Saturday, August 10, 2024

Why Is it ...

… that I wouldn’t call myself quirky but there is definitely something wrong with me.

… that my boss asked me why I was gone for seven hours to smoke and I told him, "It was a brisket and that’s how long it takes. What?"

… that curly fries are my favorite snack because they are salty and spiraling … like me.

… that there are people my age out there climbing mountains and running marathons and zip-lining, and I’m here at home reveling in the glory that is getting my leg through my underwear without toppling over.

… that while I may not have lost all my marbles I admit there’s a small hole in the bag somewhere.

… that in the old days my taste in dates was so bad, that my Walk of Shame was on my way to the date.

… that you can burn all the sage you want but still you don’t understand that I will be back.

… that people at work are mad that I have taken to calling everyone “fucker.” I mean, when you think about it, “fucker” is gender neutral so I'm being politically correct.


30 comments:

  1. It is a wonder why more of us don't snap.

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    1. Who says we don't? 😓😓😓

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  2. Being a pretty perfect human being, I would have trouble coming up with just a handful of foibles but your list seems to be endless.

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  3. Quirky is different, not wrong, it's when the quirks turn to quarks that problems begin.

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  4. Hubs is 14 years younger than me and wants to go hiking etc. and doesn’t realize the challenges involved in putting on socks. I tell him to wait 14 years and see if he still wants to go for a hike.

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    1. "I tell him to wait 14 years and see if he still wants to go for a hike."
      Perfection!

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  5. These all make perfect sense to me. Bless you for your gender neutrality. I’m the same, but there are too many ignorant fuckers out there that just don’t understand,

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    1. I do get looks when I walk into work and say, "Morning Fuckers."

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    2. aussieguy10:51 PM

      Imagine if you worked at Smuckers…

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    3. 😂😂😂

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  6. I do look forward to Saturdays with you! I think that makes me "quirky!"

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  7. Anonymous11:37 AM

    the dog's mother
    chortle!
    xoxo :-)

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    1. I am always up for a chortle!
      xoxo

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  8. Oh Bob, there are so many of these I resemble! Story about marbles - 4 years before I planned to retire, I put 48 marbles in a jar and at the end of the month I'd take one out. I'd tell people that when I'd lost all my marbles I'd be out of there. Well, I retired four months early so there were a few left in the jar so I manaaged to keep a few. :)

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    1. I think we all could use a few ... just in case.

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  9. Ha! I love the brisket joke. Somewhere deep down (or not so deep down) you have the makings of a Borscht-belt comic.

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    1. That was something I heard; I don't smoke--except for a brisket--but I love the comeback!

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  10. Cleora Borealis1:50 PM

    I have never understood the concern about losing one's marbles. Mine never did a damned thing for me! I didn't lose mine...I evicted them years ago because they were taking up space without benefitting me in the slightest! And, since not one person in my circle ever noticed or asked where all my marbles had gone, I figured I was better off without those over-rated orbs!! 🙂

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    1. They do make all kinds of noise rattling around my cranium!

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  11. I'm quirky and there's a lot wrong with me. I don't think anything is wrong with you. I'm sure you're younger than I am so I'm glad I'm not the only one having age-related problems and triumphs. One of my biggest fears these days is that I'll fall off the toilet in the master bedroom bath and be stuck between the toilet and wall like a beached whale. Take care, my love.

    Love,
    Janie

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    1. Carlos' mother recently was on the toilet and leaned over and toppled to the floor. Now I think of THAT every time I sit down!
      xoxo

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  12. We have a family saying (for which I shall roast in Hell for telling it publicly) - Is/was Mother losing her marbles, or just rearranging or hiding them and not telling us?

    BTW I once gave my supervisor a jar with 5 marbles in it - one for each of his direct reports. I told him that as long as he could match the marbles with the cubicles, things were going OK.

    Will Jay

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    1. I like the idea of rearranging the marbles!

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  13. You are so clever, Bob!

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  14. I haven't lost any of my marbles. They're all still in the jar on the shelf...

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