds the heat in the head."

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