I just LOVE the things people come out with at times, and something I heard when I was a lot younger has always stuck in my mind. I was being given a lift with my friend by her parents, and as we turned a corner we saw a car turned completely upside down on its roof.
This was the conversation that took place up front.
The Dad. "Look!"
The Mum. "Do you think someone's done that?"
The Dad. "I don't know... (thoughtful pause) ... Maybe."
Now, as I said, I was a lot younger at the time and very polite so I just kept quiet, but every part of me was screaming "MAYBE?"
I can remember shaking my head, thinking, what other possible options could there be?
It was dead?
It got bored and 'flipped' itself?
Or just possibly... umm... umm... let me think.
Yes someone DID do it!
It still makes me smile.
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Maybe??!? How empty were those heads? Crazy.
What a funny memory. Wonder what would have happened if you had spoken up. :)
LOL Deborah. This made me laugh. :-)
I like this one too:
You walk into the house or any other building, soaking wet from the rain pouring down, and someone always says, "Is it raining?" lol
:-) I remember you telling me about that. It was just in a 'normal parking spot' but upside down.
My guess is that it was sunbathing and wanted an even tan. lol
There is a website out there geared for the stupid things kids hear their parents say. My son reads me some winners now and again, I think he quoted me once too. Funny.
Just be glad it wasn't your parents car ;o)
heheh - people say the strangest things
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LOL that is too funny. It made me giggle. :D
"may be"...w...you have written that instance beautifully that even if your friend and her family read this will have a smile on their face.....
Ha! What a great memory, those always make wonderful stories. :)
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We can miss the obvious at times can't we..maybe it's a British thing...makes you :) ..Jae
Presumably he couldn't possibly admit she might be right and 'mayb' was the closest concession he could make!
This made me laugh! Perhaps the parents were thinking that someone turned the car upside down for a joke.
We do say some stupid things sometimes, don't we? One time, I found a woman passed out on the floor of a restroom, and the first words out of my mouth were, "Are you all right?"
Maybe!!!! Interesting how some things can be obvious and stir deep reactions... then others that you would think would.. don't.
That is hilarious. I love conversations like that, they crack me up for ages. Good one!
Thank you everso much for your comments everyone x :o)
That's funny. I like thinking the car did it on its own.
Deborah,
This is so funny! And one of the reasons it's so funny is that it is true. I live in Georgia, and our summers are swelteringly hot and humid. I just love it when I walk into a store, sweating, face red as a beet, and some fool asks, "Is it hot out there?"
Good read..........cj
Reminds me of Bill Engvall's "here's yer sign!"
"I was pulled over with a flat tire and some guy stopped and goes 'hey- you gotta flat?' and I said 'naw, the other three just went and swelled up on me!"
And yes, everyone gets to vote.
Haha, you must have bitten your tongue hard enough to leave a dent!
You have a great sense of humor, and of course, you have a great memory too. :)
Thank you everso much for stopping by everyone and for your comments x :o)
Oh, that's hilarious! Sometimes you wonder what's going on in someone's head to make them say the things they do. Thanks for the laugh!
My pleasure :o) ... thanks for stopping by A Hootie Hoot x
Maybe? LOL! Some people just can't commit. :)
:o) maybe, thanks for stopping by Madeleine x
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