August 08, 2005

And Now For Something Completely Different

Nothing like a good cold to force a break in the daily grind. Sounds like the pleurisy ward around here. Between illness and looming rain clouds, today is shaping up to be an indoor day. This is not an altogether bad thing - I'm sure we'll be watching a bit of television, and I need to re-familiarize myself with some of the shows on the approved viewing list. When The Governor looks up from his breakfast and declares, "Later on, I'm going to scream like a little girl," and goes back to quietly eating cereal...it makes me wonder where he's getting his ideas.

Television might not be at fault. He's come out with so many off-the-wall one-liners lately, I'm beginning to think he's channeling Graham Chapman. Yesterday we were talking about crayons. He was telling me why blue was superior to the other colors when he paused and said, "I'm going to chomp off my toe today." The next sentence he was back to the merits of darker shades versus lighter ones.

This morning I banged my knee on a kitchen chair. Same knee that's been brutally assulted in two of my last soccer games. I crumpled to the ground and held my breath, afraid I was going to use some of my field vocabulary. From behind me I hear, "Ahh...vanquished by the monster."

Some other beauties, not put in context here because they were not uttered in any:

Syrup boy, on the job!

No one says 'toast head' to me and gets away with it.

I love rockets and corn.

My life as an extra in a Monty Python skit.

Posted by Cathy at August 8, 2005 10:33 AM
Comments

Well at the very least I think we can confirm there was definitely no mixup at the hospital.

Yes, this is definitely your child.

Posted by: Kevin at August 8, 2005 12:38 PM

I wonder sometimes if surrealism isn't the answer to reality.

Posted by: aelfheld at August 8, 2005 12:48 PM

You know something, Kev? I was kinda hoping the bears WOULD have got ya up in the BWCA.

;)

Posted by: Cathy at August 8, 2005 02:22 PM

Aaaaah, you missed me! How nice! Thanks!

Posted by: Kevin at August 8, 2005 11:29 PM

I'm new to this site and M.O.B. and I was befuddled when I heard that "The Governor" was saying such strange things. I don't often read the Star and Sickle and don't watch TV news so I wondered if my governor was going mad. Pawlenty was saved when I continued reading the post and the next one. Thanks for the smile.

Posted by: Uncle Ben at August 10, 2005 07:06 PM

Sorry, Uncle Ben! I've been meaning to put up an "About" link explaining all the nicknames I use, but I've never quite gotten around to it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by: Cathy at August 10, 2005 09:32 PM

I live in Pennsylvania, so I'm having one heck of a hoot picturing our Gov. "Fast Eddie" Rendell saying stuff like "I'm going to chomp off my toe today". It sounds like something he might say, especially if his toe has been smothered in onions and melted cheese.

Posted by: Dave in Pgh. at August 11, 2005 11:13 AM