in which our heroine is confused, and wants some Calgon
My father sent me the sweetest "missing you" card. It has a monkey on it, among other things. The envelope is covered in wee, cute images. My father chose to label an image of a wee cute cat, "kitty", and an image of a wee cute robot, "Judy". I often forget how fantastically funny and random the man can be.
This morning I called him to thank him for the card. He didn't answer his cell, so I left a message. Just as I finished, he called me back. The conversation, abridged:
MOI: Hi Daddy! Did I wake you?
DAD: (laughs) No, I'm at church. You just disturbed the whole congregation. I couldn't get my phone to stop ringing. I don't know how to turn it off.
MOI: (blood freezing and boiling at the same time) Yes you do. I have shown you twice, and explained it to you 5 times.
DAD: I know, but I don't remember how. I'm old.
MOI: That's ridiculous. Why didn't you take my advice and write down my instructions? You should write down my instructions, and tape them to the wall of your room.
DAD: I can't, I'm at church.
MOI: I'm asking why you didn't do this before, dad.
DAD: Well how do you turn it off?
MOI: You press the "End" button, the power button, down for a few seconds.
DAD: How many times?
MOI: Once. You press it for a few seconds.
DAD: How do I turn it back on?
MOI: Same thing.
(I thank him for the card, and mention I like that labeled a few of the envelope images)
DAD: Isn't that a great card! It has a monkey on it.
MOI: Indeed, it does.
DAD: Have you thought about going to church?
MOI: Bye dad.
This morning I called him to thank him for the card. He didn't answer his cell, so I left a message. Just as I finished, he called me back. The conversation, abridged:
MOI: Hi Daddy! Did I wake you?
DAD: (laughs) No, I'm at church. You just disturbed the whole congregation. I couldn't get my phone to stop ringing. I don't know how to turn it off.
MOI: (blood freezing and boiling at the same time) Yes you do. I have shown you twice, and explained it to you 5 times.
DAD: I know, but I don't remember how. I'm old.
MOI: That's ridiculous. Why didn't you take my advice and write down my instructions? You should write down my instructions, and tape them to the wall of your room.
DAD: I can't, I'm at church.
MOI: I'm asking why you didn't do this before, dad.
DAD: Well how do you turn it off?
MOI: You press the "End" button, the power button, down for a few seconds.
DAD: How many times?
MOI: Once. You press it for a few seconds.
DAD: How do I turn it back on?
MOI: Same thing.
(I thank him for the card, and mention I like that labeled a few of the envelope images)
DAD: Isn't that a great card! It has a monkey on it.
MOI: Indeed, it does.
DAD: Have you thought about going to church?
MOI: Bye dad.