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Conversations I'm Still Chuckling Over

Her: You guys are my most non-dorky friends. So here's my question. I need to come up with a 30 minute fun/get to know you activity. I don't want it to be gay or too youth group-esque and I'm wondering if you have any thoughts?

Me: I recommend a drinking game version of truth or dare.

Him: I would suggest everyone farting in jars and then everyone tries to guess:
1) what they ate in the last 24 hours
2) what part of (insert name of foreign country) this fart will smell the most like

conclusion: we're non-dorky AND we're non-helpful.



me: it is really windy here today.
and i am not getting the ONE item on my to-do-list done.

her: haha just ONE?
IS IT TO FLY A KITE??

me: no, it's not!

her: cos...that would be amazing & timely

me: well, technically two. laundry was on the list. and it's almost finished.

her: the second one is "fold laundry", isn't it?
you oughta write "fraternize with ethnics" on that list so that I can be a part of your accomplishing things today.

conclusion: I'm allowed to laugh at that, because she said it, not me.




her: Maybe Beth could use it since she's heading to the beach next week.

me: Use what?

her #2*: This magazine's butt firming guide.

her: Or she could use that cream stuff. Butt-firming cream.

me: Are you saying my butt is saggy?

her: laughs

me: What?

her: still laughing I was just thinking about how you can use hemorrhoid cream for other things, like reducing swelling under your eyes...but I don't think it would work very well for butt-firming.

me: shakes head

her #2: She's saying your butt looks like a hemorrhoid.

all of us: much laughter

conclusion: I don't know why hemorrhoids entered this conversation at all.


*her #2 requested that she be footnoted. So Tora, there you are. Welcome to my blog.

Comments

  1. Karen4:17 PM

    "Fraternize with ethnics" is one of my new favourite phrases!

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