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Archive for August 27th, 2007

Lunchtime Conversation

Posted by danleone on August 27th, 2007

This is a true conversation I had with someone I work with. The weather in Boston is glorious with low humidity and lots of sun. Spectacular day. I was sitting outside with our usual lunch group and this is a paraphrase of what I heard:

Me: What a beautiful day! It is a good day to leave early.
She: Yeah, but I am pissed (that might be a Boston term. It means angry)
Me: Why?
She: Because I am going to be stuck inside.
Me: Oh….you need to work late?
She: No, I am leaving here to go to a double spa appointment.

OK…perhaps this dialog missed its mark. Perhaps you simply needed to be there. BUT, if you are going to complain about being indoors, don’t complain that it is because you have a DOUBLE SPA APPOINTMENT! By the way, WHAT THE EFF IS A DOUBLE SPA APPOINTMENT.

Question for BoMR (Both of My Readers): What is the weather like where you are?
Have you ever had a double spa appt?

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Another Thing I Should Know, But Don’t…..

Posted by danleone on August 27th, 2007

I spent a lot of time reading (because I was very busy not-writing) this weekend. One line that I read was a description of a specific automobile. They called it a “late model” car.

I feel like an idiot, but what is a late model car? Is it a car that was made recently? As I am writing this, it is becoming clear that is what it is, but I cannot believe I have heard that term all my life and I did not pick up on what it meant.

On that note, I never get the phrase “15 years her junior” correct either. I always have to stop and do math.

Question for BoMR: What phrase or word always stumps you?


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