Ben’s Teacher: Ben said the D-word in school today.
Me: (appropriate gasp) Uh oh, he did? (incredulous expression, like “where could he possibly have heard such a word??”)
Ben’s Teacher: Yes, he told me, “I don’t use that word at home, but I’m going to use it at school.”
Me: Trying not to laugh.
Ben’s Teacher: I told him, “No you’re not! You can’t use that at school, either.”
Me: I’m terribly sorry.
Ben’s Teacher: Don’t worry about it. We see all kinds.
(Quick update: Ben got into one of the best elementary schools in Tucson just four days before school started, so we scrapped our homeschooling plans. I am still adjusting to the change, and I miss him at home, but it’s a great opportunity so eventually I will quit moping and be pleased. Also, it makes for some great non sequiters every afternoon.)
First of all, geek points to me that I saw this quote on Allakhazam.com, a WoW website. Secondly, I laughed because…well, because it’s true, and yet I’ve done it. Third — I can’t even attribute the quote to a person, only a character. Now try to be geekier than that…
I was amused by the quote, and yet I feel guilty — shouldn’t I say something PC like “challenged”? But then it isn’t as funny. *sigh* If only being PC were more of a laugh…
The Golden Compass…coming in December, I believe. One of the best series I have ever read and I didn’t read it until a year or so ago — cannot believe it took me so long! For those that have read the books, you can go to the website to create your own daemon (a piece of your soul that lives outside your body and takes animal form). My daemon is below…
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A woman set fire to her ex-husband’s penis as he sat naked watching television and drinking vodka, Moscow police said Wednesday.
Asked if the man would make a full recovery, a police spokeswoman said it was “difficult to predict.”
The attack climaxed three years of acrimonious enforced co-habitation. The couple divorced three years ago but continued to share a small flat, something common in Russia where property costs are very high.
“It was monstrously painful,” the wounded ex-husband told Tvoi Den newspaper. “I was burning like a torch. I don’t know what I did to deserve this.”
Here’s my guess: you sat on your ass drinking vodka while your wife cleaned the flat by herself for the umpteenth time, she got sick of it, dumped your vodka on your lap and tossed in a match. I can see that happening. Particularly if you are still wandering around your shared apartment naked after having gotten a divorce. Or perhaps she found the sight of your penis annoying. If I got a divorce, which I hope never happens, I wouldn’t like to see my ex-husband’s bits and pieces all over. But hey, that’s just me.