by Smitty
Something about the grocery store fans the flames of my low humor.
On one of the frozen aisles, my long-suffering wife peered at the signs above the doors and inquired “What are ‘novelties’?”
I replied in my The Californians voice that outs me for an unabashed idiot: “That’s when you shred a book and run hot water through it. You know: novel teas?”
I was rewarded with one of her pained expressions.
On the frozen vegetable aisle, I suddenly got very specific about where to park the cart. Click for a larger view and the reference:
You’re lucky she didn’t reward as you so richly deserve. To do a poor German girl that had enough pity on you that she married you that way is beyond…Well, it’s just beyond the pale. And I’m not talking about your the pallor of your skin either.
More extreme kewtness!
Love the “shoppin’ broccoli” line!
Yeah, that’s pretty much the look I get on my face anytime broccoli is introduced on the menu.
Caption: “Dad. Seriously?”
When your sense of humor is too bad for a German…. why, you’re worse than a Schwabian!
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Been like that for hours now.
I imagine he met her while stationed near Stuttgart. So she just might be a Schwabian.
I think the real problem was that she didn’t understand the idiom, and her husband was playfully mocking her for it. Might be fun for a moment, but it can have bad implications otherwise. But, that’s their business and I was simply teasing the Admiral right back.
Schwabians think feeding pepper to a goose is funny.
Broccoli is delicious — steamed with a little garlic and some good olive oil, with or without a little parmesan…to die for.
Makes your hair shiny and your teeth white too.
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