"Gamma told me last night that she tests whether you're listening or not."
"That's nice."
"She says she can say anything she wants and you agree to it."
"Uh-huh."
"She says the weirdest things she can think of, and you say okay."
"Mmm hmm."
"If you're listening, she says, you catch on right away."
"Okay."
"Otherwise, she can get you to agree to about five weird things before it dawns on you."
"Cool. Hang on. Wait, what?"
Posted at May 12, 2005 08:17 AMReading or while sitting at the computer?
When I'm at the computer or in a book, you can easily get me to agree that the sky is an amber shade of violet.
Posted by: TH at May 12, 2005 09:57 AMUh huh.
Posted by: mig at May 12, 2005 10:21 AMReading the newspaper, I mean. No, wait, reading a back issue of "Woman," the Austrian women's magazine.
Posted by: mig at May 12, 2005 10:22 AMWith pictures?
Posted by: D at May 12, 2005 12:11 PMpetr deals very well with me when i do, "wait, go back about six sentences, because that's when i tuned you out, sorry!" most people don't take it that smoothly, though.
Posted by: anne at May 12, 2005 12:24 PMmmm hmm.
Posted by: mig at May 12, 2005 12:38 PM... and then we're going to Dirtbeard Mike's Leather and Supply where they were having a special: buy three piercings, get the fourth free! ...
Posted by: jilbur at May 12, 2005 01:11 PMThat's nice.
Posted by: mig at May 12, 2005 01:12 PMI know, right??? so I was thinking: lip, eyebrow, septum, but I can't figure out what the fourth one should be ...
Posted by: jilbur at May 12, 2005 02:00 PMWe have here toast-TVspot: Dad (with newspaper) and two little boys (and a dog) eating breakfast, boys planning playing pirates or something wild and one says (eating toast)"and dog would we a fine crocodile if he does'nt have fur.." Dad hears the crispy toast -sound and says: "that sounds nice" boys leave, dad reads and eats and next thing you hear is noise from that machine you can shave your head.. I laughed at least five first times I saw that spot. That could have been my home, my kids, me reading the paper..
Posted by: aikku at May 12, 2005 05:01 PMi do this to my husband. i also do it to people i work with, usually the men.
i never think men are listening.
Posted by: kay at May 12, 2005 06:15 PMoh, so true, the men never listen. even when it completely looks like they are.
Posted by: maria at May 13, 2005 12:31 AMI should add that sometimes I don't listen either, so perhaps it is not just a man thing, but more like a kids talking too much thing.
Posted by: maria at May 13, 2005 12:32 AMyep.
Posted by: mig at May 13, 2005 08:48 AM