Sometimes people tell you things that can be useful later on, when they act up. For instance, I was washing dishes in my kitchen recently while a friend visited. When I walked away from the sink to clean a counter or two with a sponge -- and didn't shut off the water -- she said, "You're wasting water! That harms the environment, you know."
I slipped instantly into my best Bea Arthur voice and said, "You throw TVs down canyons."
She said, "Oh. Yeah." And that was that. As I say, it's good to have dirt on people.
I love hauling out my Bea Arthur voice, even without ammunition. Just the other day in a drug store, I asked a woman behind the counter for a decongestant, and she said, "Without drowsiness?"
I slipped into my best Bea and replied, "No. With."
Hard to say which was more fun but I lean toward throwing TVs down canyons. Got any of these? Had a snappy rejoinder for someone? Do tell.
I slipped instantly into my best Bea Arthur voice and said, "You throw TVs down canyons."
She said, "Oh. Yeah." And that was that. As I say, it's good to have dirt on people.
I love hauling out my Bea Arthur voice, even without ammunition. Just the other day in a drug store, I asked a woman behind the counter for a decongestant, and she said, "Without drowsiness?"
I slipped into my best Bea and replied, "No. With."
Hard to say which was more fun but I lean toward throwing TVs down canyons. Got any of these? Had a snappy rejoinder for someone? Do tell.
4 comments:
I wish I had a Bea Arthur voice... and that "look" to go with it. Love it!
Gravelly is good!
On a recent rather blustery day at Wings of Hope, a co-worker said to me as I was preparing to leave, "You're not going out in this weather?"
I looked at her and replied, "It's the only way I can get home."
She performed an almost perfect 'spit-take' with her coffee.
When you get them to spit up their coffee, you know you're a major success.
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