Ceci n'est pas une pipe.

Feb 17, 2012 22:55


Having a baby is supposed to make you think about your own maturity. Many expectant parents of my acquaintance decided to put away childish things - they cut back on the drinking, cancelled their bimonthly order for a quarter of Moroccan, and started going to bed at nine thirty to examine the footnotes to What to Expect when You're Expecting. I was ( Read more... )

while you're busy making other plans

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rosamicula February 18 2012, 00:21:31 UTC
I enjoyed reading that so much I quite fancy a pipe, now; well, i quite fancy having all the accoutrements. But it did remind me of a terrible faux pas I made in grumpy old Normandy when I was living there, and forgot 'baiser' the verb was a lot stronger than 'baisees' the noun, and declared, when kissing an elderly man good evening, that he was really lucky because I didn't usually fuck men with beards.

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wwidsith February 18 2012, 10:24:18 UTC
Words to live by, Rosamicula, words to live by.

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herself_nyc February 18 2012, 01:58:51 UTC
Of course pipe smoke IS just what a newborn needs to prime the lungs for a lifetime's breathing.

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wwidsith February 18 2012, 10:23:21 UTC
That special moment when they blow their first smoke-ring..

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herself_nyc February 18 2012, 15:48:53 UTC
And the pipe-stem doubles as a teething ring, thereby saving you money on infant accoutrements.

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norabird February 18 2012, 07:31:16 UTC
I laughed extensively reading this. Your child will be able to write a fabulous memoir someday of her eccentric father.

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wwidsith February 18 2012, 10:23:33 UTC
Thanks. I think.

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weofodthignen March 1 2012, 19:14:39 UTC
ROFLMAO. Seriously, I pity the baby's lungs! But ROFLMAO.

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