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The Imperials March On

30 Wednesday Oct 2019

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Katie and I were heading to the store.

Katie:  Maybe I should have worn more layers.

Me:  Yeah, it is cold.  The car says it is 40, but it feels more like 32.

Katie (Checking the weather on her phone):  This says it feels like 31 so you are close.

Me:  I knew it felt like it was freezing out there.

Katie:  In Celsius it is 4 degrees, but feels like -1.

Me:  I don’t think in Celsius, but it does feel like it is -1.

Katie:  I had to get used to using Celsius when I was telling people from other countries what the temperature was, so I am used to it.  I think our generation will be the one that changes us over to the metric system.

Me:  I don’t think that will happen, we were told the same thing when we were young.

Katie:  Yeah, but we were taught the metric system in school.

Me:  So were we.

Katie:  Well, in science class, we only used the metric system, so we were more immersed in it.

Me:  That is the same for us.  We used only the metric system in science as well.

Katie:  I thought the Challenger blowing up was much later.

Me:  What does that have to do with anything?

Katie:  They forgot to convert something into metric and that caused it to blow up.

Me:  It was an O-ring that caused the shuttle to blow up.  That is like a rubber washer and that happened when I was in school.

Katie (looking on her phone):  Oh it was the Mars Climate Orbiter in 1999.  My teacher told us that because of this, they started using metric in science classes.

Me:  Well, she was mistaken. We were taught the metric system and they also taught us Roman numerals.

Katie:  They spent maybe 10 minutes teaching us about Roman numerals and my band director went off on that when we did not know when a piece of music was written, because we could not decipher the date.

 

 

 

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There’s Gold In Them There Parts

01 Friday Dec 2017

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(A Kohl’s commercial came on the radio)

Katie:  Did they just say, “Women’s underwear for only $37.50?”

Me:  I wasn’t paying attention.

Katie:  $37.50?  For some underwear?  That must be some really fancy underwear.  I would not pay that.

Me:  Maybe if they were lined with gold.

Katie:  For that price they’d better be seamless – and give me wifi.

 

 

What Is The Last Thing To Pass Through A Fly’s Mind?

16 Sunday Aug 2015

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Katie:  Oh!  It is so weird to see just the cab of a truck drive by.  It is like seeing just a fly’s head buzz by.

Me:  Um wow.

Selling My Religion

14 Sunday Sep 2014

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Katie:  (reading a sign on the side of the street)  Huge church sale that way?

Me:  There is a huge church for sale?

Katie:  Maybe it is like a garage sale, only more religious.

Katie:  Maybe they all get together and pray for bargains.

 

Tough Nut To Crack

04 Thursday Sep 2014

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Sam:  Did you know that after the ice age squirrels planted oak forests by burying acorns?  A squirrel can travel on oak trees from the ocean to the Mississippi River without ever touching the ground.  Do you think that would be one tired squirrel?

Me:  It makes me tired just thinking about it.

Sam:  I know, that is a long way to go.

Shiny Happy People

08 Friday Aug 2014

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Sam:  I’m shimmering in my timbers.

Me:  Where did you hear that?

Sam:  It is what that pirate says.  You know the little bald people.

Me:  I think he might have said – Shiver me timbers.

Sam:  It could have been that but I am pretty sure he said – I’m shimmering in my timbers.

Katie:  Shimmer means shiny or sparkly and timber means trees or wood.

Me:  And shivering is shaking because you are cold or scared.

Sam:  I like shiny sparkly trees.

That’s No Moon

08 Friday Aug 2014

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Katie:  Oh look Sam, the moon is out even though it is still light outside.  Oh it is behind a tree now.

Sam:  It is naked.

Katie:  That’s right, because moons don’t wear clothes.

Sam:  It is just like the naked people: they always hide behind trees.

It’s All in Your Head

15 Tuesday Oct 2013

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Sam:  What is a suck-up?

Katie:  Someone who tells you nice things just to get you to do things for them.

Sam:  What is a buzz-kill?

Me:  Someone who sucks the fun out of everything.  A person who always ruins the fun that others are having.

Sam:  What is an egomaniac?

Katie:  Someone who thinks they are better than everyone else and who lets everyone know that.

Me:  Where did you hear these words?

Sam: From my mind.

It’s a Girl’s Best Friend

13 Friday Sep 2013

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Sam:  Is your wedding ring real?

Me:  Yes.

Sam:  If we could figure out how to get that diamond out of the ring, we could sell it and get a lot of money.

Me:  I am not selling my diamond.

Sam:  We could sell it for a million dollars.  We could buy all kinds of fun things.

Me:  Sam, my diamond is not worth a million dollars.  It is nowhere near that expensive and if it was, I would not wear it in public.

Sam:  Mo-om, diamonds are the most precious stones on Earth. They are worth a lot of money. You just don’t know what it is worth.

Me:  I am still not going to sell my diamond.

Sam:  You just don’t get it.

Eddie Van Tyler

13 Friday Sep 2013

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Katie and I were discussing cat breeds.

Katie:  I like the Scottish Fold.

Me:  I like the ragdoll.

Katie:  Whenever I see the ragdoll cat I think of that song by Van Halen.

Me:  Van Halen has a song about cats?

Katie:  No the song Rag Doll.

Me:  I don’t know a song called Rag Doll by Van Halen.

Katie:  You know: (singing) Rag doll  livin’ in a movie.  Hot tramp, daddy’s little cutie…

Me:  I have never heard a song like that from Van Halen and I used to have all of their albums.

Katie:  You have never heard that song?

Me:  I heard the version of it by Aerosmith.

Katie:  OH!  I really thought that was Van Halen.

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