Him: What's your street?
Me: Vassal Street (not my real street name)
Him: Spell it please?
Me: V as in victor...
Him: Dee?
Me: No. Vee. As in violin.
Him: Cee?
Me: No, not cee. VEE as in vetarinary.
Him: What?
Me: Vee. Like you're holding your first two fingers up.
Him: Dee?
Me: No. VEE. Like the purple flower, violet. Like your fingers are up.
Him: What street is it off?
Me: (gives cross streets.)
Him: OH! Wee! Wassal Street.
Me: (resigned with head in hand) Yes. Wee. Wassal Street.
Him: Be there in five minutes.
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
3 comments:
Haven't we all been through this at one time or another?
Some people just don't listen!
Have a wonderful weekend.....
I love you dear~
DON
I have the same problem with my last name.
Ok, going to get all racy and inappropriate here...This made me howl with laughter; a certain Indian friend of ours pronounces a certain few words as "veiner" and "wagina", a great source of entertainment for us every single time. Cuz we're nothing but a bunch of dorky kids here.
Post a Comment