short takes

[cellio]

Thank you browngirl for demonstrating so clearly that "delicious fruitcake" is not an oxymoron! Wow, yummy!

Another funny Uberkid story from grifyn. Kids and popular radio -- a dangerous combination for groggy parents.

This morning I had the following phone conversation:

Him: Walters Automotive.
Me: Hi, I'd like to make an appointment for an inspection.
Him: Is this the Volkswagen?
Me: Wow, you recognized my voice from just that?
Him: Caller ID -- and why the hell are you at work today?

It occurred to me only later that he hasn't seen this car yet; it's new since the last inspection. (Last year he told me to retire the Mazda. I don't remember if I told him what I replaced it with.) I wonder if one of my coworkers drives a VW and takes it there.

The drink cooler is set on "freeze" today. I haven't had Coke slushies since I was a kid. I wonder why today is different from all other days. (Location within the cooler is significant, so this is solvable.)

Comments

[dagonell.livejournal.com]

My mother *still* gets weirded out when I answer the phone with "Hi, Mom!" :) Actually, getting DSL ruined one of the minor joys in my life. When the computer connection broke a certain way, I knew it was an incoming call. I'd grab the phone, say "Hello" and in the second that I'm answering the phone, glance at caller ID to recognize the number and finish with "Mom!". The neat part about this is, that I could do it all before the phone actually rang! Weirded my mother no end! :D :D :D BTW, for more caller ID fun, check out my LJ.