Friday, October 9, 2015

Good morning crew,

You never know what some people will find funny. One of the customer service girls sits right next to me and she is frequently the (unwilling) audience to many of my best pearls.

The other day she was trying to decipher a customer complaint and she said, "This guy has got me all discombobulated."

So I said, "What makes you think you were combobulated to begin with?"

Not exactly the funniest thing I've ever said, but she must have laughed out loud at that for two solid minutes.

Then just this morning somebody asked who did some song or another, and my customer service neighbor answered, "Wasn't that Iron Maiden?"

And I interjected with, "No, it was Ferrous Fraulein."

Brilliant, right? But all I got from that was crickets.

Laugh it up,

Joe

joe@gophercentral.com

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"According to a new study, there have been more deaths this year from selfie-related incidents than there have been from shark attacks. Good." -Seth Meyers

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"Bud Light has created a new device that alerts you when the beer supply in your fridge is running low. The device is known as your roommate Chad." -Conan O'Brien

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"There's been a lot of discussion lately about comfort animals. A few months ago, a woman on a US Airways flight was kicked off the plane when her emotional support pig refused to stop squealing and defecated in the cabin. The truth is, they already make a pig that comforts you. It's called bacon." -James Corden

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I have my changed my system for labeling homemade freezer meals. I used to carefully note in large clear letters, "Meatloaf" or "Pot Roast" or "Steak and Vegetables or "Chicken and Dumplings" or "Beef Pot Pie."

However, I used to get frustrated when I asked my husband what he wanted for dinner because he never asked for any of those things. So, I decided to stock the freezer with what he really likes.

If you look in my freezer now you'll see a whole new set of labels. You'll find dinners with neat little tags that say: "Whatever," "Anything," "I Don't Know," "I Don't Care," "Something Good," or "Food." My frustration is now reduced because no matter what my husband replies when I ask him what he wants for dinner, I know that it is there waiting.


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My 11-year-old grandson spent a beautiful Saturday playing video games. His older sister tried coaxing him outside by warning, "Someday, you're going to be 30 years old, single, and living in Mom's basement playing video games all day!"

His reply: "I can only dream."