TM #177 Who has made you smile recently?

[r_vecchio]

Dewey told me a joke last night that was actually pretty funny. I guess that made me smile in the “I’m amused but I can’t be bothered to laugh out loud” sort of way. It was one of his better ones. Uh, heh, actually, Benny might quite like it.

Dewser: Do you know why Eskimos always do their laundry in tide?

And I just kinda looked at him like he was crazy ‘cause we’d been talking about- jeez, what were we talking about? Uh, something about Japanese women and how they don’t like other people hearing them, y’know, go to the toilet so the government did- wait a sec.





Okay, so Dewey said I started wrong. Apparently Japanese women don’t like other women hearing them doing their thing, right? So they, so they flush the toilet repeatedly to uh, well, I can only imagine to drown out the noise of them…doing their thing. Anyway, the government- got pissed off ’cause the water went, the water bill went through the roof so some guy - don’t know his name, some guy invented a machine to- that simulates the sound of flushing to- look, I can’t explain it with Dewey interrupting me all the time.

Basically, we were talking about some stupid story and by ‘talking about’ I mean, Dewey was subjecting me to the now usual ear-bashing I’ve come to expect since - coming back to Chicago. Seriously, that man never shuts up. Is a little P & Q too much to ask?

Yeah, you were supposed to read that, moron. Take the hint!

Anyway, where the hell was I? I feel like I’m baby-sitting…

Alright, so he’s telling me about the weirdo-esses across the Pacific and all of a sudden, he just leaps into the joke, like one follows on from the other. Now I don’t see any connection between shy Japanese women and over-hygienic Eskimos and God knows, I’m not gonna ask. So I just look at him kinda strange and he looks back like he’s waiting for somethin’.

When that something doesn’t come along, the uh, goofy grin drops a little, I mean, you almost wouldn’t notice but when you’re close, yeah, I saw it. Then comes the punch line.

Dewser: Because it’s too cold out-tide!

And heaven help me, that actually brought a smile to my face. I think my sense of humor has taken a huge, damaging blow in recent weeks. 





Oh, apparently he was waitin’ for a drum roll.

Like I can read minds.

Comments

[kara-marie.livejournal.com]

I don't get it!!!

[r-vecchio.livejournal.com]

Out-tide.

Outside.

[kara-marie.livejournal.com]

Why not just SAY OUTSIDE? Why SAY out-tide. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, RAY!!!!?????????

This is making me need an angry nap!!!

[r-vecchio.livejournal.com]

Oh, wati, kara.

i wrote it down all wrong.

Do you know why Eskimos always do their laundry in tide?

Because it's too cold out-tide!

That's what it's meant to be.

[kara-marie.livejournal.com]

Oh MY GOD.



OOC: HAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Ok. I am killing myself laughing. Not at THE JOKE, mind you - at RAY and YOU!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHHA

[r-vecchio.livejournal.com]

Yeah, s'funny, isn't it! See!

ooc: Um...oops? XD

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

Nor do I....

[r-vecchio.livejournal.com]

You are kidding me.

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

It doesn't make sense.

[r-vecchio.livejournal.com]

It's a joke.

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

It still has to make some kind of sense. Unless you're a surrealist.

[kara-marie.livejournal.com]

Yeah but... why out-tide?

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

That's what I've been trying to figure out.

[r-vecchio.livejournal.com]

Got the joke all wrong, ren/

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

Oh! Now it makes sense! Its funny!

[r-vecchio.livejournal.com]

Yeah, whatever.

[ooc: Ray = :(]

[ray--k.livejournal.com]

[ooc: er, why's Ray making sad faces about Ray and Fraser getting married?]

[r-vecchio.livejournal.com]

[ooc: 'Cause no-one told him and he found out over the 'net again! XD He's a moody bastard but he won't spoil anything, don't worry!]

[ray--k.livejournal.com]

[ooc: ahaha, I was assuming most people know by now just 'cause Ray definitely would've said something. I'm just not around enough to play it all out.]

[r-vecchio.livejournal.com]

[ooc: Heh, that's okay. I think I'm gonna stick with Ray not knowing, but he will get over it pretty quick. That's just how I've had in my head since the proposal thread- so sweet, btw! Fraser hasn't said anything to him but Nikki did say she's confining Ray to the kiddie table at the wedding! x_x Cakewar!alert!

Ray: ...that kid has a bigger piece than me. Why does that kid have a bigger piece than me?!

Hehehe!

[r-vecchio.livejournal.com]

It was your fault! Distractin' me.

[r-vecchio.livejournal.com]

Urh, yess, by doing that too Dewseeeeer.