In between our trips to the Forum for the Science Stuff, there have been some hilarious moments which have caused much laughter.
I was I the bathroom with Jess. She was explaining that the Treasure in the rubber duck's chest is not real gold, it is just chocolate coins. She asked me what I thought he would say. I held him to my ear and said "I think he just said Quack! Quack!". Jess was having none of it "No Grandma, he's saying I'm calm and collected "
Where on earth did she learn that expression? We have adopted a new Spoonerism this week. Rosie requested a drink of squash. Bob offered her a choice, orange or berry juice. Except he said Jerry Buice. It has been called that for the last four days!
A lady stopped me in Norwich, and said "I love your jacket. In fact I love your look, wish I could wear that" I thanked her for the compliment. I was in my biker jacket, sweater dress, leggings and boots. Nothing fancy. Bob says the "Granny Biker Chick" look suits me. Not so much amusing as astonishing.
But the funniest thing was as we were pulling away from traffic lights in Norwich. Rosie was watching pedestrians on the other side 9f the junction. She started giggling. "That man, he was carrying an avocado in one hand and a bottle of beer in the other, and when he started crossing the road, his trousers fell down!" "What happened next?" "He dropped the avocado and grabbed them!" "That's awful" "No, it was OK, he was wearing Nike Underpants"
We're all still chuckling about the incident!
*AFTHOTWTTF was a 1962 musical comedy written by Stephen Sondheim. Then it was made into a film. I know nothing about it except the opening song "A comedy tonight"
Isn't life funny sometimes? Your Biker Chic look sounds good. I invested in a leather biker jacket a couple of years ago and love it, both my son's think it is cool too. I like the beer, avocado, falling trousers story and Rosie's response of Nike underpants making it all ok, priceless. Regards Sue H
I love Jess's explanation of what the rubber duck was saying! "Calm and collected", indeed! :D How nice to be complimented on your outfit. Biker jackets and sweater dresses sound very stylish to me. :)
Lovely to receive an unexpected compliment-I often compliment people and hope they realise I mean well. I suspect Jess learned the phrase at nursery-it sounds like one of the many phrases we used to use with the children when they were over excited! Glad the man was wearing underpants and that will be a story to tell her friends when she’s back at school. Catriona
What a brilliant and laugh inducing post ... just what I needed, thank you. Jerry Buice will go down in family history now. Hope you all have a lovely weekend. xx
I believe the comedy show "Up Pompeii" was developed from AFTHOTWTTF. My family used to watch it together - I'm sure a lot of the risqué jokes went over my head! I remember watching my Uni chaplain playing a part in a production of the stage play. Love FD xx
What a nice compliment! I make a point of letting people know if they are wearing something I like, because I know it makes me feel great when they do it to me! JanF
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But the funniest thing was as we were pulling away from traffic lights in Norwich. Rosie was watching pedestrians on the other side 9f the junction. She started giggling. "That man, he was carrying an avocado in one hand and a bottle of beer in the other, and when he started crossing the road, his trousers fell down!" "What happened next?" "He dropped the avocado and grabbed them!" "That's awful" "No, it was OK, he was wearing Nike Underpants"
Sounds like a week of giggles!
ReplyDelete🤣I feel quite weak from all the giggling 🤣
DeleteIsn't life funny sometimes? Your Biker Chic look sounds good. I invested in a leather biker jacket a couple of years ago and love it, both my son's think it is cool too. I like the beer, avocado, falling trousers story and Rosie's response of Nike underpants making it all ok, priceless. Regards Sue H
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DeleteI love Jess's explanation of what the rubber duck was saying! "Calm and collected", indeed! :D
ReplyDeleteHow nice to be complimented on your outfit. Biker jackets and sweater dresses sound very stylish to me. :)
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DeleteIt was such a lovely unexpected compliment
ReplyDeleteLovely to receive an unexpected compliment-I often compliment people and hope they realise I mean well. I suspect Jess learned the phrase at nursery-it sounds like one of the many phrases we used to use with the children when they were over excited! Glad the man was wearing underpants and that will be a story to tell her friends when she’s back at school. Catriona
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DeleteWhat a brilliant and laugh inducing post ... just what I needed, thank you. Jerry Buice will go down in family history now. Hope you all have a lovely weekend. xx
ReplyDeleteWe are having a great time
DeleteI believe the comedy show "Up Pompeii" was developed from AFTHOTWTTF. My family used to watch it together - I'm sure a lot of the risqué jokes went over my head! I remember watching my Uni chaplain playing a part in a production of the stage play. Love FD xx
ReplyDeleteThere was some sort of court case about plagiarism I think.
DeleteWhat a nice compliment! I make a point of letting people know if they are wearing something I like, because I know it makes me feel great when they do it to me! JanF
ReplyDeleteIt often cheers people up . I was smiling for ages afterwards (and still am when I remember her kind words)
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